A pugilist can be bracketed into either of the following categories – Slugger, Out Boxer, Boxer-Puncher and Swarmer i.e. in-fighting.
Though many of these terms have either become abstract or disingenuous in the modern landscape.
We can use these terms to classify a boxer’s fighting style. For instance, in this case, we know that Canelo is not a slugger like Foreman or an out-boxer like Ali.
His fighting style puts him somewhere between the boxer-puncher and the counter-puncher category.
He loves counter-punching, punching hard and fighting on the inside. However, he is not the purest of fighters when it comes to swarming as his style is always accompanied by range-changing.
That’s the reason why I said he’s one of the most complete fighters on the planet.