Random Boxing Thoughts....

I really hope youre wrong but I can see where youre coming from.

With Pac and Golovkin on the way out (I doubt G has more than a couple fights left in him), Loma n Crawford to ESPN, Joshua to Showtime presumably, and I dont think PBC fighters (Thurman, Porter, Garcia) are on HBO either (tho I could be wrong there), it definitely makes things harder on HBO.

 

Ok... let me know what you guys think but...

I have a hard time seeing Golovkin winning the rematch.

Now that I know Canelo can indeed take G's bombs (he took several flush full fledge power shots from G), and not only take them but they dont alter his will to win all that much (meaning he doesnt go into a shell and look to survive, he comes back to try and win... example is, after going 11 hard rounds with G he came out strong to try and put a stamp on the fight by trying hard to win the 12th round) and despite me having G winning their first encounter in a close competitive fight, I will be picking against him in the rematch. Their first fight played out pretty much as I expected through the first 8 rounds or so... I expected Canelo to win the early rounds and for Golovkin to take over after 4 or so, but where I got it wrong was I thought once G started to land the big punches on Canelo that he wouldnt be able to remain unfazed and one of the big shots would put him on ***** street which would allow G the opening to create an avalanche of offense to force a corner or ref stoppage. What happened instead was Canelo took G's punches quite well. And that changes everything to me for the rematch.

Add to that, G is 35, regardless of what his legion of haters would have people believe, hes aging... hes only going to be that much older when they fight again.

Thirdly, fighters who are new to a weightclass usually tend to do better as they get adjusted to fighting at that weight. Canelo was carrying a lot of muscle this time around and while hes always had stamina issues I think his muscles worked against him in this one.... if he adjusts a bit to the weight and also sheds a bit of muscle for stamina, it might give him the little bit of edge he needs to just tip some of the rounds in his favor in the rematch.

Lastly, it may not seem like it, but that was actually a pretty hard fight on G, in terms of actual brain rattling punches being taken by him. He may have took them fine, but hes a human... and those type of flush punches from a solid solid puncher like Canelo will have an effect on you. I almost view some of those punches like a poison, that dont show up right away on a fighter but can show up down the line. Even though G won the fight in my eyes, Canelo in my opinion will be the 'fresher' of the two and I just question how many more big bombs like that G's head can take before hes legitimately rocked by one. I will not be surprised to see him genuinely wobbled by a Canelo bomb in the rematch.


All in all, I just see G as the underdog in the rematch... I hope Im wrong but idk... I just dont see it.

 

What the hell is Wilders team thinking taking the Ortiz fight?

So, Wilder has had a career of criticism for not stepping up his competition, it obviously hasn't effected their decisions much because they continued to take mid tier fighters time and time again, that it somewhat became what wilder is known for. Now, they are on the verge of one of the biggest possible fights in the division, which would be a showdown with Anthony Joshua, once AJ gets his mandatories out of the way. This is a perfect fight for Wilder and the type of fights that the boxing establishment try to get guys like Wilder (building fighters up softly to then have a win/win cash out fight), either Wilder is able to beat Joshua, or he loses to 'the man' in one of the biggest fights of the year that is sure to be a blockbuster and a fun fight at that.

So now all Wilder has to do is keep fighting these mid level guys likes hes done his whole career and we will have the AJ fight next year.... right on.

Except... wait... what? On the verge of the type of fight theyve waited all this time for, they are choosing to fight.... Ortiz? wha? Ortiz as in a guy who brings almost 0 reward and very high risk? They choose a fight like this... now? Theyve spent years fighting lower to mid level guys, and they are now going to go from a Gerald Washington to a Ortiz?

I just dont get this. Not saying Im complaining, it just defies all my sensibilities that Im left scratching my head here. Not to mention that Ill be honest I was actually really looking forward to AJ vs Wilder. Now I always advocate for the best to fight the best, so this is obviously a fight that should be happening, but Im just not understanding the timing from Wilders perspective.

I swear, this is a bit tin foil hat and I dont believe it 100% but a part of me wonders if Wilder pissed someone off behind the scenes. Fighting a relatively low profile fighter like Ortiz in a fight I have a hard time seeing Wilder winning, on the verge of his blockbuster with AJ. Just seems like someone is doing him in here because every other explanation just doesnt make sense to me.


Am I underrating Wilders chances here?