Comments Thread For: Free Agent Canelo Calls The Shots, So What Are His Biggest Fight Options?

[Metacom]

Disagree on GGG win/draw the 2nd fight. Even his own trainer (Abel) thought he lost the fight.

The 1st fight was close, I can see why people want to call it a GGG win, but the truth is neither fighter clearly won that fight, which is why I'm ok with a draw.

Mayweather - I agree, that judge was either bought or crazy for that score.

Lara - yes the judge had Nelo 9-3, if he had scored it 115-113 for Lara, I wouldn't have complained.

The first fight wasn't close at all. The only people who seemed to think Canelo won is his team and Adalaide Byrd. Nobody really even saw a draw.

2nd fight, most professional observers (fighters, trainers, reporters) still thought it was either a GGG win or a draw. Sanchez never said he thought Canelo won, he said he thought Canelo won the 12th round and was a little disappointed GGG didn't go harder that round.

Sanchez's own words on the whole fight: "I thought we won. We’re biased obviously. We can’t cry every time we don’t get a decision"

[sicko]

Take Care of Yildirim Mandatory in Mexico which is rumored

More Easy Money From Eddie Hearn and go ahead and destroy BJS in May (would be kinda cool to head over to the UK for that one if they have Full Capacity Crowds by that time which is not looking likely unfortunately)

Then after that for September revisit the PBC situation for a fight with Spence, Charlo, Plant and Benavidez...Line Them All Up Lets Go!

ESPN/Top Rank also have some options for him in Berlanga (they can build that up into a huge fight), Beterbiev and I remember Murata being Rumored awhile back in Japan:


Plenty of Options! However it is a lack of HUGE OPTIONS because a lot of these fighters are DEPENDING ON CANELO and haven't done sh^t to build themselves up into a Draw of their own other than Spence Jr!

[Monty Fisto]

The first fight wasn't close at all. The only people who seemed to think Canelo won is his team and Adalaide Byrd. Nobody really even saw a draw.

2nd fight, most professional observers (fighters, trainers, reporters) still thought it was either a GGG win or a draw. Sanchez never said he thought Canelo won, he said he thought Canelo won the 12th round and was a little disappointed GGG didn't go harder that round.

Sanchez's own words on the whole fight: "I thought we won. We’re biased obviously. We can’t cry every time we don’t get a decision"

Yeah, the whole Sanchez said he lost myth is basically based on taking a comment out of context, namely Sanchez telling GGG between rounds, "We're losing". Sanchez may very well have thought they were winning at that point, but his job in that moment was to provide motivation to GGG to keep upping his game.

[casualsuperfan]

Yeah, the whole Sanchez said he lost myth is basically based on taking a comment out of context, namely Sanchez telling GGG between rounds, "We're losing". Sanchez may very well have thought they were winning at that point, but his job in that moment was to provide motivation to GGG to keep upping his game.

So the “myth” that Abel thinks GGG lost is based on an actual thing that Abel said.

[ShoulderRoll]

So the “myth” that Abel thinks GGG lost is based on an actual thing that Abel said.

[Kiowhatta]

That list of opponents is as realistic as Santa Claus, really.

Alvarez would go nowhere near Beterbiev, Andrade is an A-grade PBC ducker, Spence has no reason to move up and risk a loss when his division is ripe with opportunity.

Canelo will do what he always does, pick the weakest link in the best chain, assure every advantage possible, and pick the guy with the relatively biggest brand.

All that is common knowledge, what is more interesting is Canelo now represents what the sport has finally actualised: money. The sport of boxing is now more about money and less about belts than at any other time.

[Bandman]

"Calls the shots"



*picks Yildirim*

[Kiowhatta]

I would prefer to see him fight BJS, Charlo, or Benavidez. BJS simply to shut his mouth, Charlo because I believe most want to see how he deals with such a high-level opponent, as well as if the fight is held in Texas it could be 50-50 in terms of the decision.

Benavidez is a worthy opponent with heavy enough hands and will likely test Canelo more than Smith did.

[Monty Fisto]

So the “myth” that Abel thinks GGG lost is based on an actual thing that Abel said.

No, the myth that he said GGG lost was based on him saying we're losing. Read it again, perhaps you'll pick up on the temporal difference and the usage of the word 'context'. Tip: don't ignore the context when someone talks about how people have made the mistake of ignoring the context.

[budfr]

It´s amazing that a boxing expert like Dan Rafael, doesn´t mention much the only fighter that can give rel problems to Alvarez, and great Mexican trainers say it ( Robert Garcia, Abel Sanchez, Joel Diaz ), Ray Mancini says it, and others. The guy is David Benavidez.