Comments Thread For: Benavidez Warns Plant: Easy To Look Good Against a Bum!

[Claude Palle]

This is why I dislike Benevidez. You DO NOT call another boxer who also places his life on the line in the ring within your own sport a “bum.” It’s poor taste, disrespectful and bush league

I get your point but bum, stiff, tomato can, etc. have been used forever. How about "limited skills warrior" or "undertalented gladiator" just to be politically correct.

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

Plant is getting better with every fight. I think Plant vs Benavidez is one of the best fights in Boxing right now.

[Combat Talk Radio]

This era is full of overly sensitive snowflakes.

I guess dudes bludgeoning one another with fists is cool but name calling?

Can't have that, someone's feelings might get hurt.

Exactly agree with what you say.

I remember when Sage Northcutt got tapped by Bryan Barbarena and at least 3 other MMA fighters referred to Barbarena as a bum.

If you're a bum, you're a bum. Everyone's going to have their definition of a bum - some people do overuse it, but to say you shouldn't call someone a name? Jokes.

[Skinny kinny]

... the sad thing is that at 168 there aren't actual contenders, except for the belt holders...

There seem to be a lot of good fighters at 68. Callum smith bj Saunders Canelo Danny Jacobs David benavides Caleb plant hildirim maybe Direll. Plus golovkin probably coming in soon. They should fight each other more though but that seems to be coming

[Skinny kinny]

I cant wait for benavidez to stop this white great hope hype job

Why just him ? 3 of the 4 champions at 168 are “white” by American standards. I like watching plant fight very skilled and I like benavides too. Heck smith and Saunders are solid enough. 168 has traditionally been a very euro popular division

[budfr]

I get your point but bum, stiff, tomato can, etc. have been used forever. How about "limited skills warrior" or "undertalented gladiator" just to be politically correct.

Well said...

[budfr]

Why just him ? 3 of the 4 champions at 168 are “white” by American standards. I like watching plant fight very skilled and I like benavides too. Heck smith and Saunders are solid enough. 168 has traditionally been a very euro popular division

The term White on the US means am American of Northern European descent....the other guys are European which could be of any color or ethnicity.

[Curtis Harper]

If anyone is going to call a boxer a bum, no better source than another boxer.

[MDPopescu]

... the sad thing is that at 168 there aren't actual contenders, except for the belt holders...

There seem to be a lot of good fighters at 68. Callum smith bj Saunders Canelo Danny Jacobs David benavides Caleb plant hildirim maybe Direll. Plus golovkin probably coming in soon. They should fight each other more though but that seems to be coming

... these are the belt holders I mentioned above... and you added Jacobs, Canelo, GGG (?)... but Yldirim and Dirrell -- no way...

... not so much for a "deep" division...

... but OK -- it would be enough for Canelo (or GGG)...

[MxcoFistology]

Why just him ? 3 of the 4 champions at 168 are “white” by American standards. I like watching plant fight very skilled and I like benavides too. Heck smith and Saunders are solid enough. 168 has traditionally been a very euro popular division

Billy joe saunders and callum smith aint 'american' white hope, america just waits to get a white boy to overhype him smh before they even beat a good solid champion