Comments Thread For: Canelo Does Not Regret Previously Passing on Mayweather

[DLT]

I find it interesting that Floyd was very eager to fight him when he was like 19 years old but now he asked for a catchweight and almost seemed forced by public demand and Showtime pressure to take the fight at this point in time.

People say that he is inexperienced now but just how inexperienced would he have been over two years ago?

U say things like its fact. Just because u and others went on an on about how Floyd was goubg to duck him doesn't mean that Floyd feared him. Just lije everyone said he was scared of Shane after the JMM fight but u saw clearly from the first presser that it wasn't the case. This will be the same

[Phil Ivey]

I find it interesting that Floyd was very eager to fight him when he was like 19 years old but now he asked for a catchweight and almost seemed forced by public demand and Showtime pressure to take the fight at this point in time.

People say that he is inexperienced now but just how inexperienced would he have been over two years ago?

lol OK buddy.

Doesn't take the fight - he's ducking him.
Takes the fight - Oh he was forced to fight him.

Are you oblivious to the fact that the force of him fighting Pacquiao was 20x greater? A guy like Floyd doesn't give in to "force", if Showtime wanted him to fight Canelo it would've been in the negotiation talks when they were signing Floyd which probably did happen and Floyd agreed. So all this pressure is nonsense.

[simms601]

So, if I beat an old ass Shane Mosley, a junior welterweight like Josesito Lopez and one ACTUAL contender like Trout, I'd be ready for Mayweather? Yes! Thanks Canelo for setting the path for a Mayweather fight.....Me and Mayweather 2015.....

[simms601]

I find it interesting that Floyd was very eager to fight him when he was like 19 years old but now he asked for a catchweight and almost seemed forced by public demand and Showtime pressure to take the fight at this point in time.

People say that he is inexperienced now but just how inexperienced would he have been over two years ago?

How do you know that Floyd was eager to fight him two years ago? How was he pressured? There were no other fights out there. And Canelo is still inexperienced if you ask me. Besides an old *ss Shane Mosley, a junior welterweight in Lopez and a somewhat inexperienced Trout who has Canelo faced that would give you the impression that he would give a difficult challenge to Mayweather?

[flint]

this ****** article is on here to make the non believers think alvared is ready. first of all they never offered his ass the fight. they just put his name on money's coming out of retirement list. schaefer did it for promotional reasons. secondly he still is'nt ready for mayweather.but the boxing lesson will get taught.

[KickAzz]

the ginger will get potshotted easily... not even a very competitive fight for cherrypicker... I just hope he would destroy the ginger so all the hype will disappear around the ginger, but that's asking too much of cherrypicker....

[the secret]

Okay, we all know there never was an offer to match up Floyd and Canelo back then. The irony is, if Canelo had fought Floyd back then he would be a bigger name know. There is no shame in losing to Floyd Mayweather. That being said, Canelo is just another hyped fighter with a padded record, the fact he had 15 fights from 2007 to 2008 is proof to that.

[mathed]

U say things like its fact. Just because u and others went on an on about how Floyd was goubg to duck him doesn't mean that Floyd feared him. Just lije everyone said he was scared of Shane after the JMM fight but u saw clearly from the first presser that it wasn't the case. This will be the same

Why would he lie about being offered the fight 2 years ago? We'll surely hear a rebuttal from Floyd if there is some untruth to the statement. It sounds opportunistic to me.......fight a 19 year old, undefeated kid, who is a rising star with almost 40 fights. Possessing just enough in the way of momentum and record to represent a credible victory over a potential threat while not being one.

Now, after two years when he appears to be advancing technically, the offer to fight appears to be less eagerly extended.

[mathed]

How do you know that Floyd was eager to fight him two years ago? How was he pressured? There were no other fights out there. And Canelo is still inexperienced if you ask me. Besides an old *ss Shane Mosley, a junior welterweight in Lopez and a somewhat inexperienced Trout who has Canelo faced that would give you the impression that he would give a difficult challenge to Mayweather?

There are plenty of guys for Floyd to fight besides Canelo....Alexander, Khan, Garcia-Matthysse winner, Pac. Why not milk the Canelo fight for another year? Fight Alexander and then Khan with Canelo-Floyd next September?

Something forced his hand....either Showtime, his team or himself. From hhis standpoint, letting the Canelo fight marinate for a year, letting Canelo actually headline a PPV and generating much more interest and money next year, makes more sense for him financially.

It seems more logical to me that Showtime has forced his hand somewhat in an attempt to recoup some of the lost money from the Guerrero PPV.

Canelo has over 40 fights, is still undefeated and he only has like a year or so to even fight Mayweather until the guy retires. So in reality, Canelo isn't going to even be able to get SO much better in that amount of time as to where he would be considered "significantly more ready" for Floyd than he is now.

Sure the one or two more fights could do him some good but Floyd might retire before then. It actually benefits Floyd to save this fight as his last big payday and to collect his guaranteed 32 million for the rest until then. It benefits Canelo to get the early jump on this fight before Floyd retires. Unless, of course, there is some other force pushing this fight to happen early.....like an invested owner eager to quickly recoup millions in lost revenue.

[MrRolltide91]

lol OK buddy.

Doesn't take the fight - he's ducking him.
Takes the fight - Oh he was forced to fight him.

Are you oblivious to the fact that the force of him fighting Pacquiao was 20x greater? A guy like Floyd doesn't give in to "force", if Showtime wanted him to fight Canelo it would've been in the negotiation talks when they were signing Floyd which probably did happen and Floyd agreed. So all this pressure is nonsense.

Exactly.......