Canelo v Kovalev at 175

[powerpuncher]

I just don’t see Canelo being able to win. Kovalev is just too big and hits way too hard. If Canelo beat Kovalev though, that would be huge.

[Master]

I just don’t see Canelo being able to win. Kovalev is just too big and hits way too hard. If Canelo beat Kovalev though, that would be huge.

Even after Kov has been stopped twice?

[TitoFan]

If Canelo goes up to 175 and beats Kovalev fair and square (no shady Mexican Mafia decisions)......... I'll be the first to give Canelo all the cred........ all the cre...... all the cr...... all the.......

Damn! This is tougher than I thought.

[mrbig1]

Kovalev has the power but Canelo has the speed. There is a way he can win on point. by darting in and out landing cobos. tie up Kov when he gets inside. Movement and speed are on his side. the only problem is Canelo is a warrior. That's the only thing that may cost him. If he wants to stand and fight.

[J_Undisputed]

Chasing fighters on the slide when you walk into the ring now weighing over the class limit anyway. Sorry i'm done with the smoke and mirrors crap. I give him credit for improving himself as a fighter and appreciate his skills but this is the exact kind of free floating, do whatever I want, cherry pick now/ marinate till later selfishness that has turned the sport into a circus. The sanctioning bodies in his back pocket are just scavengers at this point enabling this crap to continue and further erode the foundations of the sport. It's used as a fluff into inflate the subscription pricing plans for shoddy technology filled streams after the boxing fans got wise again. First we saw that the ppv fights being pushed were not worth the money so we stopped buying and they inflated numbers to convince us we were missing out when x amount of people saw it live for 75 bucks a pop here in the states so we'd buy the next. Then they just try to include it in the subscription and front load it with tune ups and meaningless fights and back load it with big fights that are mismatches or close decision robberies so disgruntled fans come back and pay, then hope for justice in rematches. I'm still a fan of the science but the sport has just become a scam full of hype men trying to write stories instead of fostering competition that naturally unfolds the drama surrounding victory, defeat, redemption, sacrifice and righteousness of the warrior spirit.

When I ask myself if I can trust any of those things in the way these matches are made and fights unfold. The answer is "very little". Was it a great win or was it a case of someone being under prepared, over hyped, skipping a rehydration weigh in, someone not having fought in a year and a half, someone coming up 2 weight classes for big money, juicing, looking to cash out? Cutting corners and convincing us were getting a quality product is something all companies used to do after they made their first million, and many sports fell victim to juicing etc. There was always a purity to the concept of 2 warriors deciding their fate against one another and while it didn't always turn out that way (biting, loaded wraps, tainted meat etc), but even if we couldn't believe the outcomes, we didn't feel bent over on the set ups as much.

[TitoFan]

If Canelo stands and fights I'm afraid his Franchise will go the way of Blockbuster.

[johnsebastianmiran]

I am definitely not a fan of Canelo or his promoter and these products of the press(Golden Boys) get away with murder in negotiating catchweights and Floyd did the same thing and I am not a member of their fan clubs. Canelo always drags it out and fights someone who is slipping in age and ability. There are definitely other fighters toady in title positions that will rearrange his face. Cherry picking is the name of the game and if Kov can be inspired then Canelo's position becomes expired because until now if anyone has noticed he 's been the bigger boy in some cases. Floyd had too much talent for Canelo but Kov if he goes in throwing straight punches will blow out Canelo's candle.

[p4pking]

I have no problem at all with the fight, unless its at 170 or something silly which would make Kovalevs entire preparation about desperately cutting weight, and of course this isnt an unlikely scenario. If Canelo takes him on at 175? Why the hell not, lets see it. For all the talk of these guys Canelo should be fighting at 160, none of them are fighting each other or looking the part. Half the people who knock this will also say they have no interest in a 3rd GGG fight, so.... what, then.

[powerpuncher]

I just don’t see Canelo being able to win. Kovalev is just too big and hits way too hard. If Canelo beat Kovalev though, that would be huge.

Even after Kov has been stopped twice?

Yes. Canelo is no Ward and he got careless against Alvarez in their first fight. He wouldn’t do that against Canelo. He would box and stay out of range.

[Ron Swanson]

I think Canelo will cherry pick Munguia, if he doesn’t GGG probably will since Munguia is so ripe for the taking.

[powerpuncher]

I think Canelo will cherry pick Munguia, if he doesn’t GGG probably will since Munguia is so ripe for the taking.

You think that Munguia has proved himself enough of a fraud to cash out already?

[TIC]

golden boy putting in a lowball offer so we can't be sure how serious they are. they must think they are catching kovalev at the right time. canelo does good body work and we have seen kovalev to the body before so the fight does hold some interesting aspects

[Ron Swanson]

I think Canelo will cherry pick Munguia, if he doesn’t GGG probably will since Munguia is so ripe for the taking.

You think that Munguia has proved himself enough of a fraud to cash out already?

I mean, he is only 22 so of course he could turn it around. But Dennis frickin Hogan just gave him a boxing lesson. If Munguia is going to be a good fighter he needs to fix, well, everything. If I’m Munguia and I can get a payday I take it. DAZN wants one of them to fight him. And both have a history of choosing these types of wastes of time. The general public will see his shiny record and think he’s a worthy opponent.(remember the Kirkland sham) It’s exactly the type of scam the sport has been running.

[powerpuncher]

I think Canelo will cherry pick Munguia, if he doesn’t GGG probably will since Munguia is so ripe for the taking.

You think that Munguia has proved himself enough of a fraud to cash out already?

I mean, he is only 22 so of course he could turn it around. But Dennis frickin Hogan just gave him a boxing lesson. If Munguia is going to be a good fighter he needs to fix, well, everything. If I’m Munguia and I can get a payday I take it. DAZN wants one of them to fight him. And both have a history of choosing these types of wastes of time. The general public will see his shiny record and think he’s a worthy opponent.(remember the Kirkland sham) It’s exactly the type of scam the sport has been running.

The problem is that I don’t think Munguia will come back from the beating he would take. It all depends on how much more money he can make his promoters and his team. His last fight may have really shown that he just doesn’t have it. We will se though. On paper it looks like an exciting fight, but as you said, it will just end up being the Kirkland fight all over again.