Hey boxing followers and devoted haters. Right here’s one other week’s value of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty reality, in your face. Get pleasure from. This week, we have now feedback/questions relating to Canelo-Crawford, Garcia-Haney 2, and the plight of ex-boxers.
Garcia-Haney 2
Hey Magno.
It appears to be like like Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are literally going to do that once more. With drug testing obligatory and all issues being equal, what do you suppose occurs within the rematch? Revenge or affirmation?
– Greg
Hey Greg.
Actually, I don’t have in the least of curiosity in seeing an element 2. Each guys disillusioned me immensely final 12 months and I actually, actually couldn’t give a fuck about both of them at this level.
However, to reply your query…What occurs in the event that they combat once more, with precise drug testing that issues?
Effectively, I’m within the group that believes PEDs had completely nothing to do with the result of their final combat. So, for me, drug testing is a moot level. Haney, a weight bully, met a much bigger weight bully in Garcia and his group’s vanity allowed Garcia to even additional bully by coming in over the restrict. Additionally, I simply suppose that Haney was typically ill-prepared to deal with the one weapon he needed to fear about when it got here to Garcia– the left hook.
I received’t say that I predicted Haney dropping, however, previous to the combat and all via the lead-in, I did speak concerning the very actual risk of an upset. So, when he fought the best way he did, I wasn’t all that shocked.
Haney’s efficiency could be the worst from a supposed in-his-prime elite-level fighter I’ve ever seen and it’s exhausting to fluff that off as only a unhealthy night time. He actually seemed clueless towards a man who, by the best way, was additionally wanting clueless.
Having stated all of that, as unhealthy as Haney seemed, that combat was really shut. The knockdowns ultimately received Garcia the combat, however even an unprepared half-buzzed Haney was in a position to win rounds. So, who is aware of? If Haney can keep on his toes, he would possibly win. After which we’d be caught with an element 3.
Boxing Forgets Its Personal
Hey Paul,
Since there is not a lot to speak about with precise boxing occasions, moreover Benavidez and Morrell, I need to contact on a not so lucky matter. I learn an article concerning the unhappy state of affairs of Donald Curry. He’s one in all many who left the game both broke, mentally impaired or incarcerated. I do know that these items will not be distinctive to boxing, however it’s unhappy non the much less. I solely point out him as a result of he, together with Michael Nunn have been two of my favorites. Michael did not fare so properly both.
Me personally, I’ve no downside with athletes getting paid as a lot as they will whereas they will. As a result of in the long run, after their careers are over and the house owners, promoters and managers haven’t any extra use for them, the truth set in.
Donald Curry is simply one other instance of that. His son who made the plea for assist sounds honest. Nonetheless there are such a lot of situations the place retired boxers want help in some type or one other.
It’s a disgrace that the sanctioning our bodies, fee and promoters will not get collectively to place one thing in place for situations like this. I do know that it has been talked about, however will in all probability by no means occur. For each success story like Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, and Lennox Lewis, there are tragedies like Donald Curry, Meldrick Taylor and Edwin Valero,
So Unhappy!
Regards.
– Reggie Cannon
Hey Reggie.
It’s a tragedy how poorly this cruelest of all sports activities takes care of its personal. Forgetting the heroes of yesterday just isn’t distinctive to boxing, however boxing, as a sport the place followers and media are buried up their very own asses sniffing continuous nostalgia, is the worst at forgetting. Once more, it’s a complete tragedy. “Iceman” John Scully does an ideal job of organizing efforts to assist ex-boxers, however there must be extra of what he does. As you stated, these making essentially the most cash off of fighters giving their our bodies to the game have to step up.
That’s why I additionally absolutely assist fighters getting each final attainable cent for his or her efforts. These guys have to handle themselves if nobody else will.
Early Ideas On Canelo-Crawford
Canelo vs. Crawford on faucet in Could? Who you bought and the way?
– Luis from San Antonio
Hey Luis.
I’ll share these early ideas (that I’ve been having because the thought of Canelo-Crawford) first budged into boxing’s collective acutely aware.
Crawford wins by resolution.
I do know “weight courses exist for a purpose,” however, to make use of one other cliché, “types make fights.” I believe Bud channels Floyd Mayweather and packing containers his technique to a not-exciting factors victory.
The entire pairing has turn out to be a cynical affair as each Canelo and Crawford have passed over deserving challengers at their very own weight to get to this “large” combat with each other. If this combat really does occur, each need to lose and, as a lot as I like each fighters, I’ll be happy with both one being humbled.
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