Comments Thread For: Canelo: I'm Not a Middleweight, But Want To Fight Khan For a Title

[hitking]

If Canelo forces the WBC to strip him after fighting Khan his popularity and PPV figures are sure to take a hit in subsequent fights.

He is pissing off his own fan base with this bullshit, not just Golovkin fans.

I doubt it. He'll take a lil hit in the hardcore community. But he's got a pretty good casual fanbase. And GGG just isn't relevant enough in the mainstream to drastically affect Canelo's casual fansbase one way or another.

[eco1]

The post was directed at a gentleman who speaks of the disgust and outrage the public feels towards Canelo. My point is that if people are willing to spend their money to see him, how disgusted are they? If GGG is right and Canelo is wrong. Why are more people willing to pay to see Canelo's wrong doing? That people are willing to pay to see GGG's noble, unification quest?

why are we having wars? Because it is the right thing to do?

Nope

Why people doesn't have critical thinking? Because they don't know, because the ones in charge feed them with ******ities in order to keep them blind.

Why would Kanye West sell more records than a real good artist?

That beats me.

So numbers are not always showing the right thing to do, they are just numbers that we use to play with.

[kafkod]

To be fair almost EVERYONE but Floyd and Pac fight 1-2 weight classes below their normal weight. Heck even GGG weighed 174 against Wade.

Yet GGG weighed 164 30-days from the weigh in. Damn, Golovkin must be eating steel or something on fight night

I tried to find out Golovkin's fight night weight vs Wade but couldn't.

Shadoww702 was lying. Somebody posted this here:

http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/201...vkin-coverage/

Golovkin was 171 fight night vs Wade.

[kafkod]

I doubt it. He'll take a lil hit in the hardcore community. But he's got a pretty good casual fanbase. And GGG just isn't relevant enough in the mainstream to drastically affect Canelo's casual fansbase one way or another.

Wait and see. I think you are going to be surprised how this pans out.

[kafkod]

To be fair almost EVERYONE but Floyd and Pac fight 1-2 weight classes below their normal weight. Heck even GGG weighed 174 against Wade.

174? First I hear of this.

That's because it isn't true:

http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/201...vkin-coverage/

"Wade tipped HBO’s unofficial scales tonight at 175. GGG weighed 171."

[hitking]

I do watch lower tier events, unfortunately don't focus on weights as i'm usually too far gone by the time it starts. Looking forward to G.G.'s this year, young kid out of NY making noise.

At the end of the day, I wanna see the fight like every other boxing fan. I just view the circumstances around it differently. I don't care about belts. And my eyes and common sense dictate my opinions. To me, GGG is the unquestioned top middleweight in the world. And Canelo is the top guy at 54, depending on how you saw his fights with Lara and Trout. I don't feel like Canelo is obligated to fight GGG. Just like GGG wasn't obligated to fight Ward. Even though it would be nice. So I have no problem with Canelo asking for a catchweight. And that's the cost you pay for wanting to fight a guy from a lower division, who's a bigger star. And if the belt is what's important to GGG. He's within his rights to refuse it. But if he does so and Canelo walks, its time to move on, just like Ward did. But there's legitimately nothing left for Gennady at middleweight. And staying there without a Canelo fight is a complete waste of time.

[hitking]

Wait and see. I think you are going to be surprised how this pans out.

2+ decades as a fight fan homie. Nothing surprises me.

[_Maxi]

174? First I hear of this.

No, read my post above. GGG was 171 and Wade 175.

[_Maxi]

I tried to find out Golovkin's fight night weight vs Wade but couldn't.

Shadoww702 was lying. Somebody posted this here:

http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/201...vkin-coverage/

Golovkin was 171 fight night vs Wade.

I had posted it just above

[kafkod]

I had posted it just above

I know, that's where I got it from! Sent you some green K for that post.