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Bradley to Canelo: “When are you going to stand up?”

Timothy Bradley had something to say to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez regarding him bypassing a match with David Benavidez Jr.

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Bradley calls out Canelo

Instead, Canelo will face fellow Mexican Jamie Munguia on May 4 in Las Vegas.

“Obviously, Canelo’s not willing to face [Benavidez],” Bradley said on ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters.

Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz said he still sees a possibility of him facing the Mexican superstar in September.

However, Benavidez will likely focus on taking the undisputed light heavyweight crown.

The 27-year-old will wait for the winner of the June 1 bout between three-belt champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol.

“Those guys … there’s something called Mexican pride,” Bradley said.

“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?”

Bradley, former rival of eight-divison world champion Manny Pacquiao, called out Canelo for not responding to Benavidez’s challenge.

“When are you going to stand up?”

“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.”

“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?”