Will Canelo do the right thing and finally face Golovkin? (VIDEO)

At this point, this is the main difference in our outlooks. I would hope at this point they would do that, but their history and that of the other alphabet bodies leaves me with great doubt. And I'm hard-pressed to see how anyone can ever fully trust anything in the corrupt realm of boxing politics, let alone a major sanctioning body.

All the same, I think you'll note a significant switch in my outlook altogether - and this is largely based on the fact that Canelo, despite being a very good and very smart fighter, is not a guy possessing elite talent or athleticism. I also believe he's maxed out his ability to healthily make 155 without repercussions.

Assuming Canelo cannot land a fight with 1 of the big 3 (which I'm beginning to agree, doesn't seem likely right now - but is still something I would never write off given the lack of big money options available to that entire quartet).... but assuminbg he cannot land one of those, I think they risk blowing the event which could be Canelo-GGG because Canelo might well lose prior to the rivalry culminating in the actual match-up.

 

Oscar's huge mistake was letting Lemieux rush into the unification bout with Golovkin. In allowing this to happen, he threw away a lot of leverage on multiple fronts.

 

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Many thanks!

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Yeah, there were a few tells in his expressions that at the very least led me to believe he had a pre-rehe****d response for the occasion, not much unlike a politician.

 

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And maybe you and abuffy are right and that the WBC has always intended to be fair to Gennady. That may very well be the case. But it surprises me that anyone would ever just take them at their word, no matter what they say and no matter how many times they say it.

There are ample reasons to always doubt the sincerity of the 4 major sanctioning bodies, and the WBC has been one of the worst of the bunch for many decades.

 

I don't think I actually said that. I'm honestly not sure whether Canelo and/or Oscar want the fight or not. But I definitely think his language during the post fight interview with Max was carefully worded and pre-determined (strategically) beforehand. And Oscar fiendishly smiling (and even Hopkins laughing - does Hopkins actually even know any Spanish?) only amplified my belief that this was pre-rehe****d.

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