Comments Thread For: Erislandy Lara: De La Hoya Knows Canelo Got a Gift!

[sunnysideup714]

I'd pay to see it. Maybe this loss will unleash the fire within Lara and then he'll do what people expected him to do this fight. Plus, it was an even fight.

I think it was bad enough we never saw a De La Hoya-Trinidad II. Don't want the same thing to happen here. I want an immediate rematch...and this time, with better judging.

The problem is that in order for Lara to do what people expected him to do, he would have had to stand in the pocket just a few moments more. As he learned throughout the course of the fight, staying in the pocket or along the ropes for any amount of time came at the expense of body shots. Those shots took a toll on him in the middle rounds. No one anywhere on this planet reasonably expected Canelo to take command of the middle rounds, yet that's exactly what he did.

Ultimately, deep inside I think I DO want to see a rematch. But I don't care for the build up, the press conferences; none of that. I don't want to hear a word from Lara this time around. He talked so much ****, yet delivered a flat performance.

[sunnysideup714]

Forget about Mayweather-Maidana, THIS needs an immediate rematch. Even if some people don't think Lara won, I know Canelo sure didn't. I don't see how a boxer can chase and get hit and chase and get hit and still get credit for it. This is why it should have been a draw.

Also, it seems like Canelo can't make up his mind what kind of fighter he wants to be. Suddenly, he wants to be all macho with his "I want to fight" attitude and wants to be more aggressive, yet back in September, he was trying to be all slick and outbox the boxer? Really? The stuff he was doing in this fight are what he should have been doing against Mayweather and he didn't. This is why you can't compare this to the Floyd fight; Canelo fought different in both fights. The Canelo that fought Lara was more dangerous than the one that fought Mayweather.

Well, there's an obvious explanation: he made the necessary adjustments. Lara is an excellent boxer; there's no denying that. Canelo tried boxing a purebred boxer in Mayweather; we all know that didn't work out. So, he made the adjustment. Lara is a purebred boxer. And you're right, Canelo fought this fight the way he should have fought Mayweather; which is somewhat along the lines of what Maidana did to Mayweather. For the record, I am in agreement with the Mayweather outcome; he deserved the win, 7-5 rounds (vs Maidana).

[sicko]

Of course he does, Oscar is the one that Prepares those GIFTS for Canelo.

It is gong to be hard to defeat Canelo by Decision for any fighter. Boxing is a dirty and Corrupt Sport, they all PAY OFF JUDGES!

[budfr]

Lara said he escaped comunist Cuba because of corruption, yeah, right. He wanted money, period. That coward needs to return to Cuba Fidel is waiting for his ugly azz. Jabbing like a girl doesn´t win fights, running like a girl doesn´t win fights either. Olyimpic boxing is not the way to go in the pro world. His huggin was also disgusting to watch.

[budfr]

In the punches that was counted he landed more than Canelo. Why his punches didn;t count?. Of course, the air punches for Canelo seems to be counted. Is better to count a punch to the air than a punch from Lara to the head. Is clear Lara won and neither both fighters did a lot for the victory but the one who conected more and won more rounds was Lara. What a Cuban need to do to win in Las Vegas against GB and a Mexican?. Buy the judges as they did?

No, fight instead of run. Lara has no fan base, not even in Miami.

[Realboxingfan1]

Lmfao the American hoe is better at crying than at boxing if he would of fought like the way he cried his way into the fight and crying after the fight then he would be tha shhhtt.you can only blame yourself and the Cuban ameture boxing school .remember no excuses was what everyone was saying.but damm I gotta give it up to you your pound for pound the shhhtt at crying boy.move on to your next fight on Univision Lara vslmfao pssy with a bike.

[AHUEVO]

Great question. I don't mind paying for PPV events and I'm a Canelo fan...but I'm honestly not sure I'd like to see this fight again. It was incredibly frustrating watching Lara move around the ring without any offense; and it was equally frustrating watching Canelo following Lara around without cutting off the ring.

There's a difference between boxing and running, just like there's a difference between chasing someone and cutting off the ring.

A rematch? Are you guys crazy, I wanted to see a fight the first time around. I think Lara thought he was getting paid to run a marathon not a boxing match. Is the Cuban boxing school a marathon training program? SMH. Terrible fight from Lara, stop crying, you lost, please go away.

[fvanesbeck]

Lara said he escaped comunist Cuba because of corruption, yeah, right. He wanted money, period. That coward needs to return to Cuba Fidel is waiting for his ugly azz. Jabbing like a girl doesn´t win fights, running like a girl doesn´t win fights either. Olyimpic boxing is not the way to go in the pro world. His huggin was also disgusting to watch.

This is a ****** comment. How is he a coward by recognising that he was the more skilled boxer and using his advantages in the ring?

[BoxingLaw]

The point is this is a few places we can express our opinion and we should say in any opportunity they stole the fight. There is no reason why Canelo should have any advantages on the judges just because he is a protected fighter. There is no reason why some judges decide not to score points for a defensive fighter. Those mexicans have no right to change the rules of boxing just because they need to change the rules. I approve 100% that Lara is keeping saying they stole the fight. Is true he could win in a better fashion but Canelo neither had success conecting. Why Lara has to double Canelo in order to get the fight?

I agree, however, I dont agree that Mexicans are responsible for "changing the rules". I think Canelo is holding all the cards, he just happens to be Mexican

Rematch Marketability Side Note: (Other people mentioned this topic)


They can make a rematch marketable by coming in with a Pac/Marquez4 attitude. With both guys claiming to leave no doubt by NOT leaving it up to the judges. I can already imagine how it could go and it would be good stuff. The crap talk alone would be must see tv. But this time up the stakes, @154 and for a title

If I remember correctly, rematches with this kind of promotion usually do end up with sparks, think spinks/judah2, pac/marquez4 etc...

I really hope there is a rematch.

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

Well, there's an obvious explanation: he made the necessary adjustments. Lara is an excellent boxer; there's no denying that. Canelo tried boxing a purebred boxer in Mayweather; we all know that didn't work out. So, he made the adjustment. Lara is a purebred boxer. And you're right, Canelo fought this fight the way he should have fought Mayweather; which is somewhat along the lines of what Maidana did to Mayweather. For the record, I am in agreement with the Mayweather outcome; he deserved the win, 7-5 rounds (vs Maidana).

I truly don't think Canelo was effective enough. He did manage to land bodyshots but it seem like he had no answer for Lara's counterpunching, which always backed him off. But still, he manage to keep coming forward, which should explain why Lara kept using lateral movement. He really shouldn't be blamed for that as nobody can take bodyshots but now it seems like almost everybody forgets that.

And yeah, I also agree Mayweather won that match. It may not have been one-sided like some people expected but he clearly beat Maidana. This match, to me, didn't have a clear winner and that's why they should have a rematch.