More dangerous & creditable September opponent for Canelo & GGG respectively: Spike or Ryōta?

Point is Murata is technically a champion right now and Derevyanchenko isn't, and Murata's résumé is a lot better...not to mention you'd be hard-pressed to find anybody that considers Derevyanchenko more dangerous or less of a prospective underdog h2h. You can hardly accuse Golovkin of "ducking his mandatory" if he takes on Murata next.

 

Yeah, unlike Canelo at least Paulie went life & death with a PRIME version of Cotto.

 

Paulie lost his sidepiece to Broner and said "whatever, don't brag about it" after getting in the ring and giving him absolute hell in settling their beef like men (although I did score it 116-112 Broner, so no robbery like Paulie as usual claimed) - as opposed to Canelo who got super-salty and fought little ass old Archie Solis over a girl and had to sucker-punch him in street clothes like a *****.

 

For the Cinnamon Brigade to suit up and become the Spinnamon Brigade, like @CST80 predicted, harping on all the factors working against Canelo to make a Spike win seem more creditable despite the obvious fact of Murata being superior, and to preemptively make excuses should there be a hail-Mary connected by Spike.

 

We have our first vote for Spike! (now 23-1 Murata)

SHADAPBLAD care to give your reasoning?

 

Gun to my head, I'd pick both Spike and Murata to be stopped (on towel from the corner/referee's mercy) in September.

I also, like I said earlier, give Spike a better puncher's chance to score an upset KO vs. Canelo than I give Murata to score one vs. Golovkin - but even so, Golovkin should and IMO will (from objective boxing fans) get loads more credit for beating the better overall fighter.