There are three main reasons that a Canelo-Benavidez fight would be an excellent one.
The first being is Benavidez will be the first Canelo opponent whose power he really has to respect, similar to GGG. Since the GGG fight, Canelo’s opponents have tried to win by outboxing him and, therefore, not committing to their punches. That wouldn’t be a problem for Benavidez.
Benavidez never lost his Super Middleweight title in the ring.
He lost it once for doing coke and the second time for coming in overweight. No one is questioning that Canelo is undisputed, but one of those belts was a belt that Benavidez vacated for being overweight.
Lastly, Benavidez is Mexican American, and Canelo wants to fight on Cinco De Mayo weekend.
Here are details from Beanvidez’s fight tonight.
Kyrone Davis bravely tried to fend off the unstoppable beast that was David Benavidez, but his merciful trainer eventually saved Davis from himself Saturday night.
BoxingScene.com contributor Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, Davis’ head trainer, threw in the towel early in the seventh round to prevent Davis from taking more of a beating against the bigger, stronger, better Benavidez at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Benavidez battered Davis, who is not a natural super middleweight, to his head and body for much of Showtime’s main event, until referee Wes Melton halted the action 48 seconds into the seventh round.
“I feel OK,” Davis said. “I’m a little disappointed. I wish I coulda pulled out the victory. I don’t like losing. You know what I mean? But it was a hard fight. I came in two weeks’ notice. I said, ‘F** it,’ you know? We’re on Showtime, right? I can cuss? I mean, I said, ‘F*** it!’ So, I said, ‘Let’s work.’ You know what I mean? I said, ‘You know, shame on Uzcategui for being on steroids.’ I had to come in short notice, but you know, I fought like a warrior. I wanna thank David Benavidez for coming in and giving the fans a great show out in Phoenix. I love Phoenix, man. Y’all awesome out here, I swear.”
Benavidez was then asked about Canelo.
Flip the page to see what he had to say about Canelo and BIG Charlo.