Comments Thread For: 'Canelo' Alvarez Reportedly Splits With PBC

[SteveM]

I'm NOT cool with him fighting Berlanga in May! I support my NYC fighters getting the bag, but Berlanga is nowhere near as ready to fight Canelo, as Benavidez and Morrell Jr.! Even Crawford had a better chance of beating Canelo than Berlanga! If Canelo is not fighting Benavidez or Morrell Jr. in September, it's time for him to be stripped!!!

Why September? What about May? He has an easy voluntary with Jermell last September - so this May should be a mandatory or at least a compelling fight - say Crawford or Mbilli

[SteveM]

People need to manage their expectations lol. As fans of the sport we expect certain things forgetting that this is boxing and the business model and regulations are not like pro leagues.

Not making excuses, but add the fact that Canelo has been fighting as a pro since 2005 and already faced the big names from the previous era. This has been an extended fare well your like I said years ago. He's managing the pressures from his entourage and of the people to whom he feels indebted and craving his path out of the sport as safely as he can.. The only way he can live safely and in peace moving forward. This is boxing, never forget that..

Thats all good and fine. Respect!

But don't disrespect the belts and hold up the careers of Benavidez and Morrell and less so Mbilli and Pacheco (knock on effects)

[The Big Dunn]

Sucks for all of us imo.

PBC gets no Canelo fight. Canelo goes back to DAZN obscurity for easy fights.

[SteveM]

Well pretty clear PBC didn’t have the money to make the benevidez fight. Reynoso alluded to that in his interview when he said they needed to get things in order for the fight to happen. Sucks for boxing in general

Nah - wrong way round. PBC know what the fight is worth but either one or both are over-pricing themselves = duck.

[Greenfield02]

You’ve been saying for months that if Canelo didn’t fight Benavidez this year, you’d finally admit he was ducking. What’s your stance now?

I agree that there's ducking going on here but you should take a back seat on this one since you never criticize Crawford, Tank, Haney ect ect for ducking. If you're not going to criticize everyone across the board then just be quiet about the subject....

[LAchargers373]

Nah - wrong way round. PBC know what the fight is worth but either one or both are over-pricing themselves = duck.

I think the fight would do around 300-500k ppvs at least if marketed correctly. The budget would be tight but if PBC believes in benevidez then a 50M offer could have been possible. Benevidez would have had to take a pay cut tho. Not saying it’s not a duck that’s just the economics

[crimsonfalcon07]

I used to like watching Canelo but he has turned into a sh** show. He's clearly avoiding Benavides, there's no more excuses, so I guess splitting from PBC was his way of getting out of things. Now he's become just like all the others, Crawford, Tank, Haney where they find excuses not to fight guys that pose a threat...

What's your issue with Haney? He was willing to fight in Mexican bars early in his career, signed a B-side contract to fight Kambosos twice in Australia, took on Loma, sent Shakur an offer (and we've all seen where their careers have gone since then), took on one of the top champions at 140, and made the fight with Ryan, who's got the speed to match him and the power he doesn't have. I'd have liked him to rematch Loma, but he sure doesn't look like a duck like Tank and Canelo.

And are you calling Crawford a duck because of Ennis, who's already avoided him several times and turned down a title shot vs Bud already, so he could get his email belt?

[dorruel2.0]

Sucks for all of us imo.

PBC gets no Canelo fight. Canelo goes back to DAZN obscurity for easy fights.

Ironic considering Charlo was one of Canelo's easiest wins. I wonder who promoted that?

[Bronx2245]

Why September? What about May? He has an easy voluntary with Jermell last September - so this May should be a mandatory or at least a compelling fight - say Crawford or Mbilli

Berlanga ia a Top 10 168lb, fighter, so I would give him a pass for May!

[SUBZER0ED]

Wow, is this guy a diva or what?