Has GB Mishandled Canelo???

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  1. sgarcia805

    sgarcia805 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In terms of matchmaking????

    Now, I'm a huge Canelo fan, & think he might be the goods, but I'm not blind to see he has been matched against soft competition....

    Lopez- career 140 pounder
    Mosley- Shot & never good above 147
    Cintron- Was never that good

    Those were his recent fights, Lopez/Mosley were too small, & Cintron sucks. IMO, Canelo should have fought a frindge top 10-15 154 pounder, someone like Rosado, Angulo or Delvin Rodruguez before facing possibly the top 154 pounder in Trout. At least those guys are his size, & would have gave him some resistance, make him.work for the win. He's taking a HUGE step up in class. GB shoulda matched him better before jumping to Trout, with natural 154 pounders. It's kind of like Berto, fought soft comp his whole career, then finally is matched with a good fighter in Ortiz, & gets whooped! I still think Canelo KO's Trout, but GB has done NeLo no favors in matching him softly before.
     
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  2. Stylez G.

    Stylez G. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, GBP has matched him pretty softly. The fact that he won a vacant title against a C level WW says it all. We'll see on April 27th if it has hindered him or not. I know they wanted a step up fight for him before the Trout fight, but circumstances prevented that.
     
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  3. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Perhaps having thrown him in with tougher fighters before the age of 21 would have been "mishandling his career."

    He's a star generating a ton of money. I would say they've done a great job.
     
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  4. Richel Hersisia

    Richel Hersisia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yeah.. they gave him extremely soft opposition and now rush him in to a legit superfight...

    He should ve had Angulo, Rosado and Lara-like opponents the last 2 years...
     
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  5. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Trout is a big move up for him. However for a 22 year old with presumbly a long career a head of him. He's been brought up pretty well. He still needs to prove he's more than his hype though.
     
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  6. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    It's a legitimate point. Quite a step up really.
     
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  7. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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    His level of opposition didn't warrant the amount of hype he was getting. With that kind of hype he's expected to step up to a major fight
     
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  8. locard

    locard Boxing Addict banned

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    Lara would be a harder fight than Trout

    Agree with Angulo and Rosado, Kirkland would have been good too. all winnable fights for Canelo
     
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  9. AZ_40

    AZ_40 Active Member Full Member

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    :deal
     
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  10. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    Trout is overrated
     
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  11. Sweet-D-Willy

    Sweet-D-Willy Tha Realest Full Member

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    :clap:

    great excuse for when Canelo gets schooled.
     
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  12. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    But he is still one of the best at 154. Canelo has never faced anyone as good and it might backfire.
     
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  13. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Cintron was still a good enough win that Trout is a logical step up.
     
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  14. Boxing Fanatic

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    he could sell out msg masturbating
     
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  15. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    He was brought up to make money, much like Chavez Jr... or Chavez before him.

    Which exactly what they should have done with a marketable guy.

    This is a business first and foremost... fans tend to forget that.

    This isn't the NFL/NBA/MLB/EPL where fans show up even if the team isn't doing good and everyone still makes money. Prizefighters have a very limited window if they are good enough to make money... you have to maximize your income against risk.

    Canelo is exactly where he should be at this point.

    Also, Cintron might be a giant douche bag, but he was a World Champ. In his prime he was a pretty decent fighter with a good punch. Sucks he never had a fighters mentality though, but he didn't suck.
     
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