{"id":3340,"date":"2016-05-12T18:06:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T00:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:32:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T18:32:43","slug":"lessons-from-the-canelo-khan-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lessons-from-the-canelo-khan-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"canelo vs khan: ‘mamadas’ in english & boxing $$"},"content":{"rendered":"

saul alvarez<\/strong>, aka canelo<\/strong>, successfully defended his wbc middleweight title after a spectacular, slightly<\/a> scary 6th round knockout<\/a> of challenger amir khan<\/strong> saturday night.<\/p>\n

\"canelo<\/h6>\n
canelo knocked khan out in the 6th round (david becker\/getty images)<\/em><\/h6>\n

several observers were impressed by khan’s efforts against the naturally bigger alvarez. after the fight however, khan was overshadowed<\/a> by the presence of gennady golovkin<\/strong>, aka ggg, of kazakhstan. \u00a0also a\u00a0middleweight champ, golovkin watched the fight ringside, and then climbed into the ring for the post-fight festivities.<\/p>\n

\"oscar<\/h6>\n
lol:<\/a> canelo said ‘mamadas<\/span>‘! (larrybrownsports.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n

when asked about a potential fight with triple g\u00a0during the post-fight interview in the ring, alvarez got a big reaction from the crowd when he said<\/p>\n

como decimos en mexico, hay que dejarnos de mamadas<\/span><\/em>.<\/h4>\n

literally, this can be translated as\u00a0let’s stop sucking<\/em> or enough with the\u00a0blow jobs<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (oral sex). there are several popular informal expressions in mexico based on the verb mamar<\/em> (suck) that don’t directly translate\u00a0into english.<\/p>\n

\"gennady<\/h6>\n
gennady golovkin at the alvarez\/khan fight (andrew couldridge\/reuters)<\/em><\/h6>\n

in the ring, canelo’s feisty<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(lively, provacative) comment was translated as<\/p>\n

in mexico,\u00a0we don’t fuck around.<\/em><\/h4>\n

it captured the emotion of the moment well. fuck around<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a phrasal verb that means<\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/watch-more-box.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

however, i prefer the translation in hesiquio balderas<\/strong>‘ article for fightnews.com<\/strong>, let’s quit the bullshit<\/em>.<\/p>\n

fun elt practice\u00a0\":)\"\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

alvarez\u00a0continued, saying he invited ggg to the ring\u00a0and was prepared to put his gloves back on and fight him\u00a0right there.\u00a0in spite of<\/em><\/strong> (despite<\/a>) canelo’s rhetoric<\/strong><\/em> (words), balderas observes<\/p>\n

it won\u2019t be easy to make the golovkin fight, but canelo repeated again a willingness<\/em> to fight him.<\/h4>\n

willingness<\/strong><\/em> means alvarez is available<\/em> and ready<\/em> to fight\u00a0ggg. balderas\u00a0also uses a lot of useful phrases to elaborate on the financial realities of\u00a0the sport<\/p>\n

boxing is a business first. and\u00a0while the fans are blaming<\/em> alvarez for the holdup<\/em> in making the golovkin fight, there\u2019s nothing wrong with alvarez the fighter. the canelo industry is a well oiled machine<\/em> that keeps advancing at high speed.<\/h4>\n

blame<\/strong><\/em> means fans are saying it’s canelo’s fault<\/em> for the holdup<\/em><\/strong> (delay). well oiled machine<\/strong><\/em> is an expression that references how efficient canelo’s team is at making money.<\/p>\n

\"canelo<\/h6>\n
saul alvarez is a well-oiled machine<\/span> in and outside the ring (john locher\/associated press )<\/em><\/h6>\n

balderas also says<\/p>\n

saul alvarez is making big bucks<\/em> for everybody in the boxing business. he represents huge\u00a0revenue streams<\/em> for nevada and for mexico.<\/h4>\n

and finally<\/p>\n

canelo is not only a great champion, he\u2019s also the cash cow<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

big bucks<\/strong><\/em> means a lot of money<\/em>. a\u00a0revenue stream<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0produces income<\/em>, and a\u00a0cash cow<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0provides consistent income<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/h6>\n
a literal\u00a0cash cow<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

did u watch this fight? \u00a0do u believe alvarez\u00a0and golovkin will fight each other next? or was canelo’s rhetoric\u00a0<\/em>typical boxing bullshit<\/em> to build the public’s interest and anticipation (like the ‘fight of the century’ <\/a>between floyd mayweather<\/strong> and manny pacquiao<\/strong>)? share your opinons under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n