David Benavidez has been passed over by Canelo Alvarez once again for his next fight, making it clear that the ‘Mexican Monster’ needs to go in another direction for his next fight this year.
The needy Benavidez doesn’t have a fight scheduled, and he can’t afford to sit on the sidelines, waiting and hoping Canelo will bless him for a match in September. If that doesn’t happen, Benavidez will have nothing to show for his sitting and waiting on his Canelo vigile.
Silence the Doubters
Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) may not like the idea, but he should consider fighting WBA ‘regular’ super middleweight champion David Morrell next, because that would give him first real quality opponent.
A lot of boxing fans think Benavidez is afraid of Morrell (10-0, 9 KOs), considering he could lose to him, and that would not only wreck his dream of a Canelo payday, but it would tarnish his career, making fans understand that he was never as good as they had thought he was.
The Morrell Test
If Benavidez wants to face Canelo, there’s no better way to create pressure than facing the unbeaten Morrell. If Benavidez loses to Morrell, he was never meant to fight Canelo.
You can argue that cruiserweight-sized Benavidez hasn’t done anything to deserve a fight against Canelo, and is trying to sneak his way into the fight off the back of wins over smaller and older fighters.
Benavidez’s best career wins:
- Demetrius Andrade: 35
- Caleb Plant: Previously knocked out by Canelo
- David Lemieux: 35
- Anthony Dirrell: 38
“When I heard the rumors that Canelo was fighting Jermall Charlo, the 160-pounder. I said to myself, ‘This guy has had a fight once in the last two and a half years. He’s obviously had some personal issues. Why pick him?'” said Stephen A. Smith on his YouTube channel, reacting to rumors that Canelo Alvarez could face Jermall Charlo on May 4th.
“Then you hear after that fight, ‘Oh, I’m going to fight Terence Crawford,’ who by the way, started out his career at lightweight, junior welterweight and went up from 140 to 147 and is now the welterweight champion of the world at 147. That’s 21 pounds lighter. That’s three weight divisions lighter than Canelo Alvarez.
“I’m like, ‘What about David Benavidez, the natural super middleweight, who is 28-0 with 24 knockouts, who has been begging Canelo to get in the ring with him?’ It really, really ticks me off,” said Smith.
