“I just want to tell everyone that I have a lot of respect for Canelo Alvarez but he has to give me that shot now,” said undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David “The Mexican Monster” Benavidez after retaining his WBC interim strap with a bruising unanimous decision victory over former world champion Caleb Plant on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
“That’s what everyone wants to see. Now the fans are calling for this fight, the legends are calling for this fight, so let’s make it happen!”
There were a lot of bitter feelings from both sides entering Saturday’s fight.
“I know there was a lot said between us but in the end we settled this like men,” said Benavidez. “I’m happy we gave the fans the best rivalry of the year or the last five years. I’m just very happy.
“I knew I had to take it step by step and round by round. Caleb is a tough fighter. He’s not going to give you everything in the first few rounds so you have to find him. But I feel like I didn’t just show that I was a power puncher tonight. I showed that I had defense and head movement and I was able to move around the ring and cut the ring off really good.”
Plant stated, “It’s a big rivalry but that’s what boxing is all about. We came here and settled it like men. I take nothing from David. We haven’t been the best of friends but we got into the ring and we settled it like men. That’s what you’re supposed to do. He’s a helluva fighter.”
Canelo vs Benavidez would be a good match up. Both men like to bang and go toe-to-toe in their styles when the need arises. Canelo is a better offense boxer, but Benavidez’s style will force Canelo to engage in close combat between the two. Both fighters like to punch rather hug and lay on each other. This fight would sell tickets and give fans a taste of an action-packed fight. Hard to pick a winner at this stage in the game. My guess at this point it goes the distance. The question is… Who is the winner?
The killer B’s all beat Canelo…..Bivol, Beterbiev and Benavidez…..I would also like to see Charlo vs Canelo
The winner will be the fans, the fighters, the promoters, and whoever else is involved in this. It would be a monster money-making event, probably one of the biggest of all-time. A 50/50 fight. Both men are slow starters, so whoever can get off quicker might just pull it off. Would love to see it.
Canelo will fight Bivol first and lose again. Afterwards, he’ll never take another serious challenge.
I beg to differ and say he’d rather fight Benevidez. He’s not as smart as Bivol. Canelo can deal with a banger but slick boxers its been proven he has difficulty ala Floyd Mayweather and Bivol.
He would rather Bivol because if he loses again, he still has his belts at 168 and the excuse that he lost to a lightheavyweight. If he fights Benividez, he might lose the belts and no money fight with Bivol. Money wise its a win win for Canelo to fight Bivol. I just do not understand why the alphabet soups are not forcing Canelo to defend against the guy who has been his number #1 contender for over a year!
Well canelo vs bivol fight was very very close it was not like bivol whoop his ass
If canelo had won the Roy d 13 it would be a draw
You have to be kidding? I do not care about the scorecards, Canelo won maybe tops 3 rds. That plus the other guy never stepped on the gas! That is why Canelo never really pushed it. He knew the other guy had another 2-3 gears and Canelo might have gotten hurt. Bivol is just plain to big, and God help Canelo if he ever went against Beterbiev. Just defend the damn belts in your weight class!!!
That is definitely one of the top fights to be made in boxing right now. I hope it happens this year. If we get that plus Tank-Garcia, Charlo-Tszyu, Ortiz-Stantonis, Taylor-Teo, Haney-Loma, and Bivol-Beterbiev in 2023 it would be a major success. Don’t see Spence-Crawford or Fury-Usyk happening, but I’m sure we would all be happy if even five of these fights take place.
Canela wants NOTHING to do with Benavidez!
Nope will never happen shanelo will not fight benavitiz
I don’t know about that now. Lol
you spoke to him?
lets see it. seems that the fight would draw alot of money, so it should be made
I feel Canelo actually has the edge in this fight in terms of boxing IQ and a solid enough chin to withstand the power of Benavidez should it come to fruition. It would be a great fight though and probably a pretty close one regardless.
That would FOR SURE be a fan friendly fight! These guys both believe in dealing out the pain. I honestly give the edge to Benavidez. He’s relentless in walking guys down and plant is a master of dodging and avoiding it didn’t help him much after the halfway point of the fight and he ended up being beaten up badly to the point that his corner wanted to stop the fight.
Nice fight, but Plant is no Canelo. If Canelo hit Benavidez like Plant did….
Plant hit Benavidez? Hahah the times when Canelo has fought heavy punchers he changes up his style and is not as agressive as he is when he fights feather fisted fighters like BJS and Plant.
With the rare exception of Callum Smith, who Canelo fought when the brit was ill. Canelo lost twice to a younger Triple G and as soon as he tasted Bivol’s pop, he went into defensive mode. So you are correct.
why canelo go for charlo?
because Charlo talks and talks and fights NO ONE! Not Canelo, or GGG, or Andrade or anyone that is going to maybe win. He was asking Bivol to come down and meet him at 168. He wants the guy to weaken himself and Charlo has no belt at 168? Guy is full of SHT!
Canelo will pick him apart with 9 rounds its going to be easy TKO for Canelo and after he destroys Benavidez the masses wil say hes ducking the next lotto ticket holder whoever that is at the time *yawn*
Yeah, this fight makes more sense than a Canelo vs Bivol rematch. Rematches should only be justified if the first fight was competitive, which it was not. Canelo needs to take care of this chicano as he has no other options for his legacy. The Russian will just beat him up worse this time, and probably stop him. Bivol also beats up Benavides, and I’m not sure David even beats Callum Smith, as he is not weight drained anymore, and he has one punch knock you unconscious power.
No way David sees the 12th round if he fights Canelo. Just like it’s probably going to be very tough to get Charlo to sign the dotted line for either one of those fights. Canelo should be able to make one of those two fights before the end of this year hopefully. He needs to get Bivol out of his head. He will never beat Bivol.
Still have to give respect to both DB and Plant making this fight happen in the first place. I think Mexico will demand the Canelo/DB fight and it will not be good for Canelo if he finds a way to avoid it now that DB beat Plant. If this fight doesnt happen, what is next for DB?
Lol Canelo doesn’t care about Mexico’s demands. He’s a dude who roots for Tank Davis over Ryan Garcia. He’s his own man and calls his own shots. Look at who he’s fighting now. Mexico didn’t demand it but its happening.
The winner of this bout is more than entitled for a shot at Canelo.
Everyone still thinks Canelo is some monster puncher huh?? Have you forgotten that most of his huge KO’s were against smaller guys fighting at a catchweight where they had to come up in weight?? Canelo will not hurt Benevidez. Also, have you also forgot how poor Canelos endurance is? Benevidez is a machine who gets stronger and stronger as the fight goes on and never tires. He is a nightmare for Canelo. If this fight happens, I doubt it will, Benevidez will simply outwork Canelo. Would definitely be a good fight because Canelo always gives it his all but I don’t think it’ll be enough to beat Benevidez.
Benavidez isn’t a smart boxer he just throws punches. Canelo will make him miss all night. Canelo isn’t a light puncher either and I doubt Benavidez has been hit as hard as Canelo will hit him. Canelo KO’d a man at 175 so what is a 168-pounder going to be?
Pleasing to see both men showing respect for one -another in victory and defeat after the bout…. instead of the usual post mouthful of excuses. Well done to both.
Canelo is in retirement stage ..he’s done taking intriguing fights
Benavidez’s recent performance is why Canelo will DEFINITELY fight him. Benavidez is a banger but doesn’t have a high fight IQ. Its been proven Canelo has difficulty with high IQ boxers ala Maywather and Bivol. Benavidez was outboxed by Plant who didn’t have the power to keep Benavidez off and he faded in the later rounds. Canelo on the other will outbox him and has the power to keep Benavidez off. Without fail, Canelo tends to fade late in fighters. Benavidez will have to eat a lot of shots and hope to hang in there with Canelo in the later rounds to stand a chance. I say Canelo fights Benevidez before he fights Bivol because its less risk. I believe Benavidez is a bit overhype. Mark my words as someone who isn’t the biggest Canelo fan. He will beat Benavidez with ease because of his superior boxing, and movement and he can bang. Benavidez will be totally outclassed and possibly stopped. If Canelo fight Bivol he has a snowball’s chance in hell at win because Bivol is a high IQ boxer.
Not any time soon! Canelo has ryder and another beat down loss in the bivol rematch. I doubt canelo will take on benavidez after the upcoming rematch loss against bivol in september. It will be too risky for canelo to take on benavidez right after bivol risking back to back losses. So, nope not happening!
Alvarez vs Benavidez is a tremendous fight that must be made if boxing is to retain respectability.
I have never been impressed with Plant and didn’t expect him to win this fight. He runs his mouth like his boxing skills are equal to that of Floyd Mayweather, when in actuality he’s not remotely close to that level. Truly great fighters find a way to win when the stakes are high and he simply does not meet the mark.
Although I expected Benavidez to win this fight, I’m a bit disappointed that he didn’t find a way to take Plant out of there. After all, he’s supposed to be a “Mexican Monster” with punishing power. If anything his limitations were exposed a bit here, and he doesn’t seem to be as great as he thinks he is. I’m not impressed with him. Frankly, he needs to fight more often, which is a common problem for many of today’s fighters. They all seem to fight as seldom as allowed, while building hype and seeking only big money matchups with big name fighters like Canelo.
If properly trained and motivated, Canelo presents some serious problems for Benavidez. Canelo is a stronger puncher, much smarter, and far more experienced. For the first time, Benavidez would be hit by shots that he has never been hit before. I’m not sure he can take those shots. It would be an interesting fight, sure. But Benavidez doesn’t impress me enough for such a fight to be a must-see.
Let’s not forget Benavidez took the low road and tried to blame the ref for not getting the KO lol. If Plant was able to outbox him then Canelo will have an easier time outboxing him.
The fact that your saying Canelo has to is proof he doesn’t have too.
??? Na. There’s more work to be done. He got 2 names on his resume. Beat Boo Boo and then you deserve Canelo
Everyone Saying Canelo and Benavidez is a must see is only a casual boxing fan
Canelo will beat this guy, he gets hit too easily. Benevidez is also not the one punch ko type like his fans will have you believe. Canelo`s body punching will slow him down, making the weight will also slow him down. This guy looks like a cruiser sweating down to super middle, you can only do that to your body for a period of time. This is a much easier fight for “Mex-meat” than Bivol who is so skilled.
Will be very competitive fight Boxing and fans will be winner Fight will go full distance split decision for ??? depending on day I am doing martial Arts you can be good all week when on the day it counts you under perform or have bad luck ….
What I want someone to explain to me is how Canelo is not being forced to defend his mandatory against the number #1 contender? Benividez has been in that slot now for over a year. Why is Canelo allowed to take fights at 175 and now a fight against a number #8 contender and side step Benividez? He should be in negotiation to defend against Benividez next or be stripped of the belt.
I believe Canelo will beat Benavidez. I have almost no doubt about it. It’s just a feeling. He’s a good counter puncher, pressure fighter with good strength and defense it wont be easy for Benavidez.I hope the fight takes place at some point because it should be a great fight.