Why is Canelo still not a household name? He`s like the Mayweather/Pacquiao of the current era.

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  1. Marto

    Marto New Member banned Full Member

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    What! Lol! Lets get some facts right, Britain is the home of boxing. As for Hagler, he won his middlewight title against UK national hero Alan Minter in the 1980 . It was the most charged fight since Ali v Cooper. They fight was incredibly hyped constant wall to wall front page news coverage and the fight was a sell out in wembley stadium. UK was racial charged back then with Minter saying 'No black man is going to take my title'. Hagley even got punched in the street by some yob. But Hagler being the gentleman he was said "my fists are for the ring"

    Hagler was the one who made the likes of Sugar Ray known in the UK. When he died every newpapers carried the news front page. So clearly you have no clue what you are talking about. Canelo will NEVER be as big as Hagler not even 20%. Hagler was known around the world. Africa, Asia , Australia, Middleeast etc no internet, no social media, no hanging out with with instagram boxers like Kingry.
     
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  2. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's an extremely biased american view of mexicans. The northern part of mexico is heavily european (spanish, french, italian). Most of the mexican immigrants that come to the USA are from the southern part of mexico. Mexico like the USA is a diverse country. No need to be ignorant.

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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Why the hell would that matter?!
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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  6. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Doesn't change the fact that no one would visualize a Mexican as a pale, freckled, white-skinned guy with red hair.
     
  7. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Do you visualize a pale, freckled, white-skinned guy when you think of a Mexican?

    <Roger Mayweather voice> Aight, then.
     
  8. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Lol at UK fans pretending they don't know who canelo is
     
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  9. JOKER

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    Plenty of Japanese and blacks in Brazil, but when I ask you to think to think of a Brazilian person, I'm 100% certain you don't visualize an Asian or black person.
     
  10. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    He needs to get a role on Eastenders or Corrie to become a household name in UK.
     
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  11. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What do you visualize when when you think of an United states American?
     
  12. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Jason Bateman.

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  13. Yung Goku

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    I’ll give you Japanese but lots of people know there black Brazilians and think of them. First Brazilian I think of is Anderson Silva or Pele, City of God (great movie) has Afro Brazilians, and they’re represented in games too like Eddy from Tekken. I’d say an average person has a good chance to think of a black Brazilian both in terms of famous people and randos as a non American would think of a black person if you ask them to describe an American.
     
  14. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Feck the whole AJ vs Fury farce! Where is Ozark Season 4!! That's what I wanna know!!!!

    Get yourself out of this one Marty!
     
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  15. JOKER

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    I couldn't believe they blew away the lesbian chick.
     
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