Tim Bradley Sends A Message To Canelo Alvarez: ‘When Are You Going To Stand Up’

Tim Bradley has sent a message to Canelo Alvarez.

Alvarez is booked to return in May against Jamie Munguia but it isn’t the fight many fans wanted. Most wanted to see Alvarez face David Benavidez, which was also disappointing for Bradley as he thinks Alvarez should have accepted the callout.

“Obviously, Canelo’s not willing to face [Benavidez]…,” Bradley said on ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters”. “Those guys … there’s something called Mexican pride. When you have someone calling your name – like growing up in the ‘hood and somebody new to the area terrorizing it – you’re supposed to be that guy to hold it down. [Benavidez] is calling your name, and you don’t show up? You don’t do anything about it? When is Canelo going to answer that call? It’s his duty – him being [Latino] and him being challenged by another [Latino]. He’s supposed to answer that call. No matter what.”

Canelo Alvarez has also claimed that David Benavidez doesn’t do anything for him or his career, and he needs $200 million to make the fight happen. However, Bradley thinks Alvarez needs to stand up and actually make the fight happen and fight the people that fans want to see.

“I don’t care about the business [or] anything else,” Bradley said. “If you have pride in yourself and you believe in yourself … you’ve got another man doing the same thing you are, but he’s calling your name. You gotta stand up, man. When are you going to stand up and actually show the people what they need to see?”

The hope is that should Alvarez get past Munguia, the fight against Benavidez will be next time out.

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