By Sean Jones: David Benavidez slammed Canelo Alvarez, Caleb Plant, and Jermall Charlo on Tuesday throughout his digital press convention for his or her unwillingness to struggle him.
Canelo has all his slots stuffed for 2022 and 2023 in his schedule, and it’s truthful to say Benavidez gained’t be within the image for him.
Benavidez says Plant, Canelo, and Charlo come throughout as self-confident on outward appearances, however on the subject of taking a dangerous struggle towards him, their fears betray them.
If none of these three comply with take the struggle with the unbeaten #1 WBC 168-lb contender Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) quickly, he says he’ll transfer as much as gentle heavyweight.
Benavidez has probability of choosing up the WBC title if Canelo refuses to struggle him as a result of he’s on the verge of changing into the interim WBC tremendous middleweight champion.
They need no half in combating Benavidez and as a substitute take simpler fights towards gentle targets.
Canelo is already tied up in 2022:
Dmitry Bivol – Could seventh
Gennadiy Golovkin – September seventeenth
John Ryder or Joshua Buatsi
Subsequent month, Benavidez is combating David Lemieux on Showtime within the Premier Boxing Champions occasion on Could 21 on the Gila River Area in Glendale, Arizona.
The winner of the Benavidez vs. Lemieux struggle will maintain the interim WBC 168-lb title. If Benavidez can get his palms on that belt, he can strain the World Boxing Council to order Canelo to struggle him.
“David Lemieux accepted the struggle as quickly because the WBC ordered it, in contrast to Caleb Plant, in contrast to Canelo, in contrast to [Jermall] Charlo and people different guys,” mentioned David Benavidez throughout his digital press convention on Tuesday.
Former IBF tremendous middleweight champion Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant is coming off a loss to Canelo, and he could possibly be going through former Benavidez knockout sufferer, 37-year-old Anthony Dirrell subsequent.
With Dirrell having gained just one struggle in his final three contests. He’s clearly previous it at his age, it’s unhappy that Plant is selecting to struggle this sort of opponent.
“They’ve a lot confidence of their heads, however they’re scared to take the struggle. That’s why I’ve a lot respect for David Lemieux as a result of he took the struggle straight away,” mentioned Benavidez.
“Charlo is combating a dude [Maciej Sulecki], who has by no means even been a world champion earlier than. I need to stick at 168 till I make all the massive fights doable,” mentioned Benavidez.
WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo is selecting to struggle former Demetrius Andrade opponent Maciej Sulecki subsequent somewhat than Benavidez.
