Given how many rounds a near shot Kovalev won against Canelo I expected Smith to at least be competitive. Canelo is a great fighter. His ability to slip and roll punches and return heat is phenomenal.
Bullsh!t
154 WBO - He wouldn't fight Andrade b/c he said, he fights for pride, not belts, but turns around and fights Lame Smith for the belt
160 on DAZN - Andrade had the WBO again and Canelo had 3 belts. It was the 3rd undisputed fight of this generation. Canelo allowed himself to get stripped. Bodies don't stripped cash cow. Do you see them trying to strip Joshua over an Usyk mando?
168 - Andrade gets an automatic shot at Saunders WBO belt but they are looking for loopholes not to make that fight. Canelo wants undisputed but not if he has to go through Andrade again.
Andrade stylistically equals a bigger version of FMW and Lara (7-3-1 rounds vs. based on punches land, not bullshit)
A short, flat-footed fighter is not a good look vs. Andrade.