Comments Thread For: Caleb Plant: I Want To Fight Canelo, They're Hoping Sheep Will Follow Him

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Caleb Plant found himself in a precarious position shortly after he stopped Vincent Feigenbutz in a homecoming fight in Nashville. Boxing's biggest bread winner in Canelo Alvarez and his promoter Golden Boy came calling seemingly seconds after Plant's Feb. 15 fight for a super middleweight showdown. As tempting as the idea was for Plant (20-0, 12 KOs), the 27-year-old IBF champion eventually held his ground and passed because he needed to give his body time to rest before taking on a proposed May 2 fight, and ultimately, a quick turnaround.
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[Greenfield02]

This PAB needs to sit down and stay quiet. He had his opportunity and decided to run the other way. Now let the real warriors speak.

[South Champion]

I'm not sure why De La Hoya is saying that if Plant doesn't fight Canelo now, he'll never get offered the fight again in the future.

If Plant keeps winning, it would seems strange to not offer him the fight again out of spite.

[Bronx2245]

"The thing is, they haven’t even sent me an offer. That’s the most important part … A secondary guy reached out to a secondary guy I know. That’s not a legitimate offer."

Seems to be a trend. They try so hard to go around Al Haymon.

[ReggieKray]

They should just poll all the SMW champs if they would take to fight at 8mil. I think plant or Benavidez would jump on that because they actually think they could win. Saunders and Smith know they would lose so they want more money.

[bigdunny1]

I don't understand Plant. His team was offered the fight by golden boy they team turned them down privately. It leaked and he himself admitted he got it and again but now publicly turned it down saying he can't be ready in time? Now he's saying well after all that why didn't they send me a official offer? If you admit your team turned the fight down and there is video of you telling Golden Boy and the entire world you are turning down the opportunity why would they continue considering you let alone send you a what offer sheet to sign? You know Canelo fights in May and you took yourself out of the running so they moved on you don't send a faxed contract when someone has already verbally turned down the offer.

[bigdunny1]

This PAB needs to sit down and stay quiet. He had his opportunity and decided to run the other way. Now let the real warriors speak.

He's just fought a guy I have never heard of and have never seen in any rankings in a non competitive mismatch where he suffered no injuries. He would of had almost 3 months to prepare. How is that not enough time to train and be ready? What rest does he need from a non competitive fight and he's young? Sounds like his team didn't think he couldn't beat Canelo and left him hanging so he himself had to come up with a public excuse on the fly. He's getting backlash for ducking the fight and a pretty laughable excuse.

[Get em up]

If Plant continues to move up in competition and gets another belt in the division Canelo would have little choice to fight him. I think Plant needs to fight Benavidez though before anybody else and I think Benavidez wins.

[BaDaBingVIP2]

just dont understand. out of all the fighters, i think plant give canelo the most fits. i dont like knocking fighters for wanting to get compensated, but if you a fighter making 1 or 2 mil a fight, then get offer 8mil for canelo, and you want 10?! thats wild, turning down an offer that pays you 4 or 5 times you highest payday plus all the clout if beat nelo. those paydays dont come often, hope he made the right decision and hope the match up does get made eventually.

[patron]

Feels like a recycled article.