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Quote Originally Posted by Alpha View Post
The money may have always been there but it was Canelo bringing it in. GGG can't make money as we've seen.

So why not take a few extra paydays along the way? It's not like the other titlests were rushing to outdo him. Barr Lemieux.

Both Jacobs and now Saunders have taken longer to face GGG than Canelo. Both are career middleweights. Canelo has moved up in weight and is fighting the best guy in the division quicker than some other belt holders have dared to.
Jacobs most certainly met the challenge before Canelo and had the best fight of his career.
Jacobs may have fought GGG before Canelo but it took him 2 & a half years to do it. Alvarez is doing it within 2. Saunders is still on the sidelines. Canelo may have talked a lot of sh-t but what do you expect? Do you want him to say "I want a few easy paydays before facing GGG" he should have said "GGG only wants to fight me for the money I bring, I'm not ready yet but when I feel it's time I'll fight him". The fight is happening now only because Canelo wants it to. He could have quite easily chose to fight other guys for the next year or 2, making good money and no matter what people say about his reputation he still would have been followed and GGG still would be hanging around begging for the fight.