After Failing to Agree on Terms, David Benavidez’s Father Claims That Jermell Charlo Has a “Pretty Good Chance” of Beating Canelo Alvarez

David Benavidez has been looking for a fight against Canelo Alvarez for a long time. The young boxer desires to topple Alvarez before moving to a higher weight class for good. To fulfill his desire he has tried near to everything. However, Alvarez doesn’t even spare him a glance leaving the super-middleweight champion’s challenges unanswered.

Moreover, as things stand now, Alvarez will be going against Jermell Charlo rather than his older brother Jermall Charlo. Charlo will be moving up in two weight classes to prove his mettle against the one who is often called the “Face of boxing”. Several top dogs have previously shared their reaction to the news as it came out. Furthermore, in the fashion of the idiom – “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”, Benavidez Sr. is rooting for Charlo.

Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo: Benavidez Sr. gives his take

According to Jose Benavidez Sr., Jermell Charlo has a golden chance to overthrow Canelo Alvarez on September 30th, reshaping the boxing landscape. Benavidez Sr. argues that even if Canelo were to lose, his son would then have the opportunity to face Jermell Charlo for all four belts. He shared his surprise as he found out that instead of Jermall, Jermell is going to face off against the undisputed super middleweight champion. In his interview with FightHype, he claimed to be happy at the matchup. Furthermore, he also shared his understanding of the situation stating, “We [David Benavidez] keep trying, we keep training, and we got to be ready for the opportunities, and things are the way they are, and they’re going to be that way.”

He claimed that the fight is “good for boxing”. Moreover, he also shared his happiness with the Mexican icon coming over to PBC. Benavidez Sr. boldly stated that he believes that ‘Iron Man’ has a better shot against Alvarez than his brother. He further stated that no one expected the bout, however, he feels “good about it”. He pointed out that Charlo has remained active and claimed, “He’s a champion for a reason.” Benavidez Sr. further complimented Charlo and called him “young, strong, and hungry”.

Benavidez Sr. added, “I could probably say he has a pretty good chance to beat Canelo. If that happens, we’re on a different page.” One way or another it seems Benavidez plans to replace Alvarez and become the new undisputed champion.

Benavidez failed to lure Alvarez even with a lucrative offer

Previously Benavidez’s team, in order to catch the champion’s attention, offered him a pretty lucrative deal. The Phoenix, Arizona native boxer’s team reportedly offered him around $50 Million. Moreover, Sampson Lewkowicz even posted an open letter to Alvarez’s trainer, in response to Eddy Reynoso’s claims of receiving no offer.

However, the fight went nowhere as Alvarez had Light-heavyweight boxer Dmitry Bivol in his crosshair. But even that fight couldn’t be made as Bivol desired to come down in weight and fight for Canelo’s title. Furthermore, talks about ‘The Mexican Monster’ facing David Morrell Jr next started appearing. Jamie Munguia also expressed his desire to face him.

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