Jose Benevidez Sr says DB is moving up then coming back down to 168lbs

[DoubleMM]

He's live right now, on friday 2/23 on boxingvboice youtube channel doing an interview.

clearly stating he's going to 175lbs then going back down for a canelo fight.

why th ehell would they do something like that? how do they know he can can sucesfully come back down ? not many fighters can do that.

this could be an all time low blunder.

[Oracle01]

Because David is not really moving up. He is just cutting less weight. Its not like a 154 pounder moving up to 168. He also said Canelo low balled him with a 5m offer which they accepted anyway.

[MulaKO]

He's live right now, on friday 2/23 on boxingvboice youtube channel doing an interview.

clearly stating he's going to 175lbs then going back down for a canelo fight.

why th ehell would they do something like that? how do they know he can can sucesfully come back down ? not many fighters can do that.

One of the dumber things I’ve heard a super of late knowing damn well that Benny is having trouble making the weight right now
If this were to transpire , Benny will never be the same fighter
This is how fighters get ruined , playing with their weight , back and forth
Look at Canelo , he was never the same although he was in decline already

[HandsofIron]

That would be very dumb on Team Benavidez part, David should just wait at 168, hire a nutritionist and enforce his mando position or else he could possibly end up as a Chad Dawson 2.0 situation.

[MulaKO]

That would be very dumb on Team Benavidez part, David should just wait at 168, hire a nutritionist and enforce his mando position or else he could possibly end up as a Chad Dawson 2.0 situation.

I dispute that cause it seems that Sulaiman wants to protect his interests ; that being Benny and Canelo
That is why he’s offered up Gvodzyk at light heavyweight setting up one of those straight to the four belts

[anonymous2.0]

Playing with weight like that doesn't end well. In fact this is a gift to Canelo, let Bene go up then make Bene come back down in weight.

[j0zef]

Eh, depends how they do the "move up". If he prepares exactly the same as he usually does and just doesn't bother cutting the weight the last 3 days before the fight, that's one thing. If they actually make him into a 175 lber, then try to get him back down to 168 that's a disaster in the making.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Jose says a lot of things that don't end up being true. I remember when they had "signed a contract" to fight Morrell. Don't buy that Canelo sent him a 5 million offer, or any offer at all either.

[HandsofIron]

I dispute that cause it seems that Sulaiman wants to protect his interests ; that being Benny and Canelo
That is why he’s offered up Gvodzyk at light heavyweight setting up one of those straight to the four belts

I understand that but is this really going to help Benavidez's career in the long term?

Fighting the current cash cow of the sport that can give Benavidez the biggest payday of his career and boost his brand world wide over some unknown Easter European who already lost to Beterbiev? Seem counterproductive to me.

[MulaKO]

I understand that but is this really going to help Benavidez's career in the long term?

Fighting the current cash cow of the sport that can give Benavidez the biggest payday of his career and boost his brand world wide over some unknown Easter European who already lost to Beterbiev? Seem counterproductive to me.

Let’s be honest , in all reality how long can he pretend to be a super middleweight ?
Yes your absolutely right but if Canelo refuses to fight him , he can’t literally force the guy