Escape the plastic panchos and splash-guard eye shields, it’s time for an additional Thursday equine-like cash shot of gooey, salty boxing reality. This week we’ve got questions/feedback concerning subsequent strikes for Canelo Alvarez, Tank Davis, and Terence Crawford, in addition to trustworthy assessments of Teofimo Lopez and PBC’s presence in boxing.
Canelo’s Alternative
What’s good P Magazine? Hope all is effectively with you and your loved ones. Everybody desires to see Canelo struggle Benavidez (Benny) subsequent, someday this 12 months, or earlier than he retires. If this struggle would not occur it would not actually matter to me and fairly frankly it will not cease Canelo from moving into the Corridor of Fame. I do perceive this about being a money cow, there’s ALWAYS going to be another person on the market to struggle. Do I feel Canelo/Benny is a good struggle? Completely!!! However once more, I am not slamming Canelo if the struggle would not occur? Ideas?
— Robert Elmore
Hey Robert.
Zero doubt, Canelo is already a Corridor of Famer. That shouldn’t be in query by anybody, particularly given present Corridor of Fame requirements. However, I received’t lie, not combating Benavidez WILL deliver him some merited derision and, in my eyes at the very least, a little bit of successful within the space of legacy. I do know there’s all the time going to be another struggle, another opponent for the highest canines, which all the time provides critics the opening to name them a “duck.” However Benavidez as an opponent just isn’t the identical as Antonio Margarito, for instance, when Floyd Mayweather was accused of ducking him. Within the case of Margarito (and I simply picked this instance off the highest of my head), he was by no means THE man for Mayweather. He was A man and a prime man, however he was by no means the consensus “should struggle” for Floyd and had by no means, at any level, earned that distinction. Within the case of Benavidez– he HAS earned his approach to being the ONLY man worthy of a shot at Canelo’s unified 168 lb. title. There’s, actually, no one else extra deserving. Not even shut. The place Benavidez was as soon as a proficient younger fighter with a few titles who possibly deserved a shot, he’s now confirmed himself, through blowouts towards Plant and Andrade, to be THE man who completely deserves that chance. And for Canelo to not meet that problem, effectively, it’ll communicate very poorly of him. It actually opens up the query of why Canelo is round, holding all of the titles, if he’s not going to dwell as much as his duties and obligations as unified champ, particularly as a star attraction supposedly centered on giving followers the most important fights. For Canelo, the Benavidez struggle just isn’t solely the most important one on the market for him, but additionally the most effective. It’ll appear to be a really cynical enterprise determination if the struggle isn’t made. I’ve religion that it occurs, although. We’ll see.
Tank/Teo/Canelo
Hello Paul. Hope you might be doing effectively.
Tank: What’s the deal on him not asserting something? He’s such an enormous fighter and I’m beginning to consider fighters are steering clear from him. Ideas?
Teofimo: That struggle sucked to look at [vs. Jamaine Ortiz]. Snorefest. Virtually suppose the carnival walkout was most likely the spotlight of that shit and ESPN was fast to chop out of his struggle ASAP (particularly when he informed everybody to suck a d**ok no homo dwell). Are you a fan of this man or is he all hype?
Canelo’s Subsequent Alternative: Rumor mill is swirling on Canelo’s subsequent fighter. American fighter? Except Charlo is bluffing, fingers level to Crawford? What are your ideas on his subsequent fighter (s) in 2024.
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— Alexis from Oregon
Hey Alexis.
I’ll sort out these so as.
I don’t know why Tank doesn’t have something on the schedule but. Almost certainly, as a result of it IS troublesome to get him an enormous struggle in the meanwhile. Whereas there are prime guys calling him out, the enterprise most likely isn’t proper for Tank and his workforce, who consider (and possibly rightfully so) that these different guys must struggle beneath Tank’s banner and never anticipate 50-50 throughout the board. The fact is that Tank is the A-side– by a mile– towards anybody from 135 to 140 and whereas I’ll bristle at that “A-side” discuss generally, it’s only a enterprise actuality. It all the time has been in terms of reducing offers in boxing. All the time.
Teofimo is precisely who I all the time thought he was– a proficient younger fighter who is superb at what he does, however who just isn’t excellent at adapting mid-fight. I additionally see him as a little bit of a head case, to be trustworthy. However I wouldn’t name him a hype job. What he does, how he does it, is nice sufficient to beat most everybody at 140. His folks simply must maintain him away from sure varieties of fighters– movers, spoilers– or, higher but, have him learn to deal with these varieties of guys.
I don’t know in terms of Canelo’s subsequent opponent. Given his said preferences– no Mexicans, no Terence Crawford, massive fights only– there aren’t many choices on the market. Principally, we solely have David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo– and Charlo’s erratic habits, mixed with the stink left over from his twin brother’s struggle with Canelo, makes him an unlikely Could 4 foe. So, I don’t know. I’m pondering Benavidez is the one route left if Canelo’s concerned with a blockbuster. However I wouldn’t be stunned at a swerve from Alvarez, possibly focusing on one other UK opponent (Chris Eubank Jr.?) or possibly middleweight interim champ Carlos Adames.
And thanks for the type phrases. I strive.
Terence vs. Teo? Has PBC benefited boxing?
Hello Magno,
Thanks on your articles. The boxing world is stuffed with BS and rumors and I respect your willingness to deal in FACTS whereas additionally being clear on when one thing is concept or simply your opinion. That stated, I’ve obtained a number of questions for you.
Can Teofimo v. Crawford get made?
Because the Terence “Boo Boo” Crawford (lack of) saga continues, it seems that he is not going to have a dance companion any time quickly. I do know that is going to set off the “Bud Buddies”, however Crawford is a enterprise legal responsibility. With the BLK Prime crap he pulled within the first Spence negotiations, him stalling on the Spence rematch, and along with his measurable worth being inconsistent along with his compensation calls for, the Fits don’t desire something to do with this guy- and who can blame them? And might we dispatch with the Crawford-Canelo discuss? He’s not getting anyplace close to Canelo for all the explanations I simply said. So why not struggle Teofimo? He is the most important identify on the market who is looking Crawford out. It looks like a really winnable struggle. I feel Teo is loopy personally, however I counted him out towards Loma and Taylor and was unsuitable so, why not? We all know that Bob Arum was clear that he didn’t need to be within the “Terence Crawford Enterprise”, so can the struggle be made?
Has the PBC benefited Boxing?
I used to be skeptical at first, however I feel that the PBC has been the most important enchancment that we’ve got seen in boxing in many years. Nevertheless, it appears that there’s a community of Black, race-baiting YouTubers who’re dedicated to disparaging Al Haymon, the PBC, and PBC fighters. WTF? Al Haymon shook up a whole business whose enterprise mannequin was just about, white guys exploiting minorities for achieve. I imply, children needs to be writing about Al Haymon for his or her Black Historical past Month studies, however you might have these fool YouTubers (claiming to be pro-Black) spouting nonsense, half-truths, and flat out lies. I do know the PBC has it is faults, however total, do you suppose that it has been useful to the game?
Thanks.
– Will
Hey Will.
Thanks for the type phrases. Dealing in actuality is certainly an uphill battle in boxing.
I’ll admit that I’m a complete mark for Terence Crawford, the fighter. Outdoors the ring, although, the person is a frustratingly cussed piece of labor who’s steadily his personal worst enemy. The reality is that he’s the most important purpose he’s not a much bigger star. From the shitty re-signing with Prime Rank to those newest travails in getting a struggle, Terence Crawford solely has Terence Crawford responsible. After beating Spence, there was a wave of help and a spotlight washing over him. However, aside from present up on some discuss reveals, he took no benefit of it. Somewhat than getting again into the ring to proceed to construct his star momentum, he’s spent the final seven months telling us who he WON’T struggle and, primarily, doing unto others what he feels they did unto him in terms of alternatives. So, with nothing on the horizon and the dream of a Canelo struggle slipping away, why not struggle Teofimo? It most likely received’t occur, although. Making that struggle would imply working with Bob Arum once more and, given Crawford’s obvious mindset, that’s not prone to occur. On the opposite facet of the fence, I additionally suppose Arum could be very reluctant in giving Terence an opportunity to beat one among his prime guys.
Numerous these YouTube/social media guys who hate so aggressively on Haymon and PBC had been individuals who, at one level early on, tried to get a PBC gig or hoped they might get some kind of piggyback journey from the boxing firm. They’re personally butt-hurt from the rejection (or perceived rejection) and are actually all about burning down the home that wouldn’t give them room and board. It’s defeatist habits, however they’ve discovered a bit area of interest in interesting to the haters, cynics, and boxing tradition warriors out to deliver Haymon/PBC down. Their time is numbered, although. They usually higher hope and pray that PBC DOESN’T exit of enterprise as a result of, with out the fixed harping on all issues Haymon, they don’t have anything to say, zero content material to herald visitors.
So far as whether or not PBC has benefited boxing? I feel boxing is boxing and any adjustments which have occurred within the enterprise, total, had been set to occur whether or not PBC was round or not. I’ve gone on document, nevertheless, as saying that I do suppose the PBC enterprise mannequin is the suitable approach to go along with the game. It has put extra money straight into the fighters’ arms, has given fighters extra energy over their very own careers, and has chipped away on the foundations of the outdated guard enterprise mannequin/energy dynamic, which had sunk boxing into a large number of corruption that served to push away the mainstream sports activities world. Main mainstream enterprise entities– like Amazon Prime, for example– seeking to discover boxing content material is a testomony to a hit story, even when some folks attempt to paint the PBC story as an abject failure.
There’ve been some setbacks and mis-turns of their run, however I feel Al Haymon and PBC, on the very least, have paved the way in which for boxing to re-enter the dialog among the many much-needed company energy brokers. And that’s a primary, large step in getting boxing to be seen as soon as once more as a “actual” sport.
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