David Benavidez Bides His Time

By: Sean Crose

This previous weekend, tremendous middleweight David Benavidez tossed off the ceremonial first pitch at an Arizona Diamondbacks’ house sport. Such issues are typically small nods to the importance of the one throwing the ball. Be that as it might, small nods are nods nonetheless and meaning the undefeated Benavidez is a fighter value paying attention to. Not that severe struggle followers haven’t been following the profession of the laborious hitting 25 12 months previous for a while now. A primary pitch at a significant league sport, nonetheless, signifies that possibly – simply possibly – the honoree may pique the curiosity of a bigger viewers.

Benavidez’ match this weekend with the laborious hitting and all the time entertaining David Lemieux could be simply the type of bout non-fight followers will discover gratifying. For this one simply isn’t more likely to be a chess match, as the 2 combatants are battlers. The 25-0 Benavidez hasn’t seen a struggle go the gap in over 4 years, and terminal contender Lemiuex is a rugged buyer if ever there was one. By taking up Lemiuex, Benavidez and his group have made the sensible determination to maintain energetic in opposition to a recognized and proficient fighter whereas main matches stay (briefly no less than) elusive.

The reality is that Benavidez has wished to get into the ring with Canelo Alvarez for a while now. Each males struggle at 168 kilos, in any case, and nobody in his or her proper thoughts would think about Benavidez straightforward pickings. It’s laborious to get a bout with the game’s largest title, although, and far of 2022 has seen discuss of Canelo going through the likes of Dmitry Bivol and arch rival Gennady Golovkin. What’s extra Bivol shook the struggle world by soundly besting Canelo after they met just a few weeks in the past for Bivol’s mild heavyweight title. Now Canelo’s future is unsure, save for the truth that the person might be again within the ring as quickly as attainable. What meaning for Benavidez is a struggle with Canelo could be additional down the street than some may need anticipated.

If that proves to be the case, it is sensible that the Phoenix native (therefore the throwing out of the opening pitch at a Diamondbacks sport) could have to say and showcase himself in opposition to the likes of Lemieux and different good however not nice fighters earlier than he finds himself in a pay per view degree occasion. Supplied the person retains besting strong competitors, nonetheless, Benavidez might be more durable and more durable to disclaim a spot to beneath the highlight. In the end, a excessive profile match could solely be a matter of time for the Arizonan.