{"id":30779,"date":"2013-08-05T21:43:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T02:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=30779"},"modified":"2013-08-05T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T02:13:58","slug":"canelo-alvarez-floyd-mayweather-jr-boxing-news-will-it-save-the-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=30779","title":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez \u2013 Floyd Mayweather JR BOXING NEWS: Will it Save the Sport?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Gina L. Caliboso<\/strong><\/p>\n

On September 14, 2013, Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather, 44-0, 26 KO\u2019s will go up against Saul \u201cCanelo\u201d Alvarez, 42-0-1, 30 KO\u2019s in Las Vegas, NV. Both fighters have agreed to fight at 152 pounds. I\u2019m not sure it was a good move for Canelo, the red-haired boy from Jalisco, Mexico, but we can all just roll our eyes and wonder again, if whether or not this bout counts as a superbout. The answer, yes. But the real question in my immediate future? Will I buy the PPV? The answer, no.<\/p>\n

A little background, as most of the Ringsidereport boxing fans know, I don\u2019t order PPV boxing fights. I usually gently request my sister and brother-in-law to order a bout and to make a fight party out of it. I convinced them to order the Mayweather \u2013 Guerrero fight. The fight ended and my sister took one look at me, \u201cWe are NEVER ordering a PPV \u2013 Mayweather fight again. Don\u2019t even ask. Don\u2019t even ask about Pacquiao vs. Alvarez.\u201d Note to self: sister just took a percentage amount from the pocket of Mayweather.<\/p>\n

Mayweather versus Alvarez is truly a superbout in the clashing of undefeated records. But, let\u2019s point out the obvious. Mayweather chooses fighters he knows he can beat. And fighters readily agree to take him up on the opportunity. In his last couple of bouts, Mayweather has defeated his opponents rather handily. He may allow a round or two to slip through, but once he settles down into his rhythm, into his sound defensive posture of the shoulder, no fighter can touch him. He\u2019s perfected his timing to the point that he makes an effective fighter look lost with no game plan, no back up to counter his excellent timing and power shots landed. If you need physical evidence, look at Guerrero\u2019s face. It wasn\u2019t pretty.<\/p>\n

Because Mayweather\u2019s style of boxing is technically sound, I\u2019d even say mastered, it\u2019s an old school way of fighting. True boxing fans know how ring savvy he is, how he never looks defeated against his opponent and his true athleticism shines. But I\u2019ve only mentioned the sweet science of boxing as technical expertise. Mayweather looks effortless and natural.<\/p>\n

Effortless, natural, good timing, technically sound \u2013 all of these make for a good fight. But I didn\u2019t say all of those elements make for an entertaining fight. Watching a Mayweather bout is like watching a very slow, romantic movie. There\u2019s a bit of conflict, someone gets hurt \u2013 just a tad bit, but you know the ending. In this case, it\u2019s Mayweather emerging with a unanimous decision over 12 rounds. Or, if we\u2019re lucky, might end up with a bit of drama as in the Ortiz fight where there was a survival tactic of a head butt in there, or in the Guerrero bout, the opponent may show flashes of brilliance on the inside, but eventually, we all know the end result. It breaks the heart, and in the case of the PPV, the pocketbook too.<\/p>\n

The PPV HD fight for Mayweather vs. Alvarez will cost between $65 to $75 and marks the highest cost for a PPV. Nose bleed seats for the bout start at $350. I could get lucky and apply for a media credential and attend the fight. We\u2019ll see. I\u2019m pooling around to see if I can get a group of 13-15 friends to pay $5 to see the fight and we\u2019ll split the cost of the PPV. But yet, despite the prestige of watching the fight which will prove costly at any location I decide to see it, it is sadly, the fight I wasn\u2019t hoping to see.<\/p>\n

Right now, I\u2019d argue that Mayweather is the best pound for pound fighter in boxing. As a boxing fan, I continue to wonder how he never worked out the bout with Pacquiao. I won\u2019t completely ignore the possibility that there was something in the refusal for the boxers to fight one another. Accusations of PED\u2019s? Who would receive the greater cut of the fight? It was more than money. I can\u2019t undo all the boxing \u2013 matchmaking theories out there, but I\u2019ll take it from a boxing point of view.<\/p>\n

As Juan Manuel Marquez makes the perfect foil for Pacquiao in their four part installment of who is the better fighter, Marquez emerged as the victor over Pacquiao because he finally, within himself, found the best way to beat Pacquiao. There has never been any doubt that as Pacquiao has moved up in the weight divisions, he became a better boxer, he thought about strategy, and in addition to his power, I\u2019d offer that his opponents have perhaps underestimated his power because of his size. Pacquiao is aggressive by nature, a scrapper, a fighter. As a southpaw, he punches at awkward angles, and punches up, because being the smaller fighter, it\u2019s what he has to do. He has to go in and out, and punches in bunches. His power is well accompanied to his use of angles and movement.<\/p>\n

I think Mayweather would have a difficult time with this type of fighter. He has come up against opponents that allow him to dictate and make adjustments to him without fully breaking through with the mental attitude of beating him. As Mayweather is a different type of fighter, it would take obviously, a different type of fighter to beat him. I still believe that fighter to be Pacquiao.<\/p>\n

But as for his bout against Canelo, I think perhaps it was too soon for the red-haired fighter. He still has quite a few bouts ahead of him and I perceive would make for a good match as a true middleweight. He\u2019s a slow starter and his power punches to the body are incredible to watch. Right now, it\u2019s Mayweather vs. Alvarez. But already, it\u2019s about Matthysse vs. Mayweather. That would be a great bout to watch. It won\u2019t be the superbout I\u2019m looking for, but it\u2019s the best we have in boxing right now. We\u2019ll see how things fare with Rios vs. Pacquiao. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao just might be a possibility \u2013 as always.<\/p>\n

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