Canelo talks retirement, lol

http://http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/canelo-alvarez-there-isnt-any-fear/ Per interview: However, he admits that thoughts of retirement have crossed his mind – though that won’t come for a good few years yet. “Obviously it’s crossed my mind. I’ve thought about it. It’s crossed my mind. I can’t help but think about that.” So after all the b.s. quotes taken out of context, arguments that Golovkin isn't focused if he's talking about retirement, etc., here's an article with Canelo talking about retirement. I could easily argue the following: 1. This is Canelo's first monster pay day, after having to take the B side cut against Cotto and Mayweather. 2. If he gets beaten, he can't easily go back to 154 (where he wasn't fighting the best at that weight anyway) and he can't stay at 160, where he has to go through Golovkin. 3. A second loss on his record will permanently tarnish the idea that he is p4p, and limit how much money he can make going forward. Therefore Canelo is already thinking about taking his paycheck and retiring. I COULD make that argument, but I don't believe that any more than people should believe Golovkin is unmotivated. The answers people give in interviews is dependent on the questions that get asked! You can't divine what someone is thinking about from them, especially when they are taken out of context.

Comments (19)

redmish

And i CAN see Canelo retiring early. He has earned a decent amount of money and has had a lot of fights already at a young age. Another few big fights and maybe he does retire. He doesnt owe anybody anything and who knows, maybe he feels some wear and tear on his body? Nobody knows but him Not to mention the fact that he turned pro 5 years before most boxers do.

8y ago

lolpz

Canelo is Canelo with or without Golovkin. That is a FACT. Golovkin needs Canelo, not the other way around. Canelo has the biggest following in boxing after Floyd Mayweather. That is a FACT. (Maybe the arguement can be made for Pacquiao but at this point...) My point is, anything Canelo related people try to attach Golovkin to it. Canelo is his own man, a superstar, the immediate future of the sport in terms of attraction. I'm not saying that beating Golovkin doesn't improve Canelo's status and possibly his following too, I'm just saying people spew nonsense about Golovkin as if he REALLY impacts the perception of Canelo in the eyes of the people who actually buy ppv's, which are the casuals. Casuals don't even know who the **** Golovkin is until he became Canelo's opponent.

8y ago

QballLobo

First monster payday? He gave Chavez Jr. a token percentage and flat fee and the fight did over a million PPV buys. He may not make as much in this fight as he had to pay BBB side more than his average opponent. Although BBB sides team made sure the contract terms weren't released so we don't know how much they got or didn't get.

8y ago

Boxfan83

After GGG, Saunders, than Zurdo in Mexico. Then retirement.

8y ago

Mammoth

He's thinking of retiring in 6-7 years, big news. Yeah... that's a lot of fights left. Some signature wins i would imagine as well...

8y ago

Kev

This is reaching hard. Canelo did not speak of retirement in the sense that GGG did, or like Cotto did. He spoke of it like "Yeah, sure of course i'ts crossed my mind". I'm 28 years old and retirement crosses my mind all the time too, but i'm no where near done.

8y ago

redmish

His one loss is to one of the best boxers of this generation, Mayweather. If he loses to GGG and has 2 losses from those guys, it shouldnt be looked down upon at all, those are top elite fighters of this generation Exactly. Fighters should be commended for taking tough 50/50 fights. This is what the sport needs and I would never criticise them. A loss at elite level is not the end.

8y ago

JoeMan

At least he's been in lucrative super fights. This one with GGG would probably net him a minimum of $50 mil. Overpay Haymon fighters fighting cab drivers and they will start fighting once a year and talk about retiring. Makes me puke.

8y ago

TheBigLug

He's already in his 12th year as a pro

8y ago

Deletrious

Anyone who read the bottom of my post knows I DON'T THINK THE RETIREMENT TALK IS AN ISSUE.

8y ago

mrpain81

He has fought numerous elite fighters, including Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, Erislandy Lara and Austin Trout, moulding himself into the biggest draw in the sport today. However, he admits that thoughts of retirement have crossed his mind – though that won’t come for a good few years yet. “Obviously it’s crossed my mind. I’ve thought about it. It’s crossed my mind. But when it crosses my mind, I’m thinking, you know, when I’m 34, 35 years old,” he mused. He's thinking of retiring in 6-7 years, big news.

8y ago

El_Gitano

Not too long ago in an interview he said he envisioned himself retiring around 34 years old.

8y ago

Szef

He's vaguely mentioning anything to do with retirement so idk if he's reallllllllly thought about retirement as a career move so much as some undetermined future date when he may wanna retire. Kinda how like Oscar used to say he'd retire at 30 or whatever when he was 22 or Khan when he said something similar. Its abstract retirement talk lol. If not I'd be feeling weird about how he's going into this fight if he was thinking legit retirement. Lol exactly. David Haye said he'd retire at 31. He's 36.

8y ago

Beercules

Not motivated. Fat. Broken hand.

8y ago

TheBigLug

I'd imagine anybody boxer that has made large amounts of money must think about it sometimes. Canelo said himself this is his is his first monster payday. Nobody really knows how motivated they're going to be when they get the money from a payday like that. I'd say he's being quite realistic.

8y ago

GhostofDempsey

I can see early retirement for Canelo. He's made a lot of money thus far. Win or lose vs. GGG, he doesn't have too many easy fights ahead of him at 160 or 154. Charlo and Jacobs are big, dangerous MWs, Lemieux would lose but dish out some punishment in the process, I have Canelo beating Saunders by UD--but it likely never happens because I don't see Canelo traveling to Europe to fight him and I don't see Saunders traveling to US to fight Canelo. Back at 154 there is another Charlo, Andrade, Hurd, and Lara. No real money to made in any of these fights that would make the risk worth the reward given his track record.

8y ago

Deletrious

I can't believe so many of you missed the obvious. Boxing has a new superstar in Connor and Canelo knows if he loses he's the B side forever as long as connor is in boxing. Lol yes, how did I miss that.

8y ago

Deletrious

You're all kind of making my point, and I agree with all of you, you can't just pluck the word retirement out the air and think the fighter is in bad head space. I don't think Canelo is mentally slipping and I don't think Golovkin is either.

8y ago

Mighty_Windir

Boxing is tough as hell, I don't blame anyone that wants to hang them up...even if their debut was this same year :beerchug:

8y ago