Comments Thread For: Benavidez-Lemieux: WBC Orders For Interim 168-Pound Title; Showtime To Televise In April Or May

[tokon]

The WBC is just Canelo's witness protection program, anything to protect Canelo from Benavidez

How is this protecting canelo? Unless WBC make Alvarez their "franchise" champion at 168 or canelo vacates to pursue fights at 175 etc, at some point he will be mandated to fight the winner of this fight. But whatever his plans are after May, canelo had no intention of fighting at 168 next so, if anything, especially given lemieux' performances at 168, I see this as more of a way of pushing Benevidez forward.

[tophat1]

Terrible fight.

[jaded]

I like Benavidez, but this is just a gimme fight.

[Nightfall]

A stay busy fight just to set up clenelo to throw another crfy baby tantrum and duck Benavidez again

[SimpleTouchee]

At least Nelo faced stiff opposition and then soft touches. Go look at Crawford record, my man is already 35 years old, exiting his prime and he barely fought his first real test that was still in his prime and actually was a good fighter in Shawn Porter lmao And no go look at Jermall Charlo last opponents, Macias montiel rofl are you serious? Dennis Hogan, Brandon Adams?bums that are nit even ex world champions at least. Nelo fighting at least fighting current world champions Hahahahah stop

Crawford 34 but at Crawford knocked out Porter instead of split decision him like Errol Spence and Keith Thurman who were top welterweights and he made it look easier than both.

[Get em up]

Benavidez needs to beat Lemieux and move up to 175 and see if he can force a big fight. Maybe he could fight Joe Smith Jr or something and get a title there. His chances of staying at 168 and getting a title is zero. I dont see Canelo ever signing for that fight.

[Dreamking]

WAR LEMIEUX

[Dreamking]

At least Nelo faced stiff opposition and then soft touches. Go look at Crawford record, my man is already 35 years old, exiting his prime and he barely fought his first real test that was still in his prime and actually was a good fighter in Shawn Porter lmao And no go look at Jermall Charlo last opponents, Macias montiel rofl are you serious? Dennis Hogan, Brandon Adams?bums that are nit even ex world champions at least. Nelo fighting at least fighting current world champions Hahahahah stop

Stiff opposition.... Canelo has only fought 3 people in his career that are classified as stiff opposition. He officially lost one of those fights and arguably lost the other 2.

[JuniorTorres720]

Lemieux was killer at 160 but it's crazy how he's having trouble at 168 when I thought it would help him. It was obvious that making 160 was tough on him. I thought the move up would help him but I guess not. This will be a fun fight regardless if Lemieux comes prepared and doesn't have issues making weight.

[Boxing fan1981]

The WBC is just Canelo's witness protection program, anything to protect Canelo from Benavidez

This fight puts Benavidez first in line for a Canelo fight, should he win.

Youre dense bro, think before you post man.