Canelo: Greatest Mexican fighter ever?

[ViperSniper]

Is Canelo on his way to becoming the greatest Mexican fighter of all time? Or is he already there?

Juan Manuel Marquez happens to think Canelo is!..





Although Canelo hasn't necessarily taken on everyone at their best..but win, lose or draw Canelo has compiled a mega resume!

Baldomir
N'Dou
M.Hatton
A.Gomez
Cintron
Mosley
J.Lopez
Trout
Mayweather
Angulo
Lara
Cotto
Khan
Chavez Jr
Golovkin x2
Jacobs
Kovalev

Canelo has the accomplishments & numbers but does he have the career, opponents & wins to rival past Mexican greats?

If not, is Canelo greater than De La Hoya??

Odd thought!

[JD]

Since we can never know how many of his fights he was juiced for...including last night...that answer is a resounding no, regardless what he does.

Practically speaking, he does not have one non controversial win over a prime great fighter...so it’s a more resounding no.

[TheTeddyBear]

When he beats Jorge Kahwagi then we'll talk about him being the greatest Mexican fighter ever until then sit down Clenelo.

[Imperius3]

He still has a long ways to go. If he can beat Gilberto Ramirez, Callum Smith, Beterbiev, Bivol, Benavidez, and Plant...without ridiculous stipulations...then maybe so.

[Warlord]

No way in hell. He couldn’t carry Chavez’s jockstrap.

[blackbelt2003]

Chavez is waaaaaaaaay ahead of him.

So is Vicente Saldivar.

He's more along the lines of Barrera, Morales or Canto. Which is still very good.



Black

[Dickagon]

As soon as i read the title i knew this was your thread

[ViperSniper]

I don't feel Canelo is the greatest Mexican fighter of all time. However, before we've even realized he has now made an argument to be within the discussion of past Mexican greats.
Canelo may certainly go down at the best of his generation!

[Fitz]

(11-03-2019 06:53 AM)ViperSniper Wrote:  Although Canelo hasn't necessarily taken on everyone at their best..but win, lose or draw Canelo has compiled a mega resume!

The same very argument you make on why Mayweather and Pacquiao are so overrated with their 'deceiving' resume on opponents that are disadvantaged

But Canelo compiles a mega resume and he is in discussion as the greatest Mexican fighter?

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I just realised you have Matthew Hatton on Canelo's resume

You forgot to add Larry Mosley (Shane's cousin) and Miguel Cotto's brother Jose on the list

[Imperius3]

He also included legendary Contender champion, Alfonso Gomez.