Canelo career arc (2025, 2026, 2027)

Ok at least you showed some credibility.

 

if it is not Benevidez or Bivol then who cares just retire if you keep avoiding the best.

 

Who cares he is dragging up another career 147 fighter, No one forced him to fight poor competition since Bivol kicked his as* people are sick of his schtick and the Paul fight is a great example of that, fight the best or GTFO.

 

If I was Canelo’s promoter I would steer him clear of Benavidez forever because Benavidez beats him now in 2025, and every year he puts it off it’s even more of a certainty as Canelo fades more and Benavidez gets even better.

Canelo vs Jake Paul will happen before Canelo retires because it’s low risk, very high reward. Every single potential opponent other than Jake Paul is higher risk and lower reward.

 

Who cares if Crawford wants the fight who is next Lomachenko lol. you should not be entertaining fights against career welterweight when you are a light heavyweight. its like Canelo calling out Usyk remember that... No one seriously expected him to fight Usyk at Heavyweight. Weight divisions exist for a reason, not to mention bud is on his way to 38 so that makes it even worse.

 

Given the Turki deal, I now see Canelo retiring at the end of 2026 with this:
May- Surace, Scull, or Jermall in Riyadh
September- Crawford in US
February- Bivol, Sheeraz, or Eubank Jr in Riyadh (I expect Eubank or Sheeraz if he looks mediocre this year, no chance of Bivol)
May- Non-Turki stand alone event with Jake Paul
October- The best money fight left that Turki is willing to pay and Canelo is willing to take.

 

Bud has fought one fight at super welterweight, Canelo has one fight at light heavyweight did I call Canelo a light heavy? so no I go off of the weight they spent a good part of their career at or below not an anomaly, if bud had a few fights there then sure but he doesn't it was literally one fight where he struggled and barely beat a 10 fight novice.

3 weight classes ( the difference between weight classes grows as you weigh more and have a lot more natural size they start off at 3 pounds at lower weights because at that size 3lbs is a lot more and goes up all the way up to 15lbs) Canelo would jump 3 weight classes to fight Usyk your justification for the Crawford fight is bud called him out yet you do not hold Canelo to the same standard? Canelo called out Usyk so why shouldn't he? that is how stupid your justification is for Canelo is for repeatedly bringing up smaller fighters instead of fighting the best at his weight is because they called him out.

Bud turns 38 in September when the fight is supposed to take place. So he may be 37 for a few days but odometer is basically 38 when the fight happens.

 

Canelo has been undisputed. Being stripped and fighting the person with the belt again doesn't change that.

He unified all the titles and he hasn't lost at SMW.

 

I hope (and I'm sure we all hope) I'm wrong but I'm fairly sure that Canelo is practically retired and not interested in legacy or fighting anyone even slightly dangerous anymore. He wouldn't be the only fighter to give up when still relatively physically capable.

 

I think the thread has made clear Canelo fights Benavidez next, or we don't care.