Another Canelo move! Fighting a nobody

What have plant and Benavidez done to be considered better than smith other than be American? Like someone else said above me He’s the real champ at that weight.

What are you talking about Callum Smith beat the great Rocky Fielding?

There are some people who will criticize every and anything just because. For example, I can think of ridiculous critiques for any potential opponent: 1. Callum Smith, "he just lost to John Ryder" 2. John Ryder, "who is John Ryder?" 3. Caleb Plant, "but Plant can't punch" 4. David Benavidez, "he's not ready for this level" 5. Billy Joe Saunders, "he's not entertaining" 6. Demetrius Andrade, "he's boring" 7. Artur Beterbiev, "he's not a draw" 8. Jermall Charlo, "he hasn't beaten anybody" I could go on but you get the point. Normal thing in boxing, some fans will always complain even if canelo take the risk to fight uysk. Some will say he is ducking BJS. you just can't win in boxing.

well everyone had him losing his last fight so its pretty silly that we all just ignore that now and canelo just fought at 175 but his actions here show that the kovalev fight was just a cherry pick and now hes division hopping for another cherry against callum who just lost. these guys arent bad fighters but they arent killers like beterbiev either. this is the problem with division hoppers. they can always avoid the pressure of having to fight a dangerous foe. "i'm not really a 175 pounder!" we heard the same when canelo was ducking ggg "im not really a 160 pounder! im a 155 pounder?" we can see the pattern now. as trump says it is what it is So the only guy you'll give Canelo credit for fighting is Beterbiev? You hold him to absurdly high standards.

Nelo needs to fight guys GGG is fighting.

Lol he is the champ there.. The real one. Time for you to take it all in. Let that sink in

Canelotards defending this non-sense haha Canelo can fight Smith but he better fight Plant or Benevitez next. Plant is not scared of Canelo and every time Canelo offered a fight to Caleb it was ridiculously in last minute. Either way this will happen.... Canelo fights Plant and Plant gives him a boxing lesson only to lose a terrible decision to Canelo just because you know he’s Canelo. Canelo avoids Benevitez by saying his injured and waits for Benevitez to move to 175 in the next year . Benevitez can give him that “Mexican” style but Canelo don’t want that career ending beating. Canelo is worse than the diva Miguel Cotto, this guy is just making sure he doesn’t take any risks because he’s not mobile and can’t fight true boxers. 30 years old with messed up knee problems who’s the real old fighter here Never heard of one before, but I think we've come across our first "Plant-tard." :smashfrea

There is nowhere like this forum for Boxers being torn apart for facing champions and those champions being torn apart to fit peoples narratives. Well I mean this place and the PBC fan club of course, you guys are just dirty.

Canelotards defending this non-sense haha Canelo can fight Smith but he better fight Plant or Benevitez next. Plant is not scared of Canelo and every time Canelo offered a fight to Caleb it was ridiculously in last minute. Either way this will happen.... Canelo fights Plant and Plant gives him a boxing lesson only to lose a terrible decision to Canelo just because you know he’s Canelo. Canelo avoids Benevitez by saying his injured and waits for Benevitez to move to 175 in the next year . Benevitez can give him that “Mexican” style but Canelo don’t want that career ending beating. Canelo is worse than the diva Miguel Cotto, this guy is just making sure he doesn’t take any risks because he’s not mobile and can’t fight true boxers. 30 years old with messed up knee problems who’s the real old fighter here

who at 168 has fights at the elite level ? Good question. What I mean is, Smith is probably unprepared for fighting someone like Canelo. Of course it's not his fault if there is nobody serious enough at 168. On the other hand, one could say that if you struggle with the Ryders and the Holzkens of this world, a "serious" opponent beats you.

The problem is not Smith having "lost" to Ryder. It's just that - a shot Groves aside - he has fought no one at elite level, and even had a few difficulties with some of them. Logic tells that Smith gets obliterated by Canelo. It's a matter of levels. who at 168 has fights at the elite level ?

I completely agree and told everyone MONTHS ago this fight was a waste of time because smith just doesn't have what it takes at this level Nonsense. He has a title 2 years now and knocked out George Groves. He is qualified.

Waste of time. Smith is unqualified to compete at this level. If he makes it five rounds I would be surprised. Hopefully the competition will be better in 2021. Smith has a title so this is totally off base, especially after being out of the ring for more than a year.

The problem is not Smith having "lost" to Ryder. It's just that - a shot Groves aside - he has fought no one at elite level, and even had a few difficulties with some of them. Logic tells that Smith gets obliterated by Canelo. It's a matter of levels.

He actually didn’t lose to John Ryder, but you can go on pretending that he did if you like. Callum Smith remains the reigning WBA world champion. All fighters have off nights, even Canelo. You’re writing Smith off because of an off night, but more hardcore fans than you see what this guy is capable of. He kicked the **** out of George Groves who was coming off a fairly easy win over Eubank. This guy is not Rocky Fielding. A certain segment of fans are going to criticize Canelo no matter what he does, but I think Smith is a very credible opponent - and a logical choice given the timing of this fight. There isn't a lot of money to share with another marquee name fighter, so who better to fight than a legitimate world champion with no name? Some people won't be satisfied unless Canelo fights a cruiserweight or higher, but I think this pick is a very credible challenge. Exactly, and the funny thing is that Canelo would be criticized even more if he fought John Ryder. People would ask why Canelo is going after a guy who just lost instead of trying to claim a legitimate title at 168.

So unbeaten world champion is nobody. Good to know.

Waste of time. Smith is unqualified to compete at this level. If he makes it five rounds I would be surprised. Hopefully the competition will be better in 2021. - -Callum #1 boxrec and unified WBSS Ali champ. U century tadpole now?

he just lost to john ryder. we cant pretend that didnt happen. we are supposed to be hardcore fans not casuals He actually didn’t lose to John Ryder, but you can go on pretending that he did if you like. Callum Smith remains the reigning WBA world champion. All fighters have off nights, even Canelo. You’re writing Smith off because of an off night, but more hardcore fans than you see what this guy is capable of. He kicked the **** out of George Groves who was coming off a fairly easy win over Eubank. This guy is not Rocky Fielding. A certain segment of fans are going to criticize Canelo no matter what he does, but I think Smith is a very credible opponent - and a logical choice given the timing of this fight. There isn't a lot of money to share with another marquee name fighter, so who better to fight than a legitimate world champion with no name? Some people won't be satisfied unless Canelo fights a cruiserweight or higher, but I think this pick is a very credible challenge.

There’s a good chance Smith beats him, I’d put a few quid on him having a shot. Don’t compare him to his brothers, he’s always been the one to watch. It’s a shame this isn’t happening in normal times, they could have sold out anfield football stadium.

This is a tough fight for canelo. He's underesting Smith who is big and classy too.