The Truth About David Benavidez

It’s disgusting how people criticize Canelo who has fought the fighters people said he’d duck and ignore the extreme level of cherry picking of Benavidez. Let’s start with the ducking of David Morrell. Benavidez came out in the past and said he’d fight Morrell if no Canelo. Jose Benavidez is stuck on the past when Morrell had 6 fights and Ronny Shields said he needs more time. Shields has came out for the past year and a half and said they want that fight and Morrell has been calling him out, yet Benavidez has chose to fight Andrade and Gvozdyk. Now that Team Benavidez is saying Morrell needs to prove himself and that when they fight it should be for a title. Benavidez planned to duck him all along because now he’s saying he is only going to 168 to fight Canelo. He wasn’t expecting Morrell to move up. Now let’s talk about Gvozdyk. People keep saying how this is a dangerous fight. Please. Gvozdyk got KOd, retired, and came back to fight tomato cans. He will be 37 when he fights Benavidez. Gvozdyk and Benavidez sparred years ago and Gzvozdyk said Benavidez kicked his ass. Now sparring and a real fight is different, but this shows a specific choosing of an old fighter that they’re familiar with and feel like they can dominate. People speak on what he did to a past prime Adonis Stevenson 6 years ago and before he was KO’d. Now let’s talk about opposition. All of David’s opponents have been old, have little power, smaller, or b level. He’s never fought a prime fighter his size who has elite skill and some power. The closest to that on his resume is Caleb Plant, who can’t punch, and Ronald Gavril, who was a c level 32 year old. Gavril was closest in size to Benavidez, and dropped him with a jab. Benavidez brought old ass Lumiuex out of retirement for a fight and he was clearly way past it and way too small. Benavidez fought Andrade who was also way too small and had no power. Andrade never belonged at 168 especially fighting a 168lb fighter who is a cruiserweight on fight night Benavidez was at 168 for 10 years and never unified. Lost his title twice Canelo came to 168 and fought every champ in 1 year and even tried to fight the best(or 2nd) LHW. Why didn’t Benavidez ever move up to 175 which he clearly has belonged at. Now all of a sudden, he cares so much about the belts. Please Benavidez wants the Canelo fight so bad because Canelo is past prime, the payday, and because he knows the size advantage is massive. You ever notice Benavidez team RARELY mentions Beterbiev and always say they’d prefer to fight Bivol. Why do you think that is? Beterbiev isn’t someone he can’t just walk through due to Beterbievs size and power. He’s a great fighter to watch and may even be a great fighter, but let’s not act like he’s out here taking anywhere near the risks Canelo has taken over and over again. XO

Comments (20)

The truth is coming to light

1y ago

garfios

That would all change if Benavidez beat Morrell up easily. Then the monday morning quarter backs would emerge. Same with Andrade which was generally viewed as a risky fight. Now they are all pretending like he was a worse opponent than John Ryder. In order for that to happen, he needs to fight him and make sure he beats him easily. Don't you think? Assuming and hypothesis doesn't take you anywhere. You need to test the theory.

2y ago

garfios

It's all reletive. If somebody new comes along who's real nasty in ring, and people say they think could beat Nel o and that Nel o should fight them. But Nel o chooses to fight Benny instead, people might class Benny as not a tough fight? That's not true at all. Is happening right now, Morrell Jr is a threat for both benavidez and canelo, still he doesn't fight neither of them.

2y ago

ImDominicanLipz

You made some claims there without supporting them. Explain how beating a 2 division undefeated champion does nothing for a fighters legacy, and less than beating a 10-0 fighter without a single top 10 win on on his resume and never been a real champion. Morrell might be the toughest fight but unless he has worked his way to the front of the line, he cannot be ducked. For a duck to happen the opponent has to be at the front of the line. LOL. Oh God. Just say you don’t want Benavidez to risk his 0 because people won’t care about him vs Canelo and u want that fight because you know that Benavidez has the advantages to beat Canelo. Benavidez could fight a guy with a record of 19-8 and you would say “he only fought him because Canelo is ducking and Morrell only has 10 wins”

2y ago

Smash

The Truth U cant handle the Truth The Truth Hurts

2y ago

garfios

I believe Morrell is the future but if Benavidez beats him now how much credit would he get? You'd probably join the chorus of "he just beat an overrated 10-0 fighter". He would get credit from the critics and from the fans, but he has to fight him, now he ain't getting any credit and a lot of backslashes

2y ago

MikeyMike100

How can you say Plant cant punch. Did you see his fight vs Dirrell

2y ago

garfios

You made some claims there without supporting them. Explain how beating a 2 division undefeated champion does nothing for a fighters legacy, and less than beating a 10-0 fighter without a single top 10 win on on his resume and never been a real champion. Morrell might be the toughest fight but unless he has worked his way to the front of the line, he cannot be ducked. For a duck to happen the opponent has to be at the front of the line. Simple, his name is an old andrade out of his natural weight. We're not talking hindsight, we knew this would happen. Nobody knows what would happen in DMJ vs benavidez fight, the benavidez don't know what would happen, hence the backtracking. Hey, I'm clamoring for benavidez vs canelo, you know I'm, but I never going to bring Morrell Jr into the equation because it is true benavidez doesn't want to face him now.

2y ago

Oracle01

That fight didn't do anything for benavidez legacy, you're using the same arguments that canelo's fans excuses. He choose a 36yo former 154 champion that ducked every challenge, he choose a paper champ that vacated (Let's give him credit for that)his 160 instead of facing his #1 mandatory, this is a trending issue, while everybody was asking for Morrell Jr vs benavidez. The only person that think this is not a duck is you. Keep the excuses coming while protesting for canelo's behavior. Ask canelo why he's not facing benavidez, and turn around and ask the same question to benavidez. You made some claims there without supporting them. Explain how beating a 2 division undefeated champion does nothing for a fighters legacy, and less than beating a 10-0 fighter without a single top 10 win on on his resume and never been a real champion. Morrell might be the toughest fight but unless he has worked his way to the front of the line, he cannot be ducked. For a duck to happen the opponent has to be at the front of the line.

2y ago

leftuppercutko

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2y ago

garfios

Are you really going to argue that beating someone with 10 fights who has beaten nobody, is a better legacy fight than beating an undefeated 2 division champion? Stop the comedy, you know thats never existed before. Morrell might be a tougher fight but no fighters fight tough fights just for fun. They fight for legacy and money and morrell offers neither. Andrade was viewed as a 50/50 fight for Benavidez btw. A slick tricky southpaw who has pop. Now everyone pretending it was easy when he was the fighter Canelo and GGG both ducked. That was a solid legacy win. That fight didn't do anything for benavidez legacy, you're using the same arguments that canelo's fans excuses. He choose a 36yo former 154 champion that ducked every challenge, he choose a paper champ that vacated (Let's give him credit for that)his 160 instead of facing his #1 mandatory, this is a trending issue, while everybody was asking for Morrell Jr vs benavidez. The only person that think this is not a duck is you. Keep the excuses coming while protesting for canelo's behavior. Ask canelo why he's not facing benavidez, and turn around and ask the same question to benavidez.

2y ago

Oracle01

LOL. He would get a lot of credit because everyone views him as a threat to Benavidez, regardless of only being 10-0. He would be the biggest threat he faced in his career, and if he did beat Morrell and Morrell went on and had some top wins, it would make the win age even better. That would all change if Benavidez beat Morrell up easily. Then the monday morning quarter backs would emerge. Same with Andrade which was generally viewed as a risky fight. Now they are all pretending like he was a worse opponent than John Ryder.

2y ago

Oracle01

Morrell is definitely Benavidez’s Lara/Trout moment. Which Canelo had too, and he fought them. Two high risk, low reward fights that Canelo critics said he was ducking/would never fight at the time. He fought both. Andrade was his Trout and Lara. You know, the guy Canelo and GGG both ducked?

2y ago

Oracle01

LOL do you realize Morrell was Canelos mando longer than Benavidez? With that being said, after Plant, Morrell was the next best fight at 168 other than Canelo. This is about the best fighting the best right? Oh wait you said Benavidez chose Andrade which is better for him financially. So when it’s Benavidez, he can not fight the best fight, because it’s best for him financially. But when Canelo got paid to beat up on Munguia, he is ducking. Do you realize Munguia is a bigger draw than Benavidez? Jose Benavidez has even acknowledged when they wanted to fight Munguia that he was the A side. LOL disgusting The best fight the best for money and legacy, morrell offers neither. What does Morrell being canelos long time mandatory have to do with Benavidez? lol.

2y ago

Oracle01

Well, for starters he talked a lot of crap and publicly he assured us he was going to take the fight, if you think a 36yo who has avoided practicly every challenge in and around his weight have credentials, well you're worse than canelo's fans. So, you just show how you see the sport. You can ask 10000 fans, real fans about benavidez vs Andrade before the fight and they all said benavidez was going to trash him, you ask the same fans DMJ vs benavidez and ther were divided. So yes, keep believing in St. Claus. He choose andrade because he was not sure he could beat the Cuban, just like canelo is ducking benavidez. Why didn't he fought him afterwards? Are you really going to argue that beating someone with 10 fights who has beaten nobody, is a better legacy fight than beating an undefeated 2 division champion? Stop the comedy, you know thats never existed before. Morrell might be a tougher fight but no fighters fight tough fights just for fun. They fight for legacy and money and morrell offers neither. Andrade was viewed as a 50/50 fight for Benavidez btw. A slick tricky southpaw who has pop. Now everyone pretending it was easy when he was the fighter Canelo and GGG both ducked. That was a solid legacy win.

2y ago

Smash

But Nel o chooses to fight Benny instead, people might class Benny as not a tough fight? fighting both canelo and benny are tough fights, thats why people want to see the fight, thats what makes the big fights exciting, they are the fights that people want to see so it makes the atmosphere for it

2y ago

Smash

The truth about benavidez is he's ducking canelo just as much as canelo ducking him.. interesting take on the whole thing there

2y ago

hugh_grant

2y ago

sbbigmike

The truth about benavidez is he's ducking canelo just as much as canelo ducking him...dude shows forced interest in the match and moved to 175 when he could have kept the pressure on canelo

2y ago

Smash

The truth about David Benavidez hes an alco junkie weight bully fake mexican fake bogeyman fake resume fake everything Signed Canelo

2y ago