IBF stripped Canelo Alvarez of his 168 title

[-Kev-]

It’s probably the best strip i’ve seen the IBF do in years. Sulaiman should grow some balls and strip Canelo of the WBC title.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/40642443/canelo-alvarez-stripped-ibf-168-pound-title

[The Big Dunn]

Once they did it to Usyk, they looked extremely weak not doing same here with Canelo.

[kiaba360]

Canelo being stripped of titles illustrates that the ABC bodies have some dignity, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm not excited for Canelo/Berlanga.....or that I'm all of a sudden excited to watch Scull vs. Shishkin because it's for the IBF title. Canelo is being held responsible for solving fan apathy, but no one fighter can solve that.

[-Kev-]

Canelo being stripped of titles illustrates that the ABC bodies have some dignity, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm not excited for Canelo/Berlanga.....or that I'm all of a sudden excited to watch Scull vs. Shishkin because it's for the IBF title. Canelo is being held responsible for solving fan apathy, but no one fighter can solve that.

Yeah I agree, it doesn’t matter which title is on the line or not, Canelo vs Berlanga is a sh/t fight. If I buy any PPV that night, it’ll be UFC. But probably won’t buy either.

I said for Tank-Martin, I wouldn’t buy the PPV and did it anyway. But Martin > Berlanga.

You can’t really make a case for Berlanga. I saw Canelo said Benavidez has only beaten 1 champion, Anthony Dirrell. That’s crazy, Berlanga has beaten none.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Yeah I agree, it doesn’t matter which title is on the line or not, Canelo vs Berlanga is a sh/t fight. If I buy any PPV that night, it’ll be UFC. But probably won’t buy either.

I said for Tank-Martin, I wouldn’t buy the PPV and did it anyway. But Martin > Berlanga.

You can’t really make a case for Berlanga. I saw Canelo said Benavidez has only beaten 1 champion, Anthony Dirrell. That’s crazy, Berlanga has beaten none.

Does Caleb Plant not count as a champion any more? Demetrius Andrade? Gvodzyk, Lemeuix? Benavidez has got to be in his mind with that level of cope.

[kiaba360]

Yeah I agree, it doesn’t matter which title is on the line or not, Canelo vs Berlanga is a sh/t fight. If I buy any PPV that night, it’ll be UFC. But probably won’t buy either.

I said for Tank-Martin, I wouldn’t buy the PPV and did it anyway. But Martin > Berlanga.

You can’t really make a case for Berlanga. I saw Canelo said Benavidez has only beaten 1 champion, Anthony Dirrell. That’s crazy, Berlanga has beaten none.

The silver lining is that Berlanga will no longer have to protect his 0 after Canelo kicks his ass.