“Does Anything He Wanna Do”: While Claiming to Be Canelo Alvarez’s “Biggest Threat”, David Benavidez Unbothered by Mexican Star’s Potential Fight Talks With Terence Crawford

On the 30th of September, a fight took place in the T-Mobile Arena of Las Vegas that placed Canelo Alvarez as one of the most adept fighters of today’s era. Through his precision jabs, spectacular timing, and unmatched footwork, he established his dominance in the boxing ring right from the beginning. Despite making big claims ahead of his fight, Jermell Charlo failed to mark a significant presence on fight night.

After having successfully defended his super middleweight titles against Charlo, a range of fights have opened up for the Mexican fighter. One among them remains to be Terence Crawford. Having been called on by the undisputed welterweight champion, Canelo relieved himself from the challenge citing weight issues. Yet, the boxing realm is asking for a fight. However, unfazed by all the talk is another fighter, who might possibly fight Canelo sooner than ‘Bud.’

Comfortably confident to fight Canelo Alvarez is David Benavidez

On the 25th of November, David Benavidez will defend his WBC interim championship and number 1 rank in the division against Demetrius Andrade. The victor of this fight remains poised to land a fight against Canelo. With early predictions and long-standing anticipation on his side, Benavidez will possibly get his fight against Canelo.

In this pursuit, he clarifies how he remains unbothered about Canelo plausibly fighting Bud. He says, “I mean I can’t really say nothing about. If that’s what he wants to do, then that’s what he’s gonna do? Canelo is a man, he does anything he wanna do. I don’t think what people say really affects him.”

Further, pressing on his fight against the super middleweight fighter being one for the books, he said, “People, they wanna see David Benavidez vs Canelo Alvarez, biggest fight to make happen. I feel like I’m the biggest threat to him.”

Benavidez chases all belts held by Canelo

David Benavidez is rallying to seize all four of Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship belts. With an unscathed record of 27 wins and 23 knockouts, Benavidez’s ambition to dethrone Canelo is undeniably spot on. On the other hand, Canelo, known for his strategic prowess, seems to be leveraging a waiting strategy. He previously delayed a bout with Gennady Golovkin until GGG aged. Now he seems to be postponing a potential fight with Benavidez by remaining in the super middleweight division.

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However, Benavidez’s body is growing out of the 168-pound class. But the pressure to move up to light heavyweight (175 pounds) is setting in. Benavidez currently resembles a light heavyweight but is pushing his limits to remain at 168. This could potentially jeopardize his career, and Canelo seems content to let time favor him.

Despite these challenges, David Benavidez remains resilient in his determination to secure Canelo’s super middleweight championship belts. He believes in his own abilities, enabling him to exercise patience. While he critiques Canelo and other fighters for not throwing enough punches, Benavidez’s commitment to his goal remains resolute, even if he must navigate the turbulent waters of weight management to reach his objective.

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