GGG vs Canelo 2 - no face to face until fight night

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  1. BlueBottle

    BlueBottle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I guess this is a good promotional angle to mean bad blood but is it creatively new or rehashed? What was the last big fight where the fighters only met at the ring throughout the promotion? I don't remember myself lol.
     
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    I remember Max raving about the HBO face-off they were going to air for cinco de mayo but obviously it wasn’t needed. I wonder if they will air that one because apparently there will not be a new one. Or will they scrap it altogether to purposely have them not seen together?

    I mean they are going to have to do press together and weigh in, so they just won’t walk up to each other? Seems weak.

    I’m sure these guys don’t like each other, but surely their have been real animosity between fighters before and they were still able to come face to face before entering the ring on fight night,

    Sounds like a GBP gimmick, unless eye contact with Golovkin actually scares Canelo?
     
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  3. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Well, ya know, Haye and Chisora once kept a literal fence between them at the pressers.

    Casuals eat it up.
     
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    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    From everything I've read, quotes from all the parties on it, it is Golovkins' side that insisted on them being separated until weigh in. It was Golovkins' side that insisted on separate opening pressers, at the least. I don't think it has to do with either being scared of the other. Just a promotional gimmick.
     
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  5. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Neither guy is scared of the other. That’s so stupid of anyone to believe.

    They just hate each other.
     
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    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Lol, you think they hate each othet? GGG will be eternally grateful to Canelo for setting him up for life with two mega paydays.
     
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    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Clearly they don't want to sell as many ppv as possible
     
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    Badbot You can just do things.

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    People want content.
    GBP and K2 will have to come up with something creative.
     
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    Gimmick. Nothing more.
     
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    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    canelo didnt pick him out of a lottery, ggg got what canelo wants. that man dont owe anyone in boxing, he earned his plate.
     
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    El Pollo should not show his cheating face in public!
     
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  12. titanic

    titanic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's because Canelo is currently busy face to facing some Mexican cows :coti:
     
  13. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I just read on LA TIMES it was Clenelo who doesn't want any face-offs and what not

    GGG isn't scared of some face time with the Cleninator
     
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    TheyDontBoxNoMore7 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Because the “bad blood” is real folks.
     
  15. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    GBP, Oscar and Canelo dont want none of that smoke, they will take the fight, take the money but a verbal fight in a face to face, they are getting slaughtered, its all one way traffic. That last presser they had before the failed rematch was horrible enough for them and shits only got worse for them since that.