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Canelo Makabu Faceoff
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The difference in size is apparent as undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu face off on the final day of the 59th WBC Convention in Mexico City. They are expected to collide next year.

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  • Totally Ridiculous!! Bet he wouldn’t go after Usyk if he was still cruiser champ!!!! This cat will make a career payday to take a dive

    • Actually rumors are Usyk said he will easily get down to under 200 to get back his title, but no way in the world Canelo takes that fight.

      • Your speaking facts! Benavidez/Charlo/Andrade need to fight each other first and who ever comes out on top fights Canelo to get the that payday!

  • Might want to find something else to do in May Canelo. That doesn’t look very healthy.

  • Canelo is listed as 5-9 and the Champ at 6 feet, so not too much difference. I do like that there is no catch weight so Canelo needs to be respected for taking such a big step fair.

  • What a dangerous fight Canelo is taking. All these haters are trash. Remember how praised Paqman was for fighting a washed De La Hoya way below his weight class at the time. Canelo is jumping up way more. This is unprecedented.

    • Canelo can box a sumo wrestler in a boxing match that doesn’t mean its dangerous just because of the weight. The more dangerous fighters are at lower-weight classes. Even Marquez criticized Canelo for this. Let me guess you know more about boxing than a legend like Marquez.

    • Je ne sais pas si tu as deja boxé mais prendre un coup d un type de 90 kilo et prendre un coup d un type de 72 kilos n est pas la meme chose.
      Le probleme est que vous relativisé mais c est incomparable. Le corp humain peut accepter certaine puissance de coup naturel. Ici on parle presque du meme poids que les anciens poids lourd.

  • In the immortal words of Bushwick Bill-Size ain’t shit! I’ve never even heard of Makubu let alone seen him fight (actually I think I have heard of him), but I can tell you right now, Canelo will box circles around him and take his title. It will be a boring fight with Canelo wisely refusing to engage and trade with the bigger man, but instead play a cat and mouse game and emply his superior skills and ring smarts and completely outclass the bigger man. That’s what I believe will happen; what I’d like to see happen is for Makubu to pull a huge upset and blast Canelo back down to the super middles.

  • I think this fight is very intriguing and Makabu has 25 Ko’s in 28 wins, against 200 pounders to boot. Let Canelo live his life, he’s chasing glory. He can’t fight everybody at once. Unless the fix is in and/or there is some weight stipulation in the contract to drain the African; this is a huge risk for Canelo. Those of us who have boxed, know why there are weight classes. He doesn’t have to fight Usyk or Breidis for it to be a big risk. Many of the greats have scaled the weight classes; Bob Fitzsimmons, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr., and Manny Pacqaio to name a few. Its hard to go back down in weight and be effective though, just ask Roy Jones and Oscar De La Hoya.

  • When a smart boxer moves up in weight, they don’t usually take on the best. They want to see how well this new heavier weight suits them. Does it tire them out quicker? Do they still have power and can they hurt their opponents at this new weight? Can they handle the returning blows?
    Some find they cannot, others easy into it.
    If Canelo feels good at this weight, he may gain confidence to take on the 175lb champions
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is a test.

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