Canelo out until May. Will his potential rivals take a risk in the meantime?

[ruedboy]

Well Andrade is the only one who was ever signed to fight even one of those guys (Saunders)

But I guess Charlo and Benavides’ recent opponents have been killers by comparison…

The classic "But what about that other guy!" defense.

[Rip Chudd]

Canelo's resume sh|ts on Charlo's.

Like, it takes an absolute dump on it.

But you expect Canelo to do even more while Charlo just skates by looking mediocre against the Montiels of the world.

Talk to 'em!!!!!!!!

[El_Maldito_Rey]

According to Canelo's people. A guy who got popped for roids then lied about it is so trustworthy. That's called damage control. That's called saving face. What we know for a fact happened is that Canelo, the guy who suddenly cares all about the belts, vacated and pooped his pants when Charlo was his mandatory.

When was Canelo Charlo's mandatory? 5 1/2 years ago? You still going to be crying about 5 1/2 years ago? What challenges has Charla taken in those 5.5 years? Who are these killers he's been facing since getting his belt via e-mail? When's his next fight? When is he going to unify? When is he going to take Benavidez's challenge?

Benavidez should win this weekend. Plenty of time to make a fight between him and Charlo before May.

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Charlo vs Benavidez needs to happen next.
Winner gets Canelo. No point in waiting until May.
It's ridiculous. Fans' faith in this sport needs to be restored.

Agreed, they could fight in late January, early February, winner gets Canelo in May. There's no reason for that not to happen.

[_Rexy_]

I've been saying that Beterbiev and Bivol should fight each other and unify.

Then after that, unified 175 lb champ vs unified 168 lb champ becomes a juicier fight to sell to the masses.

Blame Eddie Hearn for this BS. He’s saying that if Bivol can beat John Ryder (wtf?) he’ll put him against Butsai (WTF??)

why any non Brit would sign with Matchroom at this point is ******ed.

[whollisboxing]

The classic "But what about that other guy!" defense.

I would love to see Canelo face Charlo, Benavides and Andrade. He can only fight one of them at a time though so why can’t we see Charlo-Benavides in the meantime? Or Charlo-Andrade? Is that so unreasonable? And if so, which one of those guys is more deserving than the others?

[whollisboxing]

Canelo fans are shameless. We know you're hoping all these guys take each other out so Canelo can justify not fighting them.

Let’s say Canelo beat three top-10 (at worst) guys at 168 to become undisputed (Smith, Saunders, Plant). Is it wrong to expect Charlo and Benavides to beat at least one top-10 guy? It’s not about taking each other out. It’s about building a legitimate buzz. You can sell the Charlo-Benavides winner as a bona fide B-side for a PPV.