Some dudes outside the Top 10 would beat the crap out of Clenelo. He has zero business at 175. He could BARELY get past a punch drunken drug addict in Kovalev who had a real war against Yarde two months prior to their fight.
Going for the low tier guys goes against him wanting belts. Only 2 guys have the belts, Bivol, who beat Canelo easily and Beterbiev. Outlook doesn't look promising.
It was two months later not 3 months later. That short turn around took a lot out of Kovalev and he's on the record saying it. Canelo was getting throughly outboxed and at times hurt til Kovalev gassed too.