Mayweather vs Canelo. You just got Punk’d!

Piss. Off. Kutcher.

Like most boxing fans, I am waiting for Ashton Kutcher to emerge from the bushes with a camera crew and a shit-eating grin to tell us that we have indeed been the victim of an elaborate Punking. “Mayweather/Canelo isn’t really happening, morons. You’re all so stupid. Hahahah. My life is awesome and yours is pedestrian. You work really hard in a soul-sapping job for 10 days vacation a year while MTV paid me millions of dollars to make Frankie Muniz briefly think he got a parking ticket.” That reference is appallingly dated but so is the notion that the best should face the best.  Today, this fight dubbed “The One” seems too good to be true.

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It seemed to come out of nowhere but it actually makes a lot of sense. Floyd was probably anxious to drastically improve on the PPV numbers from the Guerrero fight. Canelo is the biggest (non-Top Rank) name out there and it’s better to face him and cash in now before Floyd physically declines and before Canelo gains any more valuable experience from big fights. The only other, non Top Rank fighter that could possibly generate as much revenue would be  Khan. Even though, I personally and unbiasedly think Khan with his speed is the only person between 140 and 147 who could cause Floyd genuine problems – Khan really doesn’t yet deserve that fight.

Eventually Happened. 

I want us all to collectively give Floyd credit here. I want us to gather round in a circle, hold hands, (it’s only weird if you make it weird) take some deep breathes and say altogether: “Thank you for taking this fight, Floyd”. Doesn’t that feel better? Mayweather was always accused of ducking fights. If anything he ducked one fight, singular, but I don’t think he ducked Pacquiao. Floyd has a well-earned big ego, and if you don’t play ball you don’t get 40 million dollars.  Sure Floyd should want to fight the best and make concessions to make the best fights happen. But so should Pacquiao. No one did any ducking and no one was taking PED’s. Everyone just fucked up. Anyway it still could happen – Tyson v Lewis EVENTUALLY happened.

Muy fuerte. 

Floyd is certainly making concessions for this fight. The catch weight of 152 lbs gives Floyd no real edge; if anything it’s unfair to Floyd. Canelo is a growing boy who eats his vegetables and will re-hydrate to God knows what. Floyd does, on occasion, get hit. He may get hit on the glove but that glove is nestled next to the temple; that contact still registers and it will really bloody register when there is 20 pounds of extra torque on it. Remember that knock down of Austin Trout? Remember that brutalization of Josesito Lopez? Canelo Alarez can really hit you. Yikes. Be careful, Floyd!

Pull the other one. 

Floyd Money Mayweather is putting himself in harm's way against a big, hard puncher with speed, agility who throws devastating combinations. So seriously, Kutcher – come out now and let’s just get this over with. Even that stand off in Times Sqaure on the 1st of their 11-city press tour didn’t look convincing. Schaefer gave a solid performance and Canelo’s trainer is a budding Burgess Meredith but i'm no sap, i've been hurt before and I don’t buy it. But if the jig isn’t up come September 14th I’ll be buying it big time.