Stephen Espinoza, head of boxing at Showtime, was not very happy at the start of the week after seeing Mexican star Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, 44-1-1 (31 KOs), depart Showtime and cross the street to rival network HBO. Canelo's rumoured first fight back on HBO after a two year absence will be Joshua Clottey.
In speaking to Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com, Espinoza said: "We didn't view Clottey as a credible opponent."
This is the man who green lit mismatches like Danny Garcia-Rod Salka, Lamont Peterson-Edgar Santana, Danny Jacobs-Jarrod Fletcher, Andre Berto-Steve Upsher Chambers, Leo Santa Cruz-Manuel Roman and Peter Quillin-Lukas Konecny. Would anyone view these fighters as credible opponents? In fact, did the opponents win a round combined?
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In speaking to Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com, Espinoza said: "We didn't view Clottey as a credible opponent."
This is the man who green lit mismatches like Danny Garcia-Rod Salka, Lamont Peterson-Edgar Santana, Danny Jacobs-Jarrod Fletcher, Andre Berto-Steve Upsher Chambers, Leo Santa Cruz-Manuel Roman and Peter Quillin-Lukas Konecny. Would anyone view these fighters as credible opponents? In fact, did the opponents win a round combined?
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