Comments Thread For: Canelo Explains Why He Rejected WBC Belt, His Beef With WBC

[Dinamita 03]

Yeah he gave it away and is acting like it doesn't matter but that's probably because there is no belts at 164

Here read this, that's what the article is about....

After Canelo and his team rejected the advances of WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, the sanctioning body announced that they created a commemorative WBC "Huichol" belt - which they planned to present to the winner of this contest. According to Canelo, the Huichol belt was nothing more than a strategy by the WBC to gain promotional for their personal interests.


"From the very beginning, the WBC wanted to get involved with this fight, and when we as a team said 'no, it's not going to happen, there is no WBC, it's not for a world title' - we knew that at some point something was going to come up. We spoke to Mr. Sulaiman and told him that he was not going to be involved. He then came up with this Huichol belt and I knew that he was going to use that against me in a negative way, to make me look like the bad guy - that I want nothing to do with the Huichols," Canelo stated. "That not true, quite the contrary. My entire attire is made by Huichols. Since I've been 14 years old, I've been friends with people from the Huichol culture. All of my fights in Nayarit, they were there. My attire is being made by them, they have been invited, there is a Huichol fighter in my gym. This was just to be done to make me look like a bad guy." - See more at: http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-ex....O2SwUyXH.dpuf

[GGG Gloveking]

No. It would be like a college football team rejecting a trophy for beating their rivalry. Like the winner of the Michigan-Michigan State game rejecting the Paul Bunyan trophy

Damn good analogy. I'd green if I could

[A.K]

Here read this, that's what the article is about....

After Canelo and his team rejected the advances of WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, the sanctioning body announced that they created a commemorative WBC "Huichol" belt - which they planned to present to the winner of this contest. According to Canelo, the Huichol belt was nothing more than a strategy by the WBC to gain promotional for their personal interests.


"From the very beginning, the WBC wanted to get involved with this fight, and when we as a team said 'no, it's not going to happen, there is no WBC, it's not for a world title' - we knew that at some point something was going to come up. We spoke to Mr. Sulaiman and told him that he was not going to be involved. He then came up with this Huichol belt and I knew that he was going to use that against me in a negative way, to make me look like the bad guy - that I want nothing to do with the Huichols," Canelo stated. "That not true, quite the contrary. My entire attire is made by Huichols. Since I've been 14 years old, I've been friends with people from the Huichol culture. All of my fights in Nayarit, they were there. My attire is being made by them, they have been invited, there is a Huichol fighter in my gym. This was just to be done to make me look like a bad guy." - See more at: http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-ex....O2SwUyXH.dpuf

I know that... I'm talking about the part where he makes up the fake beef to why he gave his belt away to ggg.....

[Motorcity Cobra]

I don't follow football but I assume that trophy is handed out every year to the winner? Which would be totally irrelevant to this situation.

Either way the point is he's not rejecting a championship belt for this fight.

Yea it's handed out every year. The WBC was trying to do the same with this belt. This was gonna be the innaugural fight and every year it's handed to the winner who fights on cinco de mayo weekend.

The Mexican sanctioning body having a belt for the winner of the fight on a Mexican holiday weekend. I thought it was a neat idea. I know a lot of people were bothered by it because it's another belt. I think they should've went with a trophy instead.

[JASON SHAW]

CANELO WANTS TO BE FLOYD SOOOOO BAD LOL..... THE WBC WOULD NEVER STRIP FLOYD THOUGH.... THEY LOVED FLOYD/HAYMON TO MUCH... HAHAHAH.....

[Robi13]

That's right b.itches

[chepboxingking]

No. It would be like a college football team rejecting a trophy for beating their rivalry. Like the winner of the Michigan-Michigan State game rejecting the Paul Bunyan trophy

This is wrong on many levels. 1st, the Paul Bunyan trophy does not have a sanction fee. This WBC belt does. 2nd, Paul Bunyan trophy has been given out for many years, the WBC creating a belt for a catch weight fight is unheard of. This is purely an attempt to wiggle themselves into a fight they have no business being part of.

[Motorcity Cobra]

This is wrong on many levels. 1st, the Paul Bunyan trophy does not have a sanction fee. This WBC belt does. 2nd, Paul Bunyan trophy has been given out for many years, the WBC creating a belt for a catch weight fight is unheard of. This is their way to wiggle themselves into a fight they have no business being part of.

They were trying to start the tradition of awarding this belt to the winner of the cinco de mayo fight. This wasn't supposed to be for one fight. I'm not sure if there was a sanctioning fee attatched to it or not. Canelo didn't mention that. He said they were doing it for publicity.

God damn I don't understand why boxing fans are so hostile to change. I think it's a cool idea.

[pepzz]

Pathetic excuse! Canelita is a spoilt brat who doesn't play by the sanctioning bodies rules. He thinks he's above it. Hope Chavez takes him out!

Ahhh he is above the sanction bodies and any ****en belt..... he is the face of boxing

[pepzz]

No one made him give up the title. He knew he was going to get his ass beat , so he did the cowardly thing and handed GGG the title.

Nope..........