how come there is no buildup to canelo/smith?

[PRchamp]

yeah you have no idea what you are saying. fanboy alert. ggg wanted the third fight and canelo said NO! he has to win a belt first! then ggg won a belt and canelo said i already beat him hes not a challenge! so you should probably do some more research. dazn badly wanted the fight and canelo simply refused to oblige them.

no one knows who callum smith is either so that argument makes no sense at all. difference is beterbiev is dangerous and callum smith isnt so canelo took the easy fight. difference is beterbieve isnt coming off a pathetic performance against a fringe contender like callum smith is, hes coming off a crushing performance against the best guy in the division. beating beterbiev is worth a hell of a lot more than beating callum smith and everyon knows it. just the fact that you are pretending callum smith is more worthy than beterbiev gives away your agenda. nice try. stamp the fanboy label on your forehead you are hopeless

Don’t waste your time. These Canelo fanboys going to do what they do best and just defend their hero.

Boxing powers that be want to make it seem this is a good fight and that Smith is dangerous and the #1 at 168 is crap. Desperate to make excuses for this fight, this is Rocky Fielding all over again

[MeanestNiceGuy]

Lol. That’s a good one.

It's definitely an ongoing episode of, "As The World Turns" or "Guiding Light" or something to that effect.

[MUNG]

the smith's are good pro's but they don't fill people with confidence at the top level

[_original_]

I wonder how much Canelo is getting paid for this? Surely, they’ll lose money here; no interest/buzz and no or limited live gate.

[Bain01D]

Don’t waste your time. These Canelo fanboys going to do what they do best and just defend their hero.

Boxing powers that be want to make it seem this is a good fight and that Smith is dangerous and the #1 at 168 is crap. Desperate to make excuses for this fight, this is Rocky Fielding all over again

You can’t say it’s another RF when Smith absolutely destroyed RF!

Even if you think it’s a comfortable win it’s not another RF

[Nash out]

I'm looking forward to the fight. I fully expect, and I felt this before the Ryder fight, that Canelo will KO Smith. Maybe not early, but at some point. I see it becoming very one-sided after the first few rounds, and a chance for Canelo to really showcase his ability.

[Clegg]

Because nobody gives Smith a chance, the only people talking him up are Canelo fans. In general it seems there is very little hype for any fight at the moment. People kept asking why nobody cared about the AJ fight as well. Guarantee in the next few days we'll have a 'notice how nobody cares about the GGG fight this weekend?' thread. Boxing is still not back to normal and most of the biggest fights feature a guy facing a 10/1 underdog

[Shadoww702]

Again facts are facts.

Alotta ppl also saw Castillo beat Floyd in the first fight but it didn’t change a thing as far s Floyd still being the top LW at the time even after that bogus lose/win.

Smith is the undefeated and the ring champ was it an off night ala Whitaker/hurtado orwas he exposed we shall see but he’s still the top guy at smw that’s a fact.

But doesn’t matter because the canelo haters will discredit him no matter what he can KO charlo and Bivol in the same night and I can ****IN bet that they will discredit that shytt too.

Exactly! All fighters have an off night. I'm sure he has NO problem with GGG's next opponent. Now that dude is a can.

A MW with 8-9 kos? If it goes past 3 rounds ggg needs retire.

[Shadoww702]

Don’t waste your time. These Canelo fanboys going to do what they do best and just defend their hero.

Boxing powers that be want to make it seem this is a good fight and that Smith is dangerous and the #1 at 168 is crap. Desperate to make excuses for this fight, this is Rocky Fielding all over again

The guy is a legit champ and ring #1. Every expert has him top #3

Plant did want that work so Canelo moved on. Saunders don't want it either.

But I'm sure you rank Simon Sesmetta higher than Smith..

[PRchamp]

The guy is a legit champ and ring #1. Every expert has him top #3

Plant did want that work so Canelo moved on. Saunders don't want it either.

But I'm sure you rank Simon Sesmetta higher than Smith..

Yeah he sure deserves the Ring and WBA 168 belt by beating the likes of Erik Skoglund, Nieky Holzken and George Groves in a weak ass 168 tournament. Also consider the fact a bunch of 168lbs moved up to 175 while he went on that dangerous run to win those belts in a weak tournament.

Smith stinks man. Canelo going to light his ass up against a stiff ass slow overhype Brit fighter.