15 Days From Now Will Alvarez vacate? / Rid**** Bowe revisited

[icha]

Your math is a bit rusty. Try again.

What is the 20% of 2.5mil then???

[HeroBando]

He's not likely to throw the belt in the trash (Mexico's biggest star disrespecting the Mexico City-based boxing organization in such a way would be a bit much), but the stage is already set.

Alvarez has made it beyond clear that, unlike Golovkin, the belt doesn't mean much to him; after all the nonsense that's been talked, he simply wants to kick Golovkin's ass. If K2's hangup ends up getting to the media as "since the WBC 160 belt is on the line, the fight has to be at 160", I don't doubt that Canelo pulls that card in an instance; head to ESPN, tell the folks that since he wants the fight, and Golovkin wants the fight, but the title belt seems to be in the way of the negotiations, 'here's the belt for you guys to keep' before moving on with his career.

Golovkin has three belts around his waist and, if his camp was being honest to the public, the biggest fight in his mind would then be the full unification with Billy Joe Saunders, rather than fighting "at less than 160lbs".

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has far more marketable fights beyond fighting Golovkin.

No he doesn't dumba$$. This is the biggest fight in boxing, per Kellerman, JCC SR, Morales, Barrera

[Scipio2009]

Did I miss something? He's all like "I'll fight GGG at 160......in 2019" or something lol?

Canelo's made it clear that the belt means near nothing to him, and that he'll fight Golovkin just to fight him.

Maybe it's me reading too much into folk's words, but I took that signal to mean that, if K2 continues to hang the weight nonsense on the belt, Alvarez will vacate the belt straight-away.

After Floyd beat him, Alvarez seemed pretty well content to fight out this next stretch of his career out without the hangup on having different belts if it meant that he got to have the fights.

If the belt is out of the way, and Golovkin is still insistent on hoping that Alvarez walks, Alvarez questions Golovkin's manhood and moves on with his career (eyeing potential money rematches against Cotto or Mayweather, with the Pacquiao fight still being an option)

[Scipio2009]

No he doesn't dumba$$. This is the biggest fight in boxing, per Kellerman, JCC SR, Morales, Barrera

Mayweather-Alvarez II at T-Mobile Arena on Mexican Independence Day weekend, blows Alvarez-Golovkin out of the water, reagrdless of whatever spin anyone tries to put on it.

Heck, Mayweather-Pacquiao II ****s on Alvarez-Golovkin, and I'd say that Alvarez-Cotto II, Mayweather-Garcia, and Alvarez-Pacquiao are also bigger fights.

[Lester Tutor]

Meanwhile, " 154-168 is just easy for me joo know...Alvarez at 155...easy."

[Eff Pandas]

Maybe it's me reading too much into folk's words

Maybe. My take was the fight is on based on what Canelo said in the Max interview. That only got confirmed in the post fight stuff further with quotes by numerous media sources (including Fat Dan) of Canelo being okay with a fight with GGG at 160.

This is the most confident I've been that GGG will fight the guy most see as the middleweight champion after two changes of that title.

[HeroBando]

Mayweather-Alvarez II at T-Mobile Arena on Mexican Independence Day weekend, blows Alvarez-Golovkin out of the water, reagrdless of whatever spin anyone tries to put on it.

Heck, Mayweather-Pacquiao II ****s on Alvarez-Golovkin, and I'd say that Alvarez-Cotto II, Mayweather-Garcia, and Alvarez-Pacquiao are also bigger fights.

I don't think Cotto 2 is bigger. Doubt Pac unretires to fight a 175lb guy who got stripped of the MW belt, its a daft fight anyway.

[eco1]

I've seen quotes where Canelo is saying he's ready to fight at 160 so I don't see an issue with making this fight anymore. 155 seemed to be the main problem. So now its just a money thing & GGG's side should be fine with what GBP would be reasonably willing to offer I gotta assume.

Nope, he said literally translated from spanish:

I don't have a problem making the weight, but i have a team, again, if i can do what i want, i don't have a problem, but i have a team.

[Eff Pandas]

Nope, he said literally translated from spanish:

I don't have a problem making the weight, but i have a team, again, if i can do what i want, i don't have a problem, but i have a team.

I assume the BBC will be getting sued any day now for misquoting Canelo.

"I will fight him at 160lb, no problem," said Alvarez

And Fat Dan

Asked about the weight for a GGG fight Canelo said, and I quote: 'I'll fight him at 160.'

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn)

[eco1]

I assume the BBC will be getting sued any day now for misquoting Canelo.



And Fat Dan

Asked about the weight for a GGG fight Canelo said, and I quote: 'I'll fight him at 160.'

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn)

my 1st language is Spanish.

I don't care what the wbc or anyone on this side of the universe says.

Canelo said:

If it is up to me i would fight him at 160, but i have a team and we need to go back to headquarters and discuss this.