Canelo was okay with the weight gap as long as the money was enormous. It should be the same thing as fighting Benavidez. There would be a difference in weight, but the money Alvarez would receive would make it worth it.
If he was brave enough to make that weight jump at 38, Mexican superstar Canelo should follow his lead to face Benavidez at 175. 4 Reasons Why Canelo Should Receive Less Criticism for Losing to Benavidez
Benavidez’s move to 175 – With him fighting at light heavyweight, Alvarez couldn’t bounce back as much as he has now lost to him. Things are different because Benavidez is no longer in the same division as Canelo at 168.
Alvarez is now 35, and he’s showing signs of slipping. It’s not just the Crawford fight where Canelo seemed to lose elements of his game due to aging. He showed vulnerability against Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguia.
Losing to Benavidez would be acceptable if it’s a competitive fight. All Canelo has to do is be competitive to lose, and fans will give him a free pass. Benavidez has shown that he is worthy of the pound-for-pound #1 spot with his recent wins over David Morrell, Anthony Yarde and Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
He ran the rig at 175 and looked like pure gold. For whatever reason, the Ring staff didn’t vote Benavidez #1 P4P, but he deserves it in my book. As such, Canelo’s loss against him would not be considered a negative.
It would be a legacy-enhancing move for Canelo to take a high-risk fight against Benavidez. The criticism Canelo had taken over the years for choosing not to fight ‘The Mexican Monster’ would eventually fade away.
When Benavidez was at super middleweight, Canelo never showed any interest in fighting him. It didn’t matter that he was Canelo’s mandatory for his WBC belt. The fight never happened. Now there is less for Alvarez to lose if he fights
