Losr respect to Usyk, Turki, WBC Ref. They tarnish the sport with those performances.
Rico in other hand, gain muched respect. He was robbed from a chance to possibly make history in front of the world.
Canelo loses gracefully. Against Mayweather, Bivol, & Bud- Canelo wore each one of those ass whippings like a man, and made no excuses. One person he's terrified of losing to though, is Benavidez. Because Canelo is a true student of boxing, and highly intelligent. And he knew that even if Mayweather, Bivol and Bud had a chance to beat him, that it probably wouldn't be by knockout, so he rolled the dice with them. But he knows if he loses to Benavidez, it could be a different type of loss than any he's ever experienced. Against Benavidez, a guy who would come in the shape of his life, and probably throw 100 hard, accurate punches per round, by the end of the fight, at a minimum, Canelo's face would be a swollen, bloody mess. It would be the type of face no one has ever seen on Canelo b4. At worst, he could get bludgeoned and/or knocked out and stopped. And for Canelo, he could never live with that type of beating, especially from another Mexican.
Crawford would have avoided Benavidez as well at 168, just like he avoiding Sheeraz.
It's funny how the Americans keep going on about "oh Usyk has embarrassed these brits and made them irrelevant"
YOU haven't been relevant in 30 years
"aww maybe , u kno all day Americans is in da NFL, you know it's institutional, they keeping us down"
Think before you open your dumb mouths ffs.
Crawford, Ennis, Benavidez, Bam Rodriguez, Shakur, Haney, what do you mean Americans are not relevant.
Didn't Andy Ruiz beat Joshua for Unified belts with a weeks notice, one of UKs best.
"To many he beat Haney"... unfortunately for you the JUDGES were not part of the "many" ... Rigo (Cuban) Walters (Jamaican) = ME NO BLACKA!!! hahahaha
Black is a race not a nationality. Win or lose he faced a mayate.
Bytch ass Loma...scurred to fight the me-yah-tahs! Haha
Didn't he fight a young 147 pounder Haney, while 130 pounder loma was already 36. To many he beat Haney. Rigo and Walters were Black.
u dont make any sense
canelo fought bivol because he though he would be an easy win, of course bivol was going to take that offer, canelo made it clear he wasnt fighting david and he was backed up by the wbc so david made the wrong choice by hammering at a door that was never going to open, canelo opened the door for bivol and paid the price, he then sold himself to bud down the line but thats just how canelo is, david could have hopped on to 175 at any point and got big fights so now hes waiting for the guys there to sort things out and he and his fans are demanding things that are not going to happen and they cant even understand why
Bivol CAN fight Benavidez NEXT and make a BIG FIGHT. The same problem Benavidez had with Canelo, he has with Bivol. That's WHY Benavidez "hopped" to CRUISER Weight and NOT WAIT for Bivol. See how moving up in WEIGHT doesn't make DUCKS Like Bivol and Canelo face him.
If Benavidez had hopped to 175 earlier, people like Bivol would have DUCKED him anyways and NO big fights would have happend, like it is now.
See how LONG Bivol waited to face Beterbiev, to age him out and STILL lost to 40 year old.
I get why Lewkowicz is bringing that up, but I think the comparison to Canelo is a bit more about negotiation patterns than anything stylistic or competitive.
With Bivol vs Benavidez, the real issue isn’t really the fighters themselves — it’s the usual mix of timing, risk assessment, and promotional incentives. Bivol is in a strong position after his recent run, and Benavidez is in that “high risk, high reward” category where not everyone is eager to jump in immediately.
That’s why these fights tend to stall rather than fall apart completely.
Stylistically though, it’s a very different situation from Canelo matchups — Benavidez brings constant pressure and volume, while Bivol is more about control, distance, and timing. That contrast actually makes it a very interesting fight if it ever gets made.
The real question is whether both sides see enough upside to take the risk at the same time. If they do, it’s one of the best possible matchups in the division right now.
You mean "IF" Bivol wants to take the risk. Benavidez was already the WBC Mandotory.
the canelo fight was never going to happen he was never going to fight david so david ended up backing the wrong horse, the biggest fights were at 175 and thats turned out to be correct
That's why Bivol was willing to go to 168 for Canelo Rematch, because the biggest fights were at 175.
https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2023/04/12/6436f70246163f40458b45cb.html
So you are OK for Bivol wanting to go to 168 for a Canelo match, but NOT Benavidez for a Canelo match. Make it make sense.
Bivol already fought beterbiev twice.
Sure, Beterbiev 3 is a bigger fight. David7s best wins are Beterbiev`s and Bivol`s leftovers.
That's what he has to do when Bivol ducks him, the leftvoers have more balls than Bivol. He "destroyed" Zurdo, (UNIFIED CRUISEWEIGHT Champ) while Bivol is faking an Injury to Age out Betervieb and Duck Benavidez.
Let me know when Bivol is ready to fight for the WBC that Benavidez took from him without breaking a Sweat.
When Bivol faced Zurdo, Zurdo wasn't even a champ.
david and his fans forget he was mando to artur beter and turned down the position
he cant say he never had the chance of big fights as he turned one of the biggest down
Betervieb wasn't a DRAW at the point. How was that a BIG FIGHT? Or in what time frame are you talking about. Why go after Betervieb who isn't a Draw than target the biggest fight in Boxing, Benavidez vs Canelo.
Buff Guy Artur has far faster feet and better footwork than Fat Dave
So why ISN'tT Bivol calling out to fight Benavidez for WBC Belt Benavidez took from him? All I hear is excuses, but NOT LETS Fight.
Yes, after looking unimpressive against The Nail who had already retired once, struggling against Morrel, and beating on an overrated 2nd tier Yarde. Why the hype?
So why doesn't Bivol fight him?
Lewkowitz is so FOS he knows Bivol will school that fat pudgy MF!!!!
Bivol lost to a slow as 40 year old Beterbiev. I never hear Bivol Calling out Benavidez, I wonder why?
Thats fine but is he gonna fight top level guys?
Or is he just gonna fight bums and blame bivol?
Can this fat, undisciplined, drunk cokehead even make 175 again?
So why is Bivol ducking him?
Bivol is a Straight Duck like Canelo. Opetaia hidding behind the Duffus Curtain. Benavidez is that guy.
Bivol faking an injury after beating Beterbiev to duck Benavidez and wait for Beterbiev to get even older.
The way i see it. Benavidez just run to cruiserweight.
Sure and you probably think he ram from Canelo too.
Benavidez took Bivol WBC belt and Bivol did nothing about it cause he is a puss.
Bivol barely got any credit for beating Ramirez who was unbeaten before.
Bivol gets credit for DUCKING the Mexican Monster and faking an injury to wait and age Beterbiev even more.