Why are people calling Canelo-Khan a super fight?

[LacedUp]

The few die hard Khan fans that exist (and all of their alts) are some of most delusional fans on this site. There's your answer.

That's definitely true.

[LacedUp]

It's probably the most 'popular' Canelo fight that could be made, outside of Cotto rematch.

Or rather, that's not true. Nobody expected him to stoop to fighting WWs. Now that he has, a whole new world of possibilities opened up for him. Pac, Kell Brook, Danny Garcia?

Maybe he should have fought a champion if he wanted to steep so low. At least that could have been built at LMW champ vs WW champ.

Khan hasn't even done anything at WW to prove he's a solid top 10 guy. Honestly.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...-a6849326.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/amir-khan-never-boring-deserves-7301794

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Quite a few call it a super fight.

I don't really think so. Klitschko vs Fury is bigger as well, even though it technically hasn't been made yet.

so says the guy promoting the fight? sue him

Klitschko v Fury would be bigger but it's far from confirmed, there's nothing else on the horizon bigger, unless Stevenson v Kovalev gets made but neither of those guys do Khan/Canelo numbers.

[M Bison]

A super-fight to me is when you have 2 top of the world fighters, in their prime against each other without having a clear favourite in either fighter.

Khan is coming off 3-4 iffy performances and is 2 weightclasses below Canelo as well as a huge underdog.

So how is it a super fight?

How would Kell Brook Vs Amir Khan be a super fight then?

Apparently Khan is coming off 3-4 iffy performances against better opponents than Kell Brook
Yet here we have Kell Brook coming off a clinch fest stinker with Shawn Porter which he barely won then a stinker against Bum Bum Dan, Frankie Gavin now soon to add to the list Kevin Bizier.

Yet you think this is a super fight?
Let me guess but they're British doe.

[sunny31]

Even spread on both guys?

And you claim I don't know about bookies. Mate, you sound like an idiot.
The reason why they give good odds on underdogs is so you can waste your money on something unlikely to happen.

But yeah, you're the guru

Still doesn't reflect how big of an underdog Khan is.

Dude its one thing being wrong and admitting you are wrong. But you carry on backing your incorrect opinion on the situation to try and save face. You need to look up how bookies make money. Yes they want a more even spread on both guys in an ideal world that is the situation where they are less at risk of losing lots of money and are guaranteed a profit because they have set the odds for that reason, there is much more calculating then what you think, they don't just look at the fighters and say yeah we are going to go 3-1 with Khan or 10-1 because we don't think he is going win. Their odds aren't calculated like that, they are set by what they forecast the betting patterns to be. It's idiots like you who don't understand how bookies odds work that keeps them making money.

Yes they give good odds on underdogs so they can even the spread and get people betting on them! Jesus christ you are making my point, if everyone bet on the fav and he wins they would lose lots of money, if the underdog causes the upset and too many people bet on that, again they could lose a load of money because the odds are higher. If the spread is what they want they make money, because that is exactly what they accounted for in their odds. Comprende?

Your ignorance is misplaced, especially when I am actually trying to explain it. You have the internet and computer I am sure you are able to google this subject and it would pretty much say what I am telling you so rather than argue, educate yourself!

[baya]

The name of this fight should......cashing out!

this is the perfect title for this fight.

[Jewish-Reptile]

A super-fight to me is when you have 2 top of the world fighters, in their prime against each other without having a clear favourite in either fighter.

Khan is coming off 3-4 iffy performances and is 2 weightclasses below Canelo as well as a huge underdog.

So how is it a super fight?

Is Canelo even an elite fighter ? I know Khan ain't.

For me this is another glorified mismatch as GGG vs Lemieux was, only it'll do more sales for one reason or another.

Boxing is a business and this is prize fighting. Can't really knock Khan for taking the fight but this is pretty low from Canelo.

[Jewish-Reptile]

How would Kell Brook Vs Amir Khan be a super fight then?

Apparently Khan is coming off 3-4 iffy performances against better opponents than Kell Brook
Yet here we have Kell Brook coming off a clinch fest stinker with Shawn Porter which he barely won then a stinker against Bum Bum Dan, Frankie Gavin now soon to add to the list Kevin Bizier.

Yet you think this is a super fight?
Let me guess but they're British doe.

I think it would be a super fight in the UK itself. Sky have the monopoly and blanket coverage on their sports channels in the build up, also the sports publications in the daily news go all out and stick it right down the casuals throat, Sky and Hearn really go the whole hog when promoting the fights.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

because its super weird that khan just got to 147 and is now jumping to 154 to fight a guy who is champ at 160.

[STREET CLEANER]

A circus bout. Is not everyday that the circus is in town