Comments Thread For: 'Mexican Monster' David Benavidez Says He Wants To Be Country's Next Great Fighter

[TonyRespectful]

Ain't Mexican, Ain't a monster,getting ktfo

[dukesville]

I think he wants to keep it cus Mike Tyson gave him the name.

[BZBEE]

The dude is from PHOENIX.

Can we ditch the phony shtick about being Mexican?

I have no respect for people who want all the fantastic benefits of being an American, but then express loyalty to another country. Imagine a Mexican fighter calling himself American!

Benavidez should renounce his American citizenship and move down there, and good riddance to another coke addict.

What does it matter what he considers himself?
That's the good thing about America, you can be whoever you want. Boys can be non binary and all that junk, but Benavidez can't be Mexican?

Don't worry, you are one of those people that will call him Mexican (when he loses)..

Antonio Margarito was born in USA so was Fernando Vargas and they are Mexican. What's it to you?

[BZBEE]

Any fighter that wants to be considered Mexican should be. Other fighters that want to be considered American can be be, like Michael Carbajal.

Duran is Panamanian, that's all I ever heard him represent.

[Ganondorf]

I want you to get outboxed and chinned late.

[TheOneAboveAll]

I think he wants to keep it cus Mike Tyson gave him the name.

Yes, that and because his old nickname was pitifully lame.

[TheOneAboveAll]

I want you to get outboxed and chinned late.

Same. This is how I imagine it. Benavidez will apply lots of pressure and win the early rounds. He will likely get Plant in trouble early, but I see Plant weathering the storm, surging late and maybe even stopping Benavidez late. I suppose that sounds crazy to a lot of people, but Plant is right when he says that David's previous opponents weren't in the same universe as him. David is feeding off his own hype a bit too much these days and I think that overconfidence is going to be his undoing.

[Malvado]

I don't think that Duran cared a bit about his father who left him, and his mother high, and dry to fend for themselves.
I don't remember Duran ever talking about his Mexican heritage, he always touted his Panamanian root's which he was very proud of.
Panama also worshiped their "Manos de Piedra", one of the all time great's of boxing, and quite possibly the greatest lightweight champion of all time.

I am not stating that Duran doesn't represent Panama at all considering his heritage and upbringing. He is quite proud of being from Panama. However, he doesn't correlate having disdain for his father with having Mexican blood. He was vocal about his roots in multiple media outlets.

He even debuted with the nickname "El Cholo" because his community knew about his background.

[Rebelrbg]

Mexico doesn’t recognize him..

he with the wrong promoter

his bytch not even mexican

Lol, hilarious

[John "The Beast"]

What he actually is is overrated!