Is Amir Khan Bulking Up For The Canelo Fight The Right Approach

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Amir Khan

29-year-old British boxer, Amir Khan (31-3) has been piling on the pounds to fight muscular, solid 25-year-old Mexican boxer, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1). Some boxing pundits agree with Khan’s decision, while others do not think it is the best course of action. Some are of the belief more weight will give Khan more cushion to absorb blows. However, what is 10 pounds going to do against a man you would think can punch through steel when he hits people in the ring, due to his knockout ratio. Undefeated boxer, Floyd Mayweather, warned regarding Khan taking on Canelo and bulking up, stating if you are not used to fighting at a heavier weight, it can prove difficult.

Canelo is projected to be in the 160s weight range, while Khan is at 147 pounds for the fight

Many have emphasized Khan’s quick hands, which are indeed an asset in boxing. It is great for stealth shots and registering punches as points. However, it is not enough, because no matter how fast you are, if you get clipped and your chin is known as your Achilles heel, it can result in a knockdown or worse, a knockout. Canelo knows Khan has experienced chin trouble in previous fights and will be aiming for his chin like it has a big bull’s eye on it with a sign that says “punch here.” 

The only fight Canelo has lost thus far is his bout against Floyd Mayweather. If you take a good look at Mayweather’s physique, he’s not overly muscular nor is he massive. He didn’t bulk up for the Canelo fight. Then again, Canelo was somewhat smaller then. Mayweather usually fought in the 140s (weight). Compared to a middleweight or heavyweight, that is a trim and toned athlete, not a hulking one. However, Mayweather’s accurate punching and evasive defensive skills are what won him the Canelo fight.

 

Khan seeks to use said fight as his blueprint for the his scheduled Canelo bout, but that’s easier said than done. Many have tried to emulate Mayweather’s defensive style and didn’t match it. Additionally, Canelo has gotten bigger, stronger and trickier since that fight. Canelo’s unpredictability in the ring is one of his greatest assets, as seen in the James Kirkland fight.

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Jay Z Proves He Knows Nothing About Boxing Losing A $100,000 Bet On The Canelo Alvarez V. Miguel Cotto Fight

Another Rapper Burned By Canelo

Jay-Z

Rapper Jay Z and his rip off boxing companies Roc Nation Sports/Roc Nation Boxing just took an embarrassing, high profile blow. Jay Z, who loves stealing people's copyrights, trademarks and ideas, when he doesn't know what he is doing, made a $100,000 bet with boxer-turned-promoter, Oscar Dela Hoya, that his signee, Miguel Cotto, would beat rival pugilist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (the money will go to charity). 

Miguel Cotto (left) and Canelo Alvarez (right)

Cotto looking at Canelo like "bro, why are you trying to beat the stuffing out of me!"

I tweeted about Canelo before the fight because I believed he would win and he did. Cotto is a great fighter as well, but Canelo definitely had the edge going into the fight, which was evident by many of his recent performances and the fact he is the more devastating puncher of the two. Sometimes a fight really can go either way and that must be taken into consideration, but sometimes there are clear indicators as to who will win.

Canelo Alvarez, 50 Cent and his boxer James Kirkland 

This marks the second rapper that has been proven wrong going against Canelo. Bankrupt rapper 50 Cent has been pretending to be a boxing promoter, after hanging out with retired champ Floyd Mayweather. In May, 50 Cent sent in his signing, James Kirkland, who was not ready for Canelo for a number of reasons. The fight ended in a knockout. 

Canelo Alvarez

Once again, beware signing with rappers who decide overnight that they are boxing promoters (the boxers know more about the sport than the rappers - how are they truly going to help them). Boxing is not as easy as it looks. It's very high risk and not an easy game. Stick with the professionals who know what they are doing. Don't risk your livelihood on people who lack a true understanding of the sport and will end up wasting valuable years of your career you will not be able to get back.

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50 Cent's Boxing Company Files For Bankruptcy

Another Boxer Sues To Leave 50 Cent's Failed SMS Boxing Promotions Company With Others Motioning To Do The Same

Canelo Alvarez, 50 Cent and boxer James Kirkland

Boxer, Yuriorkis Gamboa, has sued to leave SMS boxing promotions, owned by bankrupt rapper, 50 Cent. A few months ago, boxer James Kirkland, also sued to get out of his contract with the failed company. Gamboa states in a court filing that 50 Cent, real name, Curtis Jackson, has failed to secure the promised number of fights per year. This means Gamboa is not earning much money and valuable, important years of his boxing career and youth are being wasted at SMS.

50 Cent 

The Judiciary Report has warned for years via articles that entertainers and athletes should get the right team, seeking contractually retained representatives, who have great contacts and a vast knowledge of business. You have to make the most of your opportunities in sports while you are young, as it will set the most favorable foundation for your growth. While being in your 30s is not considered old, in sports it is deemed so. Mayweather and Pacquiao, performing in top condition and making huge sums of money in their late thirties is not the norm in sports. They are the exception to the rule.

Yuriorkis Gamboa

Maximize your career in sports while you are young and fit. Most athletes will tell you, when you hit 30, your body will change regarding athleticism. You start to feel aches and pains more after training. The body also starts to slow down athletically. You can't waste years of your career with someone who does not know what they are doing, diddling around trying to figure things out or making it up as they go along (i.e. Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports/Boxing and 50 Cent's SMS). You need sharp, intelligent, experienced businesspeople with connections, who can get you where you need to be as quickly as possible, then you can build on your success at a greater rate.  

Boxing Star to 50 Cent YOU FAILED ME Lemme Outta My Damn Contract

9/30/2015 2:26 PM PDT- Another huge blow to 50 Cent's boxing promotion company -- because the organization's biggest boxing star, Yuriorkis Gamboa, officially wants out ... TMZ Sports has learned. The former WBA and IBF featherweight champ says he's had issues with SMS Promotions for months ... claiming the company was contractually obligated to deliver 3 fights per year ever since he came on board in 2012 ... but SMS has FAILED miserably.

In fact, Gamboa only fought once in 2013, twice in 2014 ... and has no fights in 2015. It's all outlined in court docs filed by Gamboa in Connecticut and obtained by TMZ Sports ...in which Gamboa says his team contacted SMS to negotiate the termination of his contract earlier this year, but he got no response. Now, he wants a judge to force 50's company to answer the phone and let Gamboa know if they're gonna let him go ... or try to deliver the fights...

http://www.tmz.com

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That's Not Professional 50 Cent!

50 Cent posing in front of an economy car after filing for bankruptcy

An attorney for boxer James Kirkland has made public the pugilist's desire to leave SMS boxing promotions, the company owned by rapper 50 Cent. Kirkland's attorney Mike Miller stated to the Boxing Scene website, "We're just trying to get in touch with 50's bankruptcy attorney. He won't return our phone calls to figure out what plans they have for James Kirkland. Our contract is un-assignable so he can't assign our contract to a new company or anybody else. Really I don't know what leg they have to stand on to retain our contract. I don't want to waste a hundred twenty days to find out. I'm trying to get some dialogue going to see if we can reach a mutual agreement that Kirkland goes his way and 50 goes his way and we both move on."

50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, recently filed for bankruptcy on two fronts. 50 Cent filed for personal bankruptcy, as well as for his fledgling company SMS. This means boxers could experience significant difficulties getting paid by SMS, if at all, as bankruptcy protection can wipe out some debts, such as what 50 Cent's company owes fighters. They could end up fighting and not getting paid the purse or not receiving money due to them for past fights.

Canelo Alvarez, 50 Cent and his boxer James Kirkland

Hanging around Floyd Mayweather, who is the richest boxer in the world, had 50 Cent thinking the boxing industry is easy with huge paydays all over the place. However, the actual reality of the sport is it requires years of hard work, patience, skill and a keen understanding of the business. It is not an easy one.

Promoters also need good instincts, not just for business, but in fight making. Not only should you be able to scout and sign great talent, you also do not put your boxer in fights they are clearly not ready for. I love boxers, God bless them, they are brave and fearless, but sometimes some pugilists will be on the "I'll fight anybody, anywhere at any time" vibe and you kindly look at them and think, "No, boo boo, you're not ready yet (LOL)." It's not an insult, it's skill matching, paired with assessing the mental and physical state of your fighter at the time.

50 Cent

A good promoter can tell such things. A novice will not be able to tell. And 50 Cent is a novice, as he put Kirkland in with boxing beast Canelo Alvarez and it damaged his career and confidence, when the latter unleashed a potent knockout. However, Kirkland and Alvarez are great fighters and it is not an insult to either. Sometimes boxers are at a bad place in their personal lives and or struggling with injury and it negatively impacts their performance in the ring. Kirkland was experiencing personal problems, changes and injury. He didn't need such a huge fight after all those problems and a layoff.   

In closing, if you're a boxer and have the opportunity to sign with a big, experienced boxing promotions company such as Top Rank, Golden Boy, Mayweather Promotions, Matchroom or Frank Warren or get the chance to work with a veteran manager like Al Haymon, do so. Make sure you sign with people who know boxing or you will have problems and not reach your full potential in the ring or at the bank. 

Side Bar: Why doesn't Lennox Lewis have a boxing promotions company. He was world champ, knows how to win and made a fortune as a boxer. He knows the ropes (pardon the pun).

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50 Cent

50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, who once called fellow rapper Nelly a fool for buying $5,000,000 in jewelry, has filed for bankruptcy. The drug dealer and shooter, turned rap star and alleged actor, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. federal court, to protect himself from creditors he is unable to fully repay.

It is estimated the 40-year old rapper earned approximately $100,000,000 during his 12-year rap career (though rich lists estimated it incorrectly in stating he was worth $270,000,000). The question is where did that money go. For years Jackson has been spending money in an excessive manner. He bought a massive mansion in Connecticut from boxer Mike Tyson and extensively remodeled it. Jackson has also purchased many luxury vehicles, a fortune in jewelry and designer clothes.

50 Cent and his stolen SMS audio brand that landed him in court and on the losing side

After two albums "Get Rich Or Die Trying" and "The Massacre" 50 Cent's rap career fell. 50 Cent has appeared in a few films, but he is not a natural when it comes to acting and did not make large sums of money via the movie industry. Jackson pays child support to two women, Shaniqua Tompkins and Daphne Joy. The latter is living very lavishly in Los Angeles, California on his dime. 50 Cent has been abusive towards both women, accused of burning one out of the home he housed her and his son in, as well as beating Daphne Joy and destroying furniture in the condo he bought her.

50 Cent also got into boxing, which is not an easy sport to navigate, as the Judiciary Report has repeatedly warned. However, rappers such as 50 Cent and Jay Z have gotten into boxing, not knowing what they are doing and losing money. Not long after his foray into boxing, 50 Cent's promotions company SMS filed for bankruptcy. 50 Cent has also engaged in copyright infringement in the entertainment industry regarding songs and music videos he willfully and brazenly stole in tandem with Dr. Dre and Eminem.

50 Cent also ripped off the business copyrights and trademarks of electronics company, Sleek Audio, who obtained a $17,200,000 judgment against him in court (which largely fuelled this bankruptcy). Last week, Lastonia Leviston, an ex-girlfriend of date rape advocate and rapper, Rick Ross, won a $5,000,000 judgment against 50 Cent him for invasion of privacy, in posting to the internet a sex tape featuring her without her consent.

Canelo Alvarez, 50 Cent and his boxer James Kirkland

That's $22,200,000 in court judgments against 50 Cent, in addition to a collapsed rap career, a mediocre movie career and a failed boxing company. He was in no position to be telling people how to get money, when much of what he obtained was done through copyright infringement, trademark infringement and turning that cash over into what became failed business ventures. He is also not wise enough to watch what he says and does, as well as respect the law as it pertains to others rights, via engaging in criminal invasion of privacy.

In the bankruptcy filing, 50 Cent's lawyer stated his debts and assets are between $10,000,000 to $50,000,000. For what he obtained (albeit illegally) that is a colossal financial fall from grace. The fact of the matter is 50 Cent never should have reached the point he needed to file bankruptcy. Actually, he should not have reached the point he amassed millions of dollars in ill-gotten wealth. Greed, thievery, covetousness and wild spending led to the rapper's current predicament.

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Canelo Alvarez, 50 Center and his boxer James Kirkland

This is a follow up to the May 11, 2015  article "Canelo Alvarez Knocks Out James Kirkland In An Exquisite Boxing Match That Is The Talk Of Social Networking (Video)" where the Judiciary Report stated, "What's with all these rappers trying to become boxing promoters. Boxing is not an easy sport. Between rappers 50 Cent and Jay Z's poor results, it's clear they don't know boxing."

This week 50 Cent's boxing company SMS, has filed for bankruptcy in America, where it is registered as a corporation, confirming the Judiciary Report's claim regarding rappers rushing into boxing and not knowing what they are doing. The website TMZ stated 50 Cent's company put on a pricey boxing show in Connecticut recently that failed. Prior to that, 50 Cent's boxer, James Kirkland suffered a massive knockout in the ring at the hands of pugilist Canelo Alvarez.

As the Judiciary Report has stated in past articles, boxing is a very difficult sport. In my opinion it is probably the most difficult. It is a singular sport, where the athlete stands alone and places his life on the line in the ring. You have to know what you are doing to succeed at it and have the right team behind you, who are experienced and intelligent. 

Boxing is not something to be taken lightly, as it involves a great amount of risk to life, health and career. Boxing matches and pugilists' careers must be handled with great care and proper planning. It takes people of great understanding of the sport of boxing to properly navigate careers and build champions. A significant amount of hard work goes into creating championship careers.

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Canelo Alvarez Knocks Out James Kirkland In An Exquisite Boxing Match That Is The Talk Of Social Networking (Video)

This past Saturday, Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, 24, took on America's James Kirkland, 31, in an exquisite, riveting boxing bout in Houston, Texas. Social networking was riveted by the fight, as Canelo landed what has to be the knockout of the year, sending Kirkland to the canvas. Canelo has an excellent record of  47-1. 

Canelo knocks out Kirkland

It took champion Floyd Mayweather to beat Canelo in 2013, handing him his only loss to date. Therefore, Kirkland, who is promoted by rapper 50 Cent's SMS Promotions, should have gone into this fight with a stronger strategy. His defense needed to be stronger. You can't take someone like Canelo lightly.

Canelo walks off victorious

Kirkland, whose record is 33-2, has an alias of "Mandingo Warrior" (LOL @ the boldness of choosing "Mandingo" as apart of his name). Kirkland was without his trainer, tough female boxer, Ann Wolfe, in a move some online stated hurt his game. After the fight, Wolfe stated to the press, "Tell what my emotion was? Was to see my family hold their faces. To see my son...to see James like that, his mother upset like that, to see everybody upset, it wasn't a 'I told you so, I'm happy because that happened to you.' It was f****d up." 

Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland

It's clear Ann was a big part of his success and when the biggest test of his career came without her in his corner, it descended into massive knockdowns, then a knockout that is on a number of sports highlight reels and hundreds of websites. No one wants to be on a highlight reel for that. The knockout was the toast of social networking on the weekend. 

Canelo Alvarez, 50 Center and James Kirkland

 

Kirkland showed heart and bravery, but it seemed as though he was distracted in the ring and forgot much of what he was taught in the gym. Canelo knocked Kirkland down, then knocked him out in the third round. Kirkland barely utilized any head movement and little footwork in attempting to evade Canelo's highly effective shots. It was a game of chess for Canelo, who used subterfuge, cunning and evasiveness to set Kirkland up for the knockout. It was a masterclass.

 

Social networking had a field day

As the Judiciary Report has stated in the past, boxers must be well-rounded. That means great and proficient head movement, footwork, power punching and craftiness. You have to master all aspects of your craft if you are to become one of the best and truly make your mark in the boxing world.

Side Bar: what's with all these rappers trying to become boxing promoters. Boxing is not an easy sport. Between rappers 50 Cent and Jay Z's poor results, it's clear they don't know boxing.

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