Canelo now a free agent

[Spicoli]

Too much talk about contracts, clauses, money, and who owes what to who... particularly in boxing... makes my eyes glaze over eventually. It's a pet peeve of mine that I'll gladly discuss or get interested in finance and economics when talking about government or companies. But boxing?? Meh...

That being said, I shed no tears for DAZN. I see them as the greedy bastards who yanked boxing away from television, by first enticing everyone with cute little cheap deals... when everyone knew full well that at some point they'd lower the boom when the fish had been caught (us). Besides... nobody can sell me on watching fights streamed live, when I got so used to the fanfare accompanying major fights on HBO, Showtime, and the like. Old fashioned, I guess.

But damn it if... when boxing talk starts resembling the T-Mobile takeover of Sprint... I gradually tune it out until it's just white noise.

Regarding Canelo leaving Fishnets, yeah... it's a big blow. But like the spurned girlfriend, Oscar has Ryan Garcia to turn to and ease the pain.

Would have loved to be a fly on the wall when the news dropped a franchise was leaving them. They need to put some meat on the grill instead of milking the heffer with Saturday nights of Danny Jacobs v Gabe Rosado and Andrade v a TBA for a TBA . All I'm sayin is they better remind Joshua that rotund bubbly Andy Ruiz was a real incident when he stares across at Pulev next up. Stranger things have happened.

[Spicoli]

Has a massive lawsuit squabble with Oscar and DAZN among talk of Smith-Saunders bouts..becomes free agent..returns to DAZN for Smith. I believe Lydon said it best, ever get the feeling you've been cheated

[powerpuncher]

I wanted Plant more than Smith. Has Smith been training?

[TitoFan]

I wanted Plant more than Smith.

So did Canelo.

[powerpuncher]

It sounds like Plant said there wasn’t enough time to train. But I also heard rumors that there wasn’t enough time to market it well

[Ron Swanson]

Plant wanted the fight. Smith was the guy Canelo wanted most.

Crazy there isn’t a thread about how Eddie and DAZN, Oscar and Golden Boy defrauded Canelo. DAZN will never sign a big fighter in the US again. If Canelo talks Golden Boy is done too

[TitoFan]

Plant wanted the fight. Smith was the guy Canelo wanted most.

Crazy there isn’t a thread about how Eddie and DAZN, Oscar and Golden Boy defrauded Canelo. DAZN will never sign a big fighter in the US again. If Canelo talks Golden Boy is done too

Just like I already said I shed no tears for DAZN... you can throw GBP in that pot as well.

DAZN was all set to blow TV off the boxing map and create their own monopoly... GBP had its Golden Goose... and Canelo was the beneficiary of both, aided by his godfathers in the WBC.

Their squabble was a godsend... and I couldn't be happier. ESPN and other networks are ready to pick up the slack... and already have been. The fans are the winners here.

I seriously doubt Smith was Canelo's preference over Plant. Plant was a sure KO victim... whereas Smith poses a legitimate threat to Canelo.

You do the math.

Of course the boxing tabloids will report oh... how Canelo so badly wants to face Smith. Right.

I don't care who makes it happen and how. Just get it done.

[Fenster]

Plant wanted the fight. Smith was the guy Canelo wanted most.

Crazy there isn’t a thread about how Eddie and DAZN, Oscar and Golden Boy defrauded Canelo. DAZN will never sign a big fighter in the US again. If Canelo talks Golden Boy is done too

Nice take.

Official: EDDIE HEARN of MATCHROOM BOXING PROMOTES CANELO-SMITH LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON DAZN DEC 19TH.