Welcome boxing followers to one of many final boxing belongings not packed up and shipped out to the Saudis for a handful of Turki bucks and a Richard Mille watch. This week, we fight boxing ignorance and deal with feedback/questions concerning Canelo with the Saudis, Keyshawn Davis vs. Andy Cruz, and Beterbiev-Bivol 2.
Canelo Turns into Featured Attraction At The Saudi Zoo
What’s good P Magazine?
First hope all is properly with you and the household. I TRULY admire your willingness to stay to telling the reality it doesn’t matter what it might value you. However I do know different “business” cats see your work.
Secondly, after all of the shenanigans between Canelo and Turki, Canelo has signed a 4 battle take care of him. I get it. Canelo is attempting to money in for hanging up the gloves. However I do not actually perceive this transfer. I bear in mind you saying that PBC must get out of the Canelo enterprise, however I by no means thought Canelo would be part of the ranks of taking magic carpet rides with Turki. What are your ideas?
– Huge Rob
Hey Rob.
Thanks for the type phrases.
As I wrote on this previous Monday’s Notes from the Boxing Underground column, Canelo has develop into more and more irrelevant over the past a number of fights/years. For anybody trying to make an actual buck within the elite tier of the boxing enterprise, it is not sensible to work with him at this level, except you’re simply attempting to make use of his identify and previous bankability to seek out (and preserve) a community residence (like, I imagine, PBC was). His contract calls for and stagnant gross sales figures make for an more and more small take for anybody placing on a Canelo present.
The one manner actual cash may are available is that if he fought an actual bankable opponent. Terence Crawford might or is probably not that man, however David Benavidez virtually positively would’ve been that man. The issue is that Canelo has no style for competitors anymore, so wrangling a “good” opponent right into a B-side slot has been like pulling enamel. If PBC is severe about staying in enterprise, “dropping” Canelo was most likely a blessing in disguise. They’ll make 4 good exhibits with the cash it takes to make one Canelo showcase and preserve a bigger chunk of the income.
The Saudis will lose cash on Canelo– heaps and plenty of cash. However they now perceive, after hemorrhaging cash on all of their exhibits, that they want the American (North American) market if they’ve any hope of creating a financially viable boxing effort. Canelo is the piece they really feel they should attain over to followers on this facet of the planet the place, prefer it or not, most natural boxing income nonetheless comes from.
I perceive the place either side are coming from on this Canelo-Saudi deal and I don’t blame a fighter for grabbing in any respect the loot he can. It’s simply that Canelo’s act has grown tiresome. As a client and as an analyst, he’s simply “meh” now. Taking his act to the opposite facet of the planet as a featured attraction within the Saudi zoo gained’t change that.
Keyshawn vs. Cruz
Why not Keyshawn Davis v Andy Cruz? Let’s make it occur proper now! What’s both fighter acquired to lose? Andy is pushing near 30 and Keyshawn is 25. They fought within the Olympics earlier than. This may very well be the rematch. Ready for a fighter to mature earlier than taking a giant match needs to be reserved for fighters that flip professional out of highschool.
I don’t understand how lengthy Andy Cruz handlers are going to maintain selling him as a prospect. The way in which he’s branded is as if he wasn’t sufficiently old to take a drink. The blokes 29 and is lengthy over due for a title battle. How way more improvement does he want?
As for Keyshawn, if it ain’t a battle with Tank or Stevenson. May as properly get it on with Cruz!
– Na’-il Rahman
Hey Na’-il.
You’re 100% proper. Keyshawn Davis vs. Andy Cruz needs to be subsequent or, on the very least, very near subsequent. Realistically, we’re speaking lightweights. It’s not just like the battle will likely be considerably greater in the event that they pushed it three or 4 years down the highway. Each are at their bodily prime and there’ll by no means be a second the place this battle will make extra aggressive sense. The issue from the Prime Rank facet is that they see {dollars} in Keyshawn they usually don’t have all that many bankable belongings anymore. So, they could really feel protecting of their funding. On the opposite facet, I get the sensation that Matchroom just isn’t all that assured but about Cruz’s elite-level chops. I can see the place either side might wish to stall.
Beterbiev-Bivol 2
Hello Paul.
Okay. It’s right here. Beterbiev vs. Bivol. Who wins and the way?
– Andrew
Hey Andrew.
I gave my prediction a pair occasions earlier than, however I see Beterbiev profitable extra comfortably the second time around– if every thing is on the up and up.
I assumed Bivol edged Beterbiev in a really shut battle the primary time, however he completed weak and, by the tip, I assumed Beterbiev was beating the spirit out of him. Half 2 would possibly decide up the place Half 1 left off. However, the cynic in me sees the enterprise sense in a Bivol win, necessitating a rubber match. If he can field and transfer extra and keep away from the most effective of Beterbiev, he would probably get a choice.
So, briefly, if it’s an actual battle, Beterbiev most likely wins. If it’s a hustle, Bivol will get the nod. If I had been a betting man (and I’m), I’d lean in direction of the previous (however wouldn’t be stunned a bit by the latter).
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