Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez making moves on his terms - 'and I'm in no hurry'

[mjh1969]

First...."The Face of boxing" refers to marketability based on popularity. The so called "Face of boxing" is a slogan that has absolutely no relevance to the competitive sport of boxing and never did.

I mentioned Floyd because he just fought, and Paul and Canelo are fighting their exhibitions very soon. What they have in common is that they all hand pick their opponents for entertainment value and just like Ryan Garcia, they fight whomever they want under whatever terms they choose, rules don't apply.

This about sums things up with Canelo.

[Poopdick]

on a high note, Joshua Vs Dubois ppv is $20! hope it a barn burner boys. yee haww

[BrankoB]

Firstly I have to say I am not a member of a Canelo fan club, but I respect him as a boxer and as a businessman. I respect his accomplishments but I can see he is clearly not the best. He has lost a few fights - some losses are on his record and some are not. Floyd and Bivol dominated him, others were more competitive but clear losses, even though the scorecards never reflect that. He clearly lost the first GGG fight and possibly even the second one, although that was more competitive and controversial. He probably lost to Lara as well.

Nevertheless, what I respect the most about him is - that he is his own man. How many of us can really say that? I don't like that he is avoiding the obvious fights, but I respect his freedom to do what he likes. He does not seem to care what we think of him. He does not seem to care how much criticism he receives for ducking Benavidez and does not yield to Turki's pressure either. He does things in his own time regardless of any outside pressure. How many of us can really stand up to the outside world and do what we want to do regardless of the consequences?

I realise this is not the most popular view on this site and will most likely draw a lot of criticism, but I just thought I would offer a slightly different view on Canelo and his character. I do not believe that money and success have destroyed him. I believe that he lives in a Fuuccckk You World and behaves accordingly regardless of the price he has to pay.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

on a high note, Joshua Vs Dubois ppv is $20! hope it a barn burner boys. yee haww

Are you serious ?

[SUBZER0ED]

The man's a legend in his own mind. It will be so refreshing when we no longer hear much of anything from or about him.

[Smash]

well at least hes stopped wanting to drain cruisers and even heavies down to try to get a fight with them

eddie was drooling & love staring when canelo was telling him he could do all that

[Poopdick]

Are you serious ?

about $20? yes. on ppv.com too if ya don't wanna Fook with DAZN. they a pain imo

[Greenfield02]

I used to be a fan of this guy but money has made him a douche. He's accomplished more than probably any other fighter of this era but the ducking of Benavides is inexcusable...

[Oracle01]

Canelo has exposed himself as a joke now. He is no longer relevant anymore imo. Just a glorified exhibition fighter.

[willieb24]

Erislandy Lara's best win is Canelo.