David Benavídez 166.75 vs. Caleb Plant 167.25
(WBC interim super middleweight title)
Jesús Ramos 153.25 vs. Joey Spencer 153.25
Chris Colbert 134.5 vs. Jose Valenzuela 134
Cody Crowley 145.25 vs. Abel Ramos 146
Kevin Gonzalez 121.5 vs. José Sanmartin 121.5
Orestes Velazquez 142 vs. Marcelino Lopez 141.75
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: Showtime PPV
excellent, two top guys that want to fight.
remember f++k usyk & fury,, spence & crawford
Wouldn’t say plant is a top fighter
Ask yourself, why is this fight N O T 15Rounds and Same-day Weigh-in. Both fighters talk as such.
Do not be deceived that 15Rounds and Same-day Weigh-in are unsafe. It is the total contrary. 15Rounds and Same-day Weigh-in was exercised for more than five decades [ successfully ] and is what sustained boxing’s indelible hold on public imagination. SEE; Archie Moore, Giacobbe LaMotta, Roberto Duran, Larry Holmes and many others.
Said duration and procedures are not guilty of fighters short or long-term health erosion. The futility of having ONE trainer per boxer and the variableness of in-ring limitations [ said Pugilist ] incurs are, including many other forms of negligible acts. The 12Rounds era is like an associate’s degree versus the PhD levels of [ the ] 15Rounds Gladiatorial integrity.
©️Coach Hilario 2023
I fully agree.
©️Roberto Barros 2023
I disagree with several points of your posts.
1- Same day weight in, if a said fighter is having trouble making weight as is the case of many fighters and they happened to manage to make weight on the same day of the fight as per your post, then they are weakened, they don’t have enough time to rehydrate, and experts have concluded these could lead to serous injuries, and fatalities.
2- if you exclude the root causes of injuries, harms, and deaths in boxing, then you are making a tailor made and unsound argument “Said duration and procedures are not guilty of fighters short or long-term health erosion”
3- You are picking and choose when you named few fighters; you excluded to name a few: Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali, Frankie Campbell, Jimmy Doyle, Davey Moore — (Sugar Ramos), Young Ali, Kim Duk-koo, Benny Paret, Johnny Owen, and Tony Marino to name a few. These few fighters I included are unfortunate warriors who perished or had pugilists dementia
I dislike when fans try to play politics with boxing with inexpert opinions. These decisions have being made to protect boxers and prolong their healthy lives after boxing. Even with the reductions of title fights from 15 to 12, and one day before the fight weight in, they are still much to be done to protect the fighters. No one knows what is like to drain yourself to make weight, fight a competitive opponent with all your might, and/or how hurt one gets from punches except fighters. I am 1,000,000%+…+ in favor of sound, proven, scientific decisions to save and prolong a fighter life.
I get the feeling boxers would fight a 20 rounder if given the title shot.
Thank you Tai.
Respectfully, without being emotional. The most famous ingredient to pridefulness is Muhammad Ali. He chose N O T to learn, rehearse and master the Science of Boxiana. Do you comprehend and or teach the highest levels of said Science? I do. Wherein, contains Gladiatorial healthfulness synchronicities that shields one from health erosion. When taught as a universitarian syllabi. Many do N O T comprehend said descriptives. Nor teach them. Including, the customary ONE person ‘renowned’ trainer. The fact remains, that Ali incurred career-long health erosion for N O T learning said Science. Have you factored these truths ? Ali’s post-career [ health ] complications were still actively a part of [ his decision ] to not learn his craft of choice. He chose to box and N O T learn said science. Boxing can not choose its practitioner. Whereupon, irrefutably proves boxing’s physical contact is N O T guilty for Ali’s accumulated and post career health erosion.
People are very emotional with Ali and hardly ever [ to never ] hold him accountable [ for his choices ]. Even Angelo Dundee was N O T an educator.
Secondly, the names I shared went through decades of 15Rounds and Same-day Weigh-in behaving disciplined. Have you fought and made weight within said procedures ? Or not make weight and had to fight in the next weight ?
I have. The fighters I shared are living healthy today. While Moore and LaMotta died healthier and longer than Ali who compiled 66 professional bouts.
Thirdly, I was raised in the Petronelli AC. Had the privilege to have been part of many Same-day Weigh-in [ in amateur fights ]. That is still performing and walking the aisle. Amen. Said experiences saw me arrive disciplined, on weight. Said Athletic Club saw me experience sparring [ scrimmages ] with an array of global Pugilists, who would come visit, just to be part of the [ famed ] atmosphere.
Fourthly, you speak as a ‘follower’ of nonparticipants whom are inconclusive in their ‘studies,’ that made erroneous decisions that are and were masked through the guise of portraying [ the safety and security ] of the Pugilist. That is common deception.
Fifth, I have researched E V E R Y syllable I share and can prove in any court of law, that what I share and educate are true and un-opinionated.
I own Copyrights to all my literature.
*Sixth, I am N O T a fan on here.
I am a man of integrity with a monumental plan, via the words I covey. Therefore, I am N O T just ‘talking’ like the highest majority [ to all ] that come on here, with fast words and in their presence [ you learn they never boxed and or do
N O T teach said Science. Nor do they have a lifelong educational chronology thereof, to back up their verbiage. Additionally, they do not comprehend said Science and or never accomplished serious goals, and or do not have high reading and comprehension prowess.
©️Coach Hilario 2023
I stand by my comments, you cannot pick and choose fighters to suit your point and exclude others fighters who died or develop Parkinson Disease. In addition, your premises cannot exclude the essential elements that protect/unprotect boxers. I can say much more, but I don’t see the point to educate/enlight an individual who points are views so biased and won’t admit the fallacies of his so called arguments…
I stand by my comments, you cannot pick and choose fighters to suit your point and exclude others fighters who died and/or developed Parkinson Disease. In addition, your premises cannot exclude the essential elements that protect/unprotect boxers. I can say much more, but I don’t see the point to educate/enlighten an individual who points of views are so biased and won’t admit to the fallacies of his so called arguments…
Decisions made by these organizations have nothing to do with fighter safety but much to do with finding more ways to increase collected fees.
Making changes from 15 to 12 rounds had nothing to do with fighter safety?
changing same day fight weight in to one day prior fight night weight in had nothing to do with fighter safety?
quite interesting…
Boxing averaged 9-12 deaths per year when it was 15 rds and the stats have not changed since it went 12 rds. 15 rds is the Championship limit!
Please share your sources for the above? thanks
according to your logic we should make the fights 10rds, better yet, lets save everyone and make the title fights 5 rds.
I find your above comment childish, and not worth to engage. I would just answered you with a single statement, conversely why fights were changed from 100, 50, 20 rounds to 12? If longer round fights are safer and bring entertainment then why there were reduced?
I’m staying neutral on this one Coach Charlo.
Exactly correct-fifteen round fights were a major sporting event unlike the every bout is a title fights of today.
I have no issue with same day weigh-ins, but I’d only want to see it if the weight classes were revised upward. In the modern world, there are so few real people weighing featherweight or below that those weight classes can easily be driven upward.
Cannot understand the thumbs down. Making weight the same day stops fighters who are above the weight class from dehydrating down and rehydrating up in 24 hrs which IS unhealthy. My biggest beef is the 12 rd limit. It should be for competition between contenders. The Championship should be special 15rds! The 12 Rd limit favors the boxer over the puncher. The investment in bodywork shows between the 12 and 15th. Can the boxer keeps up the movement and speed or will he be forced to mix it up in the final rds. Hadthe 12 rd limit always been so, it would have changed the history of the Game. Marciano KO’D Walcott in the 13th rd after being behind on all the scorecards to the slicker Walcott. Louis would have lost a 12 rd decision to Conn had there not been a 13th rd. The controversial ending of Taylor-Chavez would have been settled in the 13th when Taylor would have been KO’D. The hard punchers work is evident in the real championship rds. the 12 through the 15th!
At first I was thinking David by tko, but I’m starting to see that Caleb is in his head. I think plant just might school him.
I pick Plant, he looks so determined and extremely trim.
Could have somethin there but he Plant to would have to agree to this. is not easy. Could his conditioning hold up? For 15 plus it’s not a 15 Rd fight it’s fi12.
I think ur right. David looks smaller. He super skill was size and fast combos. Hey may have just lost his size and may have to jus refer to his combos as his only weapon. This fight just got interesting
I’ll take Benavidez, but the margin is close enough to keep it interesting.
Bena look drained-out! Reminds me of the former WBC 130lb ruler whom Oscar dethroned..still Bena a very dangerous skilled fighter.
Agreed. He has probably over trained. Didn’t look good at the weigh in.
Benavidez is an obnoxious bastard! But unfortunately, I don’t see Plant prevailing in this one.
Geez. Benavidez looks skeletal here. See what goes. Good to see top fighters facing each other.
Yes bro, imo one of the highlights this year and a possible legendary fight.
Did Plant put hands on Benavidez? Didn’t show the next scene did it:)
Benavidez made weight, but on fight night, how much will he weigh?
On fight night, how much of a weight advantage will Benavidez have over Plant?
Caleb will get TKO planted by Benavidez (in 10).
What a good looking card! One of the better PPV’s in some time. I got:
Crowley beats Ramos by UD
Colbert schools Rayo but wins SD
J Ramos tko’s Spencer in war
Plant beats Benavidez by UD (both may hit the canvas)
Can’t wait
Plant has a long left index finger. That doesn’t mean he’ll win the fight though. I think the Plant will get uprooted
OOH! A name pun. Well done, Sir.
Benevidez normally weights a couple under the limit at 168. Plant is pretty solid, but Benevidez can box if he has to. I think him talking about a KO is a tactic. He isn’t a huge Ko puncher. He wants Plant to come to him. He doesn’t want to turn this into a box fest. Benevidez by decision. He might get the KO, but he is no fool. He won’t press the knockout. He isn’t that type of fighter in my view
Have you even looked at Benavidez record? He can crack and wear his man down and always looks to put them away.
Plant is playing that youngsters mind like Vivaldi was playing his violin.
Good for him
Why is this photographer the only person wearing a face diaper? Someone tell him Covid is over and to remove it from his face.
Kap’s getting knocked out.
Both looking phenomenal! I already see some wrestling and tying up. Early rounds to Caleb frustrating Benavidez. Plant fizzles in the late rounds and a TKO by Benavidez.
You guys talked me into getting this one! I wanna see it bad now!
bye bye Benavidez!
Benavides as most Mexicans don’t have muscle but he has what we all Mexicans have …..BALLS’…. That’s what make Mexicans successful in boxing we are a truly warriors that fight going forward we never back up
David in 3
Not sure what has happened in the last year but Benavidez was the big hype by fightnews posters and was going to beat Canelo (if the fight happens) and then take on the 175 division. Few months later the prediction is he wont even beat Plant. Benavidez too much, too strong for Plant and a late TKO.
Benavidez looks drawn from making the weight, Plant doesn’t. I’ll go Plant by narrow decision
Benavidez Is going to destroy Plant within 4 rounds.
Wow, lots of folks are going against Benavidez. Many reasons were listed for picking Plant.
I wonder if people also want Benavidez to lose because they fear Canelo will have no choice (forced by pressure) but to deal with Benavidez (at 168)??. We will never know the true king of 168 until there is a Canelo vs. Benavidez boxing war. Plant had his chance, but Canelo took care of him (no need for a rematch).
After Benavidez takes care of Plant, I am looking forward to reading comments/excuses/fears about a future Canelo vs. Benavidez fight at 168 only. I have a feeling Canelo may try to fight Benavidez at 175 and not at 168 (for whatever reason/s).
First thing first, Benavidez must defeat Plant impressively (hopefully by TKO) or else some folks will have another reason (as an excuse or by fear) to mention Canelo should not fight Benavidez at 168.
I’m personally not a Canelo fan, but I respect that he routinely goes out and tries to make big fights. Granted, his next one isn’t too exciting, but he’s been willing to give everyone a shot. Beacuse he’s a good draw, everyone will call him out just because there is so much $$$ to be made. Truth is, Canelo had no real reason to fight Bivol and could’ve stayed at 168. He challenged himself, lost, but that’s still admirable.