How poor Makabu looked and how undeserving he is of even being champion still, never mind getting a Canelo pay day has soured the idea of that fight for me personally. Mchunu deserves an immediate rematch, he won that fight 117-111 on my card.
I dont mind it if he fights Benavidez/Charlo or Bivol in the same year. At the end of the day winning titles in different divisions is legacy building.
Leonard winning a 175 title at a 168 catchweight and Pacquiao fighting for a vacant 154 title at a 150 catchweight against Margarito have asteriks, but most consider them as a legit title win from a historical perspective.
Makabu definitely seems to be the weakest champion at cruiserweight currently, but he is not a paper champion. Cieslak and Papin are proper wins.
I havent watched the Mchunu II fight yet, so im not sure if it was a robbery or a very close fight that could go either way.
After Charlo in May and Bivol or GGG in September...yeah go ahead have at it
First of all I don't even know who is going to pay for Canelo vs Makabu, Don King clearly can't pay for it looking at that Event not unless is going to fight Makabu for Free lol
He's as legit a champ as Benavidez was. Lol
You just can’t get those ginger balls out of your mouth
Then you even try to make it out as this is a good fight
Wow , your a fughin joke
I don't really want to see it. It's interesting for the size difference but that's it. If he wants to try for another title in another division then light-heavy is where it's at but I think Makabu is being considered because the guys at 175 are too dangerous at the moment.