Why Does David Benavidez Get A Pass For BLATANTLY Ducking Morrell?

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Let's stay on topic here. Your op criticized Benavidez for "ducking" Morrell. Benavidez is a two-time champion, who only beat himself with poor lifestyle choices. He wants Canelo and has been his WBC mandatory challenger for over 2 years. Morrell is a green up-and-comer, with a WBA "world" belt. They were talking about fighting each other in October, but now Benavidez is reportedly going to face Andrade. We know Andrade has been calling out Canelo for a while now, as has Benavidez, but I don't see where you've accused Alvarez of ducking them. Everyone wants to get ahead in this game, so it's understandable that a fighter is reaching for the stars. Since Alvarez won't face either Andrade or Benavidez, it makes since for them to fight each other. Morrell will have to earn his shot like everybody else. Looking stellar in 9 fights against politically high ranked opponents, does not justify his challenge to the mandatory challenger of the undisputed title holder.

If boxing was fair and not a corrupt sport, yes, he would need to "earn" his shot. The problem with your narrative is, he already earned the shot, he has belt, just like benavidez, he is a mandatory for canelo's wba, just like benavidez is for the wbc side, so your comment doesn't hold any water. By the way, he has only himself to blame for his poor choices, and I think even if he didn't make those mistakes, canelo would have leave his belt along. It's clear he wants nothing yo do with benavidez, just like benavidez doesn't want anything to do with Morrell Jr.