Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez reaching to surpass legends as he soaks in another Las Vegas grand arrival

[Smash]

hes got some neck strolling around town like a peacoc'k after ducking his best opponent & the fight everyone wanted to see for some goofball whos been catapulted up the ranking for this showdown which noone wants to see, the fans should be egging him not cheering him on, i dont think very many if any could get away with the crap he pulls

[Verus]

Yeah because anyone in Europe really cares enough about Canelo to Fly across the world for him.

He's been averaging 700k PPVs buys for years now across the entirety of his "PPV" career, truth be told without GGG and Mayweather propping up his numbers he'd be averaging closer to 500k, he isn't the star people think he is and frankly it's laughable he was and is ever called the face of boxing.

The only reason he's given that moniker is because he fights out of America and generates decentish money.

And even that is up for debate given his last few fights "revenue" has been in the $30-60m range, the promoters are getting absolutely rinsed by Cinnamon unless they've just accepted he is a loss leader to entice others to their outfit.

Using your data, you prove my point!

[Boro]

Using your data, you prove my point!

Prove your point about what how fights like Ryder generated $29M in REVENUE but Canelo took $38M and that's just his payment?

That would be losing money not generating it, hence why I said he's a loss leader.

Or how did I in the aforementioned post prove Europeans travel "for" Canelo!? Which has never happened.

Unless you're counting the vast majority of Mexicans who are mainly of European ancestry in that "traveling group".

At best a site-fee from Vegas might actually put them in the black in his recent fights with similar revenue, which is sad to say the least when you're allegedly dealing with "the face".

[Corelone]

Canelo looks like an Elvis impersonator and the jealousy is palpable. I don't think much about his circus, Berlango is just the guy he's going to saw in half, but its in Vegas baby. When they hit the light switch in Riyadh all the lights go out. Not Vegas.

[Smash]

just got myself one of those 47k ringside tickets, cant miss this one, u dont get many chances to see a legend up close

[joseph5620]

Thats what we used to say about Floyd all the time... but at least Canelo puts on a good show, while Floyd bored the S H I T out of us..

No "we" didn't. Mayweather fought fighters on the pound for pound list including Corrales,Hatton, Mosley, Pacquiao. On top of that he kicked Canelo's ass when he was 36 and Canelo was 23. When was the last time Canelo did that? On top of that, Mayweather didn't duck his mandatories. Nice try but you can't even compare their careers.

[joseph5620]

Talk for yourself and don´t watch it. Canelo is the best of this era and much better resumé than Floyd "ugly" Mayweather.

Yet Canelo has two "ugly" losses including one to Mayweather. But I've read enough of your post to know that you don't have enough brain cells to even understand what I posted.

[Smash]

Canelo looks like an Elvis impersonator and the jealousy is palpable. I don't think much about his circus, Berlango is just the guy he's going to saw in half, but its in Vegas baby. When they hit the light switch in Riyadh all the lights go out. Not Vegas.

i think it was worth reading this twice

[Jdasilva2012]

Yeah, great way to surpass leyends...

1. Canelo vs. Mungia (2024): Canelo -525, Mungia +380
2. Canelo vs. Charlo (2023): Canelo -400, Charlo +300
3. Canelo vs. Ryder (2023): Canelo -1800, Ryder +900
4. Canelo vs. GGG III (2022): Canelo -500, GGG +375* (40 years old version)
5. Canelo vs. Bivol (2022): Canelo -425, Bivol +325
6. Canelo vs. Plant (2021): Canelo -1000, Plant +650
7. Canelo vs. Saunders (2021): Canelo -700, Saunders +500
8. Canelo vs. Yildirim (2021): Canelo -5000, Yildirim +1400
9. Canelo vs. Smith (2020): Canelo -700, Smith +450
10. Canelo vs. Kovalev (2019): Canelo -450, Kovalev +325 (36 years old version)

My question is, isn't that a reflex of the level of his opposition? In how many 100-150-200-250 odds favorite fight he has been or worst, how many times has he beaten the odds? The biggest names in this list, were past their primes.

I think Canelo has been blessed with the built of the light heavyweight/cruiser weight but with the heigh of Junior Welterweight. So, instead of be fighting in the Beterbiev and Bivol world, ppl seen pleased with him fighting 147 and 154 guys because "its fair, Canelo is a short guy"


I don't know, maybe Im just old school but I don't like fight with that big discrepancy in the betting odds.

[daggum]

this fight should take place at the circus circus. thats how low quality canelo is nowadays