Canelo/Lopez?!

Picking this opponent has been one big saga for GBP and makes me wonder, what's the point in making Canelo fight on this date? Especially as, like you say, there's a more intriguing fight the same night on a rival network that will surely get more exposure.

Usually, I'd support a fighter who upset the apple cart getting his shot, like Abril when he beat Acosta for example. But as you say, he is not a light-middleweight. In fact, even if Ortiz would have won I'd have been unimpressed with the opponent as I can't see any advantage for ortiz in going up to 154.

Alvarez's tag as world champion is really starting to grate with me now to be honest. Like with Cleverly, he's made a few defences now and I can't name one opponent, save for perhaps Rhodes, who warranted the fight. He's not learning anything with these fights or testing himself and I think this could harm him and stagnate his career. I've always thought him and Cotto would be close but I'm not sure if he's had the experience to deal with someone as tough and wily as Miguel in the near future. In fact, i rank Molina higher than him currently.

 

historic apparently

 

Shite opponent for Canelo, he needs to be fighting the best at 154.

 

Agree with a lot of this. Thing is he probably is one of the best LMWs but his promoter's arent giving him the chance to prove it!

 

He's still young at 21, but my feeling has always been if you're old enough / experienced enough to compete for a world title then you have to be willing to 'be' the champion.

I hate fighters winning titles THEN talking about a few defences to gain experience etc. It really sickens me and just highlights how worthless belts are now.

 

Yeah used to be winning the title was one thing and defending it was another now its knock off the weakest champ and pick the worst of the contenders.

Joke fight really is I like Saul but what is beating another under matched opponent going to do for him.

 

Terrible fight, Lopez isn't even a good light-welter, the guy's tough but his skill-set is not world class.

 

**** fight

 

At least this makes my decision on what fight to watch much easier on the night!

 

Canelo is the Mexican version of Brook.

Just a protected fighter.

 

He maybe 21, but he has had 41 fights, that is not a 'young' record.

He needs to step up pretty soon, who is the most live opponent he has faced, Rhodes?

 

I wish it was against a better opponent but I can't hate on the guy for this, especially at 22!

Some of the hate is probably down him having a version of the world title but look who Marquez is fighting next!

Marquez is someone who is going beyond his prime whereas Canelo is many years yet from his prime ,so you have to ask yourself who really can afford to have an easier fight?

 

But that doesn't make it okay for him to be fighting a bum.

Maybe Lopez is a tune up for Canelo, who by the way is a tougher test then Marquez's opponent. Canelo deserves a tune up more because he is still developing and is at a tender age to be fighting at the level he is.

The tougher tests come with the next 18 month I have no doubt, but let him develop!