Canelo is about to fight Bivol. What is Spence and Crawford's excuse for not daring to be great?

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  1. sdot_thadon

    sdot_thadon Active Member Full Member

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    Perhaps because what's "blatant" to your biased eyes (oh yeah in case you didn't know, you're ultra biased) isn't so clear to more level headed observers. Yes corruption exist in sports, and life. But the tinfoil lifestyle isn't really living bro. Saps the enjoyment out of everything. You should invest time in something you actually like.
     
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  2. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What absolute load of ****. Kovalev, Yildrin were absolute blatant fixes where I have justified my reasons for believing so on many occasions. There are a lot of people who hold at least Kovalev as very suspect. And not acknowledging how dodgy his performance was, is simply just accepting, like a dog, everything you are told and showm no matter how ridiculous

    Don't be dishonest. You just have a poor eye for detail like most casual observers out there.
     
  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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  4. sdot_thadon

    sdot_thadon Active Member Full Member

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    Negative, I just refuse to let my Fandom turn me into an idiot. Kovalev WAS shocking to me, but I'd rather just let it speak to both Canelo's greatness and Kovalev's done-ness. Unless he comes back and continues to be serviceable then the Win just ages better, kinda like Floyd's win over Canelo. What about the Yildirim fight makes you think fix? Don't tell me you actually thought he'd win? If it's the fact he even got the fight in the 1st place? Fair game. Until you realize he'd been hovering in the title picture for several years already. No one batted an eye when he got title shots against both Dirrell and Benavides (canceled), so wasn't it natural that a fixture in the title picture stay one? As a keep busy fight at that?

    Think it's time for you to just realize love him or hate him Canelo is one bad dude.
     
  5. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That works for Crawford but Spence is the biggest payday around his weight. He shouldn't have an issue getting fighters into the ring with him.
     
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  6. Your Mum

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    Crawford has already cleared out 140 & 135. His excuse for not clearing out 147 is Spence won't fight him.

    Spence however has no excuse
     
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  7. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In what was way Yildrim a fix? I don't think Canelo, or any other top SMW for that matter, needs help to KTFO Yildrim.
     
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  8. Your Mum

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    Had high hopes for Spence when he came to the UK and fought Kell Brook who wasn't in the PBC stable. Travelling and fighting good fighters with other promoters is far from typical PBC.

    But the way he's stayed clear of Crawford and he's shown to be a typical hide behind Haymon kind of guy
     
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  9. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Crawford is gonna have to move up.
     
  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Canelo benefits from fixed fights.

    Not saying Spence and Crawford are off the hook, because, yeah, fight. But Canelo is always going to have two ways of looking at him.