Canelo at 35 in 2026 is still the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing but the margin over the field has narrowed in a way that should concern his team. His last three fights have been more competitive than the scorecards suggest โ there are rounds where he's being outworked by opponents who four years ago he would have dominated. The body punch that always opened his combinations is landing less often because opponents have specifically trained their low guard. He's adapting โ his counter-punching timing has actually improved โ but he's an aging fighter adapting to a competitive landscape that's caught up to where he was in 2021. He'll win his next five fights. I'm less certain about the five after that.
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Canelo at 35 in 2026 is still the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing but the margin over the field has narrowed in a way that should concern his team. His last three fights have been more competitive than the scorecards suggest โ there are rounds where he's being outworked by opponents who four years ago he would have dominated. The body punch that always opened his combinations is landing less often because opponents have specifically trained their low guard. He's adapting โ his counter-punching timing has actually improved โ but he's an aging fighter adapting to a competitive landscape that's caught up to where he was in 2021. He'll win his next five fights. I'm less certain about the five after that.
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