Canelo vs. Clottey confirmed!

[Slyboots]

I wonder what weight this will be contracted at. I'm guessing another 155.

[Dagomba]

War Grand Master!

[IMDAZED]

And considering Alvarez's 4 fight run before now, I don't mind this ahead of Cotto.

Still, you know Clottey will shell up and get beat on. It's very bleh.

Yeah pretty much. A payday for Clottey and a belt for Canelo. But I don't really mind the fight. Plus, you can do much worse for tuneups than Clottey.

[IronDanHamza]

Yeah pretty much. A payday for Clottey and a belt for Canelo. But I don't really mind the fight. Plus, you can do much worse for tuneups than Clottey.

Didn't even realise Clottey had a belt.

What belts he got?

[Kagami Taiga]

Didn't even realise Clottey had a belt.

What belts he got?

some belt that shouldnt exist.

[IMDAZED]

Didn't even realise Clottey had a belt.

What belts he got?

Whatever belt Mundine had. WBA?

some belt that shouldnt exist.

[joesaiditstrue]

I guess I'm in the minority of those who are interested in this fight

[IIG]

I was hoping that Clottey would get the fight. I expect a really good one. I wonder what the odds for this fight will be?

[Biolink]

[LA_2_Vegas]

i get the whole idea, canelo beats guy cotto struggled with...YEARS AGO. Thing is, it seems a bit linear. Clottey is not easy to look good against. His problem has never been he couldnt box. hes a very good fighter. His issue is he seems to get disinterested in winning fights. So Clottey is a very high risk fight, he has zero reward. Casuals dont know him much, hardcores really dont like him just seems like a recipe for derailing a potential ppv. The one thing that might happen is clottey shells up all fight a la the manny fight. even that doesnt get anyone excited for a future ppv for canelo, esp after his lackluster ppv against lara.

I see why you would be concerned and I'd expect Canelo to attempt to reach personal records in punch output in this fight.

However, most of the reason why Clottey was handcuffed like that against Pac was because of footspeed - Margarito actually blew away Pac in output against Clottey at 1600+ total, but that fight was competitive, fought in a phone booth a lot of the time, and had great exchanges.

Even though Canelo will get to tee off and likely set his own personal record... because he doesn't move and punch, he is going to be getting quite of skill coming back at him, especially left hooks... and with his stamina it makes it interesting.

Heading into a Cotto fight..fighting someone with great left hooks is important measuring stick imo. I wouldn't have minded southpaw Kirkland either for similar reasons but this is an upgrade in skill in all actuality.

I know Clottely is known for blowing fights, but the potenial is also there with Canelo until he shows his stamina issues have been ironed out.