I'm very surprised this is happening now, am I right in thinking that Canelo has never even headlined a PPV on his own before? I thought they would get him a couple of high profile victories over the likes of Miguel Cotto and Victor Ortiz and then make the fight. If they left it a year it would have a chance of being the biggest PPV ever. As it is it's a hardcore fan's dream but it's no Floyd-Pac or Floyd-Oscar. I wonder if Floyd really did "choose" Canelo or his hand was forced somewhat by the rumoured poor sales of his Guerrero fight?
As for the catchweight it's slightly annoying.
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Originally Posted by kingofcool
Canelo coming in at 154 (2lbs over, like Floyd with Marquez) and paying Floyd a few hundred K like it's not big deal would be a complete BOSS move.
100% hope this happens. But as Floyd is dictating terms and, unlike in the Marquez fight where he was in danger of being the one overweight rather than his opponent, I wouldn't be surprised if the penalty for being a couple of pounds over is a lot more severe.