Daniel Jacobs thinks celebrity Canelo Alvarez is avoiding a struggle towards David Benavidez to decide on “different fields” in order that he can depart the game on a excessive observe.
Jacobs’ Name for Canelo vs. Benavidez
The previous IBF/WBA middleweight champion Jacobs wish to see Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs), the undisputed 168-lb champion, struggle Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) “subsequent.”
Benavidez is presently Canelo’s WBC obligatory at 168, however which will change if he chooses to maintain his WBC mild heavyweight obligatory slot that he just lately gained together with his twelve-round unanimous choice over former 175-lb champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth.
The World Boxing Council has given Benavidez two weeks to resolve which of the 2 obligatory spots he desires to maintain: 168 or 175. He can’t hold each.
Canelo, 33, is open to a struggle towards Benavidez and even invited him into the ring after his latest 12-round unanimous choice win over Jaime Munguia on Might 4th, however his asking worth for the struggle contest is $200 million.
It’s a good worth for a struggle of that magnitude, however so far, not one of the main promoters or money-men have stepped as much as give him the dough.
Canelo’s Issues & Benavidez’s Standing
“I might like to see that struggle towards Benavidez. I believe it’s the following struggle he ought to take. It’s one thing the followers need, and that’s why be much more of a go for him,” mentioned Daniel Jacobs to Fighthype about eager to see Canelo Alvarez struggle David Benavidez in a mega-fight.
Canelo has already mentioned that Benavidez presents him solely 25 additional kilos on struggle evening, and he has a degree. Benavidez is a light-weight heavyweight in dimension, however he’s not a giant draw. His struggle final yr towards Demetrius Andrade, which he headlined on November 25, 2023, reportedly introduced in low PPV numbers on Showtime.
“Benavidez is a giant, robust, robust fighter, and he’s additionally the following and the now. I simply assume Canelo might be avoiding that and attempting to decide on and go different fields and exit with a bang,” mentioned Jacobs.
Benavidez’s Alleged Dodging & Jacobs’ Motivation
Benavidez, 27, isn’t “the following” at 168 as a result of he’s combating on borrowed time at 168 and needs to be campaigning at 175 resulting from his immense dimension. He’s already mentioned himself that the one struggle he desires at 168 is Canelo.
If that’s all Benavidez is returning to 168 for, he’s not “the following” at tremendous middleweight as a result of he’s solely coming again to the division for that one struggle. Moreover that, Benavidez is a light-weight heavyweight, and he desires to struggle with Canelo for the cash and improve in reputation he would obtain from combating him.
Many really feel that Benavidez has been ducking David Morrell Jr., the previous WBA ‘common’ tremendous middleweight champion, who known as him out many occasions. That’s a struggle that Benavidez ought to have taken moderately than face 35-year-old Demetrius Andrade final November. Benavidez doesn’t have room to say Canelo is avoiding him when he’s doing a little avoiding himself by not going through Morrell.
In a aggressive match, Daniel Jacobs misplaced a twelve-round unanimous choice towards Canelo on Might 4, 2019. Apparently, since then, Jacobs’ profession has slowed to a crawl, with him combating solely 3 times.
Some boxing followers consider the massive payday Jacobs obtained combating Canelo has diminished his want to remain busy together with his profession. Therefore, he’s fought simply 3 times within the final 5 years.
Jacobs is returning to the ring this Saturday evening, July sixth, to face Shane Mosley Jr. in a 10-round struggle on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, California.
This will likely be Jacob’s first contest since his twelve-round cut up choice loss to John Ryder on February 12, 2022, in London, England. In that struggle, Jacobs gassed out after six rounds and was outworked by Ryder within the second half of the struggle.
