Charlo whored himself out for the greater "good." Win-win all around. Charlo gets his mega bucks for showing up and punching the clock... Canelo gets his umpteenth miserably meaningless and carefully constructed win for his (cough) legacy. More people now know about Charlo than ever before... because anybody that fights Canelo instantly gets known by Canelo's legions of casuals. I'm sure many Canelo groupies had never even heard of Charlo before this. Professional pride be damned. Charlo made the big bucks, after blustering how he was going to be "different." The same song and dance ALL the Cash Cow applicants utter during their gig interviews. It's a full-blown circus... complete with the shiny crown and flowing cape for "The Face of Boxing."

The thing is... I wish I could say I'm surprised or that I haven't been standing on the same ol' soap box for YEARS now. But I can't. Fact is I HAVE been preaching from the pulpit for a LONG, LONG time now. People want to call me a hater... that's quite alright with me. At least I'm old enough to remember having seen the MAB's, JMM's, and Moraleses of the past live up to the moniker of Mexican warrior. No diva clauses... no marinating of fights... no trinket chasing... no bought judges or boxing orgs... none of the crap we've had to put up with since Ginger became the anointed Face of Boxing. When was the last time there was any suspense surrounding a Canelo fight? Especially about the outcome. They're all foregone conclusions! Did he take a miscalculated risk against Bivol? Damn straight. And the judges came close to robbing that poor bastard as well.

Can't wait for the redhead to retire.