There was a point last fall when Gabe Rosado thought he’d get a shot at Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO super middleweight title.

That opportunity ultimately was given to Marcelo Coceres, an unknown Argentine challenger who tested Saunders more than anticipated. Coceres (28-1-1, 15 KOs) was ahead on one scorecard when Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) knocked him down three times in the 11th round and stopped him November 9 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Rosado is sure he would’ve beaten Saunders that night.

“Remember, we were supposed to fight on the [Logan Paul-KSI] card and, you know, it just didn’t work out,” Rosado told promoter Eddie Hearn as part of an Instagram Live interview Friday. “I’d have got him that night. He looked horrible that night.”

Saunders’ unpredictability made Rosado rank the British southpaw last among boxing’s super middleweight champions when asked to do so by Hearn.

“I would say number four, because he’s inconsistent, is Saunders,” Rosado said. “Saunders is the most beatable out of all of them because he’s inconsistent and he’s just everywhere. I would put Saunders four. I would put Plant three, even though I like Plant a lot. But he hasn’t fought, you know, really a big name. Then I would put Benavidez [at number two] and I would put Smith [at number one]. I really wouldn’t consider Canelo the top guy because Canelo’s holding the interim [title], and Smith holds the world title.”

David Benavidez, who owns the WBC title, Caleb Plant, who holds the IBF belt, and Callum Smith, the WBA’s “super” champion, all are undefeated.

“Benavidez is a really good fighter, but he’s still young, so there’s a lot of learning he has to do,” Rosado said. “But he’s a good fighter. But yeah, I would put Saunders fourth, just because he’s very inconsistent. But Saunders has skills.”

Benavidez (22-0, 19 KOs) was set to make an optional defense of his WBC belt against Colombia’s Alexis Angulo (26-1, 22 KOs) on April 18 at Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Benavidez’s hometown. Their fight, which Showtime was supposed to televise, has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plant (20-0, 12 KOs), of Ashland City, Tennessee, and Smith (27-0, 19 KOs), of Liverpool, England, didn’t have bouts scheduled when the coronavirus crisis brought the boxing business to a halt last month. The 34-year-old Rosado (25-12-1, 14 KOs, 1 NC) appears headed for a fight against former IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs), yet hopes he gets a shot at any of the four super middleweight champions as well.

“I think, for sure, we’re gonna surprise the 68-pound division,” said Rosado, who’s now trained by Freddie Roach. “My goal is to win a world title against whoever it is. I think at my ‘A’ game I can definitely do it.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.