David Benavidez states that he can be all in favour of preventing Terence Crawford at Tremendous Middleweight in a revenge match-up for his brother Jose Benavidez Jr’s loss six years in the past.
Canelo Alvarez is the battle that Crawford has been pushing for, calling the Mexican star out regularly throughout interviews and refusing to surrender. He even had Turki Alalshikh serving to to get the battle, however he’d had no luck.
Crawford’s unwillingness to maneuver as much as 168 to earn the battle in opposition to Canelo by preventing Benavidez, David Morrell, or Christian Mbilli is troubling as a result of it means that the Nebraska native has a way of entitlement primarily based on a resume that’s missing in high quality fighters. Terence has solely overwhelmed one title man: washed up, weight-drained, and automotive crash-ruined Errol Spence.
“Yeah, I’ve been eager to get it. I might like to get it, however I don’t suppose he’d come as much as 168. I’m not even at 168 anymore, however I’d like to battle and even spar Crawford,” mentioned David Benavidez to Organikally about wanting a battle in opposition to Terence Crawford.
The previous four-division world champion Crawford is predicted to take a seat and wait to see if Turki will be capable of negotiate a battle with Canelo for 2025. If Turki can’t do this, Crawford is prone to retire moderately than sticking round to battle Benavidez, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis or the numerous high fighters at 154.
Crawford isn’t prone to take the previous two-time WBC 168-lb champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) up on his supply. Curiously, Crawford’s followers are okay together with his transferring as much as 168 to battle Canelo Alvarez, however they really feel he shouldn’t should battle Benavidez.
They really feel that Crawford has achieved sufficient throughout his 16-year-old skilled profession to be allowed to maneuver up two divisions and be given a title shot in opposition to the WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight champion with out preventing anybody, least of all, a harmful fighter like Benavidez.
If Crawford had an awesome resume, it might be a bit extra tolerable for him to maneuver up with out proving himself at 168, however he doesn’t. Crawford has overwhelmed plenty of washed up fighters throughout his profession. These are his greatest wins:
– Errol Spence
– Yuriokis Gamboa
– Jeff Horn
– Ricky Burns
– Israil Madrimov
– Amir Khan
– Kell Brook
– Shawn Porter
