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I like your post.

I told my brother, who is picking Canelo via beatdown, that personally it wouldnt suprise me if this fight resembled a broke, poor mans, hobo mans version of Margarito vs Cotto, where the bigger guy just has too much activity, size and pressure for the smaller, more economical fighter to realistically overcome.

That being said though, the Martinez fight was dang near -five- years ago already. Half a decade is a loooonnng time in boxing, especially when you are talking about a fighter who doesnt keep good care of himself, and has suffered KO's since, like JR. I am not convinced that his performances from his middleweight days will be all that relivent today. I also am not entirely convinced that the Martinez (who I am a huge fan of) that fought JR would deal with Canelo all that great either.

We will see!

Good post. I like reading your breakdowns.

 

In a curveball.... maybe they rob Canelo to give it to JR to set up a garunteed trilogy. A 3 fight 'mega' trilogy against Chavez for the next year and a half probably is more appealing to the likes of GBP then Canelo getting undone (not that Im saying he would, but its possible) and derailed by Jacobs, Charlo, Saunders or Golovkin. I could see why they would prefer a trilogy with JR, especially since many will write off the loss as being due to a huge size difference.

 

On a sidenote (instead of making threads I just post my random thoughts here lol)

You know, the more time that goes by, and the more I see how much size matters in boxing.... the more and more I appreciate what Pac has done in his career. When you think of size being one of the reasons given for why Loma lost to Salido, or for instance how the size difference in Chocolitos last fight did seem to be a factor early on (imo), Golovkin struggling with Jacobs size, ect.... I look back on Pac against the likes of Cotto, Margarito, Clottey, hell even Mayweather to be honest even though he got convincingly beat, and my respect for his performances just continues to rise.

 

I hear you. My thing, just in my opinion, Ive come to think that a fighters mentality before a fight is only so much if he hasnt paved the way for success up to that point. I have no doubt that JR is doing all he can in this camp to win this fight. I have no doubt he will give 100% to win. But when he hasnt primed his body with elite level training camps, been partying, boozing, ect... before this camp, sometimes you can do all you can in the two months before the fight but your body still isnt at the level it needs to be at to perform the way you know it can when its at its best (which is why many fighters like taking a few fights before jumping in at the elite level after a comeback)

But ya I can definitely see where youre coming from. I **** on this matchup because of its significance in comparison to who Canelo could be fighting, but really, the matchup itself has me excited to see how this plays out.

 

Im not joking I am half tempted to put $100 on him at what... 6 to 1 odds? Not bad odds imo.