Comments Thread For: Hearn: I Am Surprised Canelo Beat Callum So Easily; Goes To Show You How Good He Is

[Oldskoolg]

The Los Angeles Times just wrote a wonderful piece on how Canelo missed an opportunity for greatness by skipping out on a GGG 3rd fight....but here's the part of the article that I've been screaming to the heavens for so long....

"Canelo Alvarez walked down and whacked around a defenseless man for 12 rounds on Saturday night, each thudding blow he landed destroying the delusions of Callum Smith that were manufactured by a British sports scene that overrates its soccer players and really, really overrates its fighters."

And my heart was just overjoyed to know that there's other rational thinkers in and around the sport of boxing that don't buy into the nonsensical British propaganda that seems to be a new disease in this great sport.

It’s not new, it’s just gotten way out of hand due to Edward Hearn and his manipulation of the average British sports fan who knows **** all about the sport of boxing and really only cares due to nationalism. There are about 3 top level truly championship calibre English/welsh/Scottish talents in boxing: Fury, Joshua, and Taylor.
Edward Hearn and legions of nationalist troll casuals is the reason that article was so on.

[Oldskoolg]

I cannot believe people saw Smith as a threat. Canelo did his thing. Cong**** to him. But he did not fight anyone notable. Yes Smith is a champion. But who's at 168? Caleb Plant? BJS? I mean these guys are pillow fisted.

But this isn't Canelo's fault. No one's at his level because no one notable is around in his weight class.

They knew he was no threat they were just caught up in the nationalist hype that slaveroom gins up

[Oldskoolg]

Callum Smith wasn’t that good. George Groves wasn’t that good. Eubank Jr ain’t that good. see the pattern? It’s like inbreeding

The bar is set lower in the U.K. to become a star. Most Brit fans will never admit this. I do, and many of the young lads here kick off when I do as if I have insulted their national pride.

[thack]

It’s not new, it’s just gotten way out of hand due to Edward Hearn and his manipulation of the average British sports fan who knows **** all about the sport of boxing and really only cares due to nationalism. There are about 3 top level truly championship calibre English/welsh/Scottish talents in boxing: Fury, Joshua, and Taylor.
Edward Hearn and legions of nationalist troll casuals is the reason that article was so on.

Yea you're on the money , I don't think our lad Ricky H. helped converting all those football fans to over night 'purists'...just like being at a Froch fight was like being at the city ground Nottingham for a Forest football match. A night at the York Hall Bethnal green is a million miles away from this bollocks and the place for a proper night, fight ,chat and 'a' beer with the real fans that just laugh at Edward.

[CmdrSoCal]

No one else was surprised. Everyone else was bored.

[steeve steel]

We are all surprised at Eddie's surprise!

[Ry92]

Only fights at 168 for canelo ppl would be suprised at that type of result would be benavidez n plant. Smith n bjs most ppl think canelo would win dominant against them. Theyre weak n struggle against gatekeeper the middle tier n part time boxers so come on now. Give us Canelo vs ggg or charlo at 160-68. Benavidez m plant n ofcourse 175 beterbiev. Biggest fights for nelo outside a crossover or exhibition. For canelo vs masdival or mcgregor would sale the most followed by paul then those legit boxing matches i listed earlier

[VashDBasher]

Hearn shouldn’t be surprised at all. There’re levels to this. Canelo has once again proven why he’s the p4p king.

[Curtis2]

Smith is a C level fighter who wouldn't be ranked in top 30 MW of Marvelous Marvin Hager's era. Canelo knew what he was doing by picking him. Lol

Hagler would have beat the shet out of Canelo, all day, any day of the week.... The Frankenstein plodding, punching in spurts from Canelo would be dessert for Marvin!!

[Zaka]

It's super sketchy how guys like Josesito Lopez and Shane Mosley would slug it out with Canelo but now suddenly guys like Kovalev and Callum Smith are terrified of his power. Can you say DRUG CHEAT

You find it sketchy that grown men were able to slug it out with Canelo when he was in his early 20's... Hmm..
And now that he just reached his prime, boxers are afraid of his power... So..... whats sketchy about that?
Everyone is now trying to discredit kovalev and Callum for their prior accomplishments, but if thy were washed up or he had no talent or skills, why did you not see GGG taking that challenge and daring to be great?
I am a fan of GGG and Canelo, but one has dared to try his skills in different weight classes and succeeded even if some question the competition. The other remains stuck in the same weight not daring to be great against questionable competition, rather waiting on Canelo to give him another fight..