It's because the media, boxers, everyone widely criticizes this fight as a cherry pick. It may have been since Hearn admitted he advised Canelo to take the fight because Bivol looked bad vs. Richards and Castillo. I don't think Canelo or the Reynosos actually watch much boxing, you never see them at other people's boxing matches (unless it's a Reynoso fighter) the way you do with most other fighters like Usyk, Bud, Spence who you see at every fight. So they thought Bivol was a cherry. But you know what, sometimes cherries look ripe on the outside but are actually poisonous and sour on the inside and that's exactly what happened.
But honestly I think most of the casual canelo fans thought this fight was just another walk in the park, not another big event like undisputed or GGG.
The Eastern European fighters are always looked down on
'...size, speed, and technique was far too much for the sport’s box office and pound-for-pound star.'
Strange that Callum Smith, Caleb Plant, Rocky Fielding, and Sergey Kovalev weren't too big, though they measure between 6'0 and 6'3", but Bivol who is also 6'0" was. What gave him a real advantage over Canelo was superior footwork, and boxing know-how, enabling him to either get out of range or use a perfect guard at precise moments.
Being a bit taller is not even 10% of this story. Esp. bearing in mind that he did a lot of fighting in the pocket, and fights in a slightly crouched stance, thus giving up his height advantage, anyway.
Bivol should take this fight at 168 to shut the boxing media up; a class who are increasingly persuading me that thye know not a lot about the sport they're reporting on.
And yes, I do need to get a life, and drop this insane crusade to ensure Bivol gets the credit he deserves. But no, I don't think I'm going to.
Preach brother I'm with you on this.
First words I heard was bivol was to big so I added in the rest of the other problems canelo had.
Stamina, footwork, composure, ring craft it all adds up.