Canelo Alvarez says David Benavidez isn’t the identical fighter he as soon as was now that he’s preventing in his true weight class at 175.
“He’ll do nothing at 175”
Alvarez predicts Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) will “do nothing at 175,” which many boxing followers imagine. With out the large measurement benefit he was accustomed to having fun with at 168, Benavidez is simply a mean fighter at 175 and heading towards mediocrity.
If Canelo seems to be proper concerning the dim future for Benavidez at 175, he may very well be completed as a significant participant after he faces the winner of the October twelfth undisputed mild heavyweight championship combat between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
The ‘Mexican Monster’ Benavidez will lose to the winner, and he’ll fall again into the pack and be one of many many contenders at 175, doing nothing. Nonetheless, on the plus aspect, Benavidez will receives a commission properly preventing the Beterbiev-Bivol winner and earn sufficient from that match to dwell comfortably in an upscale neighborhood in Seattle, Washington.
Benavidez’s Future at 175 Seems to be Bleak
“It’s his weight class. 175 is his weight class, and he’ll do nothing at 175, actually,” stated Canelo Alvarez to the media, predicting that David Benavidez gained’t be efficient at mild heavyweight. “He’s not the identical, but it surely’s his weight class, 175.
“I don’t wish to say what he has to do to have the combat. Like I say. If the cash is correct, I’m in. I at all times fought in opposition to everybody you ask. Everybody you point out to me, however now, it’s the time for me to ask. If they need me to combat them, they should pay me good,” stated Canelo.
Canelo says he’s open to preventing Benavidez however needs to be paid properly for the combat. He’d beforehand requested for $200 million, but it surely’s unknown if that’s nonetheless the quantity he expects.
Nobody goes to pay Canelo that type of cash to combat Benavidez, particularly after he’s overwhelmed by Beterbiev or Bivol. Not even the Saudis could be interested by paying Canelo huge money to face Benavidez after he suffers his first profession defeat.
Former two-time WBC tremendous middleweight champion David Benavidez’s profession will possible expertise a core collapse after he loses to the Beterbiev-Bivol winner, and a combat between him and Canelo won’t be as interesting to followers within the aftermath.
Benavidez’s Struggles at 175
Benavidez, 27, regarded poor in his debut at 175 on June fifteenth, laboring to win a twelve-round unanimous resolution in opposition to former mild heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Benavidez gained the WBC interim title, however the combat gave the impression to be a lot nearer than the scores indicated. He regarded weak and drained on the weight, preventing an opponent his measurement for the primary time in his profession.
If Benavidez hangs across the 175 lengthy sufficient, he can finally take over the division after Bivol and Beterbiev retire. Nonetheless, provided that he struggled to beat Gvozdyk, it doesn’t appear possible that he’ll be capable to be the highest man at 175 as a result of he’s not the identical fighter with out an enormous measurement benefit over his opponents.
Benavidez may must discover a approach to return to the 168-lb division, however I don’t assume that’s going to be bodily doable quickly as a result of he’s getting older and placing on weight.
