By Dan Ambrose: Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, says he’s seen a lot of WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and noticed a lot of different areas that will be exploited by unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) on September 14th in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ellerbe says that trainers Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Roger Mayweather are also aware of Canelo’s weaknesses.
Ellerbe said to Hustleboss.com “Oh yeah, he [Canelo] has a lot of weaknesses, and Floyd’s dad and Roger are very aware of what those weaknesses are, and Floyd will be able to deal with that on September 14th.”
It seems pretty clear what those weaknesses are even without Ellerbe having to spill his guts to say what those areas are. For starters, Canelo has major stamina issues, likely due to his habit of draining down from the upper 160s to low 170s to fight in order to make weight at 154 lbs. for him to fight lighter guys in the welterweight division [147].
Taking off 18 lbs. in 1 week and then putting it back on within 24 hours, it’s got to be hard on his body to do that kind of thing each time he fights. It doesn’t matter that Canelo is 23-years-old; putting your body through an ordeal like that, and going out and competing at a high level, it’s probably not a healthy thing to do in regards to what it does to your body in a 24 hour period.
That could be the major reason why Canelo has had stamina issues. If he would just fight at his normal weight in the 170s against super middleweights or light heavyweights, Canelo would probably have more energy. The problem with that are, guys his own size like Carl Froch and Andre Ward would likely totally dominate him in one-sided fights. But in fighting smaller guys, Canleo has the chance to stomp them early before his stamina issues comes into play.
Another weakness that Canelo has is with his flat-footed style of fighting. That problem could feed into Canelo’s stamina issues. He’s so-heavy bodied for the junior middleweight division that it’s not easy to move that kind of weight around, especially when you just put it back on 24 hours before the fight in rehydrating. You go from walking around at 154 lbs. to suddenly walking around at 172 lbs, and that could have the effect of making you a flat-footed fighter.
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