None of them have an outstanding record. GGG's accomplishments far exceed any of them an he deserves a fight with Canelo far more than any of them especially considering many thought he beat Canelo twice. GGG has a ud win over Jacobs in Jacobs's home state and a KO win over Lemieux, Geale, Murray, Macklin, Geale and a few other guys who were rated top 10 in the world by ring when he knocked them out. He also held Canelo to a draw in Canelo friendly Vegas. Of the boxers you listed Saunders has slightly the best record to me but it is not that good. Smith comes in slightly behind Saunders because I thought he deserved to lose his last fight against a guy who was not very good. Saunders had to come from behind to beat a guy who was not very good in his last fight. Jermall has the 3rd best resume and I think he is a better fighter than Andrade. Andrade is 4th and Murata is 5th with a loss to Brant. To me the guys who are the most worthy, the best and most dangerous fights for Canelo are Beterbiev at 175, Bivol at either 175 or 168, Canelo's choice, and Benavidez at 168.
Who deserves the Canelo payday?
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I was only addressing the realistic options for May 2. That’s why certain guys weren’t listed.None of them have an outstanding record. GGG's accomplishments far exceed any of them an he deserves a fight with Canelo far more than any of them especially considering many thought he beat Canelo twice. GGG has a ud win over Jacobs in Jacobs's home state and a KO win over Lemieux, Geale, Murray, Macklin, Geale and a few other guys who were rated top 10 in the world by ring when he knocked them out. He also held Canelo to a draw in Canelo friendly Vegas. Of the boxers you listed Saunders has slightly the best record to me but it is not that good. Smith comes in slightly behind Saunders because I thought he deserved to lose his last fight against a guy who was not very good. Saunders had to come from behind to beat a guy who was not very good in his last fight. Jermall has the 3rd best resume and I think he is a better fighter than Andrade. Andrade is 4th and Murata is 5th with a loss to Brant. To me the guys who are the most worthy, the best and most dangerous fights for Canelo are Beterbiev at 175, Bivol at either 175 or 168, Canelo's choice, and Benavidez at 168.
I didn’t include GGG cause he’s fighting Szeremeta in late March or early April so he won’t be available for May 2.Comment
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Deserve = the problem with boxing. You got undefeated champions tryna fight a another champion in their division. But you got dudes buying into this "deserve" nonsense.
Andrade offered Canelo a title shot years ago. Canelo never accepted now all of a sudden the fighter who never lost has to "deserve" the fight.Comment
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