Former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) has announced on social media that he will next take on former two-time WBC champion David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs). Benavidez has confirmed. The bout will reportedly be on pay-per-view in early 2023.
Caleb Plant: I went and MADE it happen. Contract signed. See you next year 😤 #RevengeTour
David Benavidez: It’s official. Benavidez vs Plant! You can’t hide from me anymore. I’ll see u soon 😈. @calebplant
Wow plant has bigger cojones than canelo.
I don’t see plant winning, but kudos to him for stepping up to the challenge.
I don’t see scared saul ever fighting benavidez.
I figured this fight would happen. I know it is not done yet but I just had a feeling this is one that would be made. Before Plant had the Canelo fight to protect. Now he knows he will never be considered for a rematch unless he beats guys like Benavidez. For Benavidez…he is finally getting a name in the ring with him. If he wins in a convincing fashion…the public will start to demand a Canelo fight. Being that they are both with PBC there are no real roadblocks like usual. The fight is good for both guys. Sure I also think Plant loses….but if he is not willing to try and prove us wrong…then there is no point in him fighting as the Canelo payday would be enough to retire with. This is the path that gives him the possibility of pay days like that again. It is nice that he appears to understand this. Plus I am sure this fight will be a decent payday for both.
Benavides is too big for canelo and would have more than 20 pounds advantage after hydration over canelo if they were to ever fight! Benavidez should be out of the map for canelo. Plant is a decent fight for benavidez and he should take on the bivol vs zurdo next! He’s a light heavyweight!
That is exactly why weigh-ins should be the day of the fight; you eliminate the 20-lb. hydrate hustle!
Agree w/same day weigh-ins.
Truly, when did they change? I’ve been a boxing fan for decades and don’t know.
Yes, there will be a significant advantage, but at the same time Alvarez has been doing the same for most of his career. At middleweight, he would weigh as high as 177 come fight time. This will definitely be a MAJOR obstacle before the fight is agreed on.
At Jr. middleweight he was as heavy as 176
Oh you mean like the advantage Canelo had on most his opponents at 154 coming in at 20+ over and ducked at least 4 champions or championship caliber fighters.
Canelo has been fighting smaller guys and out weighing them by 20+ pounds for the majority of his career. Are you joking?? Benevidez is in his weight class. Canelo is a joke. Fabricated record just like Floyd the Fraud.
Lets remember Ward was pressured by HBO to fight a bigger and a very dangerous Kovalev, to prove his greatness. And Wilder routinely fights bigger guys every fight. You got Usyck, Paq, Oscar, and many others moved up in weight against naturally bigger guys that were actually good.
Canelo has fought bigger guys nobody wanted to see (Fielding, Yildirim, Saunders). Its not about the size, its about the skills of Benevidez. Weve seen Canelo outboxed a few times in his career, even at the lighter weights (Mayweather, Lara, GGG, Bivol). Weight isn’t the issue.
Canelo would rather get a new tattoo than fight Benavidez. He’s no longer a fighter willing to take on anyone. So while Plant will be in the gym training hard for Benavidez, Canelo will be lifting weights at some health club, and then strutting into the tattoo parlor next door.
WOW this is huge!! Fantastic fight cant wait and No Rd 2! predictions for this this fight.
Plant in 12!
If you predict correctly, this would make Plant the biggest market disruptor since Uber.
Plant is smart because he knows he’ll never get a rematch with Canelo unless he beats a guy like Benavides.
Bud and Errol, take page of this!
good matchup. but maybe not so much for plant
Winner fights Boo Boo?
Yeah right ..absolutely no reason ..guy has done nothing and offers nothing. His fault.,it’s even beneath the loser to fight him at this stage
Should be because this is an eliminator to fight him, no Canelo
Plant better understand the value in moving and working off the jab. Once he stands in front of David it will be bombs away. Plant does not really have the horsepower in his arsenal to keep David honest and respectful.
Those legs better be in top shape for this one and those angles have to be sharp.
A few things:
-Plant can box, so he can give Benavidez problems. Boxer-punchers are the toughest style to contest. Dirrell actually boxed very well against Benavidez until the cut opened up and David went for the kill.
-This fight 10 years ago would have been on HBO (best boxing fights and broadcast of all time IMO) and not PPV. They put anything on PPV nowadays.
-In this case, the weight bullying may be a factor, as Benavidez fought as a heavyweight as a teenager (he used to be obese but still could fight).
This would be HBO Championship boxing or even boxing after dark like Rahman Maskaev or Pavlik Miranda
– Thank you, Boxing Gods……
After a win like Plant just had, and the confidence that he’s riding on, paired with his performance against Canelo, I think that this will end up being a good scrap. There’s hype, motivation and a history. Three ingredients that usually work for the better.
Benavides is not a one hitter quitter and Plant does have feet left under him, so it should be interesting for at least 9 rounds. I do see Benavides stopping him late or UD. Either way, it will be entertaining.
DAMN!!!!!! Hope Spence-Crawford are seeing this!!! Way to go guys, although I won’t believe it until I actually see it LOL
Whooooooooo. Excited for this. And y’all counting plant out. Are y’all stupid.
The deal is Benavidez can bang from distance, cut the ring off and dominate inside.
Good fight
This matchup is happening with easy negotiations cause they both are PBC fighters….so for those saying Canelo is scared to face Benavidez nope not it.
Plant is good but not elite, buy he is top 5 at the moment so it is what it is.
Benavidez is still a work in progress of the two and the one with the higher ceiling, bigger fight for Benavidez than Plant, cause I can see some people shrugging it off if Plant wins that Benavidez to inexperience.
Flipside if Benavidez wins so.e will say Plant is not a real challenge he soft….whatever.
Anyways good fight looking forward to it, I hope that the go toe to toe, forget the gameplan and the 1st round feel out
But also I dont want them to end up injured…but I do want these two to go at it till one drops
I got Benavidez by MONSTER KO
I hope Plant gets paid big money after his TKO or KO loss to Benavidez.
Easy ko for Benavidez
Plant is not getting off easy like Canola let him . Basically a one punch knockout. Benavidez will crush him a chunk at a time. Ever see Benavidez fists? Shitson..
Just went through DB’s resume on Box Rec…..A list of nobodys……
Good. This is going to be fun to watch.
Revenge tour lol
This is gonna be a nice mix of styles to watch, I see it being very competitive, at least as long as Plant can avoid Benavidez’s power punches.