Will Caleb Plant be a harder or easier opponent for Canelo than Saunders?

I felt similarly about the Truax fight. I think, however, that Plant was exceedingly confident and perhaps overly comfortable against the aging vet. Plant may be one of those fighters who performs best in the "eye of the storm" as it were (kid was dynamite in first 6-7 rounds against Uzi, including dropping him).

I'm looking forward to finding out.

 

I try not to go what is starting to become my gimmick of "lol super middleweight division garbage" but it just flat out is. Canelo will go through Caleb like a hot knife through butter. The super middleweight division is just flat-out not good, and the few guys who DO have talent spent their careers avoiding each other like the plague while waiting for the Redhead Sweepstakes. I don't care how big and long and technically sound and defensively responsible Caleb Plant is; it means a grand total of nothing when he's never held himself to the fire.

Say what you want about Canelo purposely stacking the deck in his favor (he does) but he steps in the ring with guys who were at least supposed to be dangerous for him to fight.

 

Easier. If slow Caleb truax can land those right counters , canelo instill fear in him once he lands.

 

Much more difficult and he is no quitter.

 

He's the last hope at 168...

It might not be conscious, but there's a good chance there's people overrating him just because they don't really want to see Canelo undisputed.

Some might genuinely rate Plant, but I honestly can't see why - BJS was a much trickier opponent even with the rust, this won't be too difficult for Canelo I don't think.

 

Saunders barely won two rounds in my scorecard. Plant can win more until (T)KO.

 

harder. just on heart alone he will make it more difficult. bjs started to curl up quickly when the pressure was raised. i dont think plant will. i think it goes about 10, with plant enduring significant damage, but showing he still got fight in him, and scoring himself. this is if plant can handle the overhand rights canelo will be dropping on him repeatedly due to his defensive stance. he may not be able to handle them and fold early. if he does adjust, then a hook to the body will drop him for good.

 

BJS only has himself to blame.

 

Plant is sort of what Saunders fans hoped Saunders would be without mental/physical erosion from the sky high heights they fancied him at just the two years prior to Canelo facing him.

I think they are very much at the same level with the slight edge to Plant in this context for size alone.

 

roughly the same i would say plant gases after 7 rounds though.

 

Saunders was all hype. Plant is the real deal. Here comes the shock....

 

Plant will do better he is a natural 168 I also think that he is more in his prime than BJS
Wouldn't surprise me if it goes the distance with Canelo winning a 7-5 8-4 type of fight

 

I really don't see anything in Plant that would give Canelo trouble.