Coach Jose Banavidez roasted Canelo Alvarez in an interview in an interview for his plans to fight William Scull in Riyadh on May 3, and then on September 13 in Las Vegas, and then 154 pounds, the belt holder Terence Crawford.
Benavidez sr. Say that the sanction bodies should not allow the battles. It just turns the sport into a ‘circus’. It annoys Jose Sr. That Canelo (62-2-2, 39 COs) feels that he can do whatever he wants and fight who he wants. He gets away with it.
Jose Sr. Think that Alvarez should have higher standards and focus on fighting the best guys at 168 and 175, rather than taking the circus level fights late in his career. Floyd Mayweather jr. Did the same late in his career. So, maybe Canelo learned from him.
“Who’s Scull?”
“Scull, what did he do? Who is Scull? I didn’t even know who Scull was, ‘said Jose Benavidez Sr. Fight Hub TVTrashing Canelo Alvarez for his plans to fight the few well -known IBF Super Midweight Champion William Scull on May 3 in Riyadh.
Jose Sr. is not the only one who is not familiar with William Scull. Many fans have never seen him fight before, and those who are not impressed. He was gifted a unanimous 12 -round decision on Vladimir Shishkin in Germany on October 19 last year.
‘Terence Crawford, come. He looked really bad in his last fight (WBA 154 pound champion Israil Madrimov). He goes with two divisions. Come, Bro. We have tried to fight to fight (Oleksandr) USYK at heavyweight. David is not ready to do so yet. I don’t think Crawford is ready to do that. ‘
Crawford is certainly not ready to fight against a talent like Canelo at 168. Turki should have made the Canelo battle conditional on the basis of Crawford on 168 and two solid fighters. It didn’t happen. He gets a lot of money to jump up two divisions from 154 to 168 after a poor performance against Israil Madrimov in August last year. Fans are supposed to consider Canelo-Crawford as a must-see, 50-50 match, but it is not. Unless there is a wonderful bottom map for this event, many fans will choose not to order it.
“So I see an easy two battles for him (Canelo in 2025), and that’s what they want. The people allow it, and the organizations allow it. So, he’s going to keep doing it. Why not? As he says, he can do whatever he wants, and he does whatever he wants, ‘says Benavidez Sr.
There is no way the sanction bodies or the commissions can stop canel of fighting Crawford. The titles are not important for that struggle. It’s about money and senseless, junk food entertainment. Only hard fans care about the titles. It’s just Canelo Fighting Crawford in a boxer versus a kind of game. Crawford is not known by casual fans and is not a major attraction with hardcore fans due to his weak resume. His fighting style was not enough entertainment for him to have a broader attraction like Canelo has.
Box’s decline?
“Boxing has turned into something that wasn’t so good. Previously we fought the Fernando Vargas who fought Sugar Shane Mosley, against Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez, fought all these fighters, but at this point, the only one that everyone fights is David Benavidez, Challenge to Challenge.” said.
The sport has run the circus route since Floyd Mayweather Jr. In 2018 began the trend when he fought 0-0 beginner Conor McGregor in a Nevada Commission-approved professional battle to break the record of Rocky Marciano. From there, the circus continued with YouTubers fighting the sport and Francis Ngannou against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Canelo chooses to defend its united super-middleweight titles against the former 154-pound Jermell Charlo champion and will now encounter Terence Crawford in September. Even if the fight was not allowed in Nevada, Canelo could find a state or a country that would sanction it.
“When he was going to fight Caleb plant, they said Caleb was going to make him look bad. Boo Boo is going to take him to school and make him look ridiculous. David Morrell of the Great School of Cuba. The fighters you only see every 30 years, and see what happened. These are the types of fighting people want to see, ‘says Jose Sr.
“Here they do a circus, and Canelo just does what he wants. Good for him. The organizers allow it. It doesn’t matter what people say. They are still going to do it, ‘said Benavidez Sr.
Last updated on 04/13/2025
