IBF orders for Canelo to face mandatory challenger William Scull

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Alright, I gotta be 100% real when it comes to Canelo. Even as a fan, I was seriously disappointed. He looked slow, old—like he was moving in slow motion. Honestly, he moved like how I move when I'm trying to run from a monster in a dream. Just stiff and sluggish.

Now, I knew what to expect from the other guy—Cuban fighter, lots of movement, dancing around, basically running. That didn’t surprise me. What did surprise me was that Canelo had no answers. He wasn’t cutting off the ring, wasn’t pressing with any urgency, and definitely wasn’t trying to go for the knockout. He just plodded forward like he was sparring at half-speed.

And man, imagine being the prince or whoever shelled out $400 million to bring Canelo to the Middle East for that. That fight was straight-up garbage.

And to be honest, I’m not even hyped about a Canelo vs. Crawford fight either. It’s probably going to be another boring match. Both guys are past their prime. And right now, I honestly think Crawford beats him. Canelo just isn’t that special anymore. He was never a true one-punch knockout guy, but even his power seems to have disappeared. What’s it been—two, three years since his last KO?

So yeah, overall, just a letdown.