Comments Thread For: Smith: Canelo Ducked Golovkin, Talk of Pacquiao is Embarrassing!

[SeekDaGreat]

He already fought Lara...and Floyd...and Trout...and Cotto. All of whom would be the best name on GGG's resume. Canelo handled the whole GGG/WBC thing poorly. But he has a lot more credibility ans stock built up than GGG when it comes to resume and willingness to challenge himself.

I agree. But this isn't about comparison, it's about Canelo to push forward and not get complacent and feel entitled right now.

[Sun_Tzu]

I just ordered three tickets to Canelo vs Smith. I hope Smith embarrasses him, unlikely I know.

[hitking]

I agree. But this isn't about comparison, it's about Canelo to push forward and not get complacent and feel entitled right now.

Inevitably, most star fighters are gonna build a sense of entitlement. Floyd and Manny had it. DLH had it before them. And etc, etc, etc. GGG has it now. As laughable as it is, Adrien Broner has a sense of entitlement. Its just how it is. All of the outrage comes when one of these entitled fighters does something that steps on the toes of a fighter we like more.

[Madison Boxing]

I just ordered three tickets to Canelo vs Smith. I hope Smith embarrasses him, unlikely I know.

dont be stunned if it happens, dont think ability wise canelo is light years ahead of liam smith. Although, i would be stunned if judges ever gave smith a decision

[SeekDaGreat]

Inevitably, most star fighters are gonna build a sense of entitlement. Floyd and Manny had it. DLH had it before them. And etc, etc, etc. GGG has it now. As laughable as it is, Adrien Broner has a sense of entitlement. Its just how it is. All of the outrage comes when one of these entitled fighters does something that steps on the toes of a fighter we like more.

That's not the case here, there's not a fighter I like more than Canelo. But the right thing for him to do is fight GGG. Not, Liam Smith. Everybody knows that and it's unjustified to avoid the GGG fight. All roads led there, it's just the way it went. You can't drive off the road and create an unwarranted path.

[Sun_Tzu]

dont be stunned if it happens, dont think ability wise canelo is light years ahead of liam smith. Although, i would be stunned if judges ever gave smith a decision

Ill watch some of Liam's fights soon. I watched his last one. It looks like he has found some power in hi last 7-8 fights.

[Madison Boxing]

Ill watch some of Liam's fights soon. I watched his last one. It looks like he has found some power in hi last 7-8 fights.

yeah hes a solid enough fighter from what ive seen, nothing amazing but would be surprised if its really one sided.

[Beercules]

I just ordered three tickets to Canelo vs Smith. I hope Smith embarrasses him, unlikely I know.

Just get really drunk.

[MDPopescu]

Don't forget: Beefy himself has to do some trash talk in order to sell some tickets too...

[hitking]

That's not the case here, there's not a fighter I like more than Canelo. But the right thing for him to do is fight GGG. Not, Liam Smith. Everybody knows that and it's unjustified to avoid the GGG fight. All roads led there, it's just the way it went. You can't drive off the road and create an unwarranted path.

I disagree that the "right thing" is to fight GGG. Whether people wanna accept it or not, Canelo has been fighting as a jr middleweight for most of his career. People can play dumb with the 155 thing. But the reality is, 155 is a helluva lot closer to the jr middleweight limit than it is to the middleweight limit. If you look at Canelo's resume, he's beaten three of the top six Ring magazine jr middleweights. And he's fighting another in Smith. He has ZERO wins over a top middleweight. I'm sorry, logic says he's a jr middleweight.

Where he messed up was joining Cotto in that foolishness with the WBC middleweight belt. He, along with Cotto, used boxing politrix to pick up a bogus belt. And by doing so, he pit himself in harm's way when ut came to fighting top middleweights, not only GGG. During the soap opera, GGG and all his fans claimed that the belt is what was important to them. So basically Canelo gave up the belt and returnes to his home division. Forget what he said in interiews. Because he said a lotta stuff that can be twisted to fit any argument. The fact is he gave up a belt he didn't deserve. And proceeded back to ruling over his home division. No hard done. It was basically like when Pacquiao beat Margarito for a bogus jr middleweight belt. Then handed it over amd when back to welterweight.