“He gonna piece him up. I like him, Billy. Tough guy, come bring the pain. It’s gonna be a hell of a fight. But Canelo gonna catch and shoot his ass all night long. Uppercuts, hooks. Oh, it’s gonna be bad,” said Bradley to Fighthype.
Bradley said that the performance could remind fans of the version of Canelo that controlled fights with timing and counters during his peak run.
“He gonna look like he’s back. Like he’s back back. He gonna look like He-Man again,” Tim said.
Bradley is banking on the “Master Counter-puncher” version of Canelo showing up, but the 2025-2026 version of Canelo has looked a lot more human, especially after that wide loss to Terence Crawford and the subsequent elbow surgery.
The Lester Martinez fight from last September is the perfect blueprint for how Mbilli can ruin Canelo’s night. Even though that fight ended in a split draw, the sheer volume was staggering.
Lester Martinez and Mbilli combined for nearly 1,800 punches over 10 rounds. Even on his best day, Canelo hasn’t come close to those numbers in years. Canelo’s stamina has been his Achilles’ heel lately.
If Mbilli forces him to work at a 90-punch-per-round clip, Canelo’s low-volume, “wait and see” approach could see him losing rounds purely on activity.
Canelo can’t scare him off with his inside game. Mbilli is a physical specimen who thrives in the phone booth. Unlike Munguia or Berlanga, who backed off when Canelo landed a heavy counter, Mbilli has shown he’ll eat a shot to give three back.
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