Comments Thread For: Canelo: Mayweather Ran From Maidana, Took No Risks

[bigjavi973]

I see Mayweather as historic, not just for being undefeated at age 37, which is ridiculous, but how he changed the game. Tyson, Ali, Frazier, Louis, all the greats got played by promoters, and did not end their careers well physically and financially. Go to BOXREC and see who those guys were fighting at 37, if they were fighting. Oscar took it to a new level, but he wasn't relevant at 37 either, but he was still doing major things in the game. Mayweather has just dominated the game in and out the ring like no other. He should put all his focus into being a better promoter, and maybe doing things that haven't been done before:

It was rumored that Al Haymon, a boxing powerbroker with at least 40 high-profile prizefighters under his wing, has initiated plans to start his own television network that will feature his fighters like Lucas Matthysse, Robert Guerrero, Keith Thurman, Chris Pearson and others. The company has previously depended on Golden Boy to televise its fighters but now seeks to go on its own.

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/19376-avila-insight-hbo-and-golden-boy-ink-deal-with-canelo

Now that's big! If I'm Floyd, that's where I'm trying to be! **** Bob Arum!

Not surprised about the haymon part. Ive said it before too that al haymon, schafer and FMP are eventually gonna work together.

[bigjavi973]

Dumbass did you mention the HOF in your original post. I Never heard of a asterisk for not fighting a certain fighter smh. Let me guess only Floyd will get the asterisk? lol man you so called boxing fans are funny.

Its called a figure of speech you idiot.

[torosboxing75]

The difference is, NO BOB ARUM, and Khan will come cheap (about $8 Million). Add the live gate (if it's in the UK) and plus the guaranteed $32 million, and it's not a bad way to make some real money on the road to retirement.

Do you really believe Floyd would ever fight in the UK and risk getting robbed.
And that's the only way a Khan fight would be worth doing on cinco de mayo. If Canelo vs Cotto gets made.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

How am I embarrasing myself? Cuz I gave ya a quote from floydie? Did I hurt your fanboy feelings?

You actually are. You coming off as a annoying 12yr old who probably got picked on in school and had to sit at the nerd table. "Floydie"?? How corny can you get? Steve Kim is that you???

[HEND]

Oh Canelo is one of my favourite fighter it would be really good if he woudn't say this simple ass running shit again...
It's okay when it comes from Provodnikov or Rios because everyone knows that they are simple guys who can't understand what the opponent does when he doesn't trade punches with them but I think Canelo shouldn't run with this "running" talk...
It's pretty awkward to hear from a high level boxer.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

Its called a figure of speech you idiot.

Stop lying CLOWN. You was dead serious.

[Kagami Taiga]

lmao whats funny is the same people saying that floud fought that way because his legs were gone are now whining about him running. i knew this would happen. still funny regardless. hahahaha. as far as canelo? hes a funny guy, but hes nowhere near as good as he thinks he is, cant wait for golovkin to get a shot at him and shut him up. probably wont happen, but one can dream.

[VG_Addict]

Oh Canelo is one of my favourite fighter it would be really good if he woudn't say this simple ass running shit again...
It's okay when it comes from Provodnikov or Rios because everyone knows that they are simple guys who can't understand what the opponent does when he doesn't trade punches with them but I think Canelo shouldn't run with this "running" talk...
It's pretty awkward to hear from a high level boxer.

Can't understand what the opponent does when he doesn't trade punches with them? Sounds like a pretty accurate description of Canelo.

Look how lost he was against Lara and Floyd.

[jso416]

You know when Floyd wasn't running, when he was hitting Canelo with those 2 pieces. I like Canelo, but I think he went about this "date" thing the wrong way. What he should've done is demanded a rematch @ 154 for Cinco de Mayo. Instead he's going after Cotto. Cotto is not a bad opponent, but Mayweather has already beat him too. Mayweather should be target #1, for a) he beat that ass already, b) you broke the record for revenue with Mayweather.

Now that Maidana is done with Mayweather, let's see how many people (who thought he was a weak opponent) call him out to fight him.

Actually Devon Alexander who already schooled Maidana called him out after the first Floyd fight and offered him a rematch. Alexander would beat him again.

[George Orwell]

i disagree, he did what he needed to do.

Risk taking should be adapted to a particular opponent.

Maidana is unskilled, slowfooted with no defense. There is no need to take risks in defeating someone like that.

On the other hand, when you have a fight between Marquez and Pacquiao, both men must take risks in order to win the fight, because they have no choice if they want to win.