Comments Thread For: Looking back on his own career, Jim Lampley anticipates end of Canelo's

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"The greatest line of boxing commentary I ever heard was not from a professional boxing commentary." Jim Lampley, for so long the voice of HBO Boxing and now the purveyor with BoxingScene's Lance Pugmire of live text commentary for PPV.com, is sitting in the media center at the MGM Grand contemplating this Saturday's super middleweight meeting between Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga when he begins a reminiscence that will allow him to illustrate the point he is about to make.
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[Tibburon245]

Can't put Canelo above JC Chavez, Finito Lopez, Salvador Sanchez, Olivares & others. They are all top dogs of their time. Canelo belongs in the group.

[Smash]

well if u keep avoiding your hardest fights u will extend your career clearly, u just have to live with the flack from it and canelo has no issues with this whatsoever

[jlf85]

As long as people keep paying to see him does Canelo care? He clearly changed though.. that Bivol loss took something from him. Before that, he was talking about challenging cruiserweights, and then he slowly backed away from a rematch with bivol. Guy never mentions it now. Mental insecurity.