Comments Thread For: Marquez Shreds Saul Alvarez For Not Making Weight

[-MAKAVELLI-]

marquez basically says he's speaking up for the other ranked fighters saying they should have gotten the chance to fight canelo

dont you think that's highly hypocritical tho?

i mean, JMM had ZERO problems leapfrogging ALL of the ranked 130 contenders and going straight at a title shot against MAB when he first got to SFW

[solo20]

wahaha and who didnt see this crap coming it was only a matter of time befor the old the lion pounce on his prey Canelo wahaha

[-Lowkey-]

I don't know what people expected even as a young boy Saul liked his food.

[SluggerFan]

dont you think that's highly hypocritical tho?

i mean, JMM had ZERO problems leapfrogging ALL of the ranked 130 contenders and going straight at a title shot against MAB when he first got to SFW

But at least Juanma showed true professionalism by showing up at the contracted weight for every one of his fights. I agree that this guy gets his first legitimate (if you can really call the WBC legitimate anymore) title shot and he show up overweight? Here should be the deal, if you show up overweight, you lose 50% of your purse, period! If he would have lost 50%, would he have still been overweight. No, he either wouldn't have signed to a fight weight he knew he couldn't make or made weight. This string of fighters coming in overweight constantly is killing the sport more than catchweights. If both fighters agree to a weight, they should abide by it, however, for title belts, it should be the weight limit or no belt. Even if/when Canelo wins, he will still be a paper champion anyway...

[-MAKAVELLI-]

But at least Juanma showed true professionalism by showing up at the contracted weight for every one of his fights. I agree that this guy gets his first legitimate (if you can really call the WBC legitimate anymore) title shot and he show up overweight? Here should be the deal, if you show up overweight, you lose 50% of your purse, period! If he would have lost 50%, would he have still been overweight. No, he either wouldn't have signed to a fight weight he knew he couldn't make or made weight. This string of fighters coming in overweight constantly is killing the sport more than catchweights. If both fighters agree to a weight, they should abide by it, however, for title belts, it should be the weight limit or no belt. Even if/when Canelo wins, he will still be a paper champion anyway...

no argument here with those points...the failure to make a weight that YOU requested is downright unprofessional and he should be chastised for his lack of discipline...i would agree with you and JMM in that regard

but my point was directed at JMM's rant about other fighters that are ranked in a division getting bypassed when he himself benefited from the same kind of action

[Ruffus74]

dont you think that's highly hypocritical tho?

i mean, JMM had ZERO problems leapfrogging ALL of the ranked 130 contenders and going straight at a title shot against MAB when he first got to SFW

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not really because he was a champion in a lower class!!! People, I'm boricua and I give JMM his props..and in this subject he's right!!! Marquez has earned his stripes the hard way, opposite of Canelo, which is a great talent but shouldn't be fighting for a title in a weight class that him nor his opponents are even rank!!! JMM is a great champion, great guy, had a chance to meet him in Tucson, AZ...joked a little about the rivalry between PR and Mexico, really nice guy!!!

[Mr. Philadel]

One of the true superstars of boxing, three time world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has had a personal beef with young Mexican prospect Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, specially after Canelo challenged Marquez to a fight during a televised program in México. Now during another televised program, Marquez jabbed at Alvarez for failing to make the contracted weight of 150-pounds for tonight's fight with Matthew Hatton.

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"Dinamita" went in ....Canelo is gonna beat Matt Hatton BUT I don't see him being this big star that everybody is saying he'll be

[Pullcounter]

I don't know what people expected even as a young boy Saul liked his food.

BWHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA!!!

lols.....

[lopez36]

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not really because he was a champion in a lower class!!! People, I'm boricua and I give JMM his props..and in this subject he's right!!! Marquez has earned his stripes the hard way, opposite of Canelo, which is a great talent but shouldn't be fighting for a title in a weight class that him nor his opponents are even rank!!! JMM is a great champion, great guy, had a chance to meet him in Tucson, AZ...joked a little about the rivalry between PR and Mexico, really nice guy!!!

exactly what i was going to say,i think as long as you used to be a champ and you go up i really don't have a problem you fighting for a championship,you kind of earned it,i have a problem hatton being given the chance when he hasn't accomplished anything unlike marquez,he was already a champ (twice) when he went up,it's totally different,and it's not hate on marquez side,he says he thinks canelo has potential,he's just saying it's wrong that hatton be given the chance over guys who have worked hard to get to the ranking they are at like ryan rhodes or whoever is there,that was his problem

[Pullcounter]

Dont know why the hate from JMM towards Alvarez, he should be supporting the new young Mexican lion!!!!

JMM isn't hating... he's telling it like it is...

the ginger fighting hatton for a vacant 154 lbs title is a joke.