Comments Thread For: Andrade: I Want Canelo, GGG - Not Thinking About Other Fights!

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Saturday night was supposed to be about Demetrius Andrade establishing himself as a viable candidate for superfights with Saul Canelo' Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin. So after selling out the available inventory for his long overdue homecoming, the unbeaten middleweight titlist was baffled why the media wanted to talk about any other opponent early Sunday morning.
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[Motorcity Cobra]

He needs the guy that used to run Rigo's Twitter account. He could get the fight made

[tokon]

Whether the fans and fighters like it or not, canelo is the A side in any fight right now and has the power to dictate which path he wants to follow. In turn that will, to some extent, also dictate what other fighters have to do.
I don't think either andrade or golovkin is going to get that September date.

[ShoulderRoll]

I can understand that Canelo wants to make history by winning a belt at 175 lbs next.

What I don't get is why Golovkin won't fight Andrade.

[NYhaven]

A “franchise champion” fighting anybody outside of the top 5 in their division should be stripped. Lineal means you don’t have a real belt and you also don’t have to fight any top ten guys... let’s not forget what lomo is doing....

[Bronx2245]

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME?
by Paul Magno

Saturday night, Jermall Charlo and Demetrius Andrade fought on separate cards and far-away networks, defending their respective world middleweight titles and, more importantly, trying to make the case for themselves as heirs apparent to the current two-headed king at the top of the 160 lb. class, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin.

Unfortunately, neither fighter did much to make that case or to create a demand for a big-money showdown with either.

The failure to dazzle boxing fandom is less of a problem for Andrade, who will be getting a shot at one of the big two no matter what, simply because of his ties to Matchroom Boxing and DAZN, the streaming service which reportedly paid close to a half-billion dollars to secure the multi-fight, multi-year services of Alvarez and Golovkin.

Facing Poland’s Maciej Sulecki, the Providence, Rhode Island native and reigning WBO middleweight champ did what he usually does—flash some tantalizing skills and abilities, but settle on merely doing enough to win while staying safe.

Even fighting in front of his hometown crowd at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence with a potential star-making fight against Canelo or Triple G in his immediate future, Andrade performed without much urgency. He boxed well and won every round on all three scorecards against a solid fighter in Sulecki, but he made no impression. Everyone knew he was the better fighter coming into this bout and he just went about affirming that when, ideally, he should’ve gone in there and proven himself an elite by showing what true elites do to contenders who are merely “solid.”

Similarly, Jermall Charlo, fighting in front of his own hometown fans at NRG Arena in Houston and defending his WBC middleweight title, took a decisive, but ultimately disappointing unanimous decision over Contender reality show winner Brandon Adams.

While Charlo took 35 of 36 scored rounds on the judges’ scorecards and was never even remotely in anything resembling danger, like Andrade, he made no impression. In theory, Adams’ bullish, in-fight style could’ve presented some problems for him, but it became clear very early on that the challenger lacked the skill and ability to step up to this next level-- and Charlo either wouldn’t or couldn’t put a brutal finish to the show.

Blame an injured left hand or Adams’ awkward style and reluctance to take risks, but is there any doubt of the fight-ending brutality that Gennady Golovkin would’ve inflicted on an overmatched and reluctant Adams?

Charlo, who started making a name for himself because of his KO power, has revealed who he really is over the last few years. Although he has tremendous offensive capabilities, at heart he’s a cautious, careful boxer who, if presented with a puzzle or quandary, will fall back and box his way to a safe victory. It’s not a bad instinct to have, it’s just not something that will force business hurdles to be leaped so he can get a crack at Canelo or Golovkin.

I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Andrade and Charlo put in lackluster performances this past Saturday. They did what they had to do to win, stay safe, and stay on the lane to bigger things. But they didn’t make a case for themselves as “must fight” opposition for the big two in the middleweight division and they didn’t even make the case that they really deserve status as “elite” players at 160.

An elite walks through the likes of Sulecki and Adams, showing himself to clearly be one or two levels above the mere mortals. Andrade and Charlo just showed us that they were good, better than Saturday’s opposition—but we knew all that already.

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[QballLobo]

Unfortunately after the WBC shenanigans there is less incentive for Canelo to take the fight.
Would still like to see it happen. Andrade looked pretty good but would still be easy work for Canelo. Guy leaves himself wide open and would get countered all night.

[PeanutMGM]

Fight Charlo & Stop Ducking!! Been Ducking Charlo Since 154!! You & Canela

[HandsofIron]

Best case scenario would be....

Canelo vs Andrade in Sept.
GGG vs Charlo

Winners of each fight each other in December.

[jbpanama]

I can understand that Canelo wants to make history by winning a belt at 175 lbs next.

What I don't get is why Golovkin won't fight Andrade.

GGG knows where the $$$ is...

Easy to Understand...