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Not entirely sure what all the speculation is about. It’s common knowledge that Canelo signed a 3 fight deal with PBC. That deal is with PBC not showtime so as soon as PBC get a new broadcasting deal Canelo will have to honour those 2 remaining fights.
Realistically Al isn’t going to want Canelo to beat his 3 fighters and ride off into the sunset holding onto his 4 belts. Al will want those belts under the PBC banner.
I’d bet good money Benavidez was always and is still always going to be the last of those 3 fights. Al is going to put the fighter with the best chance of beating Canelo in that third spot after he’s taken a bit more out of him with the first two. Of course Canelo will have to agree on that third choice, but feeding Andrade, a fighter Canelo has been accused of ducking, to Benavidez now just makes it all the more difficult for Canelo to avoid him. That’s intentional.
I’m sure Benavidez and his team know this and are just playing along with the ‘will he won’t he’ crap purely to keep the press guessing and build interest. It’s all about money and belts so can’t realistically see if happening in any other way. The biggest banana skin is Andrade, but he’s been showing signs of decline - Liam Williams wobbled him a few times and Benavidez will get to him quicker, apply more pressure and hit way harder than Williams.
And the narrative about Benavidez ducking Morrell is entirely false. He first mentioned fighting Morrell literally days before Canelo’s 3 fight deal was announced and has been quiet on it since, clearly as he’s been waiting on the Canelo fight. That’s not ducking that’s business. Canelo fights are retirement money and it’s called prizefighting for a reason. Benavidez spent years being ducked by Plant, Saunders, Smith, Canelo and never lost his belt in the ring. Why on earth would he be remotely concerned about facing Morrell who’s he’s openly acknowledged as one of the best fighters in the division on more than one interview?
Canelo is ******. He should’ve fought Benavidez right at the beginning just like Mayweather did to him when he was green. He’s now aging out and Benavidez has just got better in the meantime.
Realistically Al isn’t going to want Canelo to beat his 3 fighters and ride off into the sunset holding onto his 4 belts. Al will want those belts under the PBC banner.
I’d bet good money Benavidez was always and is still always going to be the last of those 3 fights. Al is going to put the fighter with the best chance of beating Canelo in that third spot after he’s taken a bit more out of him with the first two. Of course Canelo will have to agree on that third choice, but feeding Andrade, a fighter Canelo has been accused of ducking, to Benavidez now just makes it all the more difficult for Canelo to avoid him. That’s intentional.
I’m sure Benavidez and his team know this and are just playing along with the ‘will he won’t he’ crap purely to keep the press guessing and build interest. It’s all about money and belts so can’t realistically see if happening in any other way. The biggest banana skin is Andrade, but he’s been showing signs of decline - Liam Williams wobbled him a few times and Benavidez will get to him quicker, apply more pressure and hit way harder than Williams.
And the narrative about Benavidez ducking Morrell is entirely false. He first mentioned fighting Morrell literally days before Canelo’s 3 fight deal was announced and has been quiet on it since, clearly as he’s been waiting on the Canelo fight. That’s not ducking that’s business. Canelo fights are retirement money and it’s called prizefighting for a reason. Benavidez spent years being ducked by Plant, Saunders, Smith, Canelo and never lost his belt in the ring. Why on earth would he be remotely concerned about facing Morrell who’s he’s openly acknowledged as one of the best fighters in the division on more than one interview?
Canelo is ******. He should’ve fought Benavidez right at the beginning just like Mayweather did to him when he was green. He’s now aging out and Benavidez has just got better in the meantime.
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