{"id":5905,"date":"2017-05-12T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T20:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5905"},"modified":"2018-09-25T06:16:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T12:16:11","slug":"canelo-vs-ggg-oh-yeah-and-chavez-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/canelo-vs-ggg-oh-yeah-and-chavez-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"canelo vs ggg (and chavez jr)"},"content":{"rendered":"

last weekend in las vegas, the fight between saul “canelo” alvarez<\/strong> and julio cesar chavez jr.<\/strong> was hyped<\/a> as\u00a0an intriguing showdown\u00a0between the two biggest names in\u00a0mexican boxing, \u00a0it was not. canelo easily handled chavez jr. in a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

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confusion: the best part of this fight was the announcement of canelo’s next fight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

vince langford<\/strong> at the fort worth star telegram<\/strong> called<\/a> the contest\u00a0lopsided<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(not competitive) and a drubbing<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(horrible defeat) and included\u00a0this stat :<\/p>\n

alvarez had a 228-71 edge<\/em> in punches landed<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

edge<\/strong><\/em> means advantage<\/em>. land<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>means connect<\/em><\/p>\n

\"canelo<\/h6>\n
canelo\u00a0<\/em>lands<\/u><\/em>\u00a0a punch to chavez\u00a0jr.’s face during\u00a0their\u00a0<\/em>lopsided<\/u>\u00a0match. (ap)<\/em><\/h6>\n

langford observes<\/p>\n

nobody is surprised that saul \u201ccanelo\u201d alvarez easily defeated julio chavez jr. on saturday night in a match that perhaps never should have been made<\/em>.<\/h4>\n
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never should have been made<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a hypothetical consideration about the past, i.e. 3rd conditional<\/strong><\/a>. it gives the idea that the canelo\/chavez jr. match was a mistake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"canelo<\/h6>\n
it was an easy fight for canelo that didn’t put his golden goose<\/u>\u00a0[the ggg fight] at risk. (erik verduzco, las vegas review journal)<\/em><\/h6>\n
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if the fight everybody has wanted to see for more than a year is canelo vs gennady golovkin<\/strong> alias, ggg, why did saturday night’s fight happen first?\u00a0espn<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0boxing analyst teddy atlas<\/strong> explains<\/div>\n
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it\u2019s pretty simple. the promoters knew if<\/em> they put<\/em> this son of a legend [chavez jr.] in the ring with another mexican fighter, a mexican fighter that\u2019s one of the top 10 fighters in the world, they knew that the great latino fan base would come out<\/em>, and that means pay-per-view numbers, that means money. and what they also knew is that theywould not risk<\/em> their golden goose<\/em>, the triple g\u00a0fight would still be safe.<\/em><\/h4>\n

atlas’ analysis contains various examples of 2nd conditional<\/strong>, the structure used to present hypothetical scenarios.<\/p>\n

if<\/u><\/em>\u00a0they put two mexicans in a fight they knew…..<\/h4>\n

the latino fan base would\u00a0come out<\/u><\/em><\/h4>\n

they\u00a0would not risk<\/u><\/em>\u00a0 the golden goose<\/h4>\n

the triple g fight\u00a0would still be<\/u><\/em>\u00a0safe<\/h4>\n

a golden goose<\/strong><\/span>, like a cash cow<\/a>, provides a consistent income.<\/p>\n

\"the<\/h6>\n
the\u00a0golden goose<\/u> mistakes humpty dumpty for one of her golden eggs in the movie puss in boots.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

but now that the julio cesar chavez jr. fight is behind him, what’s next for canelo? fans didn’t have to wait long to find out<\/a>. \u00a0triple g\u00a0entered the ring with the victorious canelo to announce\u00a0that the two will fight on september 16 (mexican independence day). brian campbell<\/strong> at cbssports.com<\/strong>\u00a0noticed<\/a>\u00a0some elements of pro wrestling in the canelo show<\/p>\n

there’s an old trick in the scripted world of pro<\/em> wrestling<\/em>, where the sins of an otherwise<\/em> disappointing night of entertainment can be erased as long as<\/em> the fans are sent home happy with a late swerve<\/em> and exciting ending.<\/h4>\n

pro wrestling<\/strong> <\/em>is a sensational, fighting sport that is more entertainment than competition. scripted<\/strong><\/em> means it follows a script<\/em>, it is not happening spontaneously.\u00a0otherwise<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0as it is used here indicates that the match was disappointing except for<\/em> ggg’s appearance. as long as<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means provided that<\/em>.\u00a0swerve<\/em><\/strong> means a deviation<\/em>. in other words, by imitating the showmanship<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(entertainment style) of wrestling,\u00a0canelo’s team made the fans forget the boring fight they had just seen by immediately beginning to promote the next one, which promises to be much more competitive.<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

the rock was a pro\u00a0wrestler<\/u>\u00a0before he became a movie star.<\/em><\/h6>\n

campbell expands on this idea<\/p>\n

the axiom<\/em> will always remain true: If u build it, they will come. and they will spend. and they will willingly<\/em> come back again and again.<\/h4>\n

an axiom<\/em><\/strong> is a true statement<\/em> or principle<\/em>. willingly<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means they will be happy to do it.<\/em><\/p>\n

the headline also echoes the same idea<\/p>\n

Canelo-GGG reminds<\/em> how good boxing can be when it embraces<\/em> the entertainment side<\/h1>\n

remind<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is used when something external provokes a memory. embrace<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means accept<\/em>, usually enthusiastically.<\/p>\n

\"kevin<\/h6>\n
“if u build it, they will come” is a line from the movie field of dreams.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

a headline on sportingnews.com<\/strong> mentions<\/a> the time it has taken for canelo and golovkin to finally schedule a\u00a0fight<\/p>\n

Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin will be\u00a0worth the wait<\/em><\/h1>\n

worth the wait<\/strong><\/em> means the quality of the fight will justify how long it took to happen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"canelo<\/p>\n

canelo started promoting his fight with\u00a0gennady golovkin just a couple hours after his easy victory over julio cesar chavez (erik verduzco, las vegas review journal)<\/em><\/h6>\n

who will win? \u00a0cbs sports reported<\/a><\/p>\n

Canelo vs. GGG odds<\/em>: Gennady Golovkin an early favorite<\/em> in the superfight<\/h1>\n

odds<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>are probabilities<\/em>. favorite<\/strong><\/em> in this context refers to who is expected to win<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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

do u have opinions about boxing or either one of these boxers? who do u think will win the fight? \u00a0share your observations under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n