Jose Benavidez Sr is less than thrilled with Canelo Alvarez's decision not to fight his son, two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez.

His anger stems from some recent comments made by Alvarez, who told the media he won't be fighting Mexican fighters.

Although the 25-year-old Benavidez was born in Arizona, his ancestors are Mexican. Nevertheless, Jose took that as a sign that his son would be excluded from a potential encounter.

"He was born in Arizona, so I think that makes him an American," said Jose Sr.. "There you go. Canelo can fight him because he's not Mexican. He can fight him.

"Come on, that'll never happen. I think Canelo and Eddy Reynoso, they got to grow some balls. I'm getting tired of all this s***. Now, he says if Zurdo Ramirez wins [against Dmitry Bivol], he's [Canelo] not going to fight another Mexican.

"Champions are supposed to fight anybody. They deserve a chance. David [Benavidez] won an eliminator, and now he's an interim champion with the WBC, and he still doesn't want to fight him. What kind of s*** is that? How can you call yourself a champion?

Benavidez added that Alvarez's comments are proof that he'll never be as great as the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, who Jose fought.

"He'll never be like Julio Cesar Chavez," said Benavidez Sr. First of all, people don't like him, especially because he's avoiding Mexican fighters. Who gives a f*** about nationalities? You fight the best.

"We're going to knock him [Canelo] out because David is stronger, David is younger, David is bigger. Look, Bivol, we sparred Bivol. Bivol f**** him up bad. He gave him a beating. I don't know how he said he won that fight.