Comments Thread For: Bellew Warns: Callum Smith is The Test of a Lifetime For Canelo!

[Greenfield02]

One of the most pathetic things in life is seeing man fans make excuses for Canelo to duck the most competitive fights and then defend fights with no hopers. I’ve never seen anything like this from boxing fans in 50 years of watching the sport. “So and so doesn’t draw flies”, “so and so can’t sell out a stadium”, “who has so and so fought”.......and then fights with Liam and Callum Smith happen, fights with Amir Khan happen, fights with James Kirkland happen, fights with Rocky Fielding happen.....and then these same jokers act like it’s a grand occasion.
It reminds of of teenage girls in the 80s who screamed for and had New Kids on the Block posters in their bedrooms....

Someone sounds jealous. You like to mention certain names but leave out others. Canelo has fought GGG twice, has fought Jacobs, Cotto, Lara, Mosley, Trout, Mayweather, Kovalev even though Haters like you try to downplay that fight claiming Kovalev was old. If jumping 2 weight divisions to fight someone was so easy everyone would do it, you don't see Crawford jumping to middleweight and fighting old man GGG do you? Or guys like Loma jumping to welterweight to fight old man Pacquiao? It doesn't happen and only the elite can accomplish that. Look we all know your a Crawford groupie and are just mad because Crawford can only dream of having the resume Canelo has but get over it! You sound like a whinny little Bit**.

[Oldskoolg]

I’m sorry I don’t interact with those under 15 on here not can I abide keyboard warrior types. Happy posting youngster

[Chinned]

eh he's just hyping up his friend.

[alexjust]

Let me guess - Bellew and Smith are friends?

Canelo's ultimate test (so far) was his fight with GGG and, at least, the first one - he lost it clearly. He'll outpoint Smith, especially as the fight is not in the UK.

[boxingitis]

Andrade is the fight of a lifetime. That's why Canelo ducked undisputed and dropped belts at 160. Add to that he said he didn't fight for belts but pride when Andrade had the WBO 154 but turns around and fights Lame Smith from England. But I'll pretend I didn't see any of that

FMW, Lara style is a far more dangerous fight for Canelo and Andrade frame and wingspan make them look like midgets.

Andrade need to fight somebody. Smith won the WBSS.

[alexjust]

Someone sounds jealous. You like to mention certain names but leave out others. Canelo has fought GGG twice, has fought Jacobs, Cotto, Lara, Mosley, Trout, Mayweather, Kovalev even though Haters like you try to downplay that fight claiming Kovalev was old. If jumping 2 weight divisions to fight someone was so easy everyone would do it, you don't see Crawford jumping to middleweight and fighting old man GGG do you? Or guys like Loma jumping to welterweight to fight old man Pacquiao? It doesn't happen and only the elite can accomplish that. Look we all know your a Crawford groupie and are just mad because Crawford can only dream of having the resume Canelo has but get over it! You sound like a whinny little Bit**.

Are you saying Loma and Bud aren't elite because they didn't jump more weight classes? I don't dispute that Canelo's resume is stronger than Crawford's, but that's a weak accusation - to say that somebody isn't elite because they haven't jumped to mission impossible. And even now Bud fighting GGG would most likely be mission impossible.

I don't know if you watched Kovalev's fight with Canelo, but Kovalev proved to be a shadow of himself. Ucharacteristically gun shy, zero aggression and generally way past his prime. Even if the version of Kovalev showed up that fought Ward in their first fight, he'd at the very least make it much more competitive and, likely, would have won. There is a reason Canelo fight elite fighters after they are 35. Smith is good, but not on the level of prime GGG, Kovalev or Floyd. Beterbiev is also 35, but looks pretty strong still, when he starts slipping you'll see how Canelo might want to fight him all of a sudden. And Canelo is an excellent, elite fighter, but he does pick on sliding elite opponents. You don't need to be hater to be critical for something that is worth to be critical about.

[Divine Hammer]

only 3 and a half weeks short notice to prepare. should have lost easily to john ryder. most likely rehydration clause thrown in as well. callum is the weakest champ in the division.

joke fight.

[Greenfield02]

Are you saying Loma and Bud aren't elite because they didn't jump more weight classes? I don't dispute that Canelo's resume is stronger than Crawford's, but that's a weak accusation - to say that somebody isn't elite because they haven't jumped to mission impossible. And even now Bud fighting GGG would most likely be mission impossible.

I don't know if you watched Kovalev's fight with Canelo, but Kovalev proved to be a shadow of himself. Ucharacteristically gun shy, zero aggression and generally way past his prime. Even if the version of Kovalev showed up that fought Ward in their first fight, he'd at the very least make it much more competitive and, likely, would have won. There is a reason Canelo fight elite fighters after they are 35. Smith is good, but not on the level of prime GGG, Kovalev or Floyd. Beterbiev is also 35, but looks pretty strong still, when he starts slipping you'll see how Canelo might want to fight him all of a sudden. And Canelo is an excellent, elite fighter, but he does pick on sliding elite opponents. You don't need to be hater to be critical for something that is worth to be critical about.

First off nobody said Crawford or Loma are not elite, the reason I brought them up is because they are good fighters and the point was that even good fighters don't jump 2 divisions even to fight what some like to call an "old fighter" it just doesn't happen often, so maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions and actually read the comment, if you don't understand the comment than ask a question. Second, was Lara old when Canelo fought him? Or Jacobs, or Trout, or Mayweather, GGG was undefeated and the true middleweight champion when they fought. Don't pick and choose to fit you're narrative, why aren't as critical of Crawford for fighting old man Brook? Old man Khan and now wants to fight old man Pacquiao? Even though I think old man Pacquiao still gives Crawford a run for his money. No hater here, I'm critical of trolls on this site who only come to hate because of their own insecurities and living in their momma's basement, instead of actually talk boxing and facts.

[jackblack008]

Yep, Ryder agrees

[BirdSong]

canelo licking his lips at those body shots he's going to land

they say this smith is supposedly the best of the smith's, he better not go in there and lay an egg like brook did