Jacobs barely beat SD, media said he was a top Canelo opponent. Why not GGG then?

[Robbie Barrett]

SD definitely deserves a re-match and this should happen next but Canelo still owes GGG a rematch aswell.
Perfect scenario would be if GGG/SD fight next whilst Canelo/Andrade winner fights each other.

Canelo gains nothing from beating Golovkin. Read the forum, they're all discrediting Derev's performance claiming Golovkin is old. Canelo should fight Andrade or a 168 titlist. Let Golovkin mix it up with the contenders, those who beat him place themselves in position for Canelo. The Canelo-Golovkin ship has sailed.

[BLASTER1]

Canelo gains nothing from beating Golovkin. Read the forum, they're all discrediting Derev's performance claiming Golovkin is old. Canelo should fight Andrade or a 168 titlist. Let Golovkin mix it up with the contenders, those who beat him place themselves in position for Canelo. The Canelo-Golovkin ship has sailed.

Not until he gets a decisive W against G.
If he doesn't fight G their will always be a question mark next to both fights.
Plus it's still the biggest money fight for both guys.
If it did happen I would prefer it to be at 168

[Robbie Barrett]

Not until he gets a decisive W against G.
If he doesn't fight G their will always be a question mark next to both fights.
Plus it's still the biggest money fight for both guys.
If it did happen I would prefer it to be at 168

If he beats Golovkin they'll just say he's shot. He gains nothing. Might as well fight someone that adds to his resume. A Golovkin win will not. Canelo gets paid the same whoever he fights, Golovkin would get a pay bump because it's in his contract, but Canelo doesn't want to do him any favours.

[BLASTER1]

If he beats Golovkin they'll just say he's shot. He gains nothing. Might as well fight someone that adds to his resume. A Golovkin win will not. Canelo gets paid the same whoever he fights, Golovkin would get a pay bump because it's in his contract, but Canelo doesn't want to do him any favours.

Yer well I guess if Canelo and all of his fans are happy to just sc**** by with a dubious decision W that most people in boxing and the media think he lost then yer their isn't much point in the fight happening besides all the money left on the table.
You can't say Canelo's pay would be the same if he fought GGG compared to say Fielding.
That just makes no financial sense whatsoever.

[Robbie Barrett]

Yer well I guess if Canelo and all of his fans are happy to just sc**** by with a dubious decision W that most people in boxing and the media think he lost then yer their isn't much point in the fight happening besides all the money left on the table.
You can't say Canelo's pay would be the same if he fought GGG compared to say Fielding.
That just makes no financial sense whatsoever.

He signed before Golovkin so there'll be nothing in his contract saying he'll be paid more for that fight.

[BLASTER1]

He signed before Golovkin so there'll be nothing in his contract saying he'll be paid more for that fight.

I'm sure their would be some behind the scenes kick back or some upfront bonus money if he were to fight GGG.
Even if it weren't in the contract I'm sure he could negotiate some sort of extra payment for a fight of this magnitude.
I mean cmon one of the reasons they got Canelo was for the third instalment.

[Scipio2009]

It would be interesting to know how Canelo is putting on and taking of this weight yet still stays healthy and active.
Not many fighters can do what he's doing at the moment jumping up and down in divisions.
Hmmm???

I've got no idea, but with the talk of going right back to 160lbs, my guess is that Alvarez will follow Floyd's template, eat regular, train his ass off, and show up sturdy but at whatever weight he trains down to.

Don't be shocked if he shows up at the weigh-in, fully hydrated and rested, and steps onto the scale at 173/174lbs, while Kovalev shows up looking drawn as **** to barely make 175lbs before pounding down Pedialyte.

Canelo doesn't need to be this giant guy to beat Kovalev; he's got to be strong enough, and he's got to use his boxing brain/craft to get inside Kovalev's lead jab.

That's it

[BLASTER1]

I've got no idea, but with the talk of going right back to 160lbs, my guess is that Alvarez will follow Floyd's template, eat regular, train his ass off, and show up sturdy but at whatever weight he trains down to.

Don't be shocked if he shows up at the weigh-in, fully hydrated and rested, and steps onto the scale at 173/174lbs, while Kovalev shows up looking drawn as **** to barely make 175lbs before pounding down Pedialyte.

Canelo doesn't need to be this giant guy to beat Kovalev; he's got to be strong enough, and he's got to use his boxing brain/craft to get inside Kovalev's lead jab.

That's it

He definitely has to be a gym rat and have a nutritionist telling him what to eat plus a very adaptable conditioning guy but saying that if he has such a great nutritionist wouldn't they know about the meat in Mexico and isn't Clen a weight stripping agent.
I have no doubt he puts in the hard yards, almost certainly more than the average fighter but its just a cpl of things to think about.

[MDPopescu]

(...) Anybody claiming they would not watch Canelo-GGG III are probably blowing smoke.
...

... I didn't watch live Canelo-GGG I and II... and not even in replay... I only watched highlights...

... as we all know, Canelo actually is the biggest star and cash cow in boxing to date -- in case opponents can't stop him, then Canelo wins hard fought decisions...

[aboutfkntime]

That too. True. Very familiar with each other.

Listen some people here make it seem like only the guy they like can fight and everyone else is scared of their guy. Or when their guy has a tough fight or takes on an easy opponent then they make excuses. I don’t I respect all men who step in the ring even those at the bottom of the ratings unless they’ve been tko’d by phantom punches or have taken obvious dives.

Just because I personally don’t think GGG is what the media hyped him up to be and I also believe the media are extremely soft on him compared to others. I do know for a fact that he’s a dog and he’s not easy to beat and if your not prepared he will beat you the **** you up!!

He’s a hard man and he punches with mean intentions unless your willing to give it right back to him every time because for the most part he’s gonna try to keep coming.

With that being said I still thought he lost to SD and DJ but I’m no judge and I respect the judges opinion weather I like it or not.

I completely agree

also... he has been " reluctant " (nicest way that I can put it, "refused" is probably more accurate) to test himself against the very best