David Benavidez has no shortage of HUGE fights on his radar. In an exclusive interview with BoxingScene, Jose Benavidez Sr. makes it clear that David still wants the biggest names at 175lbs including Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. Benavidez has previously said those are two fights he wants to make as he pursues more titles and major challenges. But there’s another name that could make things very interesting: Andy Ruiz Jr. Jose discusses the possibility of an all-Mexican showdown between Benavidez and the former heavyweight champion, along with David’s plans across multiple divisions. And with a potential Jai Opetaia showdown also building after the pair came face-to-face following Opetaia’s latest victory, Benavidez has some massive options ahead.
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By Mark Vester
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was recently on BBC Radio to speak about the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Ricky Hatton pay-per-view on December 8.
Lewis is not backing his countryman Hatton. He picks Mayweather as the favorite to win, but anticipates a close fight with Mayweather pulling out the win by a point. If Hatton is to win, Lewis can only see it coming by way of knockout. He says Hatton must attack Mayweather like a madman and bust him up so he an take away his legs.
"The favorite is obviously Floyd because of the fact that he's got good boxing style, he is very quick, he's got movement," Lewis said. "Nobody really can catch up with him and nobody has really figured out the puzzle surrounding him, how to beat him. Hatton really has to rough him up, put him against the ropes and beat him up. Beat him up, then hurt him so he's not able to dance around the ring and get away from his shots.
"I expect Floyd to win by a point, Ricky Hatton to win by a knockout. He's got to really impose his will, go in like a madman in there and really go at him."
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