I love how ggg fans ignore Canelo being a champ in multiple divisions and coming up in weight like means nothing lol. ggg was significantly bigger, dragged him up in weight, and still lost. Canelo took 100% of the risk, ggg did not, that simple. We can't even get ggg to move up 8lbs, meanwhile Canelo did it immediately.
OK, OK... Canelo beat Chavez Jr and Fielding...
(please follow both of these fighters in the future and see more about them... but don't mind too much)...
Many boxers cut weight but not all admit to what extent. In reference to the Chris Van Heerden bout, Spence says here "even at 157 I was dehydrated" and "I spar light heavyweights all day". Basically an admission that his natural weight class would be 160 or possibly even as high as 168?
He estimates that when fighting at 147 he's only able to reach around 70% of his true potential so ascending to higher weight divisions would enable him to draw closer to the 100% mark. Opting to have size advantage at 147, with a loss of performance capability?
Also says at one point "Kell Brook is washed. He's taken too much damage in his career" as he reflects on how Brook quit in their fight by dropping down to a knee and cowering against the ropes with his arms held up in an unmistakable "please don't hit me anymore" position.
8:30
... Spence is so candid...
Why was the dude relegated to fight on obscure egypt cards though instead of fighting in the uk?
... he's now fighting on Khan's undercard in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia... :)
All u infidel haters will learn our truth when Islam is the worlds only faith.
We r making more babies, more $$$ and populating Europe, The US and even Australia now!
In less than 50 years we WILL have our Caliphate.
... poor creatures!... :)
It was to make Canelo fight weak with no legs let’s have rematch 160 I bet Canelo stops him today
... Today?...
... If Canelo wants an exhibition, then he should fight Oscar at 175... today :)
Good. Dont want to see Kovalev taken advantage of by looking like an emaciated corpse if he fights at a bs 171 cw.
... Kova might be drunk, but he's no dumb, tbh... :)
Comprehension’s best friend...
Who was the older LHW, Kovalev or Bhop?
The LDBC are crying that Kovalev is “old.” Lol
With Canelo hate, you can’t make this stuff up!
... kid, dear, do you happen know anything about the "Hopkins vs Stevenson situation"???... and how B-Hop was forced to sign a unification fight in 48 hours (in order not to be stripped)?... you don't (or you pretend you don't)...
... then take a walk... :)
Of course there is.
Instead of fighting GGG, Andrade, Charlo or whoever else inthe top 5 at 160 he will go drain Kovalev down to a skeleton and feast on the corpse..
At least I'm not paying $75 to watch it :)
... did you see Kova's answer to this?...
LOL, so I was right. People thought the tweet from Oscar was a serious issue. 2 days later GBP and Matchroom are on the phone talking business. Bunch of drama queens round here.
Hearn: "I don't think we are first choice..."
Run Time will have too much movement for Pac. Pac too old to constantly chase down a bigger guy
Thurman isn't that big, tbh...
... But anyway, Thurman is very intelligent and... he's 10 years younger...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzPJfZig9dt/?hl=nl
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzPJfZig9dt/?hl=nl
"I saw this picture and that's what I say about this!
If “Redhead” is really serious, he intends to rise in my weight and fight with me, which will definitely go down in the history of world boxing, but I don’t intend to rival him, so as not to look like a prostitute to earn more what can I do without him! ☝�� As we say: "I took the ball, so kick!" I am always open and ready to accept any fight
#krasher #KRUSHER # Kovalev #canelokovalev #boxing"
So he basically said he won't be used like a prostitute and wait around for Canelo like GGG did. He welcomes the fight but won't be taking advantage of, 'rise in my weight' hopefully indicates a catch-weight won't happen
"so as not to look like a prostitute to earn more what can I do without him!"
... ol' Kova always said the truth... a real stand up guy (even when drunk)... :)
Huge Pac fan but putting my money on KT this time. He is younger, faster and will let his hands go. Pac is really pushing it and it's only a matter of time before he gets KO'd Marquez-style again.
... yes........................
... few days ago on Instagram, Kovalev said he is no prostitute...
... "If “Redhead” is really serious, he intends to rise in my weight and fight with me, which will definitely go down in the history of world boxing, but I don’t intend to rival him, so as not to look like a prostitute to earn more what can I do without him!"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzPJfZig9dt/
I don't favor either one but I don't get all the GGG hate from Canelo fanbois.
If you call GGG a hypejob, punk ass, weak fighter, tomato can etc. you have to remember that Canelo couldn't beat GGG confidently enough to get a sure W and demonstrate the boxing world that he is levels above Golovkin.
We can argue all we want about who won which fight of the first two, but the truth is that both fights were extremely close. So if you call GGG a hypejob, Canelo is no different.
alexnation, dear.. don't overreact anymore...
... GGG took the "Canelo's money" twice... and waited for the "trilogy"... (GGG could have dispatched Canelo in the first place, but he wanted to take that money again... and he wants it again... and that's it!!!) :)
Of course. It’s a new age of boxing. Crawford would rehydrate to 153 at the 135 division.
GGG been a 168 fighter for a long time. Casual GGG fans don’t know what fighters do during fight week to maintain that weight. Golovkin is one of those consistent boxers whom had “flus or colds” during week fight and sweating at the press conferences. When your immune is low trying to maintain that weight the body goes through hell.
It shows the strength of boxers tbh. Been saying GGG at 168 is a beast. Abel Sanchez in 2014 that even a fight with Kovalev at LHW could happen. How would Abel know these industry practices? (That’s a rhetorical question for GGG fanboys).
... you say: "GGG been a 168 fighter for a long time"...
... by "a long time" you mean about 2 years, right?... In the amateurs, GGG was campaigning at the Middleweight (75 kg --165.3 lb) from 2003 to 2005... :)
I love Charlo,,,, but Jacob is a cancer survivor... cancer took my sister Linda...
I don’t want to see the fight,,,,, war Jacobs....I’m a puto fanboy....
Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell are both cancer survivors...
My top 10 greatest fighters in the history of boxing
Did a lot of research and watching youtube highlights. This is my top 10 greatest.
1-Sugar Ray Robinson
2-Muhammad Ali
3-Mike Tyson
4-Floyd Mayweather Jr
5-Manny Pacquiao
6-Oscar De La Hoya
7-Roy Jones Jr
8-Bernard Hopkins
9-Vitali Klitschko
10-Lennox Lewis
I would subscribe for the #1 and #2...
... the rest is much more a "personal" view as about "the history of boxing" ...
... at this point, Khan's following is entirely "Muslim", tbh...
... and Khan is precisely counting on it...
(... and, tbh, I don't really care... the guy is free to do whatever he needs in order to get his money...)
Why doesnt Charlo fight Jacobs?
After his performance last week Im convinced Canelo and GGG would stop him.
Jacobs would probably outbox him but he hasnt looked good since the GGG fight.
Great middleweight fight and both with PBC
... for the same reason he doesn't fight Andrade (Canelo, GGG)...
... Jermall is signed with Haymon and the rest are with DAZN...
You keep getting murked. Who did Kovalev beat and won titles that made him popular at 175? Could’ve sworn it was an alien past 40..
... you (some) "murked" Brits don't forget it , right?...
... to begin with: Kova went to Cardiff and mopped the floor (twice in the 3rd and once in the 4th) with "your boy" Nathan Cleverly (the then WBO belt holder)... :)
... and you can't forget it, right?... :)
(do you even remember how the ref carried Nathan Cleverly on his stool???... it was unprecedented in boxing... :) )