Canelo played the ultimate waiting game with ggg. Ggg became his mandatory once Canelo beat Cotto, but instead of giving ggg a shot since he stepped aside to allow the Cotto fight to happen, he chose to fight khan, Smith and Chavez Jr instead, all for less money. Once he finally let his balls drop after ggg turned 35 and showed vulnerability vs Jacobs, he got a bogus draw, signed on for a rematch, used PEDs and then eventually won a controversial rematch 1 yr later.
Now after insisting he wouldn't face GGG again, he's now willing to face him a full 2 yrs later when ggg will be 38 and potentially deserved to lose his last fight. Canelo is the ultimate opportunist which is why if you look at 9 of the biggest fights/names on his resume, 6 of them were 35 and older when he faced them. Meanwhile the weight divisions where he has campaigned at for the past couple of yrs is full of prime undefeated champions.
Now after insisting he wouldn't face GGG again, he's now willing to face him a full 2 yrs later when ggg will be 38 and potentially deserved to lose his last fight. Canelo is the ultimate opportunist which is why if you look at 9 of the biggest fights/names on his resume, 6 of them were 35 and older when he faced them. Meanwhile the weight divisions where he has campaigned at for the past couple of yrs is full of prime undefeated champions.
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