Moves up to 168 to fight fake WBA regular bum Rocky Fielding. Claims to be a SMW champ.
Now he calls out Kovalev who is still great but clearly old and vulnerable. Why doesn’t Clenelo go after a young lion in their prime like Bivol or GvoDzyk?
It's pretty transparent. Kovalev has a lot of name recognition but is looking vulnerable. He's been finished twice in the last 2 years by guys who aren't big punchers. His spooky power might be a thing of the past. Weight draining him would suck all the life out of him.
Fighting him at 175 would be impressive but Canelo's not that kinda guy anymore. He once fought Laura just to make a point. Now, he's more of a financial institution that is guaranteed to win any fight that goes to the judges. Sad, but true.
Your azzz just a couple months ago said no way Canelo fights Kovalev if he moves up he will fight a Rocky Fielding type opponent at 175 now you switching up making excuses and trashing Kovalev who is either 1 or 2 best light heavyweight in the world RIGHT NOW and brings far more to the table in terms of money, popularity, resume ect? And you still asking why Kovalev over Bivol?
I’ve never bashed Kovalev at all. Not once.
I said draining Kovalev is a ***** move, but I’d expect it from a fighter who was too scared to fight Rocky f’king Fielding without a hydration clause.
Some more comments when Canelo said he wanted to fight Kovalev just a few months ago...
https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=807964
how quick the narrative changes once it sounds like it might actually happen LMAO
What part of the narrative am I playing?
Because they are young undefeated champions in their prime and Canelo is not this incredibly brave, dare to be great super hero some are saying he is. He won't give GGG a rematch which he should have done instead of fighting Jacobs who GGG already beat. He says he wants to unify 160 and hold all the titles. I think he is lying. Let's see if he fights Andrade for that WBO belt or instead fights some heavier champion at a Canelo type catchweight complete with morning weigh in. If he fights Andrade next then he is for real and more power to him. We should soon know who he is fighting and on what terms. Bivol offered to drop to 168 to fight him. Think Canelo will take that fight?
will GGG move up or fight Andrade next?? Canelo is doing far more then GGG and has shown he has more confident in himself
Moves up to 168 to fight fake WBA regular bum Rocky Fielding. Claims to be a SMW champ.
Now he calls out Kovalev who is still great but clearly old and vulnerable. Why doesn’t Clenelo go after a young lion in their prime like Bivol or GvoDzyk?
You answered your own question. He’s looking to pick up straps, not fight the best in the division.
It's because Canelo mostly takes on low risk, high reward fights. Old, out of prime Mosley, Old, out of prime Cotto, glass-chinned Khan, Old, out of prime GGG, shall I continue?
Canelo avoids real, prime time champions. No way on GOD's green earth would Canelo face a Lion like Anthony Yarde, we all know he been avoiding Andrade and Charlo. Now all of a sudden this cheap move of "Franchise Champion", what nonsense man.
Just watch, in about another year or so, there may even be a lame GGG trilogy, by then, GGG might be boxing with a cane man and the media will be hyping it up as if it were some mega fight.
Jermall Charlo made his name off of beating an out of prime Cornelius Bundrage (42-year old at the time). Jermall only has one win against a true , in-their-prime, Middleweights and that was 3 years ago (Adams and Centeno aren't true MWs and Korobov was 35 years old).
Andrade is a lot of fluff, lets be real.
Got dropped by Alantez Fox
Got dropped by Martirosyan (Split Decision)
Split Decision vs Jack Culcay
Is Maciej Sulecki his best/most impressive win to-date? Daniel Jacobs beat Sulecki when he was undefeated. Maybe Andrade should try to beat Jacobs first.
Moves up to 168 to fight fake WBA regular bum Rocky Fielding. Claims to be a SMW champ.
Now he calls out Kovalev who is still great but clearly old and vulnerable. Why doesn’t Clenelo go after a young lion in their prime like Bivol or GvoDzyk?
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Moves up to 168 to fight fake WBA regular bum Rocky Fielding. Claims to be a SMW champ.
Now he calls out Kovalev who is still great but clearly old and vulnerable. Why doesn’t Clenelo go after a young lion in their prime like Bivol or GvoDzyk?
Bivol fought a 36-year old Pascal one fight ago
Bivol fought a 36-year old Barrera last year
(by far the two highest rated oppts on Bivol's resume)
Gvodzyk fought a 37-year old Ngumbu in his last fight
Gvodzyk fought a 41-year old Stevenson one fight ago
Gvodzyk fought a 35-year old Mehid Amar last year
Why don't Bivol or Gvodzyk go after Artur Beterbiev?
Artur Beterbiev has the IBF belt...
Oh and he also has a 100% KO ratio
Sergey Kovalev is 36 years old, btw.
lets also ignore the fact that canelo fights 2 weight classes below... he hasnt called out kova yet, but if he does it will be cuz kova is the biggest name there...
why is anyone asking for a MW fighter to go and clean 168 and 175 ??
First of all, its Canelo's team who suggested the fight. You have Hearn and even Kovalev himself mentioning it.
Secondly I'm not asking Canelo to move up 2 weights. He is clearly 2 small for light heavy. He still has unfinished business at 160 and some very good fights at 168 should he decide to move up. However if he is going to call out these guys then he should not try and do what he has done previously and play the catch weight game.
I have very little respect for Canelo, given his diva antics and the fact that he's a drugs cheat
Because Kovalev is old, nearing the end of his career so Canelo thinks he can entice with money to starve himself and become another walking punchbag.
No way Canelo is fighting any of these big guys without catchweight's and re-hydration clauses.
lets also ignore the fact that canelo fights 2 weight classes below... he hasnt called out kova yet, but if he does it will be cuz kova is the biggest name there...
why is anyone asking for a MW fighter to go and clean 168 and 175 ??
Never beneficial to show your boxing ignorance.
I represent the casual Boxing fan. So it actually is beneficial to my argument.
There's always the "prize"-fighting aspect to sport of Boxing to consider. And if you don't know that, you are showing your ignorance.
Kovalev is still the best in the division and probably the most dangerous. He looked very good in his last fight. This is why boxing fans are some of the worst - he could literally go up at heavyweight to fight Wilder and some people would say that he’s cherry picking as Wilder is rubbish and lost to Fury etc
He is old but he can still the best middleweight in the world. He is a real threat to Canelo and that is why Canelo refuses to fight him.
Canelo schooled his ass twice and you still saying he is refusing to fight him? Please stop sucking GGG caulk for a minute and think about what you just said.
Moves up to 168 to fight fake WBA regular bum Rocky Fielding. Claims to be a SMW champ.
Now he calls out Kovalev who is still great but clearly old and vulnerable. Why doesn’t Clenelo go after a young lion in their prime like Bivol or GvoDzyk?
canelo is a MW fighter, why are you demanding him to fight every one at 175? if he goes up in weight it will be for a name, and today the biggest name there is kovalev... and i have yet to see canelo call out anyone at 168 or 175...