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Here is what it boils down to:
- If you are 26lbs heavier than another man, and that is YOUR NATURAL WEIGHT, the advantage is is a lot bigger than people think. This isn't blow up weight. Its not added muscle.
This is Canelo's body.
What does this mean in boxing terms?
There is *no* way that Floyd can hurt Canelo at all.
And Floyd's precision punching is effective because, contrary to popular belief (because he doesn't KO a lot of fighters), Floyd's punches hard, snaps your rib cage and head back.
Canelo's bone and muscle renders this irreelvant. He will not, and cannot be hurt, at all.
He'll walk through the punches.
In addition, even Canelo's lightest body shots will rattle Floyd. Even if he doesn't land in high volume, that is a too much for a man to handle over the course of 12 rounds.
Here's the bottom line:
Floyd (A+ class) can beat guys much larger; but can he defeat another A/A+ class guy who is also much larger?
Surely he can defeat an A- or a B (Arturo Gatti outweighed him by 20lbs) who outweights him significantly.
But an A class?
I'm not so sure.
Floyd's two closes fights since Jose Luis Castillo, in my opinion, have been against Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto.
What do they have in common?
a) Both A class
b) Both weighed in near or above 160lbs
c) Floyd had to wear 150 lbs for both.
In Canelo, he's getting:
a) A-class
b) A man who will weigh 170+
c) Floyd will also have to add 5 lbs just to survive the blows (Floyd will come in around 151)
Not a good scenario for Floyd.
>Floyd is an anomaly. Oscar had the same size advantages >and couldn't do anything with it.
Oscar started his career as a lightweight. He definitely had the frame to be a junior middle, but Oscar's prime took place between 147 and 154. Canelo's prime will take place at 160 or 168 (if not higher; Roy Jones Jr was a 154lb fighter at Canelo's age, went on to be one of the great light heavys ever).
Canelo is an absolute bull.
>Cotto had advantages >in strength and was effective in periods, but ultimately >Floyd adjusted and he was actually the one landing >the heavier shots that did damage.
Similar -- Cotto is probably slightly larger than Floyd physically, and whether he's actually stronger than Floyd is a matter of debate.
>Canelo is a diff. beast, indeed, and if he fights a smart >fight I do think he should be able to win, but to my >Floyd once again looked better than ever in his last >fight w/ Ghost, and I fully expect him to be in prime >form once again....but of course the question is - how >long can Floyd fight at this elite of a level - particularly >against a guy w/ clear advantages in size, strength, >and youth?
Its going to be VERY interesting.
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