Comments Thread For: Andrade-Parker: WBO Grants Extension To Reach Terms For Interim Super Middleweight Title Fight

[Rip Chudd]

If Andrade beats his mandatory at 160 then his critics won’t say he beat a legit contender. They will say he beat a guy with only 11 fights and no one would criticize Charlo or anyone else for making that move.

Also, Canelo and Benavidez are at 168 so let the 11-0 guy fight Falcao to further add to his legitimacy.

I agree. If he fought and beat him the narrative would be he beat an 11-0 contender but still hasn't fought any legit champions. It wouldn't raise his stock at all, but neither does this fight at 168.

[daggum]

If Andrade beats his mandatory at 160 then his critics won’t say he beat a legit contender. They will say he beat a guy with only 11 fights and no one would criticize Charlo or anyone else for making that move.

Also, Canelo and Benavidez are at 168 so let the 11-0 guy fight Falcao to further add to his legitimacy.

yeah like i said he's trying to do the saunders and win a cheap belt to get a fight with canelo. he doesnt want to risk losing to an 11-0 guy and prefers to take an easier fight. he will even get more praise for doing that since most people are dumb and think moving up in weight to fight a random bum is better than fighting a legit contender.

[daggum]

I agree. If he fought and beat him the narrative would be he beat an 11-0 contender but still hasn't fought any legit champions. It wouldn't raise his stock at all, but neither does this fight at 168.

its an easier fight and thats why hes doing it. hes been at 160 for 4 and a half years and never got a canelo fight. why would he get one now that he beat this random guy at 168? logically that doesnt make sense but then again canelo might be able to pass it off as some kind of unification grift. im unifying with andrade! the guy who just beat that random bum! he did the same thing with saunders and it worked so why not

[LAchargers373]

Andrade, so feared and ducked. This guy ducked Lara, Charlo, and now ran away from Janibek to 168 to fight no one of note.

Andrade thinks that his 132 fans aren’t ever going to get fed up with his BS.

He keeps calling out fighters that have no business fighting him because he doesn’t bring anything to the table yet. Because he has turned down every fighter that would get him any credibility for GGG or Canelo to fight him. Then he expects to get the attention of GGG or Canelo by beating the most random fighters he can find and actually looking mediocre vs them.

Barely got past Vanes and Culkay, dropped by Alantez Fox, fights nobodies, looks awful vs these nobodies, ducks the top fighters, and then expects Canelo and GGG to pay attention to him.

Why wouldn’t GGG fight him? What has GGG done in his career that is any better than andrade? Theyre both matchroom fighters both on DAZN. It’s literally the best fight DAZN can make it’s been there for years but instead they’d pay GGG 100M to fight Steve rolls and szermeta and dervychenko while andrade getting 7 figures for who knows who cause I can’t honestly name any of his career opponents that’s how obscure they have been.That would be a good fight a unification and I bet canelo would be inclined to fight the winner. Instead they both duck any real fights begging canelo to bless them while saying everyone is avoiding them. Matchroom boxing baby. Sad

[-Kev-]

Why wouldn’t GGG fight him? What has GGG done in his career that is any better than andrade? Theyre both matchroom fighters both on DAZN. It’s literally the best fight DAZN can make it’s been there for years but instead they’d pay GGG 100M to fight Steve rolls and szermeta and dervychenko while andrade getting 7 figures for who knows who cause I can’t honestly name any of his career opponents that’s how obscure they have been.That would be a good fight a unification and I bet canelo would be inclined to fight the winner. Instead they both duck any real fights begging canelo to bless them while saying everyone is avoiding them. Matchroom boxing baby. Sad

What has GGG done in his career that is any better than Andrade?

That can’t be a serious question.

First, GGG’s resume blows Andrade’s resume out of the water. When GGG was being ducked by the champions, he was fighting ANY available top 10 fighter. Not a great resume pre-Canelo, but a much better one than what Andrade has. Stevens, Geale, Rubio, Proksa, Murray, Lemiuex, Macklin. These were all decent fighters and top 10 ranked by The Ring at 160.

He then fought Canelo twice in 24 very good rounds. His draw vs Canelo is better than any win Andrade has. Add two close fights vs Jacobs and Derevyanchenko, and he makes Andrade’s resume look silly.

GGG also has much better accomplishments, in the form of number of title defenses, with 21, the most for any MW in the history of boxing.

You will need to reword your post and ask a better question. Because it is obvious that GGG has had a way better career and has fought more Ring top 10 Middleweights than Andrade has.

Truth is, while being “ducked”, Andrade has turned down fights against 3 top top Ring fighters at 154-160. That’s the reality.

[whollisboxing]

I agree. If he fought and beat him the narrative would be he beat an 11-0 contender but still hasn't fought any legit champions. It wouldn't raise his stock at all, but neither does this fight at 168.

Well the Parker fight gives him an interim WBO belt so that puts him in line for a title shot in Canelo’s division.

Im thinking that being a mandatory at 168 is better than being a titlist at 160 if nobody wants your belt.

[Rip Chudd]

Well the Parker fight gives him an interim WBO belt so that puts him in line for a title shot in Canelo’s division.

Im thinking that being a mandatory at 168 is better than being a titlist at 160 if nobody wants your belt.

He isn't guaranteed a shot at Canelo though. His entire career is asking for big fights while fighting fringe contenders. Canelo doesn't even need the belt so he can just drop it and Andrade isn't any closer to a big fight

[whollisboxing]

He isn't guaranteed a shot at Canelo though. His entire career is asking for big fights while fighting fringe contenders. Canelo doesn't even need the belt so he can just drop it and Andrade isn't any closer to a big fight

I agree that there are no guarantees, however having a belt at 168 is better than a belt at 160 in this case.