I honestly don't think Canelo has legitimately solidified his case for the HOF as of now besides just being fukking popular and selling a lot of tickets and ppv.

Fans are equating being the A side to being great. Canelo is just very good. He hasn't shown me anything in the ring that is great yet.
For example, great fighters destroy/ruin prime good fighters like Vargas and Reid. They don't win razor thin decisions where you gotta rewatch it in slow motion with Gladys Knight and the Pips playing in the background to see if they won clearly.
If nikkas disagree with me cool. I have no problem with that. Everyone has different standards for excellence.
I just think you have to do more than.....
beat Trout and Lara in razor thin decisions that could go either way.
Win a competitive but clear decision instead of knocking out a past it smaller Cotto
Play Fight Night Champion UK Career mode on easy difficulty.
Beat up past it Angulo, Mosely, and Baldomier
Beat up inactive Wolfeless Kirkland
Throw Tekken practice combos on Joseito Lopez
If Bradley retired now, he'd be HOF
If Swift beat Thurman cleanly and retired right afterwards, he'd be HOF
and that shyt would be by defying odds and beating good competition clearly (for the most part), not just being popular or the A side all the time.
nikkas just can't be objective when it comes to evaluating nikkas they stan. I'll be the 1st to admit that guys like GGG, Superman, Thurminators, MonsterSquad are several big victories away from HOF consideration. They might be on some decent runs, but if they retired now, none of them would be seriously considered for the HOF.
but nikkas will say but but but Gatti is in the HOF like that makes it any better (RIP Gatti though, no shade)
just my 2 cents