Comments Thread For: Love: Floyd Mayweather Would School Canelo Alvarez

[TheGoldenChamp]

No balls??? Wow! What else does this man have to do to get respect??? Manny and Floyd are both great fighters and its a shame they haven't fought yet. Its too much money and greed in the sport now and that's why it hasn't happened. But to say Floyd Mayweather Jr doesn't have balls is being delusional. No matter what the fans say, you won't find a fighter in the sport saying Mayweather doesn't have balls. This man came up through the ranks and put in the hard work to be where he's at right now. Same with Manny. They both have the right to pick and chose who they want to fight. Isn't that what Chavez Sr, Ray Leonard, Hearns, Duran and all of the great ones did near the end of their careers? To say a fighter that trains hard and made a living throwing and dodging punches half of their life doesn't have balls is an insult. Some of these clown ass haters and critics should try getting in the ring for just 3 rounds with a bum, and lets see how much balls you have!

I wont say balls but if there is a fighter that I think Floyd doesnt have the courage to fight, it would be Martinez. If Floyd wanted to tie Oscar with 6 titles in 6 different weight classes then he could fight Martinez at 160 in attempt to get the 6th. At that weight, martinez would annihilate Floyd. That being said Floyd Sergio could still happen at 154 considering floyds last fight was at 154. With Sergio already stating he'd come down to 150 for a floyd or pac fight and with floyd making no comment and pac saying 150 is too big even though he fought cheato at 150, it makes it seem that they both dont have the courage to fight him.

[Biolink]

Canelo needs to fight at least a Carlos Quintana gatekeeper type and at least a top person in his division before he pursues that. Makes no sense to me right now other than trying to rush it to get done out of urgency and fear that Floyd will permanently retire soon like he says.

[master_rose]

Most ppl who watch boxing understand this

Exactly. It would be competitive for a few rounds, until Floyd figures out how limited Alvarez is.

Then he'd take full criticism for making it look easy and ducking some other guy. People really do underestimate the guy's toughness and ring IQ.

But thats what you get for not being a KO specialist...

[boxingfan76]

Having moved to Las Vegas late last year, Detroit native and undefeated middleweight prospect J’Leon Love has been a fixture on the city’s fight scene, both in and out of the ropes.

Having recently raised his record to 13-0 with 7 knockouts after an 8th round disqualification victory over Ramon Valenzuela Jr. a few weekends back at the local Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Love is also an ardent fan of the sport, as he is at practically every card in Las Vegas, whether big or small.

Having sat ringside inside of the MGM Grand for Saul Alvarez’s 5th round TKO dissection over Josesito Lopez on Saturday night, Love admits that he was impressed by the WBC junior middleweight champion’s performance. [Click Here To Read More]

completley disagree maybe an in his prime floyd would run his way to a victory, but now the way things stand ,Canelo would beat the living Dogshiaat out that guy after seeing how he did against Cotto, Canelo would crush Cotto as well.
I really Like Cotto and was very pleased with his last performance.
I say Canelo stops Fraud Jr easliy and comfortably within the distance or at the very least by decision. Jrs legs are gone hes getting tagged much more and he doesnt seem to have very good punch resistance and on top of that his handspeed is significantly diminished
Hes definitley lost a step and a half.,Again any guy that gets pounded on by Cotto isnt going to be a threat to Canelo.
Im not jumping on "what was"Floyd has looked pretty unimpressive against less than top notch guys latley ,This remains a young mans sport.

[boxingfan76]

Canelo needs to fight at least a Carlos Quintana gatekeeper type and at least a top person in his division before he pursues that. Makes no sense to me right now other than trying to rush it to get done out of urgency and fear that Floyd will permanently retire soon like he says.

same for mayweather he needs to stop fightn cottos and ortizes
instead he should be fiten kirkland,or angulo,or lara or williams when he had the chance. canelo whups that skittle eating wife beating slow ass,mayweather is vastly slowed down, he looked like shiatt inhis last fight plus hes feather fistedno threat whatsoever,to canelo.mayweather would be a damned fool to understimate and fight this kid.

[Califas]

Umm of course he'll say that, he's in Mayweather's camp. Love isn't very good at all.

[panicchaser]

Canelo has skill that is still a work in progress and he has heart. He uses the jab well and he punches in combinations. He is also very poised to be such a young fighter. I honestly think that he could give Floyd problems at this stage the same way Cotto did. Floyd's experience would get him through it though. Right now, Floyd can do things in the ring that Canelo has never dealt with. But, that's only as long as Floyd stays sharp. The defense will always be there for him so he will never take a brutal beating, but the older he gets, the less sharper his offense will become. Once that happens, Canelo will be able to get a win. It would be parellel to Whitaker when he fought Oscar. You could see that Pernell was the more skilled fighter. But at that stage of his career, he just couldn't get off like he wanted to and Oscar got the decision. There honestly is no reason for Floyd to fight these young guys. He needs to fight Manny and Sergio and get out. Those guys are the best in the sport and all are around or close to the same age. They all are at the same stage of their career. Unstead of Canelo wanting to fight those established hall of famers, he should build his own legacy by fighting the top guys coming up with him. That is how those guys did it. Lara, Trout,Kirkland, and a few others would be excellent fights for him. Then you have Chavez Jr above him at 160 and guys like Berto, Bradley, and soon Khan beneath him at 147. These are young guys in their prime or near it that would bring more exciting fights. As great as Ray Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns were, they stayed away from a young talented Michael Nunn and fought each other. I think the same will happen with Manny and Floyd. What's the point in fighting this young lion when you have already set yourself in the history books? Cotto and Sergio would probably fight him, and those would be good fights. No matter how it plays out, as a devoted fight fan, I'll be there to watch.

I agree with most of what you say and i respect the fact that you respect both generations. But no one ever grows by not challenging your limits. How will you ever know you're great if you don't fight the greatest?

We grow the most where we struggle the most... but i get it. You might say, Floyd is in an ocean with bigger fish, whereas Canelo is in a pond. but look at it this way. We'll use your likening of Canelo to a 'young lion' metaphorically.

by nature, the leader of a lion pride is challenged not by older lions, but by younger ones. Floyd has done that. but to say Canelo should not be challenging him is to tell a bird it shouldn't fly or a dog it shouldn't bark.

The age of 'ready' is a state of mind because we associate age with experience. Tyson smashed that theory! Right now we're gettin' splashes in the pool of boxing where we should be C'in canon balls!!

Canelo IS his own legacy and he's outgrown his pond. His options rite now are which pride leader to fight.

It's ocean time Canelo. Canon ball!!

[liuj88]

From the article:"He was sharp, used the jab, body shot, I can't complain. It's not the kid's fault. Whoever they pick, he fights them."

J'Leons (lack of) credentials makes me take his assessment with a grain of salt. But his comment (in bold) is truer than maybe even he realizes--Alvarez did fight whoever was selected for him. The question is: who were selected for him to fight, and not to fight?

[D3v1Ld0g]

Who should canelo fight next?

Two interesting fights for Canelo would be Miguel Cotto or Marcos Maidana.

[Bushbaby]

This fight shouldn't even be discussed.