Canelo vs Crawford getting closer..... (wink, wink)

[Primo Carnera]

When Canelo is the heavy one, there's no rehydration clause.

When he's the lighter one, there is.

If this doesn't classify as Chickenshit 101... I don't know what does.

I'm not a Floyd hater.

But let's not make his embarrassing shutout whitewashing of Canelo into more than it is.

Canelo didn't belong in the ring with Floyd. It's just that Canelo's legions of groupies demanded it, and there was money to be made.

All Floyd did was put an exclamation mark on the sentence I've just bolded.

If Canelo can’t be worthy of a fight with Floyd when he was 23, a World Champion a weight above, with a 40 odd-0 record and Floyd was 37, then he never would have been.

[TitoFan]

When Canelo is the heavy one, there's no rehydration clause.

When he's the lighter one, there is.

If this doesn't classify as Chickenshit 101... I don't know what does.

I'm not a Floyd hater.

But let's not make his embarrassing shutout whitewashing of Canelo into more than it is.

Canelo didn't belong in the ring with Floyd. It's just that Canelo's legions of groupies demanded it, and there was money to be made.

All Floyd did was put an exclamation mark on the sentence I've just bolded.

If Canelo can’t be worthy of a fight with Floyd when he was 23, a World Champion a weight above, with a 40 odd-0 record and Floyd was 37, then he never would have been.

Ding ding ding ding ding!!!!

BINGO!!

Welcome to my world.

Fact is he never WAS.

Proven by what Floyd himself once called the easiest fight of his career.




Oh... let's not even get started on what Canelo's "40-odd and zero" record actually meant.

(Hint: diddly squat)

[TIC]

so in your opinion titofan did floyd cherry pick against canelo?

[TitoFan]

so in your opinion titofan did floyd cherry pick against canelo?

Yeah he did. Sure... Canelo's ignorant and adoring public clamored for it. Stupidly thinking Canelo was in the same galaxy as Floyd. But Floyd KNEW Canelo wouldn't lay a glove on him. But hell... money's money, so what the hell.

Floyd happily took the easy fight and made millions humiliating Ginger.

[TIC]

so in your opinion titofan did floyd cherry pick against canelo?

Yeah he did. Sure... Canelo's ignorant and adoring public clamored for it. Stupidly thinking Canelo was in the same galaxy as Floyd. But Floyd KNEW Canelo wouldn't lay a glove on him. But hell... money's money, so what the hell.

Floyd happily took the easy fight and made millions humiliating Ginger.

"But hell... money's money, so what the hell" exactly

[TIC]

if bud wins, would it be considered a better win than floyd's?

[TitoFan]

if bud wins, would it be considered a better win than floyd's?

What do you think?





Personally, I think it would be a major upset of epic proportions.

A career 147-pounder whose only fight at 154 yielded a victory but no knockout. Against a 168-pounder who once wanted to fight for a bogus cruiserweight title, and could easily show up on fight night blown up to 180.

Ginger has a 3-year age advantage, not to mention one of the few qualities I give him... a very sturdy beard.

Chances for a Crawford knockout victory are slim and none... and slim just left the building. So Ginger can throw caution to the win, forget about defense, and stalk Crawford down. Think Amir Khan, but at a higher weight.

So you figure it out.

[Spicoli]

Nelo gotta get thru Jake fkn Paul first Dear god. I'm even embarrassed for Canelo.

[TIC]

Nelo gotta get thru Jake fkn Paul first Dear god. I'm even embarrassed for Canelo.

as a great boxing casual once said "money's money, so what the hell"

[TitoFan]

Nelo gotta get thru Jake fkn Paul first Dear god. I'm even embarrassed for Canelo.

What a challenge...

I'll be rooting like hell for the YouTuber, though.

[Master]

I heard the Canelo v Crawford fight is off. Saul must be upset about something.

[Master]

Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has agreed a four-fight deal with Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Season to set up a super-fight with American Terence Crawford in September.

Alvarez, 34, will fight in Saudi for the first time in May, before facing Crawford in September and then competing in two more Saudi-organised bouts in 2026.

"The deal is done," Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority, posted on X, external on Thursday.

Four-weight world champion Alvarez, who holds the WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight titles, replied, external: "Let's go brother."

Negotiations for the blockbuster Alvarez-Crawford bout had appeared to have broken down earlier on Thursday. It is understood Alvarez was instead in conversations to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in May in a separate deal.

But Alvarez, who has won 62 of his 66 professional fights, performed a U-turn late on Thursday following further talks with Alalshikh.

Crawford is the first man to have been undisputed in two weight classes.

The 34-year-old – who is the WBA light-middleweight champion – has won all 41 pro bouts, but will be an underdog against the much heavier Alvarez.

"I'm waiting on Canelo in September and going to shock the world in Riyadh Season," Crawford posted on X.

It was on. It was off. A YouTuber was thrown into the mix. But after the high drama of the past 24 hours, a deal for the biggest fight in boxing appears to be done.

Despite the Saudi hold over boxing, Alvarez – a fighter whose popularity transcends the sport - had so far resisted the advances of Alalshkih.

But now Alvarez v Crawford will undoubtedly become boxing's hot topic for the next seven months, one of the most anticipated and discussed bouts in recent history.

Both men are vastly experienced, incredibly talented and generational greats in their own right. The undefeated record lies with Crawford. Yet there is a huge disparity in weight, with Alvarez a fighter who has been a world champion at light-heavyweight and Crawford having to move up two divisions.

IBF champion William Scull is being touted as an opponent for Alvarez in May, giving the Mexican a chance to regain the belt and once again become undisputed at super-middleweight.

Crawford could then be presented with a legacy-defining opportunity to become a three-weight undisputed champion by challenging Alvarez. Unconfirmed reports suggest Alvarez-Crawford could take place in a Saudi-organised card in Las Vegas on 13 September.

The reaction would have been very different if a somewhat absurd Alvarez-Paul fight – which was reportedly going to be streamed on Netflix - had materialised. In his last fight, Paul outpointed a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/a...s/cpqlpypxgzdo

[TIC]

sounds like canelo used jake paul to get a better deal from turki, first it was a three fight deal on the table, then the bud fight looked off & the jake fight looked a go, then a last minute four fight deal was offered

[Primo Carnera]

sounds like canelo used jake paul to get a better deal from turki, first it was a three fight deal on the table, then the bud fight looked off & the jake fight looked a go, then a last minute four fight deal was offered

Being genuinely serious, I’m not sure if a 4 fight deal appeals more to Canelo than a 3 fight deal.
I’m struggling to think of 3 guys that Canelo is prepared to fight, let alone 4.

[Master]

sounds like canelo used jake paul to get a better deal from turki, first it was a three fight deal on the table, then the bud fight looked off & the jake fight looked a go, then a last minute four fight deal was offered

Being genuinely serious, I’m not sure if a 4 fight deal appeals more to Canelo than a 3 fight deal.
I’m struggling to think of 3 guys that Canelo is prepared to fight, let alone 4.

Eubank, Hamzah, Crawford, Bivol, Benavidez are being considered.