David Benavidez took his game to a new stratosphere. The dominant victory over David Morrell has given him the bragging rights to stake a claim at boxing history. Outboxing the technically adroit Cuban southpaw, Benavidez and his team’s confidence has soared. Perhaps they can shrug off the ghosts of the Canelo showdown. For nearly two years, ‘The Mexican Monster’ fought, biding his time. He waited. The biggest name in boxing and his division mate, Canelo Alvarez, would eventually acknowledge and honor a fight.

But despite his mandatory status, the hopes proved delusional. Tired of the waiting game, Benavidez decided to move on. Challenges that would propel him to boxing heights awaited at 175 pounds. The unanimous win over David Morrell has catapulted him to the stage where he might be just one fight short of the undisputed legacy. So where does Canelo Alvarez fit in the equation now? After the mandatory challenge and later rumors of a $70 million payout, perhaps it’s time to take a hike. Or as Team Benavidez would like to believe, “Canelo is not going to want to fight.”

David Benavidez, the new bogeyman of boxing!!

Jose Benavidez Jr. is basking in back-to-back successes. Roughly a week ago, star pupil Diego Pacheco defeated Team Crawford’s Steven Nelson and made his contention in the 168 pounds stronger. Now, his younger son has made him proud. So it was important to clear the act now that they’ve taken control of the pole position.

“When David has dominating performances like that, do you feel like that furthers the fight from Canelo? Like, he sees that, and he’s like, ‘No way, I want that’.” A reporter raised some doubts. “Yeah, of course,” Jose Benavidez Sr. replied unhesitatingly.

Alvarez dominated the super middleweight division. But he never fought the likes of Demetrious ‘Boo Boo’ Andrade or David Morrell. It’s something that his son accomplished. Adding that the Mexican superstar would not face his son, Benavidez Sr. stressed, “The only fighters that Canelo Alvarez wants to see fight are either too old or too young that don’t have experience.”

Later talking about his son’s prospects, he claimed that David Benavidez’s performance has put every potential opponent on notice. They’d be wary of his scorching attack. “There’s too much punishment, too many f**king punches, too many body shots, and confidence goes away,” he highlighted.

When rumored offers failed to lure Canelo Alvarez

The revelation follows an interesting twist. The plot thickened when David Benavidez shared a few details about a reported offer his team made to Team Canelo. “I knew one day people were going to ask for that fight, and I feel like now it’s amazing how much attention this fight is getting, and I think I’m even winning more right now the more he’s putting it off because people are seeing, like, what if he was not? They offered him 70 million to fight me—that’s before pay-per-view,” he told legend Andre Ward on ‘All The Smoke Fight’ podcast.

Alvarez is poised for a potentially historic showdown against Terence Crawford. The latter might have to climb up two divisions for the face-off. Hence, many fans have called out – why does the fight with an equal not deserve a chance? Eddy Reynoso was at the T-Mobile Arena to watch the Benavidez-Morrell fight. Perhaps it’s high time some of the answers came from the other side as well.

What’s your take on Jose Benavidez Sr.’s response? Do you think Canelo Alvarez would really be wary of fighting David Benavidez?