Comments Thread For: Billy Joe Saunders, Father Raising Hell Over Ring Size For Canelo Fight

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WBO super middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders, and his father Tom Saunders, have created quite a stir with the scheduled unification against WBC, WBA champion Saul "Canelo' Alvarez. The fight is scheduled to take place on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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[Serch]

WBO super middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders, and his father Tom Saunders, have created quite a stir with the scheduled unification against WBC, WBA champion Saul "Canelo' Alvarez. The fight is scheduled to take place on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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The Saunders family is a joke. The standard ring size for pro fights is between 16ft and 20ft, yet they want 24ft??!!! Hahahaha wow, already making excuses to not fight BJS...

[Get em up]

Is this a serious thread? I mean if so they should strip BJS and ban his ass from boxing when the fight gets cancelled.

[roademier]

I wonder who'll blink first?

[Brother Mouzone]

Bjs

[ShaneMosleySr]

Canelo fought Mayweather in a 24 foot ring. I don’t understand the issue.

[W1LL]

Canelo has had every diva-like demand, in a UNIFICATION fight, against a fellow champion, accepted with no problems. When it came to ring size, Canelo's people said they want an 18-foot ring. Billy Joe's people said they wanted a 24-foot ring. From one extreme to the other. Billy Joe had given ground on many other sticking points, but on this one, he has been adamant he won't shift. When fight week comes, Eddie Hearn informs Billy, through MTK, that the ring will be an 18-foot ring. Billy Joe's team kicks up a fuss, and Canelo's team says, "Okay, okay, we will allow you to have a 20ft ring!" Like Billy Joe should celebrate that Canelo allowed the ring to be 2ft bigger than he wanted, still, 4ft smaller than Billy Joe wanted. This isn't even about the size of the ring anymore, it's the principle of the matter. Billy Joe and his team have given in to countless demands from Canelo, given up advantages to make the fight. And why should they keep giving? A bigger ring is an advantage to Billy, and he is right to not give in to any more demands this close to a fight. Why even ask Team Saunders what size ring they wanted, if they were just gonna go with Canelo's demand from the off? Even a 22 ft ring is a moral victory for Billy Joe at this point. A lot of idiots in this industry, people who are on the gravy train, it makes perfect sense for people to give in to all demands and just play a part in the Canelo show. But it is beyond insane to see people who call themselves Boxing fans who fanboy for this unfair BS. "A-side doe!", "Accept Canelo's demands doe!", "Ducking if won't give Canelo every advantage doe!" Sycophants.

[W1LL]

The Saunders family is a joke. The standard ring size for pro fights is between 16ft and 20ft, yet they want 24ft??!!! Hahahaha wow, already making excuses to not fight BJS...

Are you getting those sizes off Google? Where?

[ThunderFists]

Listen canelo is a great fighter BUT good on saunders for standing up to him. Canelo always dictates things like judges and weight rehyrdration clauses etc to his benefit. He is trying to take away billy's best attribute which is his movement. Good on billy it goes to show he plans to win. Not show up for a cheque like smith and fielding

[ruedboy]

Billy wanted the stadium parking lot but it wasn't available.