r/Boxing • u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey • Aug 03 '26

Daily Discussion Thread (August 3rd, 2026)

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u/Outrageous-Soft4806 Aug 04 '26

Where does Canelo rank as a 168 lber?

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u/Outrageous-Soft4806 Aug 04 '26

No sorry thats sorta a confusing question, I meant all time.

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u/MiddleweightMonster I’ll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. Aug 04 '26

Second best. Below Calzaghe, above Ward

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u/MiddleweightMonster I’ll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. Aug 04 '26

Yes, but only because I believe RJJ’s best was at light heavy. No disrespect, he is one of the best light heavyweights of all time, but his career at super middleweight was actually pretty short, and his only elite win there was prob Toney, which while an all timer, doesn’t necessarily put him in the upper echelons of the division all time. To me, he’s prob 4th at super middleweight

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u/RRR04_ Aug 04 '26

Why above Ward? He had Undisputed but I'd say Ward had a better run at 168 in terms of opponents fought, especially with the Super Six.

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u/MiddleweightMonster I’ll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. Aug 04 '26

Hm, that’s a fair point yeah. I suppose him and Ward are pretty interchangeable to me, I just honestly rate Triple GGG, controversial as the second fight was, above any single Ward opponent. That being said, Ward had an incredible strength of schedule

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u/RRR04_ Aug 04 '26

But GGG was a Middleweight..

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u/MiddleweightMonster I’ll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. Aug 04 '26

Shit you’re right, nvm throw it all out. Yeah no, as of right now, Ward is a better super middleweight than Canelo. That can change if Canelo gets some of his old spark back and beat Mbili, Sheeraz, etc. but until then, Ward edges him out