Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez Might Be Finished Taking Tough Fights

[hugh grant]

Nelo takes tough fights. Just not toughest option available.

[joshisanonymous]

Wow, you managed to write an article that not only unfairly criticizes Canelo -- all the accusations about "no tough fights" seem to really just be "he isn't fighting Benavidez yet" -- but you've also given a widely poor take on what Bivol had shown before fighting Canelo at the same time. Some of us were well aware that Bivol was probably the hardest fight Canelo could possibly take at 175. I'm sorry if you don't know enough about boxing to have seen that?

[Boro]

If you add in fighters amateur fights as well as pro's like you're doing for Canelo, they'd all have many more fights and years than Canelo has. Don't forget he turned pro at 15.

Where did i add amateurs fights? if I did he'd be having over 110 bouts... I'm well aware when Canelo turned pro hence why i mentioned the length of his career and number of fights.

Other great fighters don't go around claiming they're "the king" and repeatedly spewing the narrative that they're the greatest fighter in the sport. Canelo needs to feel he is the best (he clearly isn't) to feed his ego. He is detached from the reality of boxing and is incredibly arrogant.

I'm praying Munguia knocks him out unconscious - if ever there was a fighter who deserved to be violently put to sleep it's Canelo, for his attitude and entitled behaviour.

I don't disagree but people need to consistent with both their praise and negativity towards fighters.

It's absolutely reprehensible that the majority of what's spewed forth from one side of their mouth to be damn near criminal for one fighter but for another almost praise worthy it's beyond inconsistent.

And is completely incongruent with being an alleged fan of the sport and instead a fan of a man...

[turnedup]

Sports are competitive, you no longer feel hungry then retire. Simple as that: this is a consumer driven sport but unfortunately is filled with more than enough fatherless homers that spend their days defending fighters. This is the only sport where the best are not forced to face the best. In all honesty the champion should have to fight the #1 contender in their division every year. Imagine nadal saying he doesn’t want to face such and such..not happening.

[takenotes]

Canelo sure does take tough fights:

1) Fights a guy 2 weight classes below
2) Fights a shot LHW in Kovalev
3) Fights GGG way past his prime (Lost two of the 3 fights IMO)

But when you fight Canelo, your biggest fight is against the Judges.

[harry-greb]

I think he's fighting Mungia in preparation for Benavidez in September. Younger, bigger guy who throws alot of punches. Similar-ish style to Benavidez

[Regge]

Callum Smith is a big ole softie

Hmm love the narrative change yet when Betterbieve beat Smith he received praises and even got put on the ring p4p list after that win.

keep moving that goal post.

[takenotes]

I think he's fighting Mungia in preparation for Benavidez in September. Younger, bigger guy who throws alot of punches. Similar-ish style to Benavidez

I think beneviedez is gonna stay at light heavy

[crimsonfalcon07]

Canelo isn't to blame for ducking fights. It's the organisations? Why, are they telling Canelo that he can't fight someone unless they give the green light? They told him to ask for the ****** asking price and complain about Benavidez being "Much bigger"? Sorry, but Canelo picks all of his opponents.

Damn. We've had someone blame Eddie Hearn for this. Now it's the organisations. Anyone but the coward himself. His fanatical fans can live with that. They just hate it when people see straight through Canelo Alvarez and acknowledge him to be the one to blame. Kind of messes with you and the ego when you're trying to live vicariously through a coward, doesn't it?

I'm not any happier than anyone else that he's fighting poor opponents instead of his mandatories. But it's ABSOLUTELY the alphabet organizations fault for being so corrupt that they let him dictate, instead of ordering their mandatories and stripping him of their belts if he doesn't fight them. That's literally their entire raison d'etre.

If you're so blinded by your pathetic need to hate on someone that's actually accomplished something in their lives that you think that the alphabet organizations don't bear the entire blame for not ordering their mandatories, that's on you. Canelo's crappy choice of voluntary opponents appears to be on him, but the fact that the organizations LET him do that is on them. Period. That's their job, they're the ones issuing the belts and ignoring their own rules to enable him. If you can't see that, I have nothing more to say to you. Especially since you're one the biggest cowards on this site... Lace up and get in the ring yourself. Then call him a coward.

[wrecksracer]

If Canelo has violated the rules of any of the 4 sanctioning bodies, those organizations should strip him of their title. The sanctioning bodies should enforce their own rules. Which rule or rules has Canelo violated?

They should strip him for not facing his mandatories.They are giving him a pass because of the money he generates.