Yildirim V Canelo

[Master]

david is to blame for not making weight & ggg should have taken the fight with canelo in september

Canelo should be blamed if he takes this fight.

To some extent, but he can also only beat those who are put in place by the rankings, for whatever title.

We all know that titles are really not the be all and end all, but let's face it they add allure and prestige to a fighter, if he's draped in belts at the end of a fighter, the 80% of people watching are casuals and don't really have any idea that there are so many bodies and belts available.

The WBC have placed at guy at number 1 who has been beaten the TWO times he has stepped up against anyone remotely close to a "contender".
Yes there are much more engaging and better fights there for Canelo but who can really blame him for taking an easy fight, for a recognised title, that he will still make a boat load of money for. Given his last 5 fights include GGG twice, Danny jacobs and Kovalev, I certainly see the sense in him taking an easier fight.

Dazn should be blamed if it allows this fight.

[Memphis]

Why would it be DAZN's fault? Do you mean explicitly? We're generally grasping at straws with this stuff but the news is that DAZN don't want this fight. They've got a massive investment in Canelo and they want a return on it. I guess Canelo alone is a big sell for a fight, but who he fights matters. They're pushing for the third GGG fight. They've apparently knocked back several options. They have to have him fight in September and he has to fight someone.

On the face of it, Goldenboy pitch opponents to DAZN, so from Canelo's end they must think those opponents are alright. At some point DAZN have got to say yes or they lose out.

[TitoFan]

Why throw around blame everywhere but where it squarely belongs?

Canelo..... as much as he's thrilled about collecting another empty belt against a dead body..... did not go out and force anyone to pit him against Yildirim.

DAZN is just another medium and will put out there whatever fight involves Canelo.

GBP.... as low a credibility Fishnets has..... is going to twist and spin ANY fight involving Canelo into a life-death struggle..... in which Canelo is in real danger of losing.



Let's face it.

The entirety of the blame for this one falls squarely on the shoulders of none other than the................


We

Blow

Canelo



It's gotten to a point where it's not even disguised.

"Yeah..... we look after our coddled countryman. We make up belts for him....... we make up bogus titles for him...... we protect him like he was our firstborn child. What of it?"

[TitoFan]

WBC


We do it Because we Can

[TonnnnUK]

The quicker boxers decide to sack off the belts and alphabet bodies rankings the better.

I once held out some hope that The Ring title was the one that mattered and that boxers would strive for. But then De La Hoya bought the magazine and that put paid to any kind of "independant" label they had.

[TIC]

no one forced david to miss weight. david is the only reason the title is vacant

[TitoFan]

Light at the end of the tunnel. Looks like DAZN can't stomach WBC's choice of a sacrificial lamb to give Canelo another meaningless trinket.

Good for them.