If Yarde would ko Kovalev, Canelo would pass, Canelo only fights washed up fighters

[boliodogs]

no cashcow is going up two divisions for a noname... dont be a fool...
do you think ggg will go up two divisions for someone like yarde ?
of course not, and i cant blame him for that...

If Yarde beats Kovalev in Russia he is no longer a no name. That would be a very big win and the boxing world would take notice of it. It he wins it will probably be by KO. That means you have a new young champion with 100% KOs. who KOed the famous Kovalev in Russia. Hell. that's a promoter's dream.

[icha]

I respect Alvarez, but this is boxing and you're only as good as your last fight.
I agree with the claim that Alvarez would get more respect if he fought Saunders or Benavidez.
If he fights Kovalev, it just looks like he's going after the weakest champ at LHW.

well canelos just fough jacobs and now he is going up two weight classes, by no means kova is a weak opponent for any lhw , let alone for a mw who was a champ at 154 only 2 years ago...

[icha]

If Yarde beats Kovalev in Russia he is no longer a no name. That would be a very big win and the boxing world would take notice of it. It he wins it will probably be by KO. That means you have a new young champion with 100% KOs. who KOed the famous Kovalev in Russia. Hell. that's a promoter's dream.

eledier beated kova too, and no one claim he was worth jumping 2 weight classes up... there is only one name at lhw, and thats kova... canelo has no obligations outside 160, if he doesnt fight kova, then andrade or charlo should be next, there is a lot of good fighters at 168 and 175, but they need to do more , no one really stands right now. .
kova did a lot more than just beating one name, if he gets the payday it will be well deserved...

[Eff Pandas]

He definitely gots a lot of older name-ish guys on his record since he came on the big scene. Idk if this is more or less than usual doe.

2010, Carlos Baldomir, 39yrs
2010, Lovemore Ndou, 39yrs
2012, Shane Mosley, 40yrs
2013, Floyd Mayweather, 36yrs
2015, Miguel Cotto, 35yrs
2017, GGG, 35yrs
2018, GGG, 36yrs

[lieutenant]

Canelo is a rare breed in the sport, I don't think we've seen someone step up to challenges like this since ODLH. Oscar saved boxing in the early 2000s and Canelo is saving it now.

Who do you guys think the next boogeyman will be for Canelo after he beats Kovalev? We know GGG fans aren't really GGG fans, they're just Canelo haters. Bivol and Benavidez are the names they've been spitting out around here lately.

[_Maxi]

GGG was in a different weight class then canelo who was fighting at 154 ...cotto was just 35 wen canelo fought him not over 35
You can't knock canelo for fighting some people over 35...floyd fought mosley when mosley was 38 also fought manny when manny was 36
Is the narrative different now since it was floyd

Canelo was fighting at 155...

[AKAcronym]

well canelos just fough jacobs and now he is going up two weight classes, by no means kova is a weak opponent for any lhw , let alone for a mw who was a champ at 154 only 2 years ago...

He was a 154 "champ" almost 3 years ago. Smith was by far the weakest titleholder, in a fight that suddenly had no vada testing, against a guy who had done jack **** at an international level.

[SplitSecond]

well canelos just fough jacobs and now he is going up two weight classes, by no means kova is a weak opponent for any lhw , let alone for a mw who was a champ at 154 only 2 years ago...

But hasnt fought at the actual limit of 154 for about six years.

[Jubei]

Everyone knows that GGG already dropped Kovalev in sparring years ago. Now Kovalev got not just stopped by lightpunching Ward (controversial) but also by Eleider Alvarez who is no big puncher either. GGG might be old but he aint getting knocked out by nobody, the old Kazakh warrior still beat Canelo, who avoided GGG in his prime, in most peoples eyes, not once but twice. At least 1 win 1 draw.

Now Canelo is not just running from GGG, but from everyone who is not washed up, like Callum Smith, Saunders, Andrade, Bivol, Benavidez and others, just to get the scalp of another washed up fighter age 35+ who got stopped a couple times.

Great matchmaking for Canelo, just great for all the casual fans who arent able to see the pattern.

When will Canelo face a top tier fighter who is not old and washed up?

What about Bivol or Callum Smith?? No, too young, not washed up.

[icha]

He was a 154 "champ" almost 3 years ago. Smith was by far the weakest titleholder, in a fight that suddenly had no vada testing, against a guy who had done jack **** at an international level.

he was still 154 until the chavez fight which happened almost 2 years ago, may 2017...

But hasnt fought at the actual limit of 154 for about six years.

he fought at 154 vs liam smith and became a 154 champ until after he fought chavez jr two years ago...