5/7/2023 0 Comments Benavidez boxer![]() However, Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) probably will have to take down an opponent on the pound-for-pound list or possibly someone on the cusp in order to climb into the Top 15. That’s why Benavidez was named Boxing Junkie Fighter of the Month for March. And while it took time for Benavidez to close the distance on his fleet opponent, he ultimately delivered a beat down. Plant, an excellent boxer, arguably was the toughest opponent of Benavidez’s career even though the Phoenix native is a two-time world titleholder. I don’t hate anybody,” said Benavidez Sr.David Benavidez demonstrated in his one-sided victory over Caleb Plant on Saturday that he’s the best 168-pounder in the world not named Canelo Alvarez.īut was that accomplishment enough to lift the Honorable Mention pound-for-pounder higher on the list? We can be friends.’ I’ve got more respect for him now. He said, ‘I don’t think we can ever be friends.’ I said, ‘We’re friends now. “He said, ‘Can you say sorry?’ I said, ‘You know what, if that’s going to make it, sorry, bro.’ I would never do that. I said, ‘Me too.’ Then I said, ‘I never said nothing about your daughter, man.’ ![]() ![]() We were just trying to build the fight.’ Then I just lt my guard down and gave him a hug. “He came over and I could see the sincerity of his heart. I’m just thinking in two or three years, you’re going to see a different ‘Mexican Monster.’ Yeah, he came over,” said Jose Sr when asked if he spoke to Plant after the fight. Like I said, Caleb Plant got a lot of experience with Canelo. “He was doing a lot of things you guys never seen, but these are the kind of fighters that display the experience and all that. Did you guys see any flat-footed? Did you guys see that he was lacking defense and cutting the real real well?” said Jose Benavidez Sr to Fino Boxing about David Benavidez’s performance against Caleb Plant last Saturday night. “I was super proud of David, the ‘Mexican Monster.’ I told people that you’re going to see something different because a lot of people say that he just comes forward, has no defense, is flat-footed, this and that. The way that Charlo was slurring his words last Saturday in Las Vegas, it’s unlikely he’ll be returning to action to fight Benavidez or any other boxer, for that matter. Andrade and Charlo might not be possible. The first one on the list is Morrell, and that’s an easy fight to make because the Cuban fighter is promoted by the same guy as Benavidez. That’s a deluded pipe dream on his part because he would get a boxing lesson if he moved up to 175 to challenge Bivol (21-0,11 KOs) for his WBA light heavyweight title.Īt the post-fight press conference, Benavidez mentioned having several opponents that he could fight ahead of Canelo from this list: We heard Benavidez saying he thinks he can beat Bivol. ![]() Benavidez not ready for CaneloĪgainst Plant, Benavidez looked flat-footed and defensively lacking as he’s always been, showing no improvement in his game and not on the level of a Canelo and certainly not Dmitry Bivol. The way Benavidez looked, he might not be ready for a talented fighter like Canelo Alvarez, and it could be a mistake for him to go in that direction. David Benavidez removed what could be the final hurdle separating him from his long-awaited fight against Canelo Alvarez by defeating Caleb Plant by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Īlthough Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) won the fight by a clear-cut decision, he looked vulnerable throughout against Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) and struggled early, losing the first five rounds on one judge’s scorecard. ![]()
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