CANELO ALVAREZ v CALLUM SMITH - this weekend

Mundo Smith is getting no respect at all !

Read a couple of American previews and they were talking about who Canelo will be fighting in May, they just see Callum as a tune up

I think it's hard for Callum Smith to win because it really is true what they say about the judges.

Don't forget one judge had it a draw for Canelo against Mayweather (where Mayweather battered him), and Canelo was up on the cards before knocking out Kovalev(did very little IIRC).
I can't see Smith dominating enough to win a decision. I don't see either getting knocked out, so I believe there is some value still in the fight going the distance.

Smith is possibly the one boxer who can actually keep Canelo away all night long with that telescopic jab. If he doesn't box sloppily (as he did against Ryder), I believe a 12 rounder is the likeliest outcome. I see it as almost a repeat of the Danny Jacobs fight. So that's where my money is.

I don't get as much return as the Canelo decision, but obv I have the unlikely Smith decision, and the draw too; just in case Smith outboxes him with the jab, and they actually give it to him (lol), or make it a draw.

Yeah, I had Kov up by 4 rounds!

Also Cotto won 3 or 4 clear rounds against him, and there were a few close ones besides, I think the scores were like 119-109.

Basically he is given any round that the opponent does not win by a mile (and even some where they do !)

Canelo by stoppage the only outcome here for me.

Canelo points, as no way anyone gets a decision against the money tree.

MOV

Canelo KO	2.10
Canelo Pts	2.86
Callum KO	13
Callum Pts	13
Draw	32

don't think any other boxer drifts as much as canelo in running. nearly every fight. definitely a lay to back at this price. he's beatable - he's lost a fair few times already although his record will show just the one defeat, but unless he's knocked spark out he will be awarded the win here. hoping smith can use his size and make a fight of it...i expect he'll fade in the later rounds and canelo will knock him out though

This is on DAZN

It's only £1.99 a month, so I signed up a couple weeks back.

Won't keep it if they jack it to £9.99 or something, but can't really knock it at that price.

The BBC 5 Live team - who will commentate on the fight - anticipate "something special" in the ring at about 04:00 GMT on Sunday

Yeh, get DAZN in guys, there's gonna be a fair few fights for £1.99 a month

OK done that.

How many fights before main event ?

And it's underway

Callum 2-0 up imo but we know it's 0-2

Canelo can't miss that long body

Callum not aggressive enough to do anything here.

US comms really down in Callum

"didn't come here to win"

they asked Andrade and that's what he said. he said he thought Callum didn't come here to win

Callum's long body is a huge target for Canelo

At least DAZN doesn't have ads

Wasn't GrantCKing Mundo's number 1 fan ?

Smith's left hand has gone

yeah Cooper is a big Mundo Smith fan tobes

Smith really busted up in the 9th

Could see towel in here

Callum survived to points

Rough night, but fairplay for taking that walloping.

was surprised Callum didn't go down once and absorbed all that punishment. those bodyshots were savage

another masterplan by Joe Gallagher tonight

Yeehaw! Well done Callum.

Weird to see a guy who looks Irish speaking fluent Spanish

Not much social distancing in that crowd

turns out that going to the body against Callum wasn't the one for the stoppage. he'd have got him if he'd busted his face up properly

canelo started about 1.2 on here but never drifted in running. such a one sided fight. very disappointed with smith - thought he could do better but in the end he can be only praised for his ability to take a shot unlike fielding

Dec 20, 2020 -- 5:32AM, wisewords wrote:

another masterplan by Joe Gallagher tonight

Only smart thing I heard, was wanting to stop it after the tenth.

Get Billy Joe and Canelo on, that's the real fight fans want to see