Jim Lampley, a former HBO commentator, claims that David Benavidez will now be the underdog of WBA lightweight heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, judging by his performance last Saturday night against Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Las Vegas.
Lampley believes Benavidez has narrow options following his fight against former WBC lightweight heavyweight champion Gwozdyk (20-2, 16 KO). He notes that Benavidez’s power was not as effective at 175 as it was at 168, and weakened in the second half of the competition.
Benavidez still emerged victorious, winning a unanimous decision after 12 rounds by scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109.
Benavidez failed to match the judges’ scoring and few believe he has any chance of beating Bivol or IBF/WBC/WBO lightweight heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev.
Benavidez’s chances in the match against Bivol and Beterbiev
Lampley said he won’t even mention Beterbiev, which means he doesn’t see Benavidez having any chance of beating him. This is how fans perceive it after watching Benavidez’s ineffective approach against 37-year-old Gvozdyk, a fighter whom Beterbiev knocked out five years ago and sent into retirement.
“I certainly think that if Benavidez doesn’t fight Canelo, he will be an underdog against Dmitry Bivol, and we won’t even talk about Beterbiev,” analyst Jim Lampley told Sean Zitteldiscussing David Benavidez’s chances of fighting WBA lightweight heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol following his unspectacular performance in his 175 debut against former WBC champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk last Saturday night.
Canelo Alvarez: a potential chance?
“David Benavidez’s options are a bit narrow based on what we’ve seen. He has to hope that Canelo Alvarez will change his mind and decide to fight him. Maybe he will like what he saw from a 168-pounder who went up to 175 and didn’t have as much pop as a lot of people expected, including me.”
I don’t think Canelo will change his mind about demanding $200 million to fight Benavidez because he’s been talking too much crap about him over the last few years.
Canelo won’t get any recognition if he beats Benavidez now, as fans saw how poorly he performed against Gvozyk, and many of them now see him as a popular figure with a resume built on hand-picked opponents.
“I predicted a Benavidez knockout and in the first rounds I thought that’s what I would see [against Gvozdyk]and then he seemed to falter a little bit against a really good, experienced veteran who has something to fight for,” Lampley said.
Former HBO play-by-play host Lampley should have known better and not picked Benavidez to knock out Gvozdyk because it would never have happened.
Benavidez throws a lot of punches and there was no way he was going to get away with it, fighting like that against Gvozdyk, whose technical skill and strength were good for him to position himself in front of him and throw punches non-stop the way he did. he did it. taken at 168 against marginal opposition.
“Maybe those seven pounds had an impact on David’s punching power and he had to weather a fleeting storm and get the decision victory,” Lampley said.
“I think he’s slowed down enough in the second half of the fight where Canelo will want to test the money and see exactly what it’s worth to him to come in and take the risk of fighting David Benavidez.”
Benavidez began to leisurely down after the fourth round last Saturday night, looking exhausted and frail. His power was never evident from the first round, but that wasn’t a surprise because Benavidez had never punched at 168 pounds. His knockouts were mostly from power punches where he hit his opponents with a lot of shots.
“Maybe after looking at it he’ll think, ‘There’s no risk.’ I’m Canelo Alvarez. I have the most proven impact resistance in sports. He won’t hurt me,” Lampley said.
“I think Canelo has an opportunity here to think exactly that based on what he saw. Is Canelo a bigger boxer than Oleksandr Gvozdyk? I think he is. Canelo can look at it in any number of ways and think, ‘I’m the favorite over David Benavidez,'” Lampley said.
Promoter Paco Damian has signed junior lightweight Elvin Soto, the 18-year-old son of former two-division titleholder Humberto “Zorrit” Soto.
Elvin made his professional debut last weekend in Mexico, winning by knockout in the first round.
Starting boxing at the age of 11 and taking part in his first amateur fight at the age of 12, Soto’s journey seems destined for success. He spent four years with CONADE (National Commission for Physical Education and Sports), winning four consecutive years of municipal championships, three state titles and two regional championships.
“I also participated in a binational tournament where I became champion against the United States,” Soto said. “I also competed in the Guerra en la Frontera International Tournament, placing second the first year and winning the title the second.”
Fábrica de Campeones and 8Count Media will manage his career together with promoter Paco Damian. Coach and manager Bobby Quirarte, who guided him through his amateur years, now supervises his training at the renowned Crea Gym in Tijuana under the supervision of Don Romulo and Roberto Quirarte. The gym is known for producing champions such as Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
Damian recalls his early introduction to Elvin’s talent, saying, “I remember having breakfast with his father, Humberto, a few years ago. He showed me a video of this youthful kid sparring and I asked who it was. He proudly said, “That’s my son, Elvin.”
“I was impressed by his skills at just 13 years ancient. Elvin has everything to become something special in this sport – focus, dedication and discipline. I’m excited to be a part of his journey.”
Elvin expressed his enthusiasm for his debut. “I am excited to start my professional career in Tijuana, where my father trained and fought,” he said.
Daniel Dubois rose to No. 3 in Ring magazine’s heavyweight rankings following a fifth-round knockout victory over Anthony Joshua on September 21 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Ring Magazine’s rankings need to be improved for every weight class, but especially heavyweight because most of the placements don’t make sense.
Dubois should be in first place, just behind WBA, WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, because he beat the best fighters last year. There is still controversy surrounding Dubois’s fight with Usyk last year in Poland due to the fifth-round body shot that dropped him, which the referee deemed a low blow. Replays showed that it was a bull’s-eye. This should have been a knockout for Dubois.
Ring Magazine still ranks Fury ahead of Dubois in first place, despite a loss in his last fight and a destitute performance in his previous fight against Francis Ngannou in October 2023. Many felt that Ngannou was robbed in this fight, which I saw and he was 8- 2 for Francis.
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury
Daniel Dubois
Joseph Parker
Zhilei Zhang
Agit Kabayel
Martin Cole
Anthony Joshua
Filip Hrgovic
Honor Ajagba
Justi Huni
It makes sense that Dubois will move up in tirades, but he should be higher than #2 and he should be above Fury. You only have to watch Fury’s performance against newcomer Ngannou, who was making his boxing debut, to know that he is not the same fighter he once was.
Fury should be lower in the rankings, below his buddies Joseph Parker, Zhilei Zhang, Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole, because these guys fight higher than him. Since his second fight against Deontay Wilder in 2020, the Gypsy King hasn’t looked like his elderly self. In all his appearances since then, he has looked like a shadow of his former self.
Lightweight rising Floyd Schofield. Photo promotions / Golden Boy
Floyd Schofield Jr. in his next fight he will add to his class as he tries to make it to the lightweight division.
The undefeated 22-year-old will face Rene Tellez Giron from Mexico at the DAZN gala on November 2. The location of the event was not disclosed, although The Ring learned that it will land at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Schofield (17-0, 12 knockouts) will fight for only the second time in 2024, although only at the mercy of others. “Kid Austin” was scheduled to face H20 Sylve at the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Netflix gala scheduled for July 29 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, the performance was delayed until November 15 due to Tyson’s hospitalization earlier in the summer.
Sylve’s team handpicked their next opponent for the DAZN Pay-Per-View event in Tampa, Florida. This backfired, as Lucas Bahdi (17-0, 15 KO) emerged as the main contender for the 2024 knockout.
Since Sylve is promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, only his spot would be secured for the fresh date. With this, Schofield and Golden Boy Promotions continued their efforts to advance the career of the Austin, Texas lightweight fighter.
Giron (20-3, 13 KO) is a proven spoiler with a reliable chin.
The 25-year-old from Queretaro, Mexico has won three in a row since a heartbreaking majority defeat to Jose Matias Romero last June in Argentina. Current events included an eight-round unanimous decision over George Acosta at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. Giron also dealt the first defeat of his career to former standout amateur Karlos Balderas.
The victory over Balderas came six months after Giron submitted Michel Rivera to an eight-round decision in June 2019. Both boxers were undefeated at that time. He suffered another defeat in January 2022 against the then undefeated Giovani Cabrera.
Schofield last fought on March 16, losing by disqualification in the fifth round to Esteuri Suero at this stadium. This fight was supposed to be an advancement in the rivalry, but Suero refused to fight under the rules during their miniature romance.
The opportunity will mark Schofield’s third headliner since signing a co-promotional deal with Golden Boy in 2022. Last July, he was the leader of the gala in San Antonio, which was originally intended for the three-canceled fight for the WBA welterweight title between Eimantas Stanionis and Vergil Ortiz.
The Ring has learned that passive super middleweight contender Bektemir “Bek The Bully” Melikuziev (14-1, 10 KO) will appear on the program. Plans call for the 2016 Olympic silver medalist to land a WBA title eliminator, depending on which opponent he secures.
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