David Benavidez mentioned in an interview that he believes he can lure Canelo Alvarez as much as 175 to face him by defeating David Morrell dwell on Prime PBC on Saturday, February 1st, then defeating the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 winner to turn into the undisputed champion.
Benavidez believes Bivol will defeat Beterbiev of their rematch on February twenty second, and he’s assured he can defeat him from the sparring he did with him.
Overlooking Morrell
It was thought that Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) had lastly given up on attempting to get the Canelo struggle, however he revealed on Tuesday that he nonetheless thinks that it’ll occur.
“I knew at some point they might ask for that struggle, and at the moment, it’s wonderful how a lot consideration that struggle is getting,” mentioned David Benavidez to All The Smoke a few struggle between him and Canelo Alvarez.
“I feel I’m successful extra proper now with him placing it off as a result of individuals are seeing. They supplied him $70 million to struggle me. That’s earlier than preventing me. So think about after PPV. So, what Canelo does is he pays guys flat charges. They’d supplied me $5 million. I mentioned, ‘Cool.’ We agreed, mentioned, ‘Sure,’ after which we by no means heard again.
“They had been calling the bait out. They needed to see if I might say sure or no. They had been calling the bait out. They thought I used to be going to say, ‘No, I’m not going to struggle for $5 million.’ This struggle is value far more. So, I referred to as their bluff and mentioned, ‘Sure,’ and that’s the final time I heard about that struggle,” mentioned Benavidez.
David shouldn’t concentrate on a struggle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez proper now as a result of he has a dangerous struggle in opposition to Morrell this Saturday. Furthermore, Canelo hasn’t proven any curiosity in preventing David, and he appears to select fighters that curiosity him.
“However this struggle is inevitable. Everyone seems to be asking for it. It’s the most important struggle that may presumably be made,” mentioned Benavidez a few struggle between him and Canelo. “I’m not terrified of Canelo. I really feel like I can beat him. That’s principally what I’m been doing with David Morrell.
“David Morrell has been speaking so much, saying I can’t beat him, and what am I doing? I’m going and dealing with him. That’s what a real champion ought to do. If I’m sitting right here telling Canelo I can knock him out and beat him, why doesn’t he come shut me up and make some huge cash? That’s what he’s doing now. He’s preventing simpler opponents and making $30 million. If he fights me, he makes triple that. So, make it make sense.
“I really feel like he is aware of it’s the hardest struggle, and in his head, he probably is aware of he might lose. That’s what I do know. I do know that for a reality. That’s why he’s not taking this struggle. I don’t assume he’s terrified of me. He’ll struggle me, however he is aware of if he loses this struggle, he’s most likely going to retire. So, that’s a giant IF for me.
Canelo’s “Bait”
“My plan is now, beating David Morrell. Going up and successful the undisputed title in that manner, I can entice a struggle with Canelo. Perhaps we are able to do a catchweight at 172. I don’t know if they might enable it,” mentioned Benavidez.
That feels like a deluded pipe dream on Benavidez’s half, speaking about beating Morrell, then changing into undisputed at 175. On high of all that, Benavidez thinks he can lure Canelo as much as gentle heavyweight to struggle him, which has little or no probability of taking place. Canelo isn’t going to struggle somebody who’s going to outweigh him by 25 lbs on the evening of the struggle. He simply did that in opposition to Edgar Berlanga and had a troublesome time.
“It could be the highest-paying struggle of all boxing. It’s attainable it may possibly occur. Tyson Fury obtained $150 million. Usyk obtained like $150 million. I feel Canelo is placing the worth on the market, letting folks know what the associated fee is. Now, you see, he met with Turki Al-Sheikh,” mentioned Benavidez.
I don’t see Turki paying Canelo $150 million to struggle Benavidez. That doesn’t sound life like, particularly after Benavdiez loses to Morrell. If anybody goes to get an enormous supply, it’s Morrell.
“So, I feel we’re in a great place proper now. I at all times maintain my ideas on my opponent in entrance of me. We’re not considering of Canelo proper now. We’re considering of David Morrell, and after that, we’re going to win the undisputed title,” mentioned Benavidez.
‘The Mexican Monster’ feels like he doesn’t have his head screwed on appropriately as a result of he’s clearly overlooking Morrell, who could not solely beat him however knock him out within the course of. But when Benavidez does win this struggle, he’s going to have lots of bother attempting to beat undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev if he’s the one which finally ends up with the belts after his struggle in opposition to Dmitry Bivol on February twenty second of their rematch in Riyadh.
