Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez Moves Off September 18 Date, Eyes November Ring Return

[Clegg]

I didn't give Floyd enough credit for sticking to those May and September dates each year. It just seemed so easy and simple at the time. But with multiple promoters across multiple years Canelo so often seems unable to do it.

[KTFOKING]

Floyd had the chance in 2015 after he beat pacquiao. He was the wbc, wba, wbo welterweight champion. He could have fought brook for the ibf. He dropped the wbo and fought berto instead.

Floyd had no interest in undisputed

Not saying that he cared deeply about being undisputed, but um, you may want to read up on what happened with the WBO.

[_Rexy_]

So help me understand this.

That date was do important to him he wanted a $40 mil guarantee from PBC to fight any ole bum but when they couldn't agree on that he cancels the date instead of fighting any ole bum on DAZN? Im not calling Bivol a bum I'm saying if that fight couldn't be made why didn't Canelo keep the date and just fight any ole body on DAZN like he wanted to do on PBC?

Guess he wanted Bivol at 169 and 5 weeks isn't enough time.

[_Rexy_]

This is huge. Why can’t Canelo get an opponent?

Now I know Floyd would control everything but he always got opponents. What is preventing Canelo from getting a Bivol or a Plant in the ring?

With plant posters ( of course) blamed haymon. [b[But what happened with Bivol?[/b[

Demanding a catchweight 5 weeks out is a joke, and likely not doable.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Demanding a catchweight 5 weeks out is a joke, and likely not doable.

Bivol agreed to 172. Lol. 3lbs of water more than his non draining 175 scale doe.. Bivol been ready for a month. These Russian Euros scared of Mexican dwarfs

[_Rexy_]

I dont see the issue with the Plant fight. I still cant wrap my mind around why 1 side or the other doesnt just give in a demand. It's the undisputed at 168 MAKE THAT **** HAPPEN!!!!!

give in to a 40 million guarantee regardless of if a fight happens? Lmfao come on.

[Robi13]

This just says that the whole “we want Bivol” was all bs, and I’m a huge canelo fan. But I doubt he fights Bivol and they went off September to try and get Caleb in there still

[Roj]

“The root problem that boxing media are afraid to talk about is that it doesn't matter what date a fight is on when the fight is crap. No one cares about Canelo vs Plant, Bivol, Benavidez (the one they keep trying to hype up but that is probably the worst fight of all of them, Benavidez is just big that's it), Charlo, Spence (too small, almost lost to Shawn Porter at 147, Canelo supposedly knocked out Kovalve at 175, so do the math), Beterbiev (old and lost all his handspeed already. It's a repeat of the GGG situation), Zurdo (slow, basic, no defense or ring IQ, almost lost to Jesse Hart who is terrible), or any of these guys from 160 to 175.

There are no good fights out there in these weight classes. Billy Joe Saunders was a top middleweight, he dominated David Lemieux just as much as old GGG did, and you saw what a bad fight he put up vs Canelo. None of these guys will make good matchups. It's just a bad era for boxing. For the last 15 years, no one fights each other, and a sinking tide lowers all boats. The state of the sport has finally caught up with itself. There are no good opponents anymore because for 15 years straight, the fights that are necessary to develop and reveal good opponents have not happened.
At this point the only solution is to stop watching the "sport" and find more productive things to do with your time. Then maybe you can check back in 5 or 10 years, but by then after moving on to more productive things, you might realize it's not worth it anyway.”

well said - exactly right

[VegasRaiders]

This is huge. Why can’t Canelo get an opponent?

Now I know Floyd would control everything but he always got opponents. What is preventing Canelo from getting a Bivol or a Plant in the ring?

With plant posters ( of course) blamed haymon. But what happened with Bivol?

Maybe because no one scared to fight mayweather, no one wants their eye socket broke..

[Luilun]

Good, FTP Saul and his diva ways. I'll repeat this again, THIS DIDNT HAPPEN TO DLH, MAY or PAC!

Everyone wanted Mayweather payday because losing meant no pain no bruises no broken ribs or face. At worse just a $ucker Punch