It took a while for Terence Crawford to get the sort of fights he’s always wanted but that day has finally arrived. After fulminating with Errol Spence Jr. for years, the two officially got it on this past July with all of the welterweight marbles on the line.

Although many considered it a 50/50 fight, Crawford dominated from the beginning, winning virtually every second of every round. The next few steps for Crawford were clear. He was already a two-division undisputed champion, the first in boxing history, but he wanted to add just a bit more frosting to his Hall of Fame cake.

Jermell Charlo was the next logical opponent. The truculent Houston native aggregated every world title at 154 pounds, making him ideal for Crawford. However, a lot of things have changed. Charlo has been stripped by the WBO and recently vacated his IBF title. Also, his stock took a gigantic hit after losing a lopsided decision against Canelo Alvarez.

With Charlo no longer a sexy name, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) took aim at Alvarez. Fighting him, of course, meant that Crawford would have to move up 21 pounds and three weight classes but he was more than willing to do so.

The bombastic noise surrounding a possible matchup between Alvarez and Crawford has caught the attention of David Benavidez, the super middleweight division's WBC interim champ.

At no point has Crawford come out and expressed interest in fighting Benavidez. But, if he plans on sauntering through his division, Benavidez would have no problem getting into the ring with him.

“He’s definitely a great fighter,” Benavidez told Fight Hub TV. “I would love to fight him. That would be dope.”

A matchup between Crawford and Benavidez is likely a pipe dream. In the case of fighting Alvarez, the Mexican star is around the same height and has a shorter reach than Crawford. Benavidez, on the other hand, would tower over him.

Additionally, Benavidez doesn’t want to take his eyes off the prize by living in this conjectural world. This coming Saturday night, at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, he’ll take on arguably the most difficult opponent of his career when he faces Demetrius Andrade.

In most instances, once a particular fighter places their name on the dotted line, Benavidez becomes pugnacious and combative. Although that’s been his typical trend, reverence would stop the 26-year-old from following that same pattern in a possible Crawford clash.

“I have a lot of respect for Terence Crawford. If we fight, that doesn't mean we have hard feelings for each other.”