Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya says: 'Canelo is the biggest name in boxing and we are looking abroad to build him into a global super-star.'
Eric Gomez, president of Golden Boy, confirms: 'We are now very open to going to the UK, probably to fight Callum.'
Smith is keen to follow his world title victory over George Groves by boxing in the Anfield home of his beloved Liverpool but Gomez says: 'Wembley would be huge for us.'
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Massive respect for Canelo if he did take that fight Callum Smith is a huge supermiddle.
Yeah about that..
Pretty sure my tone on Smith changed.
I admitted it as much after he got a robbery win against a b-level fighter like Ryder. The Groves win was a fluke against a fighter past his best days.
Idk about this one man...Callum Smith looked world class vs George Groves, he KO'd Fielding in 1 and he is way bigger than Canelo. Without a rehydration clause I think Callum can win this one with fair scoring.
Good fight for Canelo. I don't like the legacy and risk taking talk though. When it's pretty much guaranteed you win if it makes it to the cards, it's not so much a risk as it normally would be for other fighters. Either way, props if it indeed happens.
He better not get ahead of himself. Callum Smith is a pretty good fighter and he's a lot bigger and taller than Canelo. It would be a high stakes fight and a fight that sparks a lot of interest but Canelo is probably too small for SMW, like Jones Jr was at HW. Grab a belt and go back down.
Canelo is serious about legacy.
Fuk it, make the fight baby! Take that risk Canelo.
If Canelo makes the Smith fight he would have the biggest balls in boxing.
Mad respect, and if he won it would be legendary. He would be giving up size, reach, height... Roberto Duran stuff right there.
He's already beat the top JrMWs when he was campaigning there, he just beat the top MW, and beating the top SMW would be of epic proportions. And even if he lost, you would have to give him mad respects.
I actually think he has some kind of chance to pull off the victory if he can keep the fight in the inside, but obviously Smith is a big strong SMW so he would likely have to be the favorite and could likely hurt Canelo.
Make this fight!!
Canelo loves destroying British Fighters I guess :dunno:
I would not be upset with this fight to be honest, looks so strong at 168, then again Rocky Fielding wasn't very good
He better not get ahead of himself. Callum Smith is a pretty good fighter and he's a lot bigger and taller than Canelo. It would be a high stakes fight and a fight that sparks a lot of interest but Canelo is probably too small for SMW, like Jones Jr was at HW. Grab a belt and go back down.
Good fight for him stylistically? Or a good fight in terms of competitiveness?
Good fight in that you dont automatically assume Canelo is going to blast him out. Smith would cause him some serious issues I think, dude is levels above Fielding.
No chance. Callum is even bigger than Rocky and get this, he's not a bum.
He's too big and strong for Canelo. He's different from Rocky, he can actually stand in front of Canelo and trade.
Canelo would outsell AJ in Wembley..double the prices.
I'm sorry but that's bull****. It seems when it comes to AJ for you, you take leave of your senses.