Mayweather vs. Canelo: The dice is cast

By Boxing News - 08/01/2013 - Comments

floyd1111By Babatis Banda: The dice has been cast. All we need to do is wait and see on which side it falls. This is arguably the biggest fight since Mayweather/Delahoya fight, and it is interesting to see that Floyd will be involved in two of the biggest fights in the sport in his career.

I am not surprised with the hype this fight has brought up, it is nearly as polarizing as the Mayweather/Pacquiao controversy. What has actually happened is that all the Pacquiao supporters have shifted camp, they are on the Mexican’s side in the hope that Canelo does the job, beat up Mayweather for them.

Mayweather has really changed and matured both in the ring and how he handles his persona. He talks less and less, instead he works harder and harder now. Mayweather is the man to beat, and the hope lies in Canelo in doing it. Canelo is a champion who carries lots of power, and he has decent speed and is quite intelligent ring-wise. To write-off Canelo would be injustice to Floyd Mayweather. Let us recognize the talent that Canelo is, all must respect Canelo for the true boxer he is and has been over the years. He is young, probably in his prime and he is explosive too.

If Canelo beats Mayweather, well and good it would be time for Mayweather to rap-up his career take his last few fights and call it a day, or he can challenge Canelo for a re-match. If Floyd beats up Canelo, all the respect to him. He would have proven ten-fold that he is the master of this era. Canelo is the biggest threat, the biggest star alive today that anybody can think of and it would be a perfect way to put the icing on the cake.

Obviously, Canelo will have to be on top of his game. We all know that physically, he is capable. He will need to be in the best of shape upstairs as well to be competitive with one of the greatest artists the sport has ever witnessed. For Mayweather, it is really difficult to say anything on his behalf. He is ever in shape, in the best frame of mind and ever able to adjust to any situation. Floyd is a confident artist who believes in his tools 100%. Experience and mind power will probably be the separator for this fight in addition to pure craft.



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