![]() Did Mayweather have a greater impact on Canelo’s career than his trainer Reynoso? Mayweather neutralized Canelo’s left hook by jabbing. Canelo fought a lot like Ryan Garcia does now in looking for the left hook counter, and not having much variety to his game. Mayweather was a young 37 when he fought Canelo, and he put on a masterclass performance.Īt the time that Mayweather fought Canelo, the young Golden Boy star was basically a counter puncher, who relied on his left hook. Gennadiy Golovkin is the same age as Mayweather was when he fought Canelo, he’s seen as being shot fighter in the eyes of a lot of boxing fans. It’s unbelievable how great Mayweather looked at 37 in beating Canelo. I go out there and produce every time,” said Mayweather. And as I said before, I know what I’m doing inside that squared circle. These fighters do not think like me, and these fighters don’t get the footwork that I got. ![]() NEWS: Jermell Charlo lacks "mental discipline" to beat Canelo Alvarez says Paulie Malignaggi But as I said, this is just a different level. I schooled Canelo when I was what, 35, 37? I don’t even know how old I was when I schooled the kid. Between 18 and 28, is when you’re at your best. ![]() “You’re at your best when you’re between the ages of 18 and 28. There’s no difference from when I faced Canelo. So the advantage is still going to be on his side because he’s younger. “So if we fight and he’s 28 and I’m 30, I’m still older. What people fail to realize is I’m two years older than Manny Pacquiao,” said Mayweather in responding to a question of whether boxing fans had to wait a few years too late to watch him fight Pacquiao. Canelo made a bad decision in fighting against the ropes, and you wouldn’t have seen Mayweather make that same mistake if he’d fought GGG. The judges scoring the fight a draw was viewed as a gift to the more popular fighter Canelo, and not a reflection of what had happened in the fight. With Canelo fighting with his back against the ropes, Golovkin got the better of him in jabbing him from the outside all night. The way that Canelo fought GGG in their first fight in 2017 by fighting with his back against the ropes, it’s not how Mayweather would have fought him. NEWS: Showtime PPV possible for Dec.9th, Mayweather Jr. However, Canelo’s ring IQ didn’t improve enough for him to dominate Gennadiy Golovkin, who is easily the best opponent he’s faced since his loss to Mayweather. It’s plain to see that Canelo has adopted a lot of the same ring moves that Mayweather used against him in his subsequent fights during his career. Miyagi and that’s Daniel-son ,” said Mayweather. ![]() “As far as the Canelo fight, I look at it like, I’m pretty sure you guys have seen this movie that came in the 80s called ‘The Karate Kid.’ So I’m Mr. “If you guys haven’t noticed, once I took Canelo to school, he’s using my same moves on the other guys, the same moves that I did,” said Mayweather during his UK tour this week. Mayweather says Canelo has copied his moves Lara was viewed as the winner against Canelo, but the Mexican star was given the benefit of the doubt on two of the judges’ scorecards. It took a while for Canelo to properly absorb Mayweather’s teachings.Īs we saw in Canelo’s controversial 12 round split decision win in 2014 over Erislandy Lara, Alvarez still hadn’t learned enough from the defeat to beat a quality fighter. After Canelo’s defeat, his fighting style changed overnight with him showing a lot of the same moves that Mayweather had exhibited.
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