Whats up boxing followers and devoted haters. Right here’s one other week’s value of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty fact, in your face. Get pleasure from. This week, we now have feedback/questions concerning 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 obligatory and all issues being equal, what do you suppose occurs within the rematch? Revenge or affirmation?
– Greg
Hey Greg.
Truthfully, I don’t have in the least of curiosity in seeing an element 2. Each guys upset 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?
Nicely, I’m within the group that believes PEDs had completely nothing to do with the 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 vanity allowed Garcia to even additional bully by coming in over the restrict. Additionally, I simply suppose that Haney was typically 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 shedding, however, previous to the battle and all by the lead-in, I did speak concerning the very actual chance of an upset. So, when he fought the way in which he did, I wasn’t all that shocked.
Haney’s efficiency could be the worst from a supposed in-his-prime elite-level fighter I’ve ever seen and it’s arduous to fluff that off as only a unhealthy night time. He actually seemed clueless towards a man who, by the way in which, was additionally trying clueless.
Having mentioned all of that, as unhealthy as Haney seemed, that battle was truly shut. The knockdowns ultimately gained Garcia the battle, however even an unprepared half-buzzed Haney was in a position to win rounds. So, who is aware of? If Haney can keep on his toes, he may win. After which we’d be caught with an element 3.
Boxing Forgets Its Personal
Hey Paul,
Since there is not a lot to speak about with precise boxing occasions, moreover Benavidez and Morrell, I need to contact on a not so lucky subject. I learn an article concerning the unhappy state of affairs of Donald Curry. He’s one among many who left the game both broke, mentally impaired or incarcerated. I do know that these items are usually 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 drawback with athletes getting paid as a lot as they will whereas they will. As a result of in the long run, after their careers are over and the homeowners, promoters and managers don’t have 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. Nevertheless there are such a lot of cases the place retired boxers want help in some kind 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 cases like this. I do know that it has been talked about, however will most likely 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 will not 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 incredible job of organizing efforts to assist ex-boxers, however there must be extra of what he does. As you mentioned, these making probably the most cash off of fighters giving their our bodies to the game must step up.
That’s why I additionally totally help fighters getting each final doable cent for his or her efforts. These guys must maintain 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 courses exist for a motive,” however, to make use of one other cliché, “types make fights.” I feel Bud channels Floyd Mayweather and packing containers his approach to a not-exciting factors victory.
The entire pairing has turn into a cynical affair as each Canelo and Crawford have disregarded deserving challengers at their very own weight to get to this “large” battle with each other. If this battle truly 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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