This Thursday, like each Thursday, I ask you to drag up a seat alongside my bulging, bulbous sack and watch me shoot a load of gooey, salty reality proper into the faces of boxing’s purveyors of ignorance. This week, we’ve questions/feedback concerning Canelo’s subsequent, Shakur’s “retirement,” and Fury-Usyk.
Shakur Retires? Yeah, Proper
Hello Paul.
I’m certain you noticed that Shakur Stevenson retired. He was annoyed by the politics of boxing and retired after seeing that the WBO organized for Emanuel Navarrete to battle Denys Berinchyk for his or her vacant light-weight title. I perceive the frustration, however there’s no purpose to exit like that. Do you see this retirement sticking?
– David from Ft. Myers
Hey David.
Are you being critical? What do you suppose? Is Shakur gonna get a part-time job at Taco Bell whereas ready on his software at UPS to be reviewed? Give me a break. His retirement will final so long as Teofimo Lopez’s. Stuff like this can be a testomony to why fighters have to keep away from social media until they will actually and really take deep breaths and self-edit earlier than firing off whiny remarks. I additionally perceive his frustration. He didn’t get the title battle. He didn’t get the Lomachenko battle. He didn’t even get Kambosos. He’s obtained nothing on the horizon and, realistically, nothing massive within the works. And his promoter, High Rank, appears to be disinterested in pushing him all that tough proper now. However he has no person responsible for all of this however himself. His battle with Edwin De Los Santos in November was so awful, so brutally boring and missing in hearth that no person, anyplace, is all that enthusiastic about something he might have developing. The mocking and joking that got here on account of his “retirement” spoke volumes. No one cared that he’d be gone and even his die-hards have been nowhere to be discovered. All of that ought to be a get up name to a fighter with elite expertise however, apparently, a raging case of entitlement. The child must battle like he’s really preventing and put some leisure behind his ability. If he’s solely displaying as much as gather paychecks and championship trinkets with half-assed efforts, why ought to the followers care about him? And if the followers don’t care about him, how can he count on to get the massive fights and large alternatives?
Fury vs. Usyk Prediction
Hey Magno.
I do know you’ve gone on document up to now saying that Fury beats Usyk. Are you continue to rolling with that choose? Did Fury’s displaying towards Ngannou change your thoughts in any respect? For me, February 17 can’t come quick sufficient. I’m actually wanting ahead to this one. For the document, I’ve Usyk taking a detailed UD to grab WBC’s strap.
– Damon
Hey Damon.
Yep…nonetheless selecting Fury. He seemed dangerous towards Ngannou– disinterested and out of form and nowhere close to the fitting way of thinking. He’ll be sharper towards Usyk, though it could possibly be argued that fighters shedding that “proper way of thinking” are likely to by no means totally get better it. We’ll see. However I’ve by no means been all that top on Usyk as a heavyweight, a minimum of not as excessive as different media individuals who would chug a beer mug stuffed with his spit bucket water in the event that they have been allowed to. Fury gained’t should do a complete lot to maintain forward of Usyk– jab, proper hand, and tie up when shut. I wouldn’t name this a straightforward battle or a one-sided pairing by any stretch of the creativeness, however I’d say that victory or defeat is within the fingers of Tyson Fury.
For the document, although, I’m nonetheless not solely bought on this battle even taking place this February 17. I wouldn’t be shocked within the least if a Fury coaching camp “damage” all of the sudden popped up.
Canelo’s Combating Who?
Hello Magno.
WTF am I seeing on Twitter about Canelo Alvarez preventing Jermall Charlo after which Terence Crawford this 12 months? Canelo can go to hell if he geese David Benavidez. That’s all I’m saying. Jermall is shit. David has earned his shot. Canelo has misplaced all my respect!
– Mario G.
Hey Mario.
Remember that all of that Jermall/Crawford speak got here from one Twitter put up from somebody whose solely little bit of credibility comes from his gig at ESPN Deportes. Almost certainly, even Canelo doesn’t know what his plans are simply but. I’m certain quite a lot of concepts are being kicked round for his two dates, however nothing’s been determined so far as anybody actually is aware of. Combating Jermall Charlo, particularly, could be an uncharacteristically dopey alternative from the normally savvy Group Canelo, particularly seeing how poorly Jermell carried out towards Alvarez final September (and given Jermall’s clear and just lately current private points).
I agree, although, that the Benavidez battle must occur, if not in Might, then in September. It will look actually, actually dangerous for Canelo if he doesn’t make that battle occur. REALLY dangerous.
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