Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and his HATERS

While there are def some haters of Saul on esb, I think most of it are just people being real about him.... just because someone doesnt think hes all that doesnt mean they are haters.

at the end of the day, I go by what I see with Alvarez.

I see a very basic, limited and vulnerable fighter... but also one who is explosive, strong, and powerful, who seems (so far) to have a fighters mentality. But hes got glaring weaknesses and when I just watch him, to me hes just not that good, at least not good enough to warrant the hype he is getting, not to mention the fact that I find it hard to believe he wont be growing out of 154 reasonably soon (2 more years or so) and I see him having it even harder to be a ruler of any sort above 154.

Hes a fun fighter, hes very very young and I can see why he has fans and why those fans are excited about him.... I think hes exciting and cant wait for him to be in a semi big fight as I know it will be a good one, I just dont see a future ruler (unless he improves dramatically, which he could very well do) or really anything super special to warrant the claims of his fans..... as in saying he will be better then cotto.

His fans keep going on and on about his opposition, Im not knocking his opp.... I am knocking what I am seeing in canelo when hes fighting them.

And since you bring up Cotto. You can talk all you want about how bad Cottos opp was..... but Ill tell you one thing, Cotto in the bazan, pinto, and bailey fights to name a few, impress me more then any fight you can show me of canelos. The fighter I see in those fights is superior to the one I see when I watch canelo... (just imo) And thats pretty much the bottom line with me and where Im coming from. Also, if you want a good glimpse of the diifference between Cotto and Canelo.... I wont even get into watching them both fight their common opponent in gomez, because while Cotto completely toyed with him, outboxed him, and beat him up while completely outclassing him while looking untouchable, and gomez actually having a presence in the canelo fight, I do realise that different matchups on different nights with different fighters will lead to different results.

Anyways, thats my take on it, but its just imo.... I am excited to see how his career plays out and we will see how it does. For all the critisism you level against cotto.... and who hes fought and beat, we will see then if canelo gets as far as cotto did.... I have a feeling he wont, and I also have a feeling he will lose a fight along the way before he even gets to the big ones.

That being said... Im not hating on canelo, and by all means I look forward to his next fight, I think hes being moved well and also fair to both him and his critics so far. I hope that continues to be the case. And I think for being 21 years old hes done a hell of a job so far.

as for cotto, do you have something against him? in that other thread you kinda brought up some somewhat reaching criticisms of him.... like not having fought baldomir, why he never unified by fighting the other champs, ect, then bringing him up here. You seem mad people hold Cotto in a higher regard, even prospect to prospect stage with canelo. This is just the way boxing works.... Cotto has been in the hearts of boxing fans for a long time now, canelo is the new kid on the block, its rare that any new face in boxing is going to get the love that one of its more beloved names do, and like it or not, cotto is one of boxings most beloved fighters in this era.

just seems like youve got something against him for one reason or another....