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Originally posted by Shape up View PostWhy do you clowns say ****** things, Canelol hit him with the hardest punch he's ever landed and he
didn't even flinch, but he's gonna KO him
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Originally posted by HeadShots View Postto boxing fans but not the general american public.
nobody knows who these 2 are.
i can bet you canelo ggg out performs joshua wilder on ppv revenue.
Alvarez is a budding star in his own right (that ship has passed with Golovkin, imo), but heavyweight boxing is an entirely different animal.
Let's get the obvious out of the way; Alvarez-Golovkin 2 will do less business than Alvarez-Golovkin, full stop. The first fight was good, but for all of the wrong reasons (Golovkin was less than what he was supposed to be, Alvarez showed craft and his limitations, and there wasn't this massive clamor from fans to see it again, regardless of the money to be made in a rematch).
How much less will be based on Alvarez's starpower, but I doubt that the rematch does 1m PPVs.
Now, the unification of the heavyweight title, regardless of who's in the fight, is a big deal (there hasn't been a undisputed heavyweight champion in 15 years) and will draw attention; you add that the fight would be between two charismatic heavyweight champions who flatten their opponents, both can hit the full press circuit in English (to let anyone and everyone know), both have great good-guy stories behind them, and the network backing such a fight will invest the money needed to market it (on top of the earned media) and you're looking at something special.
You add that there's literally nothing to compete with it for folks' attention through the summer (I think the last week of August is emerging as a strong PPV date to draw fans) outside of the NBA playoffs (which are done by June), and "not knowing" them isn't as much an issue as you think.
Wilder flattens Ortiz in 6 in March (Ortiz isn't a bum, but the rounds give the audience a chance to grow before Wilder stops him in GiF-worthy fashion), Joshua stops Parker 8-10 in April, Joshua and Wilder face off in the ring (no doubt in my mind that initial talks have already, but they'd basically have a month to hammer out the final deal points), fight gets announced at the end of May, with the tour in early June, and the fight at the end of August.
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Originally posted by Robi13 View PostBY then, hypelovkin will be retired and you’ll be one of the 97k fans buying canelos Ppv to hope to see him lose since he gonna ice bumlovkin in May... that’s the only thing you gggroupies will be good for lmao sorry but truth hurts
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Originally posted by HeadShots View Postto boxing fans but not the general american public.
nobody knows who these 2 are.
i can bet you canelo ggg out performs joshua wilder on ppv revenue.
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Originally posted by millcitymauler View PostAmazing you have to explain such things
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Originally posted by stealthradon View Post27 and already exhausted in 3 rounds. Imagine when he hits 30. He'll take the rascal scooter to the ring.
Canelo's last real hangup, at this point, is effectively finding his rest, particular in finding that breather without giving up a round.
Jean Pascal likely made the move too late, but Roy Jones Jr, after a few camps together, was able to help Pascal get comfortable taking his rest without looking like he's taking a rest; Pascal's last fight showed a ton of that (good movement, don't take any shots clean, bait the offense when on defense, etc).
Alvarez isn't James Toney, but Toney would be a perfect guy to go and pick things from, particularly 190-195lb James Toney (basically where he was fight fit, without any weight cut).
Take the edge off of shots with good angles, let stray shots bounce off the shoulders/arms, move the head, and fire on the counter; get those basics down and Alvarez can fight his fight for 3-4 rounds, use the tools to still compete while the muscles recover, and then fight his fight down the back 6.
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