Gennady Golovkin’s former trainer the respected Abel Sanchez has raised some eyebrows with this.
David Benavidez while not as big a star or pay per view attraction as Canelo Alvarez, has absolutely battered his way through boxing and gone undefeated for years.
“No I don’t think Benavidez has earned it. He and his father. My friends need to understand that the one driving the car calls the shots. Right now Canelo is the one driving boxing in that division. You have to earn the right to fight him.”
Canelo Alvarez has been followed around for some time now by a die hard boxing fan wanting the David Benavidez fight. Going into Cinco De Mayo's big Munguia fight this weekend Alvarez spotted the fan with the Benavidez sign again - mentioning: 'The fan that had the sign outside there…
Many believe David Benavidez by right has earned the Canelo Alvarez fight for many years now. Benavidez recently scored a huge win on Amazon Prime over David Morrell. Reacting on Instagram to the news Canelo will fight Terence Crawford as part of a four-fight deal, Benavidez said on Instagram: "Imagine…
Canelo is the main man in boxing as the world's biggest boxing star but David Benavidez has made an interesting move. Benavidez has been chasing the Canelo fight for years which Canelo really has to do before retiring for the sake of Alvarez's legacy, if in fact Benavidez remains undefeated.…
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