Canelo: Guerrero didn’t have a game plan against Mayweather

floyd#10By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) isn’t giving Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero much credit for the effort he put in against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) last May in losing by a 12 round unanimous decision.

Canelo thinks Guerrero lost because he didn’t have a real plan in how to beat Mayweather like he will when he faces Mayweather on September 14th.

Canelo said this as quoted by esnewsreporting “Fortunately, Guerrero didn’t pose a problem for Floyd, and he really didn’t have a game plan. He just went at Floyd and didn’t do anything.”

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Mayweather v Canelo: A neutral opinion

02MayweatherIMG_3663(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By BoxingMuse: Since the mega-fight between undefeated champions Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was announced, the anticipation has been gradually building which will come to a fever pitch by fight night, September 14th.

In a previous article I wrote named ‘Mayweather v Canelo: Boxing fraternity give their opinion’, I compiled a list of some of the industry’s biggest names, boxers, coaches, experts and journalists opinions on the dream matchup.

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Erik Morales thinks Canelo can beat Mayweather

06MayweatherandCaneloatDaisIMG_3770(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Erik Morales believes that the youth and size advantage that WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) will have over Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) in their fight on September 14th could be enough for the 22-year-old Canelo to win this fight.

Morales also thinks Mayweather’s age could be a factor in this fight, because Morales thinks he’s seen Mayweather coming close to getting beaten by Shane Mosley in the not too distant past.

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Mayweather vs. Canelo: This Fight Should Have Been September 2014

Canelo Alvarez(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Chester Rivers: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) said it best during their promotional stop in Los Angeles for “The One.” Floyd stated that Golden Boy Promotions keep building up their fighters and he keep knocking them back down. This is the plain and simple truth. We’re all guilty of sipping on the Golden Boy promotional kool-aid in relation to the possible defeat of Floyd Mayweather.

Do anyone remember the lead up to the Victor Ortiz fight? In the build up, all we heard was Floyd’s troubled history with left handed fighters. Victor was coming off the biggest victory of his career with a gutty 12 round decision over welterweight champ Andre Berto. The Golden Boy media machine saturated the public with stories of Ortiz’s guts and glory. They told us stories of Ortiz being abandon by both parents and using that pain and life disappointments to build his heart and character.

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When does the 0 have to go?

Mayweather runs up the red carpet(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Jamie Eskdale: When you first hear of a boxer be it a young contender, a foreign fighter or just someone hyped by a promotional stable generally the first thing you look at is the fighters’ record. 9 times out of 10 these guys will have a perfect record. A 0 in the L column is usually a given. But is it really all that impressive to be undefeated? What does it actually stand for?

Take a look around the sport right now and you will see a whole host of fighters with unbeaten records from untested heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to Adrien Broner, Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin right all the way up to the man who sits atop the tree Floyd Mayweather Jnr.

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Mayweather vs. Canelo – The 0 must go

04CaneloandMayweatherIMG_3703(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By HOOKmedia: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0-0, 26 KO’s) vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) promises to be an event worthy of global attention. But who will come out victorious with their precious O still in the bag? This article will look at both fighters opportunities for glory in their upcoming battle on September 14th 2013.

Starting with the flamboyant Mayweather, he has inherited and constructed a fighting style that truly magnifies the beauty of the sport of boxing. He illustrates the art of punishing without being punished and we must all take a moment to truly acknowledge this man’s God given talent and his unparalleled desire to be the best.

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How Mayweather beats Alvarez easily

Canelo Arrives(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Babatis Banda: There was an article here that talked about how WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) beats Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s). The Author goes on to say, he has watched Alvarez fights over and over. He also claims he can’t watch Mayweather’s fights more than once as they are boring. What the author does not realize is that, he simply prefers Alvarez to Mayweather and that his personal preference is not a measure of reality. The best he can do is to give analytical reasons why Canelo beats Money.

I will admit that I have watched Mayweather’s fights over and over. I am actually a collector of great fights, I usually sit down to analyze and see what makes some fighters tick. Other than watch only Mayweather’s fights, I also watch a lot more from way back as I have plenty of action in my vault. The reasons Mayweather beats Alvarez are simple and here they are.

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Saul Alvarez: Is he as good as his fans think he is?

03CaneloandMayweathernosetonoseIMG_3679(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By JK James: The upcoming fight between future hall of famer and pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather (44-0-0,26ko’s) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1,30ko’s) is set to be a huge event. It will bring in huge amount of PPV buys and will certainly be one of the biggest nights of both fighters careers.

Golden Boy hope that this will be the first huge night in the career of one of boxing’s potential new money making machines. However, Alvarez has only been tested at the top level once in his career against former WBA light middleweight champion, Austin Trout (26-1-0,14ko’s).

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How Canelo beats Mayweather

Mayweather and Canelo faceoff(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Bill Reimbold:  If you watched Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) pulverize Josesito Lopez and WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout, you can’t doubt the power Canelo brings into the ring. It is awesome power wielded by a man in the prime of his athleticism. I’ve watched those fights over and over and can’t get enough.

I’ve also watched most of Floyd Mayweather’s fights and I can tell you I have never watched one twice. He is a bore. A defensive fighter supreme but a boring showman. He hides behind his shoulder, keeping his head just out of reach. He’s made that stance popular. I even watched as Andre Berto futilely attempted to copy the strategy. And here is where Mayweather is vulnerable.

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Mayweather could wear Canelo down by forcing him to fight 3 minutes of every round

alvarez45By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) only has to look at how exhausted Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) in his last two fights that went the distance to know of the perfect plan in how to beat the 22-year-old. For some reason, Canelo starts gassing badly by the 5th rounds of his fights and he doesn’t seem capable of fighting with a little of energy.

Canelo tends to coast and fight hard approximately 1 minute of every round with lots of gaps in between his exchanges. I have a feeling that Canelo has energy/stamina problems because he’s fighting at a weight that his body isn’t suited for.

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