Didn't even realize Canelo is fighting in a few weeks

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Slyk, Aug 26, 2016.


  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kinda sad.

    His career path lately feels like a post-WW Cotto; largely irrelevant.
     
  2. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Same here. I totally forgot about it.
    Not that it matters since really only casuals still consider him a good fighter...
     
  3. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Post WW Cotton had some of the biggest, most relevant fights of the decade. Not sure what you mean by that.
     
  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Huh?
     
  5. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nobody really cares that's why.

    His reputation is damaged now, it will take a fair bit of repairing because no matter who he fights he will always be reminded and asked about Golovkin.
     
  6. K.D

    K.D Active Member Full Member

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    still very young, has 10 years left.

    will fight and beat ggg in fall 2017 (i hope so) and has another 9 years of supers****om

    if he just fought ggg he would be respected... but when he pulled that **** in the ring and vacated the belt...
     
  7. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    thats it right there,his next opponent Liam Smith said the same thing about how he totally made himself look bad by spouting off in the ring,he and Oscar knew that Kellerman was gonna push for an answer and Instead of telling Kellerman beforehand there's no way GGG is happening he brung up being a Mexican and even said he'd fight him at 160 right now,that sounds great as long you don't give your belt away just days later,good on the WBC for forcing that as Canelo had made himself mandatory and had already paid step aside fees,I'm going out on a limb in thinking that Canelo didn't know Oscar was gonna keep pulling the plug.
     
  8. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    well he knows now, and hes still trying to sell the same skinny hogs.
     
  9. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah true,if it Oscars doing then Canelo has allowed it to happen.
     
  10. Swollen Liver

    Swollen Liver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This fight is irrelevant, that's why.
     
  11. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    some irrelevant fat cowardly **** is fighting

    and not one **** was given
     
  12. Hi-Tek-Lomo

    Hi-Tek-Lomo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The truth is, he just isn't that good.
     
  13. Tkbtown

    Tkbtown Quintuple champion Full Member

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    Ok guys I am a Mexican living in Mexico, not a chicano but a real Mexican
    We questioned Canelo for no steping up and figthing Golovkin but we also question Golovkin for no steping up and not figthing Zurdo, they both want easy figths, This is most of the mexican fans way of thinking.
     
  14. BigBeanENT

    BigBeanENT Member Full Member

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    Canelo should of just kept his word, fought GGG and take the L. Like we saw with Floyd, a 0 doesn't destroy Canelo. He could easily rebuild and adjust to 160 seriously then fight him again further down the line. FFs a Canelo-GGG trilogy would of made a load of money
     
  15. DannyBhoy

    DannyBhoy Active Member Full Member

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    Most UK fight fans don't even know about it - in fact, very few will have actually heard of Liam Smith since he fights exclusively on a dedicated boxing subscription channel. Smith's a decent fighter - although not on Canelo's level - but he has no name recognition even in his own country. No wonder it's gone under the radar. The fight only makes sense if you believe Canelo now intends to campaign as a junior-middleweight.