"Canelo" Alvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes on HBO Saturday June 18th

[JazMerkin]

I'm expecting Rhodes to show no fear of Alvarez and take the fight right to him. And get wrecked in the process. His size and attack will have Alvarez on the defensive and might cause an uncomfortable situation or two early on. But once Alvarez gets his offense going it's gonna be a painful experience for Rhodes

This. Ryan Rhodes gets credit for beating Jamie Moore. But let's also acknowledge that Jamie Moore was badly weight-drained & had to retire within 6 months suffering from serious neurological problems. Now he still gets credit, but if we're going to tear apart Alvarez opp, we should do the same for Rhodes. In 2 years since then he's beat Luca Messi (a Euro level gatekeeper at best) & some Brazilian bloke called Rocky Junior. Not to mention he hasn't made the weight in over a year.

Like I said the Moore win was great for him, but Moore also looked to some as if he bottled fighting Anthony Small & has done his very best to avoid having to fight Lukas Konecny.

Alvarez has stayed busy & been fighting a better level of opposition. He's also sparring with much better fighters like Golovkin. I expect him to beat him down to a late stoppage.

[Mars_ax]

Why don't we make this tonights fight thread?

June 18
At Guadalajara, Mexico (HBO): Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes, 12 rounds, for Alvarez's WBC junior middleweight title; Jason Litzau vs. Adrien Broner, 10 rounds, junior lightweights.

Also on the card is future all-time great & Hall of Famer, Adrien Broner, going up against Jason Litzau.

Let's get ready to rumble: this fight card comes on in 3 hours. @ 10:30 PM EST in North America

[Mars_ax]

Any of you kats who need a stream, send me a PM and i'l do my best.

[LukeH]

Any idea how long until this starts (card in general or main event) just got home a little gone and i'm going to try and stay awake...

[Mars_ax]

Any idea how long until this starts (card in general or main event) just got home a little gone and i'm going to try and stay awake...

The card starts in about 2 hours from now on HBO, where are you?

[LukeH]

Any idea how long until this starts (card in general or main event) just got home a little gone and i'm going to try and stay awake...

The card starts in about 2 hours from now on HBO, where are you?

UK, coming up to 2am now. I guess ill have a few more drinks and hope I can find a stream if my eyes still function

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Same. My eyes are starting to feel a little wavy though...

[Mars_ax]

Any idea how long until this starts (card in general or main event) just got home a little gone and i'm going to try and stay awake...

The card starts in about 2 hours from now on HBO, where are you?

UK, coming up to 2am now. I guess ill have a few more drinks and hope I can find a stream if my eyes still function

I may have a couple of beers once the fights start in about 1 1/2 hours, or 3:40 AM your time. The first fight, Litzau vs. Broner, might be the best of the 2 fights, maybe you can stay awake for that one.

[Mars_ax]

Alrighty, heads-up, the HBO card starts in about 10 minutes, first up should be Litzau vs. Adrien Broner, time for a Guinness..

[Tam Seddon]

can anybody pm a stream please ?

[Spicoli]

Hoping for an upset. Nothing against Alvarez I just hate relentless hype.

Does Harold Lederman begin working the mic tonight?? Edit* It took Roy four attempts to pronounce "Spectacular". Just sayin

[CFH]

Hoping for an upset. Nothing against Alvarez I just hate relentless hype.

Does Harold Lederman begin working the mic tonight?? Edit* It took Roy four attempts to pronounce "Spectacular". Just sayin

Relative to his skillset, he's the most over-hyped and over-rated fighter I have seen in a long time. The only impressive thing about Alvarez is his number of fights and his age. The KO of Baldomir was nice, but that's the only thing he's done to impress me to this point, and that was a very old Baldomir.

[CFH]

Anyone have a link to the HBO feed?

[Mars_ax]

Hoping for an upset. Nothing against Alvarez I just hate relentless hype.

Does Harold Lederman begin working the mic tonight?? Edit* It took Roy four attempts to pronounce "Spectacular". Just sayin

It wouldn't break my heart to see Rhodes win..

Come on American boy, clown this mo-fo.

[Memphis]

Anyone hook me up with a stream? Gurutv1 doesnt seem to be working.