Would Makabu have beaten Canelo if the fight went through ?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Jun 17, 2022.


Would he have beaten Canelo ?

Poll closed Mar 13, 2025.

  1. Yes, Too big, Too strong

    19 vote(s)
    63.3%

  2. No he sucks

    11 vote(s)
    36.7%
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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm not sure. He isnt very skilled but he's significantly stockier than Bivol, and even Beterbiev. Plus he obviously had power. Could he have pulled it off ?
     
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  2. BoxingCasual13

    BoxingCasual13 Watches Boxing once a year Full Member

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    Nah
     
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  3. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Yes. Cruiserweight power is still cruiserweight power. He'd land eventually.
     
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  4. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    Mchunu, who got robbed against Makabu would have beaten Canelo handily.

    Makabu would have a harder time against Canelo due to his lack of skills, but he’d probably win due to his size and power.
     
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  5. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He would have likely slept Canelo.
    Levels to the weight matters.
    Not everyone can be Usyk.
     
    Hanz Cholo, Jun 17, 2022
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  6. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. He is not that good. Size or not.
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I wouldn't say Makabu has a lack of skills, just because he struggled against Mchunu in the rematch, remember, he violently KHTFO in the first fight. It's just a case of a really on point Mchunu, who's capable of 12-0ing Denis Lebedev is a tough guy to look good against, yet even in the rematch, Makabu managed to win more rounds off of him than Lebedev did.
     
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  8. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I doubt it.

    I wouldn't completely discount him winning if he took a year or so putting on the weight right, did a shake out fight to get used to it, etc, etc.

    The other factor is how committed Makabu would be to winning.
     
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  9. Scott Cork

    Scott Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Lebedev sparks Mchunu out.
     
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  10. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    No, I think Canelo would have found a way to pull it off. Makabu hits like a truck though, and is more skilled than he looks, but he was slow and sluggish in his last fight and looked very beatable.

    The Makabu of a few years ago would have slept Canelo though, back when he still had a bit of speed and snap.
     
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  11. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No.

    He is the weakest champion in the near 6 divisions.
     
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  12. FrankinDallas

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    But could he beat Cthulhu?
     
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  13. Scott Cork

    Scott Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Close call but sharkface was a damn good fighter in his prime
     
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  14. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    The gulf in skill is vast but that size difference would be a massive hurdle, I think Canelo would've struggled badly with that type of physicality and strength, I don't think it would have been pretty, there's probably a reason it never actually materialised.. too strong imo ., Plus a cruiserweight version of Canelo would be slower, it was a stupid idea to move up to that weight in the first place and in retrospect the Usyk talk was cringe from his fans
     
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  15. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I agree. The Russian was 40 years old and inactive when they fought… He'd had three fights since 2016..

    Lebedev at his peak beats the brakes of Mchunu
     
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