Canelo v Saunders - May 8th Unification fight

[erics44]

to be fair i dont know what nationality the judges are and im well aware of the dynamics of boxing and the role of the a side and b side fighters

in fact i think some fighters have built a very very successful career on the advantages of being the A side fighter

and i dont even know if i disagree with it happening

what would you do if you were in Saunders position?

Youve signed a contract for the biggest fight of your life and there is supposed to be an English judge and there isn't

[Master]

to be fair i dont know what nationality the judges are and im well aware of the dynamics of boxing and the role of the a side and b side fighters

in fact i think some fighters have built a very very successful career on the advantages of being the A side fighter

and i dont even know if i disagree with it happening

what would you do if you were in Saunders position?

Youve signed a contract for the biggest fight of your life and there is supposed to be an English judge and there isn't

Call their bluff and threaten to withdraw from the fight. The closer to the date you do it the stronger your position.

[erics44]

to be fair i dont know what nationality the judges are and im well aware of the dynamics of boxing and the role of the a side and b side fighters

in fact i think some fighters have built a very very successful career on the advantages of being the A side fighter

and i dont even know if i disagree with it happening

what would you do if you were in Saunders position?

Youve signed a contract for the biggest fight of your life and there is supposed to be an English judge and there isn't

Call their bluff and threaten to withdraw from the fight. The closer to the date you do it the stronger your position.

maybe thats the best way but then people will still see it as complaining, even more so than what he is doing

[X]

I can’t see away Saunders can win this.

Canelo’s (just about only) weakness is that he has slow feet. May weather exploited this superbly and he had enough pop to land some spectacular shots - especially his trademark straight right.

Saunders definitely has skills, but not particularly great footwork. I don’t see he has the power to get Alvarez’ respect and Camelot is very good at applying pressure until his opponent just looks to survive.

[TitoFan]

My BOLD prediction!!


Saunders starched by KNOCKOUT!!

[Primo Carnera]

to be fair i dont know what nationality the judges are and im well aware of the dynamics of boxing and the role of the a side and b side fighters

in fact i think some fighters have built a very very successful career on the advantages of being the A side fighter

and i dont even know if i disagree with it happening

what would you do if you were in Saunders position?

Youve signed a contract for the biggest fight of your life and there is supposed to be an English judge and there isn't

But this is it, does the contract state that there should be a British Judge. Because my understanding was that it would be “3 Neutral Judges.”
But to answer your question, IF the contract did state that there would be a British judge, then if I were him, yes, I would kick up about it, but if it really pissed me off, I would threaten to pull out.
And then comes the moment when I would show whether I had the balls or not by pulling out or not. It’s hard to say.

[Spicoli]

Anyone whos been watching boxing long enough might suggest ol Saunders is just trying to set up 'I told ya so' tantrums if and when Canelo gets the nod assuming the judges are even involved. I think he's going to have many moments of fight or flight panic trying to find an effective way to keep Canelo off as it goes and is cut off. Any talk about the size of the ring? If I were Saunders that would be top of the list over what Country a judge is from. Saunders can box and does a good job reading available avenues but he isn't trying to evade 1-2 and nonchalantly slide off to reset. This Canelo will keep rolling them with varying power and really mess up Saunders since of timing. Hope it's a competitive..*cough scrap and Saunders really rises up but honestly I think he'll be throwing snowballs at a tank and his best bet would be cutting Canelo badly.

[TitoFan]

I think it's time to start a "What's Next for Canelo?" thread, considering the consensus that this fight is a foregone conclusion.

[Master]

Canelo Alvarez reveals his brother was KIDNAPPED just days before Rocky Fielding fight and had to negotiate release

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14799...ielding-fight/

[Master]

Canelo Alvarez breaks down Floyd Mayweather fight if Mexican was in his prime

Saul Canelo Alvarez’s only defeat of his glittering career came against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather back in 2013, but the Mexican says it wouldn't play out that way if he was in his prime

Saul Canelo Alvarez has revealed how he thinks a fight with Floyd Mayweather would go down if they had fought when the Mexican was in his prime.

Alvarez’s only defeat of his career came against boxing legend Mayweather back in September 2013 by majority decision when he was just 23.

‘Money’ Mayweather famously never lost a fight during his career, despite stepping into the ring 50 times professionally.

And, Canelo, who is now a unified super middleweight world champion at the age of 30, insists that Mayweather would have been scared to put his belts on the line if he was in the sort of form he’s been in for years now.

Speaking to Graham Bensinger on his self-titled show, Alvarez said: “He’d have nothing to do with me.

“If we were both at our prime, our best prime, he wouldn’t anything do with me. Nothing.

"I’d knock him out.”

Explaining though how that fight helped to turn him into the world-beater he is today, Alvarez admits that the blow only made him more determined to become a world champion.

“I wasn’t the boxer I am today,” he added of why he lost. “For me, that moment hurt a lot. I got to thinking, I’m not going to let this kill my dreams.

“Someday I’m going to be the best boxer in the world. And now, today I am.”

Alvarez’s long-time trainer Jose ‘Chepo’ Reynoso also believes that the defeat to Mayweather taught him that he has to keep going even when times are tough.

“That fight taught him to continue working, and to keep moving forward,” he told Bensinger.

“Saul had never lost a fight, and that night he lost his undefeated status.

“Many boxers say ‘I’m not good anymore’. They give up - not us.

“You can’t just stay there, crying over a defeat.

“Only the one who doesn’t fight, doesn’t lose, but he will never win.”

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...ather-24004884

[TitoFan]

Even today... Canelo feels compelled to qualify/ excuse/ explain his defeat to Mayweather over 7 years ago.

Priceless.

Sorry bud. It's a thorn in your side you'll never be able to get rid of.

Not even a "bought-off" CJ Ross was able to pull off what was supposed to be the Robbery of the Millennium.

Mofo will probably be telling his grandchildren this shit someday.