Former world champion Paulie Malinaggi called for Canelo Alvarez to be stripped of his world title.
The Mexican is the undisputed super middleweight champion and is expected to imminently announce his next opponent, as he traditionally fights on the Cinco de Mayo weekend.
However, one man not in the frame is David Benavidez, who has instead moved up - at least for one fight - to light heavyweight for June, when he will fight Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
That all but ruled him out of a Canelo fight at least until the end of 2024, and Malinaggi hit out at the champion via Lord Ping.
He said: “This is the biggest duck job since Mike Tyson ducked Lennox Lewis. It might be the biggest duck job ever. This is a mandatory situation, a champion with the undisputed title, the public is clamouring for it, the best fighter in the weight class deserves it. The challenger is known, he headlines pay-per-views.
“Benavidez ticks all the boxes, this is a massive duck job. This is the biggest duck job I've seen in my life. And the fact that sanctioning bodies haven't stripped him is a disgrace and the fact that Canelo doesn't even need to pay a step-aside fee is disgraceful.”
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