Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Artur Beterbiev, Canelo, Spence-Crawford, Rodriguez, More

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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Artur Beterbiev's knockout of Joe Smith, Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Beterbiev vs. Bivol, Bam Rodriguez and his worth as a fighter, and more.
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[FaustoGeraci]

“Dana White said it’s hard to run in the morning when you’re sleeping in silk pajamas”

my goodness how did Bread not correct this person?! It was Marvelous Marvin Hagler that said “it’s tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5am when you’ve been sleeping in silk pajamas”

Attributing this quote to Dana White…smh

[Shadoww702]

Probs to our local homie shoulderoll? Good question and glad u made the bread man's list.

[JimmyD729]

My man thought that was a Dana White quote . Ah yes, the prolific Dana White

[ShoulderRoll]

Embarrassing to attribute that quote to Dana White.

That was Marvelous Marvin Hagler all the way.

[siablo14]

Greetings Bread. Happy Juneteenth!

I'm really looking forward to the Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford unification fight for all the marbles at welterweight. Hopefully it's announced soon. But this being boxing it's always possible that the sport shoots itself in the foot and the fight falls apart over money. If Crawford kills the bout due to an insistence on a 50/50 purse split I think that will be a terrible look and he is essentially ducking by pricing himself out. I know Bud is a prideful guy but Spence is rightfully in the driver's seat here, he holds more belts and has had more success on PPV. Do you think Crawford will take a page out of Devin Haney's book and accept B-side status in order for a shot at all the belts and greatness? Or is he going to look to Jermell Charlo instead (which there has been a lot of recent chatter about) if he doesn't get what he wants?

-ShoulderRoll from the BoxingScene forums

Red - Roll be pandering. He didnt even acknowledge the thread in the Lounge.

Overall, his question were mediocre and tiring. It was better he had ask for Bread's views on this week's fights.

[SteveM]

Breadman has a thing for 147 weight class. He thinks it's the most competive in the world. So you'll always catch his attention askin bout that.

It's a fallacy though. Most of the world's male population is below 130lbs = nearly all Asia, Latins, some Africans, Europeans and north Americans. So 115 to 135 are the most competive weights at world level.

147 is super competive at n.american level and European.

Choco and Estrada and Inoue should all be respected and praised more than already are.

If choco was at 147 he'd dominate

[Citizen Koba]

Embarrassing to attribute that quote to Dana White.

That was Marvelous Marvin Hagler all the way.

Cong**** on getting your message in the mailbag, man.

[Citizen Koba]

Valuable point made by Bread about illegal shots that's very much in line with how I - and I suspect most judges - will see things...

One more thing. I think where the landing fighter is standing is crucial. If a fighter is on the side of behind a fighter and it lands in that spot, I think it will get called a foul. But if they are in front of their opponent and it lands it won’t be called illegal. Beterbiev was in FRONT of Smith.

If a fighters right in front of you more or less the only way they can land an illegal shot is if you're turning away or ducking or otherwise exposing a vulnerable spot to be hit and I struggle to envisage many circumstances in which that could be considered a foul. In fact the sharp eyed amongst you will have noticed Artur - on multiple occasions accross different fights (Browne particularly comes to mind) - deliberately not take an available shot or pull it short when he's found himself in a postiton where he's actually behind or to the side of his opponents

[ShoulderRoll]

Breadman has a thing for 147 weight class. He thinks it's the most competive in the world. So you'll always catch his attention askin bout that.

It's a fallacy though. Most of the world's male population is below 130lbs = nearly all Asia, Latins, some Africans, Europeans and north Americans. So 115 to 135 are the most competive weights at world level.

147 is super competive at n.american level and European.

Choco and Estrada and Inoue should all be respected and praised more than already are.

If choco was at 147 he'd dominate

Nothing wrong with talking welterweights. It's probably the most historically great weight class, along with middleweight and heavyweight.

Inoue's best win is old Nonito Donaire. If he was at 147 he'd have to go through way tougher guys and I seriously doubt he would dominate them.

A welterweight version of prime Chocolatito would fit right in, though.

Cong**** on getting your message in the mailbag, man.

Thanks, this is my third apearance in the Mailbag. More of you guys should write in, this is one of the cooler features on BoxingScene and we should help support it with a variety of questions and opinions.