Teddy Atlas compares Canelo Alvarez, David Benavidez

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World-recognized trainer and boxing commentator, Teddy Atlas, holds a special view of two big boxers in the super-middleweight division. They are none other than Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez.

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez who is the division’s undisputed champion might have been offended to hear what the coach had to say about him recently.

Atlas was discussing who the best in the division was when he said the following to ProBox TV:

‘Obviously, Canelo could easily be the number one pick, but he has got two losses and two draws. The fighter that has the power, the fighter that has the drawing power, pay-per-view power, the guy that lays the golden eggs, when they have got all of that, usually when he has got two draws that means two losses. You could easily say that Canelo is 60-4.

‘I just think that if a guy hasn’t lost yet, like Benavidez, there is no telling of how good he still can be, it was the same thing with Canelo up until that point [loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.]. You can lose and you can still get better, yeah I get it, that ain’t happening with Canelo at this point in his life though.’

Atlas added, ‘Benavidez has a chance to continue growing, to continue getting bigger, better and he is [already] naturally the bigger guy, naturally the stronger guy.’

‘I’m going to say that Benavidez is bigger, stronger, he’s still developing. I’m going to say that right now at 27-0, that he belongs ahead of Canelo.’

There is a possibility that the two might meet up to clear this confusion.