Floyd Mayweather believes that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez should be fighting David Benavidez next.
Canelo is set to fight Ilunga Makabu, the WBC cruiserweight champion, assuming the Congolese wins his mandatory defence. Next year's Cinco de Mayo weekend could offer the Mexican the chance to claim victory at yet another weight class.
Speaking ahead of the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Isaac Cruz fight coming this Sunday, Mayweather praised the Mexican.
“Canelo a hell of a fighter,” Mayweather said, reported BoxingScene.com.
“But my personal opinion, he’s ducking Benavidez. You know, it’s just my personal opinion. And I’m allowed to speak my mind. That’s just what it is. He’s going up to cruiserweight.
“And I’m not knocking him, but he’s going up to cruiserweight and that same guy [Makabu] was at, he used to be at the Mayweather Boxing Gym, and the guys were really getting the best of him in the Mayweather Boxing Gym.
“So, if he’s going up to quote, unquote cruiserweight, I mean, if that’s the case, Benavidez is gonna go up and beat that same guy. He could beat that same guy at 168. So, he’s not doing nothing, you know, like I said before. But when you are put in a certain position, he should be, I mean, he’s able to like me, you know, when I was in a position, I can pick and choose who I want to, because I earned that right. But do I like this fight? Uh-uh. Absolutely not. We wanna see Benavidez. Let’s make it happen.”