If Bud Wants Canelo, A Perfect Set Up Fight Would Be Mbilli

[Devils Advocate]

The man is 37 years old and hasn't quite made the money that he wants to make before he bows out, hence the desire to fight Alvarez. However, fighting young, big guys isn't a guaranteed path to Canelo. Bud risks injury and even a loss. He's too old for that.

Crawford brings too much risk for Canelo that’s why he’s asking for 150M. In my opinion I think Bud beats Canelo, I’m not positive Canelo beats Madrimov.

[ImDominicanLipz]

It would be ****** to jump to 168 for anything other than a Canelo fight.

If he can't get the Canelo paycheck his priorities should be:
1. Fundora, then the Tszyu/Murtazaliev winner to be undisputed+lineal at 154 (would be the 3rd 4-division lineal champ ever, 1st 3 division undisputed since the IBF)
2. Pick up a strap at 160 against the Lara/Garcia winner to become a 5 division world titlist (would be the 6th 5-division world titlist ever)

First priority is paychecks, second priority is legacy. Fighting random dudes at 168 is pointless.

Those fights aren’t going to give him the paychecks he wants. He only made 2.5m vs Madrimov.

[_Rexy_]

What makes you think that he would get the Canelo fight if he beats Mbilli? Sounds like you’re a scared Canelo fan putting up pointless road blocks for Canelo, lmao,

Canelo fans love doing this too.

"Who cares if Benavidez has been mandatory for 3 years and Morell has been for 1.5 years. They need to fight eachother to see who deserves the Canelo fight"

[Malvado]

Canelo fans love doing this too.

"Who cares if Benavidez has been mandatory for 3 years and Morell has been for 1.5 years. They need to fight eachother to see who deserves the Canelo fight"

Doesn't help that these fans base their road blocks on Canelo's answers and he repeatedly contradicts himself.

They also are trying to push narratives like let's say "Why didn't Benavidez/Morrell activate his mandatory in the last 2-3 years, he is just using Canelo's name for clout and doesn't actually think he can beat Alvarez". Even though only the sactioning bodies can activate it.

[ImDominicanLipz]

Canelo fans love doing this too.

"Who cares if Benavidez has been mandatory for 3 years and Morell has been for 1.5 years. They need to fight eachother to see who deserves the Canelo fight"

Why didn’t Benavidez ever unify? He was a temporary champ at 168 for a while. The belts didn’t matter until the Canelo payday was attached

[JakeTheBoxer]

If he wants Canelo payday, he must beat somebody at 168, yes.

[ImDominicanLipz]

Canelo fans love doing this too.

"Who cares if Benavidez has been mandatory for 3 years and Morell has been for 1.5 years. They need to fight eachother to see who deserves the Canelo fight"

Or they could just fight each other to start cementing their own legacy. That’s the problem, everybody looking for a lottery ticket instead of becoming the lottery ticket

[daggum]

Why didn’t Benavidez ever unify? He was a temporary champ at 168 for a while. The belts didn’t matter until the Canelo payday was attached

Why didn't canelo ever fight the number 1 guy should be the question you are asking. Instead you are fabricating goalposts for him to jump through that no one else has had to do. Simply being thr best opponent and best fighter at 168 ovrr the last 5 years isn't good enough. You can always find things to criticize any fighter but that doesn't change the fact he's been the best opponent for canelo for 4 to 5 years now

[ImDominicanLipz]

Why didn't canelo ever fight the number 1 guy should be the question you are asking. Instead you are fabricating goalposts for him to jump through that no one else has had to do. Simply being thr best opponent and best fighter at 168 ovrr the last 5 years isn't good enough. You can always find things to criticize any fighter but that doesn't change the fact he's been the best opponent for canelo for 4 to 5 years now

Canelo came to 168 and took every belt 1 by 1. Where was Benavidez? I’m not moving the goal post, I’m stating facts. Benavidez won a vacant title, never unified, then lost it. The only reason people want him to fight Canelo is because they see it as a fight Canelo could lose. Okay fine. Morrell has been the best opponent for Benavidez for 2 years and has been calling him out. Do you have the same energy for Benavidez or does it only apply to Canelo.

[ImDominicanLipz]

Why didn't canelo ever fight the number 1 guy should be the question you are asking. Instead you are fabricating goalposts for him to jump through that no one else has had to do. Simply being thr best opponent and best fighter at 168 ovrr the last 5 years isn't good enough. You can always find things to criticize any fighter but that doesn't change the fact he's been the best opponent for canelo for 4 to 5 years now

The crazy part is that Benavidez has moved up and people still talking about Canelo and saying nothing about him vs Bivol/Beterbiev winner.