Paulie Malignaggi believes Canelo needs to be stripped of his titles for ducking opponent: “It is disgraceful!”
Speaking to Lord Ping, former world champion Paulie Malignaggi ripped into four-weight world champion and pound-for-pound boxing superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez for avoiding David Benavidez.
Boxer-turned-pundit, Paulie claims that it is the fight that the public want and deserve and is clearly incensed with the Mexican, as well as the governing bodies, for not making it happen.
The 43-year-old Brooklyn native angrily shared his views, “This is the biggest duck job since Mike Tyson ducked Lennox Lewis. It might be the biggest duck job ever.
“This is a mandatory situation, a champion with the undisputed title, the public is clamouring for it, the best fighter in the weight class deserves it. The challenger is known, he headlines pay-per-views. Benavidez ticks all the boxes, this is a massive duck job. This is the biggest duck job I’ve seen in my life.
“And the fact that sanctioning bodies haven’t stripped him is a disgrace and the fact that Canelo doesn’t even need to pay a step-aside fee is disgraceful.”
Canelo provided fans with an update on his career very recently but his next opponent has yet to be named.