If Floyd did what Canelo did to Lara, you would say Floyd is ducking Lara.

[Bigg Rigg]

Canelo DID NOT DUCK LARA.

He fought Trout, who was coming off a win over Cotto and was considered a bigger threat than Lara at the time (saying otherwise is revisionist history). Trout was pretty much #1 on the "guys Canelo is ducking" list.

Then he fought Floyd, the P4P #1. Did he do that just so he could duck Lara?

Angulo wasn't bad for a comeback fight after a loss, and it's understanable that after fighting who slicksters, Canelo wanted a more favourable style matchup.

As for wanting the Martinez vs Cotto winner next, who in their right mind would pass up on that fight for Lara?

Don't get me wrong, I would very much like to see Canelo vs Lara, but Canelo simply has bigger fish to fry right now. That's not ducking.

A Cotto-Sergio fight won't happen until nov-dec. you don't wanna see him fight Lara in the mean time???

[Black Barty]

A Cotto-Sergio fight won't happen until nov-dec. you don't wanna see him fight Lara in the mean time???

Why not? But I think Canelo will test the middleweight waters against someone relatively safe in his next fight to see if his power carries up.

[boliodogs]

The one who is a victim of a double standard is Canelo, not Floyd. Many on here are complaining about Canelo not fighting Lara but not complaining that Mayweather, Cotto and other top 154 pounders aren't trying to fight Lara either. Why does Canelo get so much crap about not fight Lara, who brings in small money but Cotto and Mayweather don't get the same crap? Why is it only Canelo's job to face this man? Actually the only fighters that are obligated to fight top contenders like Lara are the 154 pound champions and that is Mayweather. Canelo is not the champion and he can fight whoever he wants to fight. Mayweather is the 154 pound world champion and when he doesn't ever fight the #1 contender who is Lara, then Maywether is the one ducking Lara, not Canelo. There is your double standard and it's working for Floyd, not Canelo. Floyd should defend his 154 pound title against Lara or give up the title.

[boliodogs]

This is prize fighting. Money is the prize. The only reason Lara wants to fight Canelo is it's his biggest money fight. Why the hell isn't Lara trying to get a fight with 154 pound champ Molina??? Molina is a champion and many thought he beat Lara. Lara is not interested in proving he is better than Molina because there isn't much money in it. Canelo isn't afraid of Lara. Canelo was fighting men when he was a boy of 15. But Lara doesn't bring in the money so Canelo would rather fight someone like Cotto who does bring in the money. As a Canelo fan I hope Lara is his next fight. I want him to knock Lara out and shut him up and I think he will do that.

[Bigg Rigg]

Why not? But I think Canelo will test the middleweight waters against someone relatively safe in his next fight to see if his power carries up.

He wants to fight three times this yr on ppv. So he can't fight a mw bum like Rosado on ppv when a potential fight with Lara Is heating up.

[Jloro]

Case in point.

Kovalev and Stevenson.

NOBODY is calling Kovalev a desperate groupie and a stalker.

NOBODY is telling Kovalev to get in line and all the crap they are saying about Lara.

Good comparison lol

[Fetta]

And what GGG did to Ward is what?

[QballLobo]

I think the difference is Floyd was being offered $8m to face Margarito and he chose to face Baldomir instead. I don't think Canelo would be getting anywhere near that to face Lara and I doubt he fights an opponent as bad as Baldomir instead.

This. Floyd calls himself "Money" but has left big money on the table to duck big challanges. He turned down $8 million to fight Margacheato to face easier comp for less money. He has turned down hundreds of millions of dollars to fight Pacquiao, a fight he would be a heavy favorite in, to fight a smaller JMM and Victor Ortiz, Guerrero, etc... for less money.
Canelo isn't ducking anybody. No one outside of NSB knows or cares who Lara is. He has no fanbase and brings nothing to the table right now. He is a good fighter and with time can build his name up but he is not there yet. If Lara was a star and could carry a PPV and Nelo still said no then yes he would be ducking. Canelo has plenty of options and has proven he won't duck a challenge. Take a look at who Floyd was fighting when he was 22-23 and then tell me that Canelo is ducking anybody.

[J The UnBiased]

I think the difference is Floyd was being offered $8m to face Margarito and he chose to face Baldomir instead. I don't think Canelo would be getting anywhere near that to face Lara and I doubt he fights an opponent as bad as Baldomir instead.

World Champion whether you like it or not lol

[J The UnBiased]

This. Floyd calls himself "Money" but has left big money on the table to duck big challanges. He turned down $8 million to fight Margacheato to face easier comp for less money. He has turned down hundreds of millions of dollars to fight Pacquiao, a fight he would be a heavy favorite in, to fight a smaller JMM and Victor Ortiz, Guerrero, etc... for less money.
Canelo isn't ducking anybody. No one outside of NSB knows or cares who Lara is. He has no fanbase and brings nothing to the table right now. He is a good fighter and with time can build his name up but he is not there yet. If Lara was a star and could carry a PPV and Nelo still said no then yes he would be ducking. Canelo has plenty of options and has proven he won't duck a challenge. Take a look at who Floyd was fighting when he was 22-23 and then tell me that Canelo is ducking anybody.

Pep, Hernandez, Manfredy, Burton..................do you really want to go there?