I actually agree with all of this. This is a money grab fight for Canelo and a possible "tune up" for GGG. But I also think this has the potential to be a really good fight. If Chavez bitch ass don't quit again, I see Canelo getting the decision. I don't see neither one getting the knockout.
So Canelo said Fuck It, I'm just gonna steal checks going forward I see...If Chavez Jr. is actually focused, addressed his conditioning problems and really wants this fight...this will be a great match. I hope they do it in Mexico and catch one of them 100k+ crowds
Canelo Alvarez to meet Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in long-awaited Mexican showdown May 6
By: Mike Coppinger | January 13, 2017 3:00 pm
The all-Mexican showdown fight fans have clamored for for five-plus years is finally here.
Golden Boy Promotions announced Friday that Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will meet on May 6 in a HBO Pay-Per-View event. Alvarez will move up 10-plus pounds for the bout to be contested at a catch weight of 164.5 pounds.
There’s no site secured yet, but Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena and AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, are under consideration.
“I plan to shut him up,” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) told reporters through Golden Boy president Eric Gomez on a call with reporters Friday. ” … He talks so much about me. He speaks bad about me, he’s criticized me so many times. I’m going to prove in the ring who the better man is.”
Alvarez, 26, has headlined a PPV show six times, most notably against Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto. The Mexican star is boxing’s biggest draw, and his highlight-reel knockouts have caught the public’s attention.
After beating Cotto to win the lineal middleweight title in 2015, Alvarez knocked out Amir Khan before dropping back to 154 pounds to win a title with a KO of Liam Smith in September.
A bout featuring Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin is the biggest that can be made in boxing, but it’s going to have to wait, and the plan remains to stage the fight in September, Gomez said. For now, though, it’s going to be Canelo and Chavez in what shapes up as the first truly big boxing event of 2017.
“If it’s not the biggest, it’s one of the biggest in the history of Mexico,” Alvarez said. “I’m only thinking of Chavez Jr. right now, I’m not thinking down the line. I won’t make that mistake. It’s a risk moving up in weight, and so many things are coming up after this fight. In order to have a big fight you need to have risks.”
And though Chavez’s name has clearly lost some luster, he still presents risk with his size and punching power. In his lone PPV main event, a 12-round decision defeat to then-middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in 2012, Chavez was outboxed for 11 rounds before he dropped Martinez in the final round.
The lasting image of the bout is Martinez stumbling around the ring in a desperate attempt to make it out of the fight.
Since then, the son of a Mexican legend’s career has been derailed by weight issues, injuries and a suspension for marijuana use.
Chavez (50-2-1, 32 KOs) topped Bryan Vera in his first bout after the defeat, but missed weight even though he moved up a full division. Though he won, the decision was controversial. Chavez rebounded, however, with a clear victory over Vera in the rematch, and this time, he made the 168-pound limit.
Chavez, 30, moved up to light heavyweight for a battle with Andrzej Fonfara in his next bout, was dominated and stopped in the ninth round. He’s fought twice since with wins over fringe contenders Marcos Reyes and Dominik Britsch.
“I dedicate this fight to Mexico,” said Chavez, whose father is one of the greatest fighters of all time. “I’m going to win, but my country will, too, because this is the fight that boxing needs.”
Canelo admitted Chavez Sr. is his idol, and said this fight will do nothing to alter his respect.
The big prize in boxing remains Canelo-Golovkin, but this is a fine appetizer, and should deliver good action in the ring.
“I hope to face the best possible Chavez because I don’t want any excuses when I beat him,” Alvarez said, “regardless of whatever happened to him.”
I likes that.Say bruh you got link to a video/audio of this exchange?
I got Bodou Jack winning by default.
LOL. It's not as much horse hair (the MX style aka puncher's glove) as you think and it's in a pouch. The regular Grants have horse hair like Reyes that's made a little differently and let me tell you that getting hit by orthopedics hurt too. You can move the horse hair around a bit if it's a worn out glove that's been weakened by sweat and heavy gym use, but not as much as you think.
As Roger Mayweather said about gloves, "It ain't the tools; it's the carpenter, muhr-fucka."
Fuck Oscar too especially after those emails have dropped. I don't think GGG is this unbeatable monster his handlers make him out to be. I'd make GGG the favorite against Canelo, but not much. I think he's on borrowed time. Guys, with his style, are usually done a few years after they turn thirty. What happens when he gets clipped?
You'd be bitchin' too if Canelo is the only thing keeping GoldenBoy afloat. He generates about 94% of their revenue. If by some bit of luck, Chavez Jr. beats Canelo, GB is dead. "Black Hitler" just has to wait until Arum croaks.
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Wish the young man good luck
Shakur Stevenson signs with Top Rank, hires Andre Ward as co-manager
Shakur Stevenson, a silver medalist for the U.S. boxing team in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, pulled a surprise on Thursday and signed a promotional deal with Top Rank.
Stevenson also announced that light heavyweight champion Andre Ward, a 2004 Olympic gold medalist, will serve as his co-manager along with James Prince and Josh Dubin.
“Top Rank creates superstars, so I’m going with one of the best,” Stevenson told Yahoo Sports. “Look at what they’ve done: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto. That’s what I want to do.”
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum compared Stevenson to another Hall of Famer that he once promoted, Sugar Ray Leonard.
Arum, who said Stevenson’s debut would come in April, was the 2016 Olympian that Top Rank coveted the most.
“I think this kid will be the next big superstar, the next big American superstar, and that’s why so many people were chasing him,” Arum said. “He’s that good. Our people haven’t been as high on a guy we have signed in quite a while. He’s only 19 and he’s mind-boggling as a fighter and he has a wonderful personality and a great smile.
“And whatever his punching ability is now, remember, he’s just 19 and not a man yet. Believe me, he’ll punch really hard. We really believe he’ll be a big puncher and he’s a real fast kid and he has the star quality and the ability to be another Sugar Ray Leonard.”
Ward has served as an unofficial mentor to many young fighters since he’s been a pro, and said it made sense to get into the managerial business with Stevenson. They’ve had a long relationship, Ward said, and he’s provided advice to him for years.
Ward told Yahoo Sports Thursday that when he was coming up, many veterans, notably ex-middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, shared advice with him. He said he wanted to similarly give back and help a young guy.
“Guys reached out to me throughout my career and talked to me about the good, the bad and the ugly regarding their careers,” Ward said. “They gave me a lot of nuggets and little insights here and there that made a big difference to me. Bernard is one example of a guy I pulled heavily from.
“A lot of fighters don’t talk about what they go through, but if you care about the next generation, you want to share that and give back. Shakur is a talented kid. He understands there are no guarantees, but he has the potential to be as big of a superstar as there is. He’s a good-looking kid with a great personality and a lot of boxing skills. It’s up to him to put it all together and do it, and I’m going to be here for him to try to help him.”
Ward, who is still an active fighter, was asked about his career. He said that if he chooses to fight again, he’ll only fight Sergey Kovalev, whom he defeated in November at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas by a close decision.
Ward said Prince, Dubin and promoter Roc Nation Sports were working on something, and he hoped he’d know his plans in a few weeks.
@ Broner BARELY making welterweight.
