Malignaggi: "Canelo Should Be Stripped of Titles"

On his YouTube channel Paulie TV, Paulie Malignaggi criticized the undisputed super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) for allegedly avoiding his fellow contenders. Instead, according to preliminary information, on May 4th, he will be boxing against the WBC middleweight champion (up to 72.5 kg) Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs), who is in a lower weight category.

"Canelo vs. Charlo? I want to see how you, Canelo fans, will defend your favorite. I really want to see the arguments. When David Benavidez and David Morrell are in the super middleweight division, how can you, with all your titles, not notice them? How will the sanctioning bodies explain the fact that they are not going to strip him of his belts? What are we doing? He [Canelo] is just stealing money. How else to call it when you avoid challenges and all the leading competitors, accept only easy fights, but at the same time earn more than anyone else? If you buy a Canelo fight with such an opponent, you deserve to be deceived. He can only afford all this because many people are ready to eat it up and defend his choice," said Malignaggi.