so what belts does canelo have now ??

[HeroBando]

Not really, no.

Canelo didn't fight for a world title between the Mayweather and Cotto fights, he was still every bit as popular and had big fights.

Winning world titles is cool, but big fights are better than world title fights.

True but giving up belts to avoid #1 contender is a bad look. Credibility suffers

[Tago Nang Tago]

True but giving up belts to avoid #1 contender is a bad look. Credibility suffers

but did he do it to avoid him? i see in boxingscene's articule it states they are still in negoitations.

[LaidOut]

He's got a big Yellow Belt right now.

[HeroBando]

He's the biggest name in the sport, guys are going to get a career high payday in most cases.

Amir Khan just got a reported $13million for that fight, how many other fighters are going to net you even half of that?

I really doubt that 13m. That was best case projections , the fight did poorly

[soul_survivor]

He's Lineal Champ, means more than any alphabet belt.

Not really, especially in this context when he beat a man who labeled himself not a middleweight. Canelo just shot himself in the foot.

The only leverage he now brings to the table is his mexican fanbase and his name. He is still a star but a lack of a GGG fight ends things for him as far as being taken seriously at 160 goes.

[Tago Nang Tago]

I really doubt that 13m. That was best case projections , the fight did poorly

nope,boxingscene even reported it

khan got a nice hefty payday.

[HeroBando]

nope,boxingscene even reported it

khan got a nice hefty payday.

Pretty sure those were projections with ppv upside which ended up zero. His declared guarantee was only like 2.5m

[Tago Nang Tago]

Pretty sure those were projections with ppv upside which ended up zero. His declared guarantee was only like 2.5m

please post source. i read he made 13 mil.

the ppv did well actually. and it did well in the UK too

[Robbie Barrett]

Not really, especially in this context when he beat a man who labeled himself not a middleweight. Canelo just shot himself in the foot.

The only leverage he now brings to the table is his mexican fanbase and his name. He is still a star but a lack of a GGG fight ends things for him as far as being taken seriously at 160 goes.

He vacated to take away Golovkins leverage. Golovkin can either take what is given or no fight.

[buddyguns]

He vacated to take away Golovkins leverage. Golovkin can either take what is given or no fight.

Canelo just long dycked the **** out of GGG. Welcome to the big boys world of prize fighting...we'll call you when we need to sell an extra 97,000 PPV's.