Canelo Alvarez says he desires $200 million for a battle in opposition to David Benavidez due to the danger he would take and the burden benefit he would have over him.
The Dimension Disparity
Alvarez hasn’t modified his stance about wanting $200M for a battle in opposition to Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs), and the battle doesn’t appear like it can ever occur.
“Clearly, he’s a threat. He is a superb fighter and plus, he brings to the ring on battle night time 25 kilos greater than me, however I don’t care about that. If the cash is correct, I can beat that man tomorrow,” mentioned Canelo Alvarez to Swaye Universe when requested why he desires $200 million to battle David Benavidez.
Canelo is a small tremendous middleweight, and it’s not truthful to him to battle a man who’s going to rehydrate to cruiserweight after weighing in at 168.
Benavidez’s Dimension: A Confirmed Benefit
Benavidez is big, and we noticed that in his final battle when he moved as much as mild heavyweight for his match in opposition to former WBC 175-lb champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth.
Benavidez appeared simply as huge as Gvozdyk and fought nicely, beating him by a 12-round unanimous determination to win the WBC interim mild heavyweight title. Canelo misplaced the final time he moved as much as 175 to problem Dmitry Bivol for his WBA title in 2022. He shouldn’t need to battle one other mild heavyweight until his asking worth of $200M is met, which it doesn’t appear like it ever will.
The one one who can give you that form of dough is His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, however he’s not involved in making that match. He’s solely involved in Terence Crawford combating Canelo, and that’s a battle that may not occur both.
Canelo desires to be paid nicely to defend his WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight title in opposition to Crawford. Though the Mexican famous person Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) hasn’t revealed his asking worth for a battle in opposition to Crawford, it’s possible near what he desires for the Benavidez match. That’s comprehensible as a result of it’s a contest that may usher in large PPV numbers.
Followers should cease pressuring Canelo to battle Benavidez and let the 2 fighters compete of their respective weight lessons. Benavidez is lastly competing in a weight division suited to his huge body, and Canelo is combating the place he belongs at 168.