David Benavidez posted a video of him understanding on the mitts on Instagram, displaying his preparation for the December 14th protection of his WBC interim gentle heavyweight title.
Benavidez’s Instagram Put up Reveals Lack of Energy
The previous WBC tremendous middleweight champion Benavidez’s pace appears good speed-wise, however the energy isn’t there. He appears like Superman after he was stripped of his energy in a Kryptonian chamber.
Benavidez should shine in his subsequent battle on December 14th at 175 as a result of followers really feel he’s not the identical man, and his days as a top-level fighter are numbered. As soon as he’s thrown in with the killers, Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, David Morrell, and Anthony Yarde, the jig could also be up for Benavidez.
Preventing at his pure weight of 175, Benavidez doesn’t look almost nearly as good as he was campaigning at 168, preventing older, smaller opposition. We noticed Benavidez’s lack of energy in his debut at 175 in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth.
Doubts About Benavidez’s Future at 175
Gvozdyk, 37, was the stronger man by far and was touchdown the cleaner, tougher photographs all through the 12-round contest. Benavidez received by a choice, but it surely was a aggressive battle. It raised pink flags for Benavidez’s future at 175. He simply doesn’t hit exhausting sufficient, and he solely has sufficient fuel to battle exhausting for six rounds.
David Benavidez on IG: “EL MONSTRO🇲🇽👹 returns to the ring quickly. Loading…..Battle Announcement 🤫”
Dates for December…..#Boxing pic.twitter.com/9o94NWHjtH
— El Gallo Guapo🇩🇴☘️ 🦍 (@vinquezada1) August 24, 2024
The opponent for Benavidez’s December battle hasn’t been named, however 35-year-old fringe contender Jesse Hart is the rumored one. Preventing Hart will preserve Benavidez able to problem for a world title.
The Weight Bully Label
That is one other gimme in a protracted line of sure-thing wins throughout Benavidez’s 11-year profession. It seems that it’s been smoke and mirrors with Benavidez concerning his wins of fluff opposition and the truth that he’s been preventing outdoors of his pure weight class of 175. Followers really feel that Benavidez has been a traditional instance of a weight bully since day one in 2013, and it’s exhausting to argue with that label.
Followers solely need David Morrell or Anthony Yarde for Benavidez relatively than one other older fighter. Nonetheless, he’s anticipated to take a mushy contact in a showcase battle to keep away from dropping out on his assured title shot in opposition to the winner of the October twelfth battle between champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Though not in the identical league ability-wise as these two champions, Benavidez will make some huge cash preventing the winner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Benavidez’s Finest Profession Wins
Caleb Plant
Demetrius Andrade
David Lemieux
Ronald Gavril
Anthony Dirrell
Ronald Ellis
Kyrone Davis
