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Benavidez wants a shootout with Yard despite looking exhausted

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Image: Benavidez Invites Yarde Into a “Shootout” While Looking One Punch Away From Collapse

David Benavidez says he welcomes it “shootout” against Anthony Yarde on Saturday night. He claims that if Yarde (27-3, 24 KO) wants to fight, he will do it to him because he wants to entertain the fans during their 12-round fight, which will take place on DAZN PPV on November 22 at the ANB Arena in Riyad.

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It seems like cutting down to 175 pounds is taking a lot out of him this week. His appearance is lumbering, suggesting that he started his weight loss at over 200 pounds.

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO) hopes that a victory over Yarde will lead to another fight against one of the following three people:

  • Artur Beterbiew
  • Dmitry Bivol
  • Canelo Alvarez

While it cannot be ruled out that Benavidez will finally get the fight against Canelo he has been wanting for all these years, it is unlikely. There was an opportunity when Turki Alalshikh paid Canelo $150 million in September, but it was wasted on the Terence Crawford fight. He should have spent that money to get Canelo to face Benavidez.

I’m still pushing Canelo after five years

It would be healthier for Benavidez to forget about Canelo because he has been obsessed with him for the last five years. He pushed for this fight too much and pushed Alvarez away with his need. Benavidez was too focused on the Mexican star and it backfired.

It is far too early for WBC airy heavyweight champion Benavidez to focus on fights with IBF, WBA and WBO 175-pound champion Bivol or Beterbiev. These two still need to heal and have their trilogy match. It’s been 9 months since their last fight, and it may take even longer to recover well enough to fight again.

“On the other side there is Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol and hopefully even Canelo in the future,” said David Benavidez Queensberry about what he hopes a victory over Anthony Yard will lead to.

Benavidez should focus on the task at hand and not forget about the unsafe striker Yarde. “The Mexican Monster” didn’t seem at all invincible in his two 175-pound fights against David Morrell and Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

Perhaps he has a skewed view of how he has performed since moving up to airy heavyweight because he has taken punishment worthy of his career in those fights.

If Yarde can counter Benavidez’s habitual machine gun combos long enough to get his pound of flesh, he can knock him out tardy when he’s exhausted. David faded in both of his 175-pound fights and looks even more exhausted this time around.

“It’s going to be ‘The Monster’ fighting a lion,” Benavidez said of how he views his fight against Yarde. “I’m fighting my hardest,” Benavidez said of what it means to be “The Monster.” “I think I’m a smarter player and I’m on a different level to Anthony Yarde, I’ve shown I have a higher pedigree.

Has Benavidez learned anything?

“I know Anthony Yarde is going to take some large shots. If he wants a shootout, we can do it. That doesn’t scare me. That’s the type of fight I want,” Benavidez said.

Benavidez seems confused. On the one hand, he talks about changing his style to be more knowledgeable and avoid taking the punishment he’s taking since moving up to 175 pounds. On the other hand, he says that he will be cheerful to get into a “shootout” if that’s what Yarde wants. He doesn’t draw conclusions from his past.

Sooner or later, Benavidez will get knocked out if he doesn’t adjust his fighting style. That could happen this Saturday as Yarde will be chasing him full force, looking to finish what Morrell started last February.

“This will be the beginning of my domination in the airy heavyweight division,” Benavidez said.

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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