Casual just means it's not a priority. So you spend the minimal time following the world of boxing.
It's all about the time you put into following and studying the sport. You can become casual tomorrow or hardcore depending on the time you put in.
Being a fan of the sport of boxing is also different then being a fan of an individual boxer. You can be a hardcore fan of GGG and not know there are other good boxers with different styles. They are still boxing fans but perhaps casual fans of the sport in general. Obviously they are not mutually exclusive. You can be a hardcore fan of GGG and Boxing in gernal.
I guess the only argument is, if you do dedicate all your time to learning the sport but can't retain or apply any useful knowledge does that make you casual or just dumb lol?
I have faith that Crawford will come to win and that is all anyone needs to worry about.
He knows he is special and believes he can win.
If Crawford doesn't come to fight, it obviously won't take away from what he has already accomplished, but I think it will tarnish his reputation because, as Brooke put it, this is the first and only non-mediocre, non-damaged real Champion Crawford will fight.
They are both good, sure. But I hate Bivol's style.. All he does is run and throw quick pitter patter punches and gets back on his bike again.
Beterbiev is slightly more entertaining because he presses forward but is also not explosive..
Watching them fight is a little frustrating and not entertaining at times because they fight like if they are still in the amateurs trying to win by points. Especially for Bivol..
Again both are great fighters but definitely not fan friendly superstar flashy favorites.
Mexican style marching forward throwing chingasos is more entertaining than technical Russian putter patter bike riding boxing. I'd say American slick boxing is more entertaining also..
A thrid fight can happen, probably should, and I'll probably buy it, but we all know it's gonna be the same under whelming pitter patter BS. Bivol will not sit and engage and will just have beterbiev chasing him all night...
But I guess you still love Canelo, even though he also prefers going distance, even with guys like Ryder, Berlanga..
LOL
You didn't address what I was saying about what the trilogy would look like.
And yeah there were KDs in those fights. Then Canelo let seeming let off on the gas because there was no need to destroy them.. Both Ryder and Berlanga are good dudes and had a lot of respect for Canelo. Canelo wasn't going for the murder like he did with Billy and Plant.
But yeah, like I said I'll buy the trilogy but we all know it's going to be less entertaining than the last two fights. Beterbiev is also gonna be 40...can't expect much more from him. They both need Benavidez for an truly exiting fight. I think Benavidez will lose but regardless his style is fun and exciting.
I don't think Ward will ever come back. There might be something he isn't telling us that is keeping him from fighting. He's already said money wasn't a factor.
This is probably the right answer.
If he was for example English or Ukrainian, he would be forgotten already.
Apart from Canelo having natural ability, skill, IQ, iron jaw and proving himself in wars with other hall of famers..
I think you are both also right. it's something about the Mexican culture that rallies a lot of support for l their boxing heros. A Canelo fight is more than just the fight it's a reason to have a party and BBQ with your friends and family and get drunk on the 5th of May or 16th of September. No other sport and culture's pride aligns this perfectly on two days out of the year.
Turkii doesn't get to decide who anyone fights..
Crawford vs Canelo is still the biggest payday for Crawford and it doesn't need to be paid for by Turkii.
Crawford against any non-legendary fight won't net him much for is pockets or legacy. Crawford knows that a potential win against Canelo would put him at a level beyond Pacquiao, Floyd, Tyson, and Ali. That is what he wants and it is now or never.
Whatever money the event lost is Turki's problem, not ours. The match-up you listed that makes the most sense is Tszyu, but did you forget that he lost vs. Fundora and got injured? He wasn't available for TC to fight, so Madrimov it was. I'm not interested in any of those catchweight match-ups. Crawford needs to stay at 154 and try to become Undisputed: Ortiz/Bohachuk, Tszyu/Murtazaliev, and maybe Ennis.
Crawford is an old man already. He can fight anyone of those dudes for the same small purse he has been fighting for or convince Turki to stop being a jackass and make the fight with Canelo so Crawford can retire. He is not gonna go for undisputed at 154, he doesn't have that much time left at one fight per year.
But no, Crawford is a moron. Instead of thinking things through and realizing he doesn't have many big money opportunities left he comes out today and talks shit about Canelo. Crawford has been fking himself his entire career and the fool still hasn't learned.. It's sad, but oh well... He had Canelo in his finger tips and dumbass Turki and himself fucked it up... They literally couldn't wait 40 days to talk to Canelo..
Crawford is not ancient, and I'm pretty sure he's capable of fighting twice a year. The amount of money he's demanding seems to be the issue. The 154lb division is only 2-3 fights away from Undisputed. If Crawford/Canelo goes up in smoke, I couldn't care less. I wasn't interested in that fight before or after last Saturday.
The issue though is he wants to make the most money for his remaining fights and years left in his career. He won't do that fighting the relatively unknown and arguably weak remaining championships at 154.
Teo is the wild card that would make for an interesting fight. Teo has dethroned Loma and Taylor. Give him a chance to do his magic on another elite fighter.
Stevenson 6-1
Seems like it will be a sweep for the rest of the rounds but Harut has a lot heart.
The best Harut can do now is probably show that Stevenson power does carry over much to LW, if he doesn't kd or KO Harut.
But I predict Stevenson might be able to KO Harut with a liver shot.
It's like they told Foster to just sit back, run, and do nothing you're going to win the fight no mater what.
Bradley saying a gold medalist doesn't know what he is doing? Fk Bradley..
Rayn needs to be hospitalized but I think Stevenson vs Ryan at 143 would be interesting seeing that Stevenson's power isn't carrying to higher weights.
Stevenson 8-1 gonna stop scoring but Harut has heart and is still working.
All we can hope for now is something out of no where. But otherwise another kind boring fight from Stevenson.
I mean he is doing good work and it's beautiful but he is no Gervonta Davis.
Stevenson 11-1
You can tell Stevenson was disappointed that he couldn't get Harut out of there.
Internet and media is gonna start doing Stevenson like they are doing Biden haha. Curious what Showbiz will say..
Epsn is the fucking worst and most corrupt network. Nina won that one. I knew they would steal it from her. Especially when the commenting team didn't give any credit to Nina... It's a shame.. MOLONEY is right. They both just needs to leave top rank/espn.