Mixed feelings about this Canelo fight
On the one hand, I'd have really watched him against Charlo and Benavidez too and I guess with him jumping up to 200 even if it's for one fight, he's done with 168 and he just gonna do what he did last time (going up 2 divisions for one fight to test waters then moves one division down and tries to unify belts).
I can see the Benavidez fight happening at 175 later but not Charlo. I think he gonna fight the titlists at 175 too whoever they are at the point Canelo is campaigning there, seems like if you don't bring a belt to the table he's not interested.
On the other hand, a cruiser is still a cruiser, and let's just not make up that Makabu is some bum. Like yes, I know he lost to Bellew a few years back but if we go by "what have you done for me lately" then Makabu actually fought and beat multiple top 10 guys, tested himself more than Charlo or Benavidez, not even joking.
And yes I see Canelo fighting Makabu instead Briedis or Okolie but it's ok for testing the waters at 200. Let's not forget how much bigger anyone even at 175 is than him, why his critics expect Canelo to fight the best guy first in every new division he competes in and why they don't expect the same from others?
Canelo has easily the best resume out of active fighter with only Usyk coming close so he can catch a break too and if this is his "break", fighting a hard-hitting cruiserweight titleholder when everybody at 168 is bigger than Canelo already so be it. Starfighter or not you can't push all responsibility on Canelo to get good fights to happen. This way Charlo and Benavidez might as well fight each other instead of waiting for Canelo.
against Cody Rhodes who is a bigger star than anybody on boo boo resume