It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Of course he would have. Who these days turns down a mega payday even at the risk of getting knocked out due to a huge size difference? It's the Canelo Traveling Circus Show.
But Jermell won the lottery because of the four belts.
Casuals and fanboys don't give a damn that this is basically Canelo-Khan 2.0.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Irrevelant.
The comparison is a fighter jumping TWO weight divisions TWICE to fight Canelo. Khan did it... Charlo's gonna do it. It's either that, or dragging a cruiserweight to shallow waters and drown him at 20 pounds under the weight. I honestly can't wait till that coddled clown retires.
Ok. I get it.
It's not only the collecting of trinkets by playing hopscotch around the weight divisions.
It's also "undisputed vs undisputed."
Gotcha.![]()
I've got the next Canelo match.
"Canelo vs Haney"
Hey. Other than Ginger and Jermell, Devin is the only other undisputed champion.
Let's make it happen.
But I'm not without a plan. Hear me out.
Devin's at lightweight, but we all know he's kinda big for a lightweight. In fact, Devin stands at 5' 8" (same as Ginger)... and has a 71" reach (half inch longer than Ginger's).
So there you go. We have the makings of another "legacy-making", "Hollywood-script-making", "matinee-idol-creating", "fanboy-pleasing"... but pretty much MEANINGLESS CIRCUS FIGHT. (Oops, sorry... I let that last one slip out).
Let's call it: Canelo Hunts Down All the Undisputed Champs
All we gotta do is gorge Haney up to a catchweight of 164 pounds. Ginger will make the supreme sacrifice of draining himself those 4 pounds under the supermiddle limit.
Then we do a masterful video of Devin's knockout victories to show how dangerous an opponent he is to Canelo.
Then we market the SHIT out of the fight, calling it The Fight of the Millennium.
Here you go. I've started it. Someone else needs to add all the bells and whistles.
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https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/06...-or-benavidez/
"Joe Smith Jr Says Canelo Cherry-Picking Fights, Says He Should Face Bivol Or Benavidez"
Joe joins the parade of fellow boxers dumping on this chump for cherry-picking and ducking.
Loving it.![]()
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
But we all know that would never happen. Tim was set to have his Canelo'ish type fight vs Charlo...biggest name, purse, all the titles etc. It was literally signed and dated before Charlo opted out. What is making this are the belts and the literal header (empty header if we're honest) of "undisputed vs undisputed". All a cash grab and have to wonder cash out for Charlo to go enjoy some more inactivity. And I'll go out on a limb and say regardless of outcome he will not be going back to 154. What's NOT making it happen is either Charlos or Canelos clear definitive dominance over the very top threats it their respected division. That's usually how these things work, sweep a division clean, collect all the trinkets, pound your chest and then go slay bigger game up North. Not here.
empty header? are both fighters not undisputed? cash grad? sure. can you blame jermell? he gets a big payday & a shot at winning undisputed in his second division, two weights above. it's a win win situation for jermell. i think you're right & i agree that i don't think jermell will be back at one fifty four. in a perfect world it would be nice to see fighters sweep a division clean (both these guys have all the trinkets) & move up. david b v david b was supposedly signed for october before david b started talk of jaime. jermell took the win win fight over the high risk less reward fight with timmy. canelo was attempting to rematch dmitry but dmitry wasn't happy with the terms, what is there for jermell at middle?
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
They are literally not undisputed in the eyes of many fans. They can cover themselves like cheap christmas trees in cheap trinkets all they like. One has two very live threats sitting atop his division he shows zero want or interest in. They now live in his house. The other literally opted out of a signed, made and dated mandatory defense while the promotion strung the entire fanbase along like it was being rescheduled. This is a 'work'. Obtaining the belts is the start of being undisputed, not the end all. Thats when you topple all legit comers, mandatories and defend your "undisputed". Names and shiny belts have blinded many fans as we already had super-fights right there under our noses that were denied. They've turned into some weird pseudo accountant fan base who pretend they're getting a cut ffs. It's almost embarrassing. This is gimmickry match making.
I wonder if he's going to fight both the charlos,that'd be something.... Not the best look to take the champion from two weights below, it's like lomachenko v rigondeaux.
I think we'll have to wait until next September for the real undisputed fight at super middleweight and the wait will do the challenger some good this time.
it could also be like roy jones v john ruiz, bernard hopkins v antonio tarver, henry armstrong v barney ross, adrian broner v paul malignaggi, naoya inoue v omar narvaez, ray robinson was the number welter when he defeated jake lamotta, michael spinks v larry holmes, you could include ray leonard v marvin hagler, vinny pazienza had success moving from one forty to one fifty four
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
oh i thought undisputed meant there were no other champion claims, there are four recognised sanctioning body championship belts, so once you collect all, just like when there were three or two you became undisputed. in your definition of undisputed there will never be an undisputed champion because there will always be other challengers & mandatories. there have been many super-fights that were denied throughout the history of the sport. i'm not sure what pseudo accountant has to do with me. a fights been made, either watch it or don't. gimmickry match making is nothing new to boxing
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
So many longtime non casual fans fawning over the gimmickry so consistently and not calling it out is new though. And both Benavidez and Tszyu are literal interim champions. Maybe I'm off but sure sounds like some disputing going on to me.
I'll catch the highlights next day and see if Charlo makes the bell or what round he's stopped in.
gimmickry is nothing new to boxing. haven't you & i already agreed that canelo is on a farewell type tour? it is what it is. there will always be challengers who aren't getting shots, that doesn't change the definition of undisputed. plenty of other good fighters & fights to focus on. look at the jaron ennis v roiman villa thread, should be a can't miss entertaining fight, the thread is empty, stephen fulton v naoya inoue is this month, the thread should be front page & constantly active, casuals are the problem
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