Comments Thread For: Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez: Superfight Ready To Go

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By Cliff Rold - This was almost a column on this weekend’s Flyweight clash between former titlists Tyson Marquez and Carlos Tamara. It should be a good scrap. For those who can find it, on a weekend when US TV goes dark in terms of the sweet science, by all means enjoy it.

It should be a good scrap.

Events of the moment dictate a format change. Oh, that Twitter…

Wednesday evening, lineal World Welterweight Champion and WBA “Super” 154 lb. beltholder Floyd Mayweather (44-0, 26 KO) tweeted he will be making his third foray into the Jr. Middleweight division. He will face off with WBC/WBA 154 lb. titlist Saul “Canleo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO) in what should be the biggest fight of 2013 and, maybe, the biggest fight since Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya.

At the least, it should match or eclipse the second biggest non-Heavyweight pay-per-view bout of all time between Mayweather and Miguel Cotto.

So, yeah, this is a big deal.

Let’s get the elements worthy of bitching about out of the way first.

Floyd Mayweather made a point in the past, as part of the endless rhetorical war with Manny Pacquiao, about not fighting at catchweights. This Jr. Middleweight title fight is at a catch weight; 152 lbs. to be exact.

So Floyd Mayweather is a bit of a hypocrite. Maybe Canelo will serve Floyd some of the medicine Floyd gave Juan Manuel Marquez and just blow off the catchweight at the last minute, forking over some cash for the trouble.
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So, yeah, this is a big deal.

Let’s get the elements worthy of *****ing about out of the way first.

Floyd Mayweather made a point in the past, as part of the endless rhetorical war with Manny Pacquiao, about not fighting at catchweights. This Jr. Middleweight title fight is at a catch weight; 152 lbs. to be exact.

So Floyd Mayweather is a bit of a hypocrite. Maybe Canelo will serve Floyd some of the medicine Floyd gave Juan Manuel Marquez and just blow off the catchweight at the last minute, forking over some cash for the trouble.

Hopefully he does.

This is literally how Floyd fans felt about catch weights 2 hours ago.

Asking for catchweights is an admission of inadequacy. Demanding that a opponent cut weight is the equivalent of saying "I can't win without help".

That's it in a nutshell.

Oh how quickly that changed.

[djeffectz]

wow this is amazing, am im dreaming? I still wished the Pac fight happened.. : (

[HanzGruber]

Hopefully he does.

This is literally how Floyd fans felt about catch weights 2 hours ago.



Oh how quickly that changed.

lmao, did u really take a quote from 2012 by a red idiot whos banned and use it as "literally floyd fans hours ago", cmon bro we get it floyds a hypocrite but go ahead and keep making excuses for when canelo loses

[DoktorSleepless]

If Mayweather wins, he will have secured a lineal crown in a fourth weight division

I disagree. Don't think Alvarez should be the #1 contender or even the #2, let alone the champ.

[Hyper Knuckles]

Don't mind the catchweight. Atleast Floyd makes an attempt to match Canelo. He's a small dude, and hardly makes 154(against Cotto I don't remember him realizing the full JMW limit on the scales and came in a little lower if memory serves)The weight falls more in favor of Canelo. Can't believe this is happening so soon! I was hoping the kid would land a Mayweather fight but not this close to his last fight! The winner fights Maravilla for all the marbles....

[PureBoxingCEO]

Canelo doesnt have the gas to make this match even.. He is skilled, but his stamina issue will be the factor for Mayweather winning comfortably a UD.

[SaldanaCC]

Anyone out there who thinks two pounds for a day will make canelo unworthy is ****ing retarted floyd is gunna be fighting a man who weighs 170 on fight night idiots!!!!!
He walks around at 150 dumbasses!!!!!!!
Canelo would not have signed if he couldnt do it he said so himself after sayin he is an will b comfterble.
Stop throwin hate at floyd for makin a hypacritical statement i think were all victims of those threwout life.

[TLC8]

Comparisons to Ray Leonard??? You're Dreaming! Leonard Fought Legends!

Love the article, but we need one MAJOR clarification...... there has been NO comparison, and will be no comparison of Floyd Mayweather to Ray Leonard ever. Floyd has a manufactured undefeated record, and nobody cares how much money he's made. Nobody cares how old Floyd is today, and when Ray Leonard "got undressed" by Terry Norris as you call it.

The competiton Ray Leonard fought in his career, let money take care of itself mentality, dwarfs the likes of who Floyd fought and when he fought them. Floyd made Mosley & Cotto wait more than 10 years to fight, to insure both were well past their prime. He nearly guessed wrong on both. Floyd STILL won't fight Pacquiao after two consecutive losses, and after Manny agreed to less money and all Floyd's demands. Manny is too dangerous. The fight would sell out in an hour. The only real challenge Floyd took was Dela Hoya, and most that saw that fight felt Oscar won the fight. So much, that Floyd walked away from a $25M rematch with Oscar. Manny has now waited for more than 4 years for Floyd.

Leonard, fought the best of the best, in their prime, multiple times, win, lose, or draw, his entire career. Leonard came back from a 5 year retirement, NO TUNE UP FIGHT, and climbed in the ring with Marvin Hagler and won a decision; nobody does that!!! Duran (2x), Hearns (2x), Hagler, Benitez... Leonard even went up to Light Heavyweight looking for a challenge. Leonard had the biggest ballz this sport has ever seen, just as did Hagler, Hearns, Duran, Arguello, Pryor, Chavez Sr...... these guys are LEGENDS. Floyd Mayweather is not in the same league as Ray Leonard or the rest of these legends who fought the best of the best, IN THEIR PRIMES, win, lose, or draw.

[TLC8]

Anyone out there who thinks two pounds for a day will make canelo unworthy is ****ing retarted floyd is gunna be fighting a man who weighs 170 on fight night idiots!!!!!
He walks around at 150 dumbasses!!!!!!!
Canelo would not have signed if he couldnt do it he said so himself after sayin he is an will b comfterble.
Stop throwin hate at floyd for makin a hypacritical statement i think were all victims of those threwout life.

Canelo can take two dumps, one at breakfast, one at lunch, to shed those 2lbs to make weight, then he shows up on fight night at his natural rehydrated weight and train wrecks Floyd Mayweather..... Period.