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It was a positive ratings performance for the heavyweight championship boxing bout of Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko from London’s famed Wembley Stadium on Apr. 29. The live Showtime telecast of the bout at 5 p.m. ET drew 659,000 viewers, peaking at 763,000 during the seventh round. This easily marks as the most-watched Joshua bout on the Showtime network to-date; each of his three previous bouts had not attracted more than 390,000 viewers. Also, it’s the second most-watched Showtime fight in 2017 to-date — only Broner-Granados (779,000) from February drew more — and scored an all-time Showtime record for a live afternoon boxing telecast

Overseas, Joshua-Klitschko registered 10.43 million viewers on Germany’s RTL network — Klitschko’s most-watched fight on German television since his victory over Mariusz Wach in 2012 (11+ million)
 
Like someone said, Triple G must have thought he was Triple H with his WWE entrance lol

And Canelo was using quotables outtakes from Bane that didn't make Dark Knight Rises

Bane: Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING!

Fear?! I've never feared anyone, since I was 16 fighting as a professional. When I was born, fear was gone. I never got my share of fear.

Luck is for the mediocre....
 
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My early bet is Canelo wins by a very close SD.

Fight will end up being kinda underwhelming due to both guys playing it safe. Not really letting their hands go, for fear of gettin ko by the other.
 
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I remember a fight this big coming together at this perfect a time

Golden Boy waited til G may have slipped a little and Canelo got a lit better but they meeting at the right time. I'm expecting a great fight. Danny Jacobs fought a great fight and used his speed and size advantages. Dude fought a bigger and more athletic man and did just enough to win

Chavez Jr said Canelo punches were fealt but he was never hurt. If Triple G feel the same way, I'm expecting a war
 
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My early bet is Canelo wins by a very close SD.

Fight will end up being kinda underwhelming due to both guys playing it safe. Not really letting their hands go, for fear of gettin ko by the other.

I'm not sure you ever watched a GGG fight if you think he is ever scared to let his hands go or scared to get KO'd. Same with Canelo. They will bring it to eachother 100%.
 
Lmfao... No wonder YouTube didn't clip the PPV. Should've known it would be ass when the whole thing was up in its entirety. Probably the worst fight I've seen in a minute. Horrible look for the Chavez name ... kinda a bad look for Canelo for not getting his man out of there.

Chavez Sr. was looking like, "I still run 5 miles every fucking day. I could've did better."
 
http://www.boxingscene.com/luis-ortiz-threatens-legal-action-if-anthony-joshua-not-next--116404

Luis Ortiz Threatens Legal Action if Anthony Joshua is Not Next!

By Ryan Burton

Unbeaten number #1 heavyweight contender Luis "King King" Ortiz is chomping at the bit to get in the ring with WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

On April 29th Joshua climbed off the canvas to stop Wladimir Klitschko in 11 rounds in one of the most exciting heavyweight title fights of the past decade.

After the fight, Ortiz spoke exclusively to BoxingScene.com to remind the Brit that the WBA mandated him to face him in his next fight.

"I congratulate the young man for courage but I'm next and that is that. Look, my team let that fight happen because the WBA and Eddie Hearn asked us for a favor and because Klitschko didn't want to fight me but I'm done being pushed back. It's my time and I want my WBA belt so yeah I'm calling Joshua out. If he likes he can just give up the belt but if not then October or November sounds good to me so it's your move boy. To be he best you have to fight the best," Ortiz had previously told BoxingScene.com.

Just before the Klitschko fight the WBA changed course and stated that they may grant the winner of the fight a "special permit" to make one more voluntary defense before facing Ortiz. Joshua also has an IBF mandatory due against Kubrat Pulev which muddles the situation even more.

After stopping Klitschko, Joshua mentioning giving Klitschko a rematch and also facing Tyson Fury. Klitschko, who has the right to a contractually negotiated rematch, has yet to say if he plans to exercise it.

The 38-year-old Ortiz is obviously not a happy camper with the whole situation and after stepping side to allow Joshua-Klitschko to go through, is threatening legal action if his next fight isn't for the WBA title.

"I'm ready for the biggest fight of my life and it's not with regular opponents but with no other than the world ranking of the WBA. Look, if they think I'm going to fold they must be smoking some good sh*t. I've come too far. I've struggled too much in my life and starved one too many times in Cuba as a kid, eating only bread and water to stop now. I endured too much having to cross the dangerous waters of the Gulf to make it to the US for freedom for me and my sick little girl to now get bullied by anyone," Ortiz told BoxingScene.com.

"Look, boxing is a sport not just a business and it's not fair to me if they allow Joshua to get special treatment because someone is dishing out money. My team convinced me to let the WBA move on with the resolution because of lawsuits that were coming at (WBA President) Mendoza so I agreed on the WBA terms so they told the world and me that I was next no matter what the IBF was asking. Remember, I was the interim champ. The only reason for not fighting Ustinov was they didn't want to drug test and that was in the bylaws of WBA so I was cleared by my attorneys. All I want is to be treated fair. I'm not asking for what's not mine."
 
Could've made this fight last year but Golden Boy knew what they were doing. Regardless I think GGG will go all out in this one. This is his superbowl.
 

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