Referee for Canelo - Mayweather?

Moreover, Canelo is hardly a pressure fighter. In fact, the big worry with him is his low work rate, as witnessed in the Trout fight that a lot of folks ringside thought was closer than judged. I personally think Canelo won, but it still stands that he's no Paul Williams, not even close. With the catchweight and Floyd's sharp counters, I doubt Canelo can keep up any amount of pressure that will make Floyd uncomfortable. Most expected a similar game plan from Guerrero, but the simple fact is that Floyd adjusts and deters. A lot of idiots complained that Guerrero didn't stick with his game plan but few do when they're getting hit with sharp counters - not powerful counters, but still ones that make you second guess yourself. Good observation. This is in fact the reason why I believe Floyd chose to fight Canelo. Canelo is not the typical face first, high work rate, iron stamina, Mexican pressure fighter. He tries to box more within mid distance than pressure up close, he does not have good stamina and has a low work rate. Floyd saw many flaws in Canelo in the Trout fight as many other observers did. If Canelo fights according to his style, Floyd would would outbox him easily. Canelo is going to have to get out of his comfort zone and be the fighter he's not. His success will be to pressure Floyd behind a jab and use his weight and power advantage. Yet, if he does, he exposes himself to tiring out. So Canelo has two options. He either tries to box Mayweather behind the jab at mid distance and become a sitting duck to Floyd's accurate counter punches or he closes the distance and uses his weight and power punching advantage but risks getting tired. Either way Floyd has already figured him out. Canelo definitely has a punchers chance but other than that he hasn't shown me anything that I could say could cause Floyd problems. If and only if, with his current talent Canelo was a face first, high work rate, iron stamina pressure fighter. I would say Floyd was in a world of trouble but Canelo is not that type of fighter.

Steve Smoger, let them fight. Smoger doesn't referee vegas fights.

I think Terry O'Connor is due for a Floyd fight

Canelo's 'oh ****' moment will come before the third round. That moment when every Floyd opponent goes 'this isn't as easy as I thought' as right hand after right hand thuds off of his head and Floyd is nowhere to be found in the followup. Kind of like how he will be nowhere to be found after the fight when the press is eager to ask him about his loss. :boxing:

Oscar delahoya :lol1: That's what I was thinking. Floyd has no chance, one of the judges will be Canelo's brother and another will be Sulaiman....that's why Floyd is shook right now, he knows this is his last time out.

Who do you guys rekon we need for this to be a great fight? Canelo with his constant pressure will eventually tire Mayweather and as long as the Ref lets the fight flow he's got a chance! Translation: "As long the ref let's Canelo hold and fight dirty he's got a chance!" With that said ... Jimmy Lennon Jr. .

richard steele lmaooooooooooo

As long as it isnt joe cortez it should b fair but kenny bayless gets my vote

mills lane.....

Does the referee situation not just go by being allowed to ref in one state I mean I see Smoger reffing all the time in Atlantic City and maybe somewhere else east coast but ive never seen him ref in Vegas same with Pat Russell he always seems to ref in Cali.Anyway probably be between Weeks and Bayless with Dracolich(wrong spelling) or Nady outside shots

Bayless for Canelo/Floyd Smoger for Matthysse/Garcia (im hoping!)

Bring back jay nady "dont do that again. >:("

Moreover, Canelo is hardly a pressure fighter. In fact, the big worry with him is his low work rate, as witnessed in the Trout fight that a lot of folks ringside thought was closer than judged. I personally think Canelo won, but it still stands that he's no Paul Williams, not even close. With the catchweight and Floyd's sharp counters, I doubt Canelo can keep up any amount of pressure that will make Floyd uncomfortable. Most expected a similar game plan from Guerrero, but the simple fact is that Floyd adjusts and deters. A lot of idiots complained that Guerrero didn't stick with his game plan but few do when they're getting hit with sharp counters - not powerful counters, but still ones that make you second guess yourself. Canelo's 'oh ****' moment will come before the third round. That moment when every Floyd opponent goes 'this isn't as easy as I thought' as right hand after right hand thuds off of his head and Floyd is nowhere to be found in the followup.

Man, where the **** do you buy your drugs at? You should give your dealer a bonus for that dumb ****. Floyd and tired doesn't even make ****ing sense when put in the same sentence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTdqV8XkYNo <---- This man doesn't get tired. Moreover, Canelo is hardly a pressure fighter. In fact, the big worry with him is his low work rate, as witnessed in the Trout fight that a lot of folks ringside thought was closer than judged. I personally think Canelo won, but it still stands that he's no Paul Williams, not even close. With the catchweight and Floyd's sharp counters, I doubt Canelo can keep up any amount of pressure that will make Floyd uncomfortable. Most expected a similar game plan from Guerrero, but the simple fact is that Floyd adjusts and deters. A lot of idiots complained that Guerrero didn't stick with his game plan but few do when they're getting hit with sharp counters - not powerful counters, but still ones that make you second guess yourself.

Who do you guys rekon we need for this to be a great fight? Canelo with his constant pressure will eventually tire Mayweather and as long as the Ref lets the fight flow he's got a chance! Man, where the **** do you buy your drugs at? You should give your dealer a bonus for that dumb ****. Floyd and tired doesn't even make ****ing sense when put in the same sentence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTdqV8XkYNo <---- This man doesn't get tired.

Kenny Bayless gets my vote.

Robert Byrd or Kenny Bayless?

Pat russell sucks Sorry you feel so. I really like him. Active, attentive, yet not fussy. Sharp, just the right level of involvement, IMO. A help to the fight instead of a hindrance. I'm not the Smoger fan that many are. He's not bad, but I've seen him mess up more than once. Personally my preference would be for a more fit referee, too. I do like the fact that unlike some, Smoger is less apt to jump in and stop the fight before it should be. So were he to get the fight, I'm fine.

I don't really care, but we better have Steve Smoger for Matthysse/Garcia.

Pat Russell is my current favorite (and yes, I know about his error in Bradley-Provodnikov). Pat russell sucks