Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith Weigh-In Results From San Antonio

[Silver Spear]

No issue with Canelo take some fights on DAZN but I think it would be better for him to float around different platforms like ESPN, FOX, Showtime or whoever ESPECIALLY as a Self Promoter now. His Appeal on a Main Stream Level has declined significantly here in the U.S. since the DAZN Deal that is just the harsh reality of it

Boxing NEEDS More Casual Fans watching to Maximize earning. Sorry but Boxing cannot survive on just us Hardcore Boxing Fans who many on this forum especially, lets be honest don't even Pay for PPV's or have subscriptions to DAZN yet have all these demands for Big Fights

So YES you always want to "Entice The Casuals" if you're a Promoter or in Canelo Case Self Promoting, especially when you're trying to sell a damn PPV/Big Fight. It helps generate more money and by generating more money that means more bigger fights gets made easily with Investors and Networks know that if they put big money up on certain fights and fighters it will generate all their money back and MORE

Boxing was popular with the casuals in the past because it was entertaining. People loved watching 2 men smash each others faces in. Today's boxing is much different. Because of Floyd, too many fighters are afraid to lose their undefeated record so they play it safe. Plus with the internet and social media, it is harder to hype up someone without hearing what the haters say.

If you want to hype up a fight as a promoter and you are trying to con the public into thinking fighter A is some knockout artist and we should all tune in to see him knock his next opponent out. Today we have the internet and it is easy for people to debunk that promoter and find the truth. In the past you had to read about it in the paper or see it on tv and there was not much money or incentive to right opposing pieces. Everyone wanted in on that band wagon because it meant more ad revenue.

I do not mind having casuals tune in for a fight. I consider myself a UFC casual where my brother is a hardcore UFC guy. I watch UFC fights/events maybe 1-2 times a year. Do I pay for them? No, my brother does. UFC is not my thing and I do not find it entertaining enough for me to want to invest my time into it. I am getting off point now.

In the end I agree that Canelo should test the market and see what else he can do with his fights on other networks. This way they could start a bidding war for him and pay him more.

[Silver Spear]

canelo will continue to duck and dodge guys like david benavidez, artur beterbiev, caleb plant, bivol etc. so they don't have to worry at all.

David needs to take his career serious and stop wasting his potential. Why should Canelo give him the time of day if David is not taking his career serious? Plant is overrated and his day will come soon. Look for Canelo to try to fight the other 2 champs at 168 and unify all the belts. This means Caleb's belt too. As for Bivol/Beterbiev. They are in a different division so why is it considered a duck? Have them move down to 168 and get a belt and then we can talk. Just because Canelo fought once at 175 does not mean he will do well at that weight. Should he move up to cruiser too or is he ducking everyone there?

[Silver Spear]

Steroid punches? He had ******* in his system ffs. Dude was getting high, not juicing.

That is my point. Canelo was not juicing either yet everyone is crying and acting like he was roided up. Clenbuterol is a banned substance. Not a PED. ******* is a banned substance, not a PED. Although ******* could be considered a PED since it does wonders on you.

Last I checked fat burners were not steroids.