Abel Sanchez is one man who knows more about what it is like to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez than many other people in boxing.
The first fight in 2017 ended in a controversial split draw, the rematch was more action-packed, with Canelo taking a more aggressive approach and winning by majority decision and after a four-year gap, the trilogy concluded with a comfortable win for Canelo.
GGG has since retired from the sport but Canelo remains active and currently holds three of the four major titles up at super middleweight. Next time out he defends against Edgar Berlanga but the fight many want to see is against former super middleweight champion David Benavidez.
Speaking to Fight Hub TV, Sanchez was asked if he agreed with a poll in which 65% of people picked Canelo to beat Benavidez.
“That’s how I see it.
Canelo has done it against everybody that has been put in front of him. Guys in their prime, not guys who were old. I don’t think [Benavidez] would wear down Canelo if Bivol, the best guy technically in the world right now couldn’t do it, yes he beat him, but just as a bigger man. If David [had one more god win] I’d be more of a believer. But Canelo has big fight experience, big fight performances, all those things come into play in that match up.”
Canelo has rarely entertained the idea of fighting Benavidez, instead asking for huge and unlikely sums of money and is now just as often linked with a fight with Terence Crawford.
