Should Bud take a fight at 168 vs Ryder or Plant?

[Spray_resistant]

I don't think you're understanding me

if Bud wants the fight bad enough and Canelo tells him, before negotiations begin, that he needs to prove himself at the weight to get a Canelo fight, you're saying Bud walks away?

Alot of these guys have never had a day job and have been boxers their whole adult lives so lets look at it this way.... Bud and Canelo are in the equivalent to upper management positions in their careers. Would you take a shit job as a lacky for lower pay to prove yourself for a big promotion or would you say your worth more and take your time and labor to many of the competitors who want you without the bs?

[hhh1200]

I don't think you're understanding me

if Bud wants the fight bad enough and Canelo tells him, before negotiations begin, that he needs to prove himself at the weight to get a Canelo fight, you're saying Bud walks away?

I don't think he has to do all that. He has to fight Spence 1st. Then he can call for his 154 shot at Tim, who is young, strong and a good puncher with maybe 160 power, probably better than Sweet Cheeks. The time table here is about 1 yr or just over. Now, he just has to go up to about 162-63 for Canelo. The fight is about his ability to move skill and his punching technique which is where I think he power comes from. I think this is a situation like RJJ going to HW. Canelo is good but elite boxers give him all kinds of trouble.

It's a hard call. He is too old from playing around with PBC and Spence for 5 yrs and Charlo vacating to try and collect all the 154 belts for a 3rd undisputed. No one unified for relevant at 160. So it might be Canelo or bust!

[BoxingParadigm]

Too risky to fight anther 168lbs fighter. Bud is better off fighting Tszyu for the WBO 154lbs belt, that way he keeps two potential avenues to become a three division undisputed champion. Jermell at 154lbs and Canelo at 168lbs. It would be crazy if he somehow he got a chance to fight for both undisputed titles.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Jermell 154
Jermall, Adames or Lara at 160
Canelo at 168 or a catchweight.

[joesaiditstrue]

appreciate all the comments, rare to see a thread on NSB where there isn't any hate going around

[-MEGA-]

No.....................

[crimsonfalcon07]

People love to get ahead of themselves. Let Crawford do his thing at 154 first, before you ask him to go up 3 divisions, eh? Same thing with Inoue. Let him demonstrate his dominance at 122, 126, & 130 before making up ****** things like fighting Tank at 135.

[Jsmooth9876]

Absolutely not. It's not like he's gonna go there to campaign at that weight. One and done for huge money and he retires.

[Mammoth]

Nobody is paying to make those fights happen