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Canelo vs. Angulo
DeeezNuuuts83:
--- Quote from: whoisthis on February 05, 2014, 05:26:13 PM ---I'm not sold on Canelo. I figured the only way he'd beat Floyd was if he was able to hit him hard, early. Anything after the 3rd round was too late. But, it seemed like every Mexican person I spoke with didn't want to hear it. They were completely sold on the dude. Even afterwards, they're still sold on him. I think it really has to do with the fact that there is a huge lack of Mexican star power in Boxing right now. Outside of Marquez, the only other truly big name is Chavez Jr. And, from what it seems like, a lot of Mexicans dislike him. Canelo is the man right now for Mexicans. For Boxing fans outside of that group, they see his flaws and don't think much of him. That's why I'm disappointed in this fight with Angulo. I feel it's a safe fight.
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Mexican fans are very loyal though. Even if they like the other fighter, whether he's Filipino or black or white, they still will root for their own icon whether they think he's going to win or not. (Conversely, it's not always the case with other cultures.) But they also appear to be a lot more supportive since they have bigger numbers, as a lot of them do make their way to the events, and you got a lot of boos toward Manny at the Pacquiao-Marquez IV weigh-in and fight, as it's not rare to be in front of a pro-Mexican crowd in Vegas, with so many Mexican communities being within driving distance.
--- Quote from: whoisthis on February 05, 2014, 05:26:13 PM ---I really do think he changed his tune for that reason. He felt he would be able to go out there and get big fights. The only fight offered to him was Ruslan. I feel that he looked at that fight and figured he could be in big trouble fighting that kid. Then and only then did he realize that he needed to fight Manny.
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Yeah, since it's not as if his options were endless (especially coming off of a pretty clear loss), he figures he can fight Manny for a career-high payday (I'm sure he'd end up taking home low eight figures after everything is said and done) with some risk, or he can fight another similarly risky fighter (but slightly less risky) for way less money (maybe $1-2 million) and blow his chances at any other big fights. The loss to Bradley already killed off some of his steam, especially considering how he turned down $12 million for an immediate rematch with Manny, likely in hopes of winning and then demanding some crazy retirement payday. And him whining about losing again (just like after his second and third fights with Manny) didn't help, since it's an all too familiar tune we've heard him sing.
DeeezNuuuts83:
I just read something about Arum mentioning that he was trying to set up Marquez vs. Alvarado...
Marquez DOES need a fight in between his last fight against Bradley and taking on the winner of Pacquiao-Bradley II at the end of the year, though he just turned down Provodnikov as a potential opponent, claiming that it would do nothing for his career. So it's ironic to hear that he might be taking on Alvarado, who didn't go the distance with Provodnikov. But it's pretty clear Marquez doesn't want to take on anyone too risky to the point where he might lose and miss out on his opportunity for another shot at the welterweight title.
Still, I'd like to see Rios-Alvarado III, since they're 1-1 against each other.
Nutty:
--- Quote from: whoisthis on February 03, 2014, 09:07:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Nutty on February 02, 2014, 03:56:17 PM ---Has Mayweather announced his next fight? As for ducking Bradley, you really think so?
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Mayweather is "letting fans" decide whether he fights Khan or Maidana. I don't know if it's necessarily ducking Bradley, but you do not see a ton of fighters clamoring to fight the guy. He struggled to find a fight after the 1st Pacquiao fight. His style has a lot to do with it. Kinda like Rigondeaux.
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Cool....likes its likely Maidana.
DeeezNuuuts83:
I just read that Marquez is taking on Alvarado... weak. (Not Top Rank's fault... they wanted him to fight Provodnikov, but Marquez said no, and is instead fighting the guy who Provodnikov stopped.)
DeeezNuuuts83:
While it's no secret, Cotto-Martinez is apparently officially set, since Cotto just tweeted about it. I guess the holdup was just minor details, like who gets first billing and all that.
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