Canelo officially ducked him

[mikeeod]

Despicable. Gross. Cowardly. Un-Mexican. All adjectives to describe Canelo's refusal to sign a fight with GGG until fall of 2017. I wouldn't despise him and/or his actions so much if he had done what Sweet Pea did back in the day and just say: "I'm not big enough to fight at this weight so I'm vacating to drop back down and take on the best competition available at my natural weight.

Instead, Canelo talks tough and makes promises after knocking out a much smaller guy known for his glass jaw, and then makes nothing but excuses to avoid the guy he challenged. I also would forgive him if he dropped down to take out the Charlo brothers and Andrade, but he won't. This kid will continue to feast on poor opposition and gift decisions to keep his facade/charade going.

It's crazy to me that this guy has so many fooled while great, solid fighters like Rigo, Crawford, and even Tim Bradley can't generate a quarter of the interest. GGG is going to destroy him, just sucks that he has to wait another year to do it.

[powerpuncher]

The problem is the he isn't too small for middleweight. He is actually a good weight for middleweight. I have never seen a fight scheduled so far in advance. It's a blatant duck. Canelo is hoping that GGG either moves up or loses before then, otherwise he will have to make another excuse to avoid him.

Canelo has had a few solid fights but he needs to put up or shut up. Either fight the top light middles or at least a top 10 middle.

[Master]

So in-between Canelo will just keep making money fighting stiffs on ppv money? He should be embarrassed and so should Oscar.

[erics44]

its a shame but just leave him to it, hes a cash cow


theres plenty of other boxing to watch

[Andre]

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin reach verbal agreement- Boxing News, Results, Interviews, and Expert Opinion | Frontproof Media

[El Kabong]

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin reach verbal agreement- Boxing News, Results, Interviews, and Expert Opinion | Frontproof Media

At this point in the boxing game you could probably get more action betting on IF a fight will take place rather than waiting to bet on the actual fight.

[J_Undisputed]

The shame if it is that the broadcast can't be split between two different channels representing the respective promotions so the fans cant dictate to which fighter they prefer the money go to. A side/ b side garbage. A sides fight, b sides stall...

The gall he has to repeat those words about "in Mexico, we don't f*ck around..." Whatever, STFU idiot. Yanno I gave this @$$hole credit and said it must be golden Boy keeping the fight from happening.. I take that back... hes a b*tch... i've no desire to see the fight now. I wanna see him beat down i just don't want to see him paid for it. I'll stream it , watch the replay on HBO and then look for a way to send a check to Golovkin or donate to a boxing charity on his behalf. HBO gets its money through my subscription, Golovkin will get money or at least something he can take a deduction on ... and canelo will get what he deserves.

[Spicoli]

Alvarez and camp cannot get around this without looking foolish and literally just talking shat. Empty rhetoric and gimmick mismatches and then delay tactics. Now it's also on Golovkin here. He needs to do exact opposite of what Canelo will do next. I doubt Canelo will even risk that mega money vs a Stevenson or Lemieux now. If we get two more fights within a year resembling a Dominic Wade seal clubbing, he loses momentum and plays tag along B side to Alvarez. Its one thing to let a match up marinade as long as fighters are building to a climax cleaning out a house, not just marking days off the calendar and playing the fans.

[p4pking]

Alvarez and camp cannot get around this without looking foolish and literally just talking shat. Empty rhetoric and gimmick mismatches and then delay tactics. Now it's also on Golovkin here. He needs to do exact opposite of what Canelo will do next. I doubt Canelo will even risk that mega money vs a Stevenson or Lemieux now. If we get two more fights within a year resembling a Dominic Wade seal clubbing, he loses momentum and plays tag along B side to Alvarez. Its one thing to let a match up marinade as long as fighters are building to a climax cleaning out a house, not just marking days off the calendar and playing the fans.

I agree with you, but this fight is never going to get any bigger than it would be right now, which is why it all stinks so much. I do think Lemiuex or Curtis Stevens(assume you meant him) are more or less tailor made for Canelo, though he isn't going to beat them any easier than GGG they could be similar jobs, but does that really matter, or make the fight any bigger? I feel like this is just a way to get out of having to face real challenges and make sure he keeps bringing in money for a while. When have you ever heard of guys verbally agreeing to fight in well over a year, when neither have anything signed currently?

[Batman]

I don't understand what all the fuss is about, we can leave the fight for another 5 years and then they can get it on.

I mean look how well that worked out for Floyd and Pac Man.

on the serious side though what a pussy flapping little money whore Canelo has proved to be, I used to give him credit when he first came on the scene but he has allowed his career to descend into a farce

[Gandalf]

They are just trying to carry on conning the public and hope GGG gets old. I think he will get his Lacy'ing in due course.

[Master]

When Canelo asked Max the commentator to feel his balls, he should have said I can only feel a pussy.

[Ron Swanson]

Why do you all keep talking about the 4th best Jr Middleweight?

[Master]

Why do you all keep talking about the 4th best Jr Middleweight?

Canelo is now the biggest ppv cash cow and he is afraid to fight the best fighter at his weight.