Canelo could be right, but if you're seen to be taking a lot of "calculated risk" (Chavez Jr, Fielding and Kovalev) you're bound to get some push back from fans and some media.
I think if Canelo was American, the US media would report everything differently.
Maybe that's more a comment on US sports media's bias in favour of US fighters, but the old US bias against foreign fighters is still alive and well.
Canelo seems unappreciated to me....people need reminding he fights for himself, not his or boxing fans in general.
I think some of the criticism of Canelo is a bit over the top...but I would also say that most things he gets sh.it for are more or less very valid...just maybe some stuff is a little overboard...but yeah he has a lot of things that you can get on him for, like most fighters, to be fair...but Nelo imo has a few more (drugs, questions about level of opponent at time of fight, restrictions placed on opponent etc) things that you can question over the average fighter.
I can't wait to hear who his next opponent will be. Two Englishmen I think he could beat in Vegas with very little risk are Saunders and Smith and they are both young and undefeated. I used to think Callum Smith was a risky fight for Canelo but he looked weak and so did Saunders. Beterbiev and Bivol are the dangerous opponents even in Vegas and GGG will always give Canelo hell.
They are hard in you but only cos your not hard on yourself. You won't entertain idea you lost to Ggg whilst everyone thought you did.
So your disrespecting people's opinions.
HBO is dead! Therefore their propaganda machine is also DEAD!
Dazn doesn't have the ability to produce mass propaganda for their fighters!
New Media has a voice and has the ability to set the narrative!
Last but not least... Bomb Squaaaaad!!! Has taken the spotlight away from him!
Canelo the biggest Diva in boxing, from PEDs to rediculous scorecards, shadiness surrounds him, yet he wants everyone to kiss his ass like his fanbois. Sorry, but the rest of us aren't Mexicans who worship this pale redhead like he's some Aztec god.
He ****ing asks for it. The dude is delusional.
1. Hes failed two drug tests
2. He campaigned at 155 for fear of moving up to 160
3. He waited 3 years and vacated a belt to avoid golovkin
4. He had to weight drain chavez ****ing jr of all people to feel comfortable in fighting him.
5. Fought fielding for a secondary title
6. Got a gift draw against ggg
7. Got what alot of people say was a gift win in the rematch.
8. Gift against lara
9. Put a second day weigh in against jacobs
10. Second day weigh in for kovalev who just fought a tough fight two months earlier
11. Kovalev was old and just fought and hadn't recovered from his fight against yarde and acts like kovalev was the prime monster he was 4 years ago
Every point you made is nothing but facts, get ready though because Canelo fanboys going to attack haha
Canelo is the new Mayweather, low risk high reward is his game now. Can’t believe his team has came out and written a letter in Canelo’s defense, they been on ESPN deportes with the guy he hates to explain his side of the story. Nobody believes his smoke and mirrors
it comes with the territory. AJ has faced far more scrutiny, lies and propaganda against him than any boxer ive ever seen.
You lost all credibility when you said that crap!
AJ was getting a pass for so much and so many things he said prior to losing to Ruiz!
Can you imagine Lennox telling Tyson we have to fight in the UK cuz I’m doing it for the fans even though the money is in Vegas!?
Can you imagine Tyson telling Lennox that there’s enough money for everyone but say he must accept a flat fee offer or no fight?
Can you imagine Ali telling the fans that if they want to see him fight Foreman so badly that they can to the gym an train and go fight Foreman themselves?
Those are all things that AJ has done and said and yet media didn’t criticize him once, not
Once!
While Floyd Mayweather who has proven himself time and time again to **** the critics up gets criticized when it was Pacquiao who originally backed out of their initial negotiations back in their primes!
Stop it, Joshua was coddled for a long while! Got praised for beating at home an inactive ancient Wlad coming off a loss while Fury beat an active younger Wlad who was unified champ on a winning streak while in Wlad’s home country!
Canelo said he doesn’t care what people think and he should stick to that!
The media is hard on him cuz he’s the best in the world and is put on a different level of playing field than the rest!
Loma fought a contender who always loses his biggest fights and has blocked his mandatory from his title by asking for a fake status while dropping said belt when the guy isn’t even in his prime yet an yet media isn’t criticizing Loma for that ridiculous move!
Crawford hasn’t fought a solid opponent in years and media isn’t criticizing him or Bob Arum!
When your the best it comes with the territory of being judged differently than the rest!
Every fight is a cherry pick for Canelo unless they’re a cruiserweight!
He beats someone it’s either the judges, Mexican beef(hair follicles test remember), fixed fight, old fighter, fighter was a bum, fighter didn’t fight anyone, weight drained, or too green!
Whoever he fights next and if he wins this are the list of excuses that will be used!
It’s unfair but when your that high profile and make that much money it comes with it!
He should call up Floyd and ask him how did he handle all of the media’s vitriol!