For being a mega fight, Cotto-Canelo doesn't change the boxing landscape

Pbc will change the boxing world when it starts in other continents

 

True, but it'll give us some insight into Canelos actual skill level. It's been so hard to estimate after getting outclassed by Floyd, barely beat Trout, but can beat up on a lot of the mid level guys. I think we'll know just how good (or bad) Canelo is. FINALLY.

ANd that's important for the sport moving forward. Because he's important for the sport moving forward.

 

I don't see it that way. This fight will tell us if cotto really had a rebirth. Will tell us exactly how good is canelo. The winner probably fights the winner of jacobs-quillin. I believe if canelo or cotto dominate this fight, they will get the courage to face ggg sooner or later. Cotto could just win and retire, he has nothing more to prove but i think he will take this as far as he can if he keeps winning

Best case scenario if no ggg. Cotto makes us a favor and takes floyds 0. Alot is at stake

 

This isn't a megafight though.

It will sell a lot of PPV's, but it's not a megafight.

The only megafight right now in boxing is Ward-Kovalev.

 

ummm....if cotto wins...what makes you think hell "masquerade as the mw champ for years to come"??? cotto might actually retire either way after saturday....guy is making 20 mil .....i mean if he won it would be tough to pass up more money.....but 20 mil is a nice haul on your way out and cotto has made alot of money in his career and isnt too bad with it either from what i hear

 

What does the term "megafight" mean to you?

 

One that shakes up the boxing world. Two potentially or already great fighters in their prime with the courage to face one another.

 

I agree with this completely.

 

I doubt it would make 1/4. 250k would be a great achievement for Kova vs Ward.

 

Its not a mega fight. Not even close. A mega fight defines a hotly disputed weight class or brings two outstanding champions from two adjacent weight classes together in the ring. Americans think every other fight is a mega fight nowadays.

Two B fighters, one of who is wayyy passed his best and the other's best win is a disputed decision over austin trout. Hardly mega by any definition. That's ignoring the fact its for a fake middleweight title fought at 1 pound above the weight class below and that neither of them will fight an actual top 5 middleweight.

A good fight though, just doesn't define anything.

 

Good post. I agree with a lot of it. Great fight, a fight that fans want...but probably doesn't do much to enhance anything. A decent scalp for whoever wins.

 

Well of course it won't. The winner is really "the man" at middleweight in name only.