Hiya boxing followers and devoted haters. Right here’s one other week’s price of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty fact, in your face. Get pleasure from. This week, we now have feedback/questions relating to Canelo-Crawford, Garcia-Haney 2, and the plight of ex-boxers.
Garcia-Haney 2
Hey Magno.
It seems to be like Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are literally going to do that once more. With drug testing necessary and all issues being equal, what do you assume occurs within the rematch? Revenge or affirmation?
– Greg
Hey Greg.
Actually, I don’t have in the slightest degree of curiosity in seeing a component 2. Each guys disillusioned me immensely final yr 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 battle once more, with precise drug testing that issues?
Properly, I’m within the group that believes PEDs had completely nothing to do with the end result of their final battle. 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 conceitedness allowed Garcia to even additional bully by coming in over the restrict. Additionally, I simply assume that Haney was usually ill-prepared to deal with the one weapon he needed to fear about when it got here to Garcia– the left hook.
I gained’t say that I predicted Haney dropping, however, previous to the battle and all by means of the lead-in, I did speak in regards to the very actual risk of an upset. So, when he fought the way in which he did, I wasn’t all that stunned.
Haney’s efficiency would 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 in opposition to a man who, by the way in which, was additionally trying clueless.
Having stated all of that, as unhealthy as Haney seemed, that battle was really shut. The knockdowns ultimately gained Garcia the battle, however even an unprepared half-buzzed Haney was capable of win rounds. So, who is aware of? If Haney can keep on his ft, he may win. After which we’d be caught with a component 3.
Boxing Forgets Its Personal
Hey Paul,
Since there is not a lot to speak about with precise boxing occasions, apart from Benavidez and Morrell, I need to contact on a not so lucky subject. I learn an article in regards to 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 usually are not 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 had 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 ultimately, after their careers are over and the homeowners, promoters and managers haven’t any extra use for them, the fact 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 shouldn’t be 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 important 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 must step up.
That’s why I additionally absolutely assist fighters getting each final potential cent for his or her efforts. These guys must care for 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 for the reason that concept of Canelo-Crawford) first budged into boxing’s collective acutely aware.
Crawford wins by choice.
I do know “weight lessons exist for a purpose,” however, to make use of one other cliché, “kinds make fights.” I believe Bud channels Floyd Mayweather and containers his solution to a not-exciting factors victory.
The entire pairing has change into a cynical affair as each Canelo and Crawford have ignored deserving challengers at their very own weight to get to this “huge” battle with each other. If this battle 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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