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
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was one of the many people who watched Manny Pacquiao retain his WBO welterweight title on Saturday night with a twelve round unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey. Pacquiao dominated the action for twelve full rounds. Even with the dominating performance, Mayweather was not impressed. He thought Pacquiao was exposed as a one-dimensional fighter by Clottey. He promised to give the fans a much better action-packed fight against Shane Mosley on May 1.
“I think Pacquiao gave the fans a boring fight. He was punching his arms for all 12 rounds. At least when you watch Floyd Mayweather you know you’ll be seeing non-stop action for 30 minutes straight and that’s what you’ll see on May 1st," Mayweather told Cage Report.
"Personally, I think Pacquiao got exposed in that fight for being one-dimensional. You can have all [the] offense ability in the world but with no defense you’re not going to last long against a good counter puncher such as myself. Look at the way Clottey was getting through, each time he threw something it landed. Then at the end Pacquiao’s was all busted up, when’s the last time you’ve seen my face all messed up like that? That’s the difference between an amateur and a true pound for pound boxer.”
Pacquiao's fight with Clottey drew nearly 51,000 boxing fans to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It was the largest attendance figure for a boxing event in the United States in 17 years. Mayweather was not impressed by the large number. He claims he could have draw the same numbers of fans at the venue.
“The attendance numbers ain’t nothing compared to what I have drawn in the past or what I would have drawn if that was me in the ring that night, everybody knows that. Half those seats were empty in the back and people say Pacquiao is a draw? Let’s not forget who generated a revenue of 2.5 million dollars in one fight alone. The only reason why he's popular is because he's an ethnic minority and from the Philippines so it's something special. If he was from Africa he would be just another boxer.”
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