I reminded everyone who the real champion at 168 is
“I think I just solidified myself as a dominant force here,” said David “El Monstruo” Benavídez after he defended his WBC interim super middleweight title against Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade. “I just reminded everyone who the real champion at 168 is. Who wants to see me versus Canelo? I’m going to be super middleweight champion of the world, three-time world champion. Now, just give me the fight that we all want to see. Who wants to see Benavídez versus Canelo?
“Everybody says I’m not this, I’m not that, I’m flat-footed, I have no defense. This guy probably applied one of the best defenses. He’s really good offensively. He could barely even hit me, so I think that says a lot on its own. I just have to keep beating who they put in front of me. I’m the best. I’m going to be the best. I’m going to be a legend by the time I’m done, so whoever you keep putting in front of me, I’ll keep knocking them down.
“Let’s give the people what they want to see. They want to see Benavídez versus Canelo.”
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Demetrius Andrade stated, “I’ll be back – back to the drawing board. I moved up in weight classes. I’ll work on my body a little more and I’ll be right back at it. I thought overall I did everything I needed to do to get the bigger man off me. David’s definitely a hell of a fighter. Nobody was even willing to get in the ring with him. I tried to become a three-division world champion. That’s not far-fetched. David was the man tonight. Benavídez is the bigger man.”
The reason why Benavidez did not fought Canelo in the past years to present is because he lost his belt due to being overweight. If he still have the WBC belt, Canelo might fought him already. Same with Casimero vs Inoue, Casimero lost his belt in the sauna bath issue. As a result Inoue fought the one who held the belt.
It’s a good excuse that Canelo will use IF he decides to take the fight, but we know it’s baloney. The ONLY excuse Alvarez has is that he was waiting for Benavides to really build his stock to make it happen. Financially, great matchup. Stylistically, a nightmare for Canelo. I wouldn’t bet the farm on this one taking place.
So you’re going to act like you don’t remember when Canelo said he didn’t fight other Mexicans? You’re making excuse. There was no reason to ight Charlo who was 2 weight classes below when Benavidez was in his weight class. What excuse will you make if it doesn’t happen in May?
He said that, after saying that and some negative press, Canelo has said, he will fight anyone.
Sometimes is hard to read in between the lines
Canelo hasn’t ducked Benavidez to think otherwise just shows how stupid some people actually are. David Benavidez prior to the Caleb Plant fight hadn’t fought anyone remotely good. He hadn’t earned it let alone attempt to call Canelo out to make that fight happen sooner. I remember when David himself said in an interview that Canelo wasn’t ducking him. However there are those casual boxing fans who are misinformed or doesn’t know what the hell they are talking about. I’m going to educate some peopel right here and tell you I guarantee Canelo Alvarez beats Benavidez. Canelo is a different beast. Mark my words.
I remember when a lot of people said that Canelo was ducking Jermell Charlo lmfao. Don’t tell me no one wanted to see that fight when half the damn ignorant world all these biased boxing casuals were saying that Jermell Charlo was too skilled and too good and would knock Canelo out in 7 rounds but wtf happened? Everyone makes more excuses to justify their ignorance. Canelo was too skilled for him. Charlo didn’t know wtf to do.
Mayweather was old when he schooled Canelo, Canelos not on that other level your taking about.
People are starting to say that Canelo is ducking Crawford because he wasn’t want to fight him lmfao. He doesn’t want to fight Crawford because that fight makes zero sense whatsoever. Crawford has a shit resume the man hasn’t fought anyone great in his entire career. There are plenty of fights that Crawford refuse to take like Ennis. He gave the title up because he didn’t want to fight him that is a duck. You don’t see Canelo doing that shit the man will fight anyone and has proved it tiem and tiem again. The 11 months it took Canelo became Undisputed by knocking off 3 undefeated fighters was better than David Benavidez entire 10-year career lol.
If Canelo fights anyone why did he avoid Beterbiev like the plague at 175lb?
Bro, how ignorant can you be? Crawford offered Boots the fight and Boots declined to stay loyal to Showtime. That’s directly from Bozi’s mouth. Bud is a 3 weight class 2 time undisputed champion. He has a HOF career and was a HOFer before the Spence fight. Canelo won’t fight him because he won’t get any credit for beating a fighter that started at 135 and moved up three more weight classes to fight him. Dang I hate fanboys that pretend to be boxing fans. You don’t have put down another fighter to lift up your man crush.
Immediately after Canelo saying he doesn’t fight other Mexicans, Benavidez entered the ring for a fight while waving the flag of Equador! Lol!!!
Equador or Mexican, Canelo needs to fight his axx lol in May or September.
Anyone know what David weighed on fight night ? He looked like a cruiserweight
That was my thought as well. He was sooooo much physically larger than Andrade. This fight went about like I expected. Andrade was looking good early with swift boxing, but Benavides just beat on him from about round 3 until the end. There’s a reason why weight classes exist, and Benavides knows how to work his way down in weight to give himself the biggest advantage. It would certainly be a fun fight if/when he gets Canelo.
What do you mean weight classes, Andrade moved up for a reason, he can’t make 160, there’s no excuse.
It is funny that he doesn’t catch flack for being a weight bully himself.
I read a report saying Andrade was looking to come in at 190 pounds.
They didn’t announce his ring weight, but being at the fight he certainly looked like a cruiserweight to me. And I’m still pissed off there were no ring girls!
Hopefully we see it.
It’s at least interesting
Unlike the recent Canelo opponents
Congrats to Benavidez, good fighter, but the fact that he fought at 201 lbs as an amateur and has struggled to make weight at 168 lbs; but due to his youth (26 years old), he can still do it, most of the time, gives him a size advantage over “all” of his opponents. Andrade is 35 years old, was relatively inactive, and don’t forget; he started his career at 154 lbs, and spent a short time at 160 lbs before moving to 168 lbs a couple of fights ago. He could have given Benavidez problems with his style, but the size difference was too much to overcome. Benavidez should be fighting at Light Heavyweight at minimum. You never hear him calling out Bivol or Beterbiev, just the shorter Canelo. He’ll end up fighting Beterbiev when he’s over 40 and Bivol when he’s close to 40, claiming how great he is. Facts!
Umm he called out Bivol this past week on the Stephen A Smith show…he said he’s having a hard time making 168 at will prob go up to 175 if he doesn’t get the Canelo fight.
of course he did but will he sign the contract or just “talk” Bivol schools him easier than he did Ramirez who Benavide clearly ducked for years and both Benavide nor even Bivol want any part of Beterbiev thats why you hear absolutely nothing no calling out of Beterbiev hahahahaha just the much smaller Canelo
Bivol has 10 times the talent of Andrade, and is much much bigger!
of course he did but will he sign the contract or just “talk” Bivol schools him easier than he did Ramirez who Benavidez clearly ducked for years and both Benavidez nor even Bivol want any part of Beterbiev thats why you hear absolutely nothing no calling out of Beterbiev hahahahaha just the much smaller Canelo
Why would he fight Bivol? No money in it, no fan interest. How can you duck a fight no one cares about? Delusional
He better leave Bivol alone lol. He will get a boxing lesson for sure. He’s kind of a weight bully.
Aces,
good plan. but Bivol is Much Better than Canelo. will be tougher
Ehhh. He’s sticking to 168 division for the time being. He’s only 26 and his body has not fully matured yet. Once he does, hell will move up. But, Betwrbiev will be gone by then. Bivol might be around and will make for a great matchup. Right now, he has a target on Canelo and it’s his motivation.
Why fight him he’s payed his dues now he’s making big bucks but towards the end of his career maybe he’ll fight him but I don’t see it
Canelo is only 5”7 and started his career at 140lbs and has fought all the way up to 175lbs.. Bivol looked like a cruiser weight when he fought Canelo .I bet Bivol was around 200lbs on fight night and nobody says a thing. Andrade made excuses and the major one was that David was way bigger? Yes, and what? All of Canelos opponents are all bigger than him but Andrade couldn’t do what he did David what he did to the smaller Jayson Quigley due to the fact that Andrade was the bigger guy. It’s boxing and if they make the weight limit it’s all fair.
Unfortunately I don’t think a fight with Canelo will be next, Benavidez has become a case of what else do I have to do…
If Benavid z stays at 168
They might match him up against Morell
Which I don’t think he needs to take that fight, at this point a better move would be to challenge Bivol
Chasing Canelo by way of mandatory is not working, shame on the WBC
Feels like he has to bed F@kk that
Go up and face Bivolif you win he can gloat about it and ignore Canelo and if he loses buy performs better than what Canelo did he will be appreciated more than what Canelo was
Anyways Good Job Benavidez
Canelo vs Benavidez is a rich fight that has been well marinated at this point, but Canelo and his team might be hesitant about it, because is not the same a bycicles (Charlo) than a war tank (Benavidez), but hopefully the fight will happen in 2024.
I will bet 17 pesos that Canelo completely avoids Benavidez!
He would rather retire than face the monster.
I’ll throw in 10 million Colombian pesos.
That right hand in the 4th started all the problems.
Agreed MRob3, Benavidez should go up to 175 lbs and if he beats Bivol, he has that notch in his belt. If he loses, maybe Canelo fights him then. If he can’t get Canelo, that’s a good fight IMO.
we all know this guy is for real, and so does Canelo,so why not make it, its a very big money fight, and both guys will be ready, this is what boxing needs.Real fighters fighting only the best.
good solid win for Benavidez but he will be crushed by the way smaller Canelo and then i guarantee you hes going to make the excuse he had weight drain issues same excuse Spence had wait and see
Way smaller Canelo? Shorter maybe.
Agreed. He has a natural stocky build. Like Mike Tyson who was always fighting people much taller than himself. Don’t recall anyone saying he was too short to be a heavyweight.
The Mako was right, Benavidez let Andrade have his way with his arm punches to see what he has. Then like a shark Benavidez hit Andrade with such force that Andrade was sucking wind. Then the knock down and a couple of rounds later Andrade had no life. Benavidez took it and then his soul.
Canelo always avoided Benavidez because he knew he stood zero chance at beating Benavidez. Now we will see if Canelo fights David in May of if Canelo becomes a snowflake like Charla when he avoided and ran away and ducked Tim Tszyu 9 times.
I think he is too big for Canelo, way too big.
The Bivol fight looks to be more competitive.
I doubt either of those 2 will sign to fight him though.
Bivol looks to be dodging Beterbiev.
Canelo might retire just to avoid this guy.
My opinions of last night are as follows:
Charlo should fight Plant. I think the fight is easy to make and makes sense for both guys and is winnable for both guys.
Andrade may want to consider retiring. If he fights on then he should try to get to middleweight. He will have to accept though that his paydays are likely not going to be all that great. Some guys like Broner can lose and still get fights because of their persona. Ryan Garcia is still a draw as he has social media, looks, and an exciting style. Andrade to me clearly does not have that. The risk/reward of anyone using him as a dance partner in a big fight I do not think will ever be there. I am not saying that is necessarily fair but I think it is reality.
Awhile back someone on here said Canelo was ducking Benavidez and I said hold on a minute, Benavidez is not big enough yet for anyone to say Canelo is ducking him. Well he is big enough now! If Canelo does not fight him soon, it will at least to the public appear to be a duck. The boxing Gods are now calling and as the star of the sport I think Canelo will look bad if he does not respond.
Andrade should retire!! Yes, he was well beaten by an excellent top contender and he hardly looked shot in the process. Since when does that mean retiring? I think you are overreacting.
I do not think he looked shot either Colson..but I just do not know where he goes. He is 35. He could fight Morrell but what is in it for Morrell? If Morrell does not stop him he looks bad, if he does he only did what someone else already did. He could like I said move down and try to get himself into a position to fight Alimkhanuly. Remember though..he is with PBC so the path of getting to that fight could be challenging. Maybe I am overreacting a bit with the suggestion…but I still he needs to take a hard look at what opportunities will be there for him.
After watching this fight, I am now convinced that Canelo will beat this guy up, Benavidez is tailor made for Canelo’s style, Canelo physically is stronger extremely durable, has a super great chin, and his counter punching skills are at elite level. Canelo will not allow Benavidez to bully him or back him up. If I was Canelo I’d jump on this boy as soon possible and bully the bully.
With the movie NAPOLEON being out. I think that David might be Canelo’s Waterloo.
The big money is the Reason he wants Canelo. Canelo brings so much more money with pay per view. But I think that Charlo bro on the undercard will be the better fight for Benivedez.
There are levels to this. Andrade was giving Benavidez a bit of trouble with his boxing. Benavidez was simply the bigger man and imposed his will. If Canelo fought him next it would make sense to take place in May or September. I think Canelo schools him. Canelo has power and he’s slick. I just hope Canelo stops screwing around and accept the fight already. There is literally nowhere else to go.
Fighting good for 2 rounds is giving a good fight this should go on throw the whole fight not just 2 rounds
The difference is show stamina and endurance along with your attack not just for 2 rounds
My point was Andrade was outgunned before the bell rang by the much larger Benavidez and he went for it. Once he realized the size was too much to overcome it was over. Andrade put up a much better effort than some thought he would. He could have put up a Charlo like effort ala Canelo or a Manny-type effort against Mayweather.
Benavides has big chances to beat cánelo
He is 26 old
He is tall
And natural 168 lbs
Very good fight
Sorry, but I can’t respect Andrade. The very FIRST time he faces tough opposition and in a fight that isn’t going his way he quits on his stool. THAT is not a champion. More like a coward. How embarrassing for him!! Anyways, he was a no name to begin with and will stay that way. Now we need the fight everyone wants, Canelo vs Benavidez.
canelo stop ducking benavides . its getting embarrassing the way you hide behind sulaiman/ wbc . real boxing fans will respect you more, even if you lose .
Am I the only one? This is a fight I DON’T WANT TO SEE! Besides, look how easy it was for Bivol to kick Canelo’s ass!
Naaaaa it was not easy if canelo had won the 12 round it would be a draw
Canelo personally might want to fight Benavidez, we fo know one way or the other. However, I’m guessing his camp doesn’t want Canelo anywhere near Benavidez…just my opinion
Even if canelo accepts to fight Benavides it will be with weight rehydration clauses and other “clauses/handicaps “ so he can beat him. Time to wake up boxing fans they are just taking our money . Sad to say it but that’s the reality . It’s a business , not a sport anymore .
Canelo will destroy Benavides without a doubt, although I like Benavides and he’s good but he doesn’t hit as hard as Canelo nor has the skills. If everyone compares experience skills and power punches you’ll see what I’m talking about.
Boo boo got all scared and decided to sit on the stool in round 6 cause he got a big boo boo no winner chicken dinner just a big ol quieter cry baby
Benavidez has never jumped out at me as a compelling, must-see fighter. He seems like a natural light heavy or cruiserweight, campaigning as a super middle to give himself a better chance of fighting Canelo. Others have described him as a ‘savage’, but he doesn’t impress me. He does take quite a few shots, even though he usually enjoys a height advantage over his opponents, much like the pathetic Tyson Fury. He hasn’t fought any legends. He just feels like yet another fighter obsessed with fighting Canelo because of the big money he would make.
I don’t think he can beat Canelo. Canelo has fought and beaten much better fighters than Benavidez. He has fought legends. He is much smarter, more experienced, a far better boxer, and carries far more power in his shots. Canelo can knock out light heavyweights, maybe even cruiserweights, and is one of the few fighters today who has always been able to get the kind over leverage in his shots that Mike Tyson did. Tank Davis can as well. An example of the difference between Benavidez and Canelo is a common opponent: Caleb Plant. Against Plant, Benavidez and Plant slugged it out, with Benavidez gaining the decision. They both got hit quite a bit. Both had their moments. Had Benavidez had the skills and power to knock out Plant, he would have, but he didn’t have those skills or that level of power. When Plant fought Canelo, Canelo picked Plant’s brain, outboxed him, hurt him, then knocked him out.
Yes, it would be an interesting matchup, but I don’t feel Benavidez deserves a fight with Canelo any more than the other fighters Canelo has fought, and I don’t penalize Canelo because he hasn’t fought Benavidez.
Don’t expect that all the boxers must have technique
Lot of them don’t have technique but they have the tools to be successful in boxing
Mike Tyson
Edwin Valero
Many Pacquiao
Erik morales
GGG
Koztys tzuyu
Henry Armstrong
Vaquero Navarrete
Diego corrales
Etc etc etc
They were champions with no pure technique but they based his victories on agressiveness and power
So don’t expect all the champions have to fight like Alexis Argüello
Technique don’t make you good boxer
There have lot of technicians that they could not even win a championship fight
Andrade might not impresss you because his technique but he is there winning a and beating all his opponents
Monster in 2!
— At least we know Bena has to be the next Cinco de Mayo Canelo fight for Canelo, preferably in the massive Mexico City Bullring with 100,000 spectators going wild, Canelo’s gift to Mexico before retirement.
“He’s had nobody else to fight.” DB
Yep.
Boxing screwed up by placing so much money on Canelo….it’s almost like a bounty….and everyone from welterweights to LHs wants that reward . Bivol would be a good choice for Benevides but not Beterbiev. Bivol out points you but Beterbiev wrecks your career.
I would like to remind everyone that beating Andrade is no big deal! This was Andrade’s first ever in his entire career fight with a world champion! and as I had said all along, he lost! Canelo would have beaten him even worse than David did just to prove his point “you fight with nobody, you are horrible fighter”, I don’t even think Andrade would have beaten Plant? I’m just saying don’t gauge David beating Canelo on this fight! Andrade was just a hype job; he may have done some good things as an amateur, as a pro he won 2 vacated titles from 2 unknown opponents, and he vacated those same titles as soon as he got a mandatory, he didn’t want to face. He claimed he was ducked, and the only reason that was, was because he had a reputation for backing out of fights at the last-minute leaving promoters scrambling for a replacement for a lot less money. Not because as he claims he was so feared! Canelo wouldn’t even use this guy for sparring!
Hats off to Andrade, gracious in defeat. He might of earned more respect from those who constantly berate him.
Respect to Andrade??? He quit
Canelo should keep benavidez off the radar! He has to much to lose in that fight! Benabidez is a natural light heavyweight like bivol and, the extra weight and size will be a disadvantage for canelo in the later rounds. He should let benavidez take on bivol or berteviev and move on.
I think this win is totally overrated ,Andrade came up two divisions and had never fought anyone that presented any kind of test so nobody really knew where he was talent wise and I think we just found out….Im still not impressed by Benavidez hes just huge at 168 ,at 175 is where he should be then we will see about Benavidez.