How should a Canelo KO of Kirkland be viewed?

[Violent Demise]

What happened to Kirkland is the reason why Cotto has ducked Alvarez 3 times. But he can't duck him forever. Alvarez is forcing his hand. He did his part by nearly decapitating Kirkland. Hopefully Cotto does his by beating Geale. Who is less than a threat than Kirkland

If "ducking" means not letting the upstart have the upper hand in the negotiations.....
YES.... Cotto "ducked" Canelo.

Alvarez conceded Cotto the larger purse and allowed him to pick the venue. Yet Alvarez wanted the upper hand? Facts don't lie. Cotto had his pick of Saul Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin to defend against. And he picks Daniel Geale. A fighter who not only was once dethroned by chump fighter Darren Baker but was demolished by Golovkin in his second to last fight. Cotto pulled off the seldom seen double duck.

Cotto was looking toward a very possible Floyd rematch, which given the history of the Floyd-Pac negotiations, looked like a very real possibility. As opposed to Canelo, people would actually watch a rematch between Floyd and Cotto. Canelo wouldn't know anything about that, being about 10 levels below Floyd's caliber of fighter. GBP came in with their deadlines and trying to play hardball with Cotto. Cotto basically told them to f*ck off... he's signed his own lucrative deal. In the end, all fighters are after the big bucks. Difference between Cotto and Canelo is: Cotto has earned the right to be picky and go after the big bucks. Canelo is still trying to live up to his golden crib hype. His fight against Floyd didn't do him any favors, either. Of course the Canelo crowd is now jumping all over's Kirkland's boxing cadaver... but knowledgeable fans knew the score beforehand.

Knowledgeable fans know Cotto ducked him. To say Mayweather-Cotto 2 was a possibility is hilarious considering they never once sat down to negotiate. It was just an excuse to avoid both Alvarez and Golovkin.

Knowledgeable fans know no such thing.

Boxing's a business. If you're gonna begrudge Cotto his well-earned right to play hardball right back with Canelo and his negotiations, that's your right. But Cotto has always had a better resume to bargain with than Canelo, if not the undeserved hype. Don't worry though..... Cotto-Canelo may yet happen after all.

You keep bringing up Golovkin. I'll agree Cotto's people want no part of GGG. Cotto's not a true MW, and I've always said as much. Canelo hasn't avoided him yet, but give him time. GGG hasn't called him out yet.

Alvarez has already gotten in the ring with the best fighter in the world (Mayweather). He's gotten in the ring with with the 2 most avoided fighters in his division (Lara and Trout). He's gotten in the ring with the most dangerous fighter in his division (Kirkland). And he's doing his damnest to get in the ring with the middleweight champion in the world (Cotto). Yeah Alvarez has really shown he ducks fighters.