Comments Thread For: Jim Lampley on Canelo Alvarez's 'Secret Weapon': He Can't Be Unsaddled

[-Kev-]

Bad news for Benavidez, who’s already been dropped in his career.

[JeBron Lamez]

Now how in tf is leg-conditioning a secret weapon?

Amir Khan, for example, wouldn't have been able to beat Maidana without his post-Prescott leg-conditioning training revolution.

Strong legs for punch resistance is famously fundamental, obviously.

[Knuckle sandwich]

Why folks think benavidez has a chance of defeating canelo baffles me, he has less chance of winning against canelo than munguia had, that not to say benavidez hasn't earned the fight, no one wins against him, all close rounds go to canelo.

Canelo stops benavidez

[TonyRespectful]

Now how in tf is leg-conditioning a secret weapon?

Amir Khan, for example, wouldn't have been able to beat Maidana without his post-Prescott leg-conditioning training revolution.

Strong legs for punch resistance is famously fundamental, obviously.

It's secret because you nor I knew Alvarez rode horses near every day

[Cyborg Fangerloo]

Perhaps he has a point. As the fight went on the other night, I just couldn't imagine Munugia catching Canelo. I hardly recall anyone really catching him. One important reason is that he never seems off balance and even when he commits to a huge shot, he somehow immediately snaps back into a perfect stance and his chin never was open to be caught.

[Left Hook Louie]

I know! When I was on Tren and Test I’d latch my 5 pound weight affixed to a wooden stick and open and close my mouth doing 100 reps!

You dunce! Please stop talking about things you know absolutely nothing about. And no, Google MD searches from supposed “experts” don’t make you a PHD in steroidal studies. You single handily made the dumbest comment I’ve read on these boards in quite a long time. That sir is quite the accomplishment!!

I grow weary of endless debate about PEDs and the what-ifs and woulda-shoulda-couldas, because you're right, I don't believe anyone has enough hard data to blather with real authority on the subject.

The scientific way to test this is to have a years-long study using real fighters in real fights with control subjects using NO steroids vs carefully matched opponents all juiced up on various PEDs to varying degrees. After several thousand such bouts, we MIGHT be able to draw some conclusions about how and why certain substances affect performance in different ways.

Imagine a Super Six type of tournament, call it Super Steroid World Boxing Classic.

[Bronx2245]

Saudis Target Mega-Fight: Canelo Vs. Crawford For December Or January
By Jeepers Isaac - 05/06/2024

The Saudis are interested in staging a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford in the U.S in December or January.

Alalshikh Spearheads Negotiations

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wants to put the Canelo-Crawford fight together, and he says he’s going to work on it.

Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is already fighting in Alalshikh’s event in the headliner on August 3rd against WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd in Los Angeles, California. “I’m working to deliver [Canelo], but it will be big fight [for Crawford],” Alalshikh said to ESPN “I’ll discuss with him the names.”

Crawford’s Leap and a Business Angle

It’s a great thing for Crawford to move up three weight classes straight into a world title shot against undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez without having to fight anybody.

It’s one thing for a fighter to move up one division to compete for a world title, but when you’re talking about three weight divisions and being able to fight for the undisputed championship, that’s completely different. I guess you can call Canelo vs. Crawford a business/entertainment type of match rather than a traditional sporting affair. Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has said recently that he wasn’t interested in fighting Crawford, as he felt it was a lose-lose situation where he wouldn’t receive credit for beating him, given that the 36-year-old has been fighting at welterweight and is three divisions below him.

The money that His Excellency Alalshikh might soften his stance about fighting Crawford. If Canelo does fight Crawford, that’s bad news for WBA mandatory Edgar Berlanga, who was practically celebrating last Saturday night. He talked as if he was a sure thing to fight Alvarez in September and sang Mexican songs while moving among the crowds at Canelo’s fight against Jaime Munguia. We’ll see if Crawford, 36, can return to the ring by December or January. He has only fought once a year and has been doing this since 2019.

Terence’s Schedule and Challenges

Crawford will face the dangerous puncher Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) in a tough fight, and there’s no way of knowing how he’ll do against this younger, hard-hitting fighter. Crawford has never fought at 154.Crawford was originally supposed to fight Tim Tszyu on August 3rd, but his recent defeat at the hands of Sebastian Fundora on March 30th foiled that idea. His Excellency Alalshikh then chose to use Madrimov as Crawford’s next opponent.

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-new...january/277863

Would much rather see Canelo vs. Crawford, than Canelo vs. Berlanga!!!

[Left Hook Louie]

Now how in tf is leg-conditioning a secret weapon?

Amir Khan, for example, wouldn't have been able to beat Maidana without his post-Prescott leg-conditioning training revolution.

Strong legs for punch resistance is famously fundamental, obviously.

If anecdotal evidence counts for anything, I can confidently say that I ride around in a VW Jetta and I have NEVER been knocked down, and my legs are well-rested whenever I get to where my Jetta takes me.

[Monty Fisto]

Canelo will always have his neighsayers, but for some reason when it comes to Canelo they have their blinkers on. You could see he was in fine fetlock before the fight and that his conditioning would spur him on to pommel his opponent in the ring in the mane event.

[MrShakeAndBake]

Canelo's chin is concrete...