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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HAMBURG – Boxing legend Mike Tyson is backing Wladimir Klitschko to knock-out Britain's David Haye in Saturday's heavyweight unification bout and says the brash Brit lacks the fire-power to claim victory.
Klitschko, 35, the IBF and WBO heavyweight champion, takes on WBA title-holder David Haye in Hamburg and boxing legend Tyson says the Ukrainian can knock the Brit out inside three rounds.
"David has never shown the punching power to force a guy of the caliber of Klitschko into reverse gear," Tyson, a former WBA, WBC and IBF champion, told German television channel RTL.
"We know that David Haye does not hit hard enough to get the respect of Wladimir Klitschko.
"I don't say this to disrespect Haye, but as an objective observer.
"I must say, this is a two or three-round fight."
Tyson lost his last title bout to Britain's Lennox Lewis in June 2002, but at the peak of his career in the late 1980s, he held three of the four major belts.
