Comments Thread For: HBO's Head: We Are Excited To Welcome Canelo Back

[Outwest Exp 355]

Canelo has already been exposed as a limited fighter. I like the kid and he does have some skill but his two biggest wins weren't all that impressive. I mean as far as action goes. Sooner or later Canelos going to get knocked off and after a few losses his fans will bail on him like they bail on all their fighters.

[Hougigo]

Showtime***39;s @StephenEspinoza tells SI that @OscarDeLaHoya made a verbal agreement for a multi-fight deal with @SHOsports and reneged on it.

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) September 23, 2014

How de****able.... it'd be like if two fighters/promotions came to a verbal agreement only for one to go somewhere else...... good business move doe right?

[mananimal111]

Showtime still have more fighters. Who do HBO have really? ggg and Kovalev? Who else really?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Showtime has to feel salty..

They invested a lot of time and resources into canelo and now they are gonna miss out on the canelo-cotto fight which will be a monster PPv... At least they got Floyd-canelo, but it must hurt knowing the youngest PPv star in boxing heading towards the peak if his career just leaves for your rival..

[Hougigo]

Hahaha, what?

Espinoza said he initially "outright rejected Josh Clottey. We didn***8217;t feel he was anywhere near credible." Accepted only after HBO did."

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) September 23, 2014

So Salka, Karpency, Emmanuel Taylor, whoever LSC fights.... is more acceptable than Clottey?

[Strategic1]

Showtime still have more fighters. Who do HBO have really? ggg and Kovalev? Who else really?

GGG, Canelo are huge potential stars with crossover appeal. Crawford has potential. Kovalev can headline regular HBO cards. If he beats b hop, he'd be in good shape

[KO MX]

Hahaha, what?

Espinoza said he initially "outright rejected Josh Clottey. We didn***8217;t feel he was anywhere near credible." Accepted only after HBO did."

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) September 23, 2014

So Salka, Karpency, Emmanuel Taylor, whoever LSC fights.... is more acceptable than Clottey?

lol Espinoza is a b!tch

[ThePrince]

Hahaha, what?

Espinoza said he initially "outright rejected Josh Clottey. We didn***8217;t feel he was anywhere near credible." Accepted only after HBO did."

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) September 23, 2014

So Salka, Karpency, Emmanuel Taylor, whoever LSC fights.... is more acceptable than Clottey?

"Credible" to Espinoza = whatever Haymon commands him to do.

[The Big Dunn]

Hahaha, what?

Espinoza said he initially "outright rejected Josh Clottey. We didn***8217;t feel he was anywhere near credible." Accepted only after HBO did."

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) September 23, 2014

So Salka, Karpency, Emmanuel Taylor, whoever LSC fights.... is more acceptable than Clottey?

yeah the salka and LSC opponent on the ppv were approved but not clottey. Either approve all 3 or none.

[Fetta]

yeah the salka and LSC opponent on the ppv were approved but not clottey. Either approve all 3 or none.

Maybe they wanted Clottey to headline a PPV with canelo and that would be unacceptable.

Isnt there some rule about PPV co-headliners making at least a mil for fight after