Promoter Leonard Ellerbe is impressed with what he’s seen watching PBC fighter David Benavidez work out forward of his battle this Saturday, June fifteenth, for the WBC interim mild heavyweight title in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Ellerbe has bought his promoter’s hat on and is hyping Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) to the hilt, who’s transferring as much as 175 to try to place himself to battle the winner of the October twelfth undisputed mild heavyweight championship between IBF/WBC/WBO champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA champ Dmitry Bivol.
Leapfrogging the Line
Some individuals really feel it’s unfair that Benavidez is allowed to battle simply as soon as at 175 in opposition to Gvozdyk to battle for the undisputed in his second contest within the mild heavyweight division.
Benavidez could be leap-frogging over the various contenders within the 175-lb division to get the chance to battle for the 4 belts.
Ideally, Benavidez needs to be positioned on the backside of the highest 15 rankings at 175 and be made to work his method up the ladder like common fighters as an alternative of combating in a WBC eliminator in his first battle. That is another excuse why the sanctioning our bodies should be changed with a worldwide boxing league.
“I’m so mesmerized by his hand pace. I used to be some footage of two of his fights this morning. He’s a beast,” stated Leonard Ellerbe to Sean Zittel, speaking about David Benavidez, who strikes as much as 175 this Saturday evening to face Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Las Vegas.
Benavidez has hand pace however leaves himself broad open to getting hit by standing in entrance of his opponents and firing mixtures. He’s been capable of get away with this reckless combating type for 2 causes:
- Marginal opposition
- Measurement benefit: Combating in a weight class one to 2 divisions beneath his measurement has enabled Benavidez to make use of a method he couldn’t make the most of at mild heavyweight or cruiserweight in opposition to the large punchers in these divisions.
- Youth
“How he breaks them down, after which within the center or later rounds, he tries to take you out of there. I haven’t watched his footage shortly, however I used to be very impressed,” Ellerbe continued about Benavidez, who’s with PBC, which makes it comprehensible why Leonard is complimenting him.
Ellerbe doesn’t title the fighters Benavidez “breaks down” in his fights. These are the fighters that Benavidez has been feasting on:
– Demetrius Andrade: Thirty-five-year previous 154-pounder
– Caleb Plant: Knocked out by Canelo Alvarez
– David Lemieux
– Ronald Ellis
– Roamer Alexis Angulo
Canelo vs. Benavidez: The $200 Million Dream
“He’s going to look at. He’s a possible opponent in some unspecified time in the future. Why wouldn’t he watch?” stated Ellerbe when requested if Canelo Alvarez could be watching Benavidez on Saturday evening. “If y’all suppose Canelo is terrified of someone, y’all loopy. This sport comes right down to this proper right here [money].”
Canelo Alvarez has already made it clear that he’s not combating Benavidez until he’s given $200 million, and he doesn’t seem like kidding round. Ellerbe seems to be name-dropping by citing Canelo to create extra PPV buys for Saturday’s occasion, utilizing the false image that Benavidez will quickly be combating him.
The truth is that Benavidez received’t be combating Canelo, and he’ll probably be transferring as much as cruiserweight after getting crushed at 175.
“What’s David [Benavidez] going to try this he [Canelo] ain’t seen earlier than? He’s larger, however he is aware of the way to break down guys. After they battle, I’ll be entrance row. He may for all the cash,” stated Ellerbe, reacting to Benavidez saying that he thinks Canelo is saving him for the ultimate battle of his profession.
The cash Canelo would obtain to battle Benavidez wouldn’t be far more than what he’s at the moment attending to defend his titles at 168, which makes the battle not price it until somebody desires to pay him the $200M that he’s asking for.
Gvozdyk Not Washed Up
“He ain’t washed,” stated Ellerbe about Gvozdyk. “That’s simply the narrative as a result of they don’t need to give sure guys credit score. You bought to observe this s***,” Ellerbe dismissing the feedback followers have been saying concerning the 37-year-old Gvozyk, who just lately got here out of retirement after bout out of the game for 4 years. That’s a very long time, and 37 isn’t younger.
Gvozdyk isn’t washed, however he’s up there in age and was retired for 4 years. This isn’t the Gvozdyk from six years in the past, that’s for certain, however you may’t blame Ellerbe for wanting to color the image of him being in high type in order that Benavidez will get full credit score if he wins.
