Canelo Alvarez v Caleb Plant - bring on undisputed

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Still haven't caught the fight other than the last round but hope to do so this weekend. From everything that can be gathered it sounds like it broke down pretty much how the consensus of fans had it going in. Caleb shows he's not some scrub and can actually box well takes some rounds, levels widen and show, Canelo power and improved punch selection collects on a guy trying to increasingly anticipate-avoid the return just as much as assert his own effective offence and the ceiling finally caves in on Caleb. I've said it for years as have so many fans..there are too many random belts and random champs in any given division. Doesn't matter if it's strawweight to heavyweight...if and when a fighter comes along and sweeps them all into one dustpan THAT is what's needed and to be respected. One unified champ. So in that regard props to Canelo for knocking over everyone who stepped up and honestly doing it in a forceful pressure posture. Whatever I think of their caliber or record depth etc what is a man to do but to dominate all he's faced within a year? Didn't play with his food or screw around with bad showings he simply beat them up broke them down and took what was theirs. Now...the next thing that goes with a dominate Champion is a champion who faces and beats the biggest baddest threats in said division. That's a huge difference from simply collecting trinkets in matches that you were predicted to win and in some cases right down to the ko round. I think that perspective can get lost in the wind and hoopla of all the GOAT and P4P talk. This was Caleb, a glue sniffing Billy Jo and Callum, not Leonard Hagler and Hearns or another deep golden era. To me personally there's work for him to do at 168 and the 800 lb gorilla in the room is Benavidez at 168 and as mandatory now that needs to be his next match. Not hippity hoping up to 175 first, or holding out for the 3rd Golovkin moving up or another Yildirim sanctioned torture show. Now's the time and if you're talking best ever and 'historical fighter' you're not going back to tin cans like that and not taking heat. But for now..Benavidez fights this weekend against decent enough late sub but undersized Kyrone Davis in what should be a brutal statement waiting to happen. It's all on the line for Benavidez. Keep the nose literally clean and no midnight trips to Whataburger and blowing weight. If Canelo wants a clean division make that fight. Canelo may very well mop the floor with him given his engaging aggressive style and you know what I'll do..well done Canelo much respect. Or we may see the belts fracture with some oddball obscure mandatory defense if Canelo chooses that route. Going to be interesting going forward for all parties concerned and all a guy can do is call it exactly how he sees it.