David Benavidez might be on the right track to lure Canelo Alvarez into giving him the tremendous combat he’s been asking for by going as much as gentle heavyweight to knock off the highest chieftain of the division in December.
If Benavidez (28-0, 24 KO) wins his WBC 175-lb title eliminator in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth, he’ll be locked in to combat the winner of the June 1st undisputed championship combat between WBA champ Dmitry Bivol and IBF/WBC/WBO unified champion Artur Beterbiev.
Beterbiev-Bivol Winner = Benavidez’s Golden Ticket
Saudi promoter Turki Al-Alshikh is reportedly occupied with Benavidez combating the winner of the Beterbiev-Bivol combat in December if he wins his combat on June fifteenth in opposition to former WBC 175-lb champion Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs).
It’s not a 100% assure that Benavidez will defeat the hard-hitting, extremely expert Gvozdyk as a result of the ‘Mexican Monster’ has placed on lots of weight since his final combat in November in opposition to Demetrius Andrade.
Nevertheless, if Benavidez can trim off all of the fats that has collected on his 200+ lb body, he can get right down to 175 and defeat Gvozdyk, which is able to put him able to problem the winner of the Bivol vs. Beterbiev combat.
The Canelo Catch
Canelo is a goal-oriented fighter who desires to attain the largest issues within the sport, and he’s particularly occupied with capturing the world title to assist cement his legacy. He likes shiny issues within the type of world title belts. Alvarez has already the undisputed champion at 168, having achieved that feat in 2021.
If Benavidez can beat Beterbiev or Bivol at 175 to develop into the undisputed champion, he could have the carrot he can use to lure Canelo to gentle heavyweight to problem him for his belts.
It could be the lacking ingredient that Benavidez lacked all these years when he referred to as out Canelo, but he had nothing to supply him apart from a reputation.
Taking part in Onerous to Get: Benavidez’s New Technique
What’s vital is that Benavidez doesn’t begin calling out Canelo after capturing the undisputed at 175 as a result of doing so makes him seem needy and can probably make him look determined and pathetic.
The suitable technique could be for Benavidez to give attention to defending the 4 belts in opposition to all comers at gentle heavyweight and await Canelo to take the hook. Proper now, Benavidez comes throughout as too determined, which is off-putting for a famous person as rich as Canelo. That’s not the best way to be.