Canelo wouldnt go up to 160 to face GGG

[Britkid]

Alvarez has a bit of mainstream kudos about him. After Cotto, which I agree he should win, if GGG wants some mainstream buzz to go with boxing fancies appreciation of him, a fight at 155, if that is what is required, makes sense.

I think you might be underestimating just how much "Mainstream kudos" GGG has, Especially in the States. I'm pretty certain that he is seen as the next Superstar of Boxing by many people over there, and that's exactly why he has his detractors like Ron Swanson & BBB, because he's relevant . a sort of back handed compliment.
GGG has already said the only fighter he would ever drop down to fight would've been Floyd. He (quite rightly in my opinion) feels that he shouldn't have to be the "B Side" to anybody but Floyd.
And finally, for all the GGG haters who moan that he won't go up in weight, they may get their wishes granted sooner rather than later, because the WBC have already said that if the Cotto/Canelo winner doesn't fight GGG, they will be stripped and GGG will be installed as their Champion. so, he'll have very nearly mopped up the division, and then he will move on, probably to SMW , but probably not for Ward as he will be going North himself for Kovalev (if he ever fights again! )

I hope you are right. Golovkin does seem to have that special vibe that comes around only every five years or so. But he seems weak politically, and that may hinder him.

[Primo Carnera]

Alvarez has a bit of mainstream kudos about him. After Cotto, which I agree he should win, if GGG wants some mainstream buzz to go with boxing fancies appreciation of him, a fight at 155, if that is what is required, makes sense.

I think you might be underestimating just how much "Mainstream kudos" GGG has, Especially in the States. I'm pretty certain that he is seen as the next Superstar of Boxing by many people over there, and that's exactly why he has his detractors like Ron Swanson & BBB, because he's relevant . a sort of back handed compliment.
GGG has already said the only fighter he would ever drop down to fight would've been Floyd. He (quite rightly in my opinion) feels that he shouldn't have to be the "B Side" to anybody but Floyd.
And finally, for all the GGG haters who moan that he won't go up in weight, they may get their wishes granted sooner rather than later, because the WBC have already said that if the Cotto/Canelo winner doesn't fight GGG, they will be stripped and GGG will be installed as their Champion. so, he'll have very nearly mopped up the division, and then he will move on, probably to SMW , but probably not for Ward as he will be going North himself for Kovalev (if he ever fights again! )

I hope you are right. Golovkin does seem to have that special vibe that comes around only every five years or so. But he seems weak politically wise, and may really hinder him.

I understand what you're saying, and you could be right. We'll have to wait and see.

[Tam Seddon]

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[IamInuit]

How does he even get away with making this statement a few weeks prior to fighting for the Wbc/Ring/Lineal middleweight championship of the world? The ridiculous irony of this thing being that those two never needed the title to be involved to begin with.

Here is where the Wbc with all of its demands of the winner and through statements to the press regarding "orders" that the winner must fight the Kazak in 90 days steps in. They either go on record in response to this telling him he will be stripped or they remove the title from the fraudulent festivities. The Ring should also but of course Oscar owns that.

Its hard to believe just how far this sport has eroded over just one decade.

[TitoFan]

Cotto catches hell for his assumed reluctance to face GGG should he get past Canelo..... but Canelo has even less of an excuse for ducking GGG at 160 and making demands that "supposedly" only Cotto makes. Canelo is younger, and of a bigger frame than Cotto. Canelo can easily fight at 160, whereas for Cotto it's a stretch. So if Cotto gets shit..... Canelo should get double the dose.

But first things first. The Cotto-Canelo fight hasn't even happened. Maybe Canelo should concentrate on Cotto first..... and try to avoid getting his ass kicked by the old man.

[powerpuncher]

This is why its so bad to have multiple titles at one weight. If there were only one title, this wouldn't even be a discussion. I have no problem with either canelo or cotto going back down to 154 after this fight but neither should be able to hold the belt without fighting ggg.

Even if canelo beats cotto, I still think the charlo brothers both beat him.