Man please, nobody who follows boxing (and you would have to to know both of these dudes) would have said that. Chenko just done destroying Turaneo Johnson and was getting talked up as potential GGG opponent down the line, not a soul would have complained about a Andrade/Chenko fight, especially when you consider GGG/Canelo have unfinished business and Lemieux and BJS wouldn't be available for at least another 4 months. The only other marketable names at 160 left are Jacobs, who he doesn't want to fight because they are friends, and Charlo and you got to deal with network shyt to make that fight happen. Boxing heads would be clamoring to see Andrade fight Chenko now, stop trying to make him out tto tbe that juco swingman ass nikka Fox that he just beat.
Andrade is ranked #3 WBA....right behind Canelo & Danny Jacobs, and above Jermall Charlo.
Fighting Derevychenko is low pay, no casuals know him, and all risk. After beating him, Andrade is still in the exact same place he is now.....except with only 1 fight left on his HBO deal. There's absolutely no point for that fight
Fighting someone like Derevychenko is moving backwards. Yes, it's a good opponent....but he's also unknown and "hasn't beat anyone and only has 11 fights" (which would be the 1st excuse Andrade haters jump to). Im good on those type of fights.
I don't wanna see Andrade vs random fighters anymore...I wanna see him vs a name.
There's no rush for him to waste his first 2 fights of his 3 fight deal on HBO facing Fox & Derevnychenko.
Besides...he just fought 5 weeks ago
Andrade can face the loser of Lemieux/Saunders & if not then someone with a name that casuals at least recognize. Andrade is rather unknown, but he's Floyd compared to Derevychenko's fanbase. And Derevychenko has no resume to speak of, but he's a good fighter with power. All risk, absolutely 0 reward. What is the point of it? How does it increase Andrade's profile to the casuals?
It doesn't. We good in #ATeam.
Besides, yall had all these excuses as to why Lara should pass on Andrade..........but then telling Andrade to face a person who's less known than even Rigo is to waste another fight on his 3 fight deal