Canelo breaks his thumb and is out for rest of 2016

**THE THIRD MAN** · 09-20-2016 04:46 PM

2019? Now they're just taking the piss. GGG will be 35 next April. He has been fighting a long time with 350 odd amateur fights and 36 Pro fights. He will get old quickly and that's what Canelo is waiting for. This fight must happen no later than May 2017 or it's a waste of time.

**Batman** · 09-20-2016 06:01 PM

I first saw this and thought 'fuck off it won't delay the fight by that much, but the way they are breast feeding Canelo it will be a lengthy delay.

They will probably give him an easy title defence at 154, then have a fight at Canelo weight, then have one or 2 at 160 and then move onto GGG.

so I think you could easily be talking about 3 or 4 fights before 'the big one'

**generalbulldog** · 09-20-2016 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Batman

I first saw this and thought 'fuck off it won't delay the fight by that much, but the way they are breast feeding Canelo it will be a lengthy delay.

They will probably give him an easy title defence at 154, then have a fight at Canelo weight, then have one or 2 at 160 and then move onto GGG.

so I think you could easily be talking about 3 or 4 fights before 'the big one'

Typically superstar fighters don't fight more than twice a year, so 2019 sounds about right, if Canelo decides to have 4 more fights before fighting GGG. SO that'll be 2 in 2017, 2 in 2018, and maybe it will be a May 2019 fight in Texas at 156 or 157 for the MW championship.

**Gandalf** · 09-20-2016 07:17 PM

Hopefully Golovkin can remain active and keep in shape like how Calzaghe did towards the end of his career. His power is unlikely to go anywhere and he seems to have a very hard head. I give Golovkin a decent shot at retaining this level for another couple of years.

Is Canelo really the biggest draw in boxing? He lost his biggest fights and is inactive half of every round. He's like Carlos Baldomir with a bit of speed. This is probably why Donald Trump has to beat Clinton. They will be having HBO in Spanish next. Mind you it would be more bearable that way.

**Batman** · 09-20-2016 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Is Canelo really the biggest draw in boxing? He lost his biggest fights and is inactive half of every round.

GBP have decided that yes, yes he is, it doesn't matter if it makes sense or if we like it or not, they decided after his first televised fight that he was the biggest draw and will do everything in their power to keep it that way