As the boxing world gears up for a string of major title fights across various weight divisions, most notably a heavyweight trilogy bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder , betfred brought together two commentators to share their views.
Manchester-born former WBA lightweight champion Anthony Krolla joined House McGuinness of Betfred to discuss everything related to boxing, express your opinion about fighters, matches and the general dynamics of the sport.
A key topic of conversation in the sports business revolved around ambition. Boxing Matchroom Eddie Hearna and the promotion's "alliance" with the Mexican middleweight star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez , perhaps the biggest name in boxing at the moment.
Referring to Canelo training camp member Eddie Reynoso Julio Cesar Martinez who is fighting Joel Cordova this weekend, McGuinness asked Krolla if the fighter promoted by Eddie Hearn is playing a key role in strengthening the collaboration between Canelo and Matchroom.
"I think it's smart, they're trying to turn one of the little guys into a star," Krolla replied. “They speak very well of each other and I think we will see a lot more of Canelo working with Eddie, Matchroom and the whole team. I see a lot more going on.”
In addition, McGuinness noted the success streaming platform Fight Zone , saying "It was interesting in terms of the fact that fighters are now getting regular jobs, which is one of the reasons why Fight Zone has become so popular and why people support it. people get jobs, fighters get jobs, coaches get jobs. Everyone gets a job out of it and people have events.”
Discussing the coming all-American clash between Gervontoy Davis and Mario Barrios for the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title, Krolla took the skills of both fighters up but like many other boxing commentators and fans, played a pivotal role in the World Boxing Association use of "regular" and "super" titles.
"It's simple, this is not a world title fight," he said. "On the last week me and josh taylor they talked about how great it is to have an undisputed champion, he has four main boxing belts. A few weeks later, you can't just say "and that's for the world title."
“Gervonta Davis, I think he is an incredible fighter and I agree with Ashley (Feofan) that I would like to come back at lightweight for some of these great fights – let’s not say he won another world title in another weight, in this it's not a world title on Saturday night."
He added: "In Barrios, I think it's a really good fight, I know some boxers who think he (Davis) might have his hands full, but I think he's an amazing talent and an even more amazing puncher."
Source - Betfred YouTube channel
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