One man consistently continued the fight, while the other showed a complete lack of interest, as a result of which the world champion in heavyweight WBC, David Benavidez for the second time publicly, stating that Canelo Alvarez is afraid of him.
At the age of 22, David Benavidez was a twice world champion of the super-medium wBC weight. Unfortunately, for Benavidez he was deprived of the title two separate occasions due to unprofitable activities.
David Benavidez went on and devoted himself to boxing sport. On May 21, 2022, Benavidez detained David Lemuux in the third round and won the free Title of the Super-Middle in WBC.
Along with the victory, Benavidez raised the belt, and also gained the position of compulsory pretender Canelo Alvarez. Benavidez was the best contender, but Canelo refused to recognize the fact that Benavidez deserved a shot in the undisputed crown.
To create a stronger argument, Benavidez agreed to fight Caleb Plant in the fight for the world title. After Benavidez defeated the plant, the president of WBC Mauricio Sulaiman did not order Canelo vs Benavidez.
Instead of doing what was fair, Sulaiman tried to protect Canelo by placing David Benavidez in another eliminator of the world championship title. Benavidez stopped Demetrius Andrade in the sixth round, but unfortunately for Benavidez Mauricio Sulaiman did not order the fight Canelo Alvarez vs David Benavidez.
After Canelo defeated Jaime Munguia, sports commentator Jim Gray asked Canelo the question of David Benavidez. Once again, Canelo looked frustrated when he avoided graying the final answer.
On the other hand, when asked about the lack of Canelo’s commitment in the fight against him, David Benavidez did not refrain from using the word “S”.
“I think he now fell into the corner in which he lacked excuses. He said that the only thing I bring was 25 additional pounds and I’m not worth anything, but he asks for $ 200 million.” Benavidez said: “It looks like fear to me. It looks like he is afraid of me.”
While Benavidez chased Canelo, the then champion of WBA Super-Middle weight, David Morrell, kept calling Benavidez. Unlike Canelo, David Benavidez approached the album and accepted the challenge.
Due to the fact that Canelo moved his two mandars, both David Benavidez and David Morrell approached hefty weight. In February 2025, Benavidez defeated Morrella with a unanimous decision and won the title of ephemeral WBC, hefty.
Two months later, David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO) was raised from the ephemeral belt holder to the world champion in WBC in lightweight. Benavidez became in the novel ward, but the media still ask him a question by Canelo Alvarez.
Recently, David Benavidez was a guest of the series “Inside the Ring”. Once again, he was asked Canelo’s question, and Benavidez doubled the word “s”.
“The way he coped with my presence at 168 pounds, he is definitely afraid of me. I said so much rubbish in front of me. Why didn’t he make an example of me before the whole world?” Benavidez asked.
As for the potential fight with David Benavidez, it became clear that Canelo Alvarez did not want to cope with the size, speed of hand, speed, power and work by Benavidez. Canelo also did not want to risk losing with a boxer of Mexican origin.
28-year-old David Benavidez says that he has no plans to return to 168 because he feels comfortable at the age of 175. Considering this, it seems that Mega Fight Canelo vs David Benavidez is already a past.
However, Benavidez gave a mega struggle, saying that if Canelo got up, he is ready to give Canelo a chance for his title. Given this, the question is: Will Canelo accelerate and accept the offer? Judging by his earlier energy towards Benavidez, the answer is “no”.
