David Benavidez’s victory over Gilberto Ramirez had the boxing world wondering about a potential history-making heavyweight title shot, and now top-rated trainer Robert Garcia has shared his thoughts on the debate.

Ruling at both super middleweight and lightweight heavyweight, Benavidez jumped from 25 pounds to cruiserweight and made things easier for unified WBO and WBA champion Ramirez, stopping the Mexican in the sixth round.

As a result, many fans are questioning whether Benavidez should abandon his plans to return to lightweight heavyweight and possibly move up to heavyweight to fight current unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.

If Benavidez won heavyweight gold, he would join Roy Jones Jr. the second man to truly reign supreme in the super middleweight and heavyweight divisions, apart from winning the heavyweight title from James Toney, who was then ruled a no-contest due to a failed drug test. “The Mexican Monster” is currently the only man to have won titles at 168, 175 and 200 pounds.

I’m talking to ES NewsGarcia, who has trained the likes of Anthony Joshua, Jesse Rodriguez and Nonito Donaire, expressed confidence that the “Mexican Monster” will be able to dethrone Usyk within two years.

“I think Benavidez will beat Usyk in two years. [Usyk is nearly 40 already,] so imagine that in two years Benavidez will beat him.

Time will tell whether Usyk will remain in office for that long. The undisputed two-weight champion fights kickboxer Rico Verhoeven this month and has said he will fight two more times before he seriously considers retirement.

With a number of contenders already in the division worthy of a shot at the Ukrainian, a fight with Benavidez seems a long way off, not least because Benavidez himself seems, for now, determined to fall down rather than climb up.

However, Benavidez plans to move up to the top division at some point, and if Garcia believes he can beat someone as talented as Usyk, even considering his age, he will likely pit him against a number of other heavyweights.

Adrien Broner has spent the last few weeks live on Kick with streamer DeenTheGreat, and former UFC featherlight heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson dropped in on a stream posted about ten hours before publication. For boxing fans who aren’t plugged into the streaming world, it’s the quotes that speak volumes the most. This all came from Kick streams or related social media posts.

Broner on verification

DeenTheGreat helped Broner earn a verified badge on Kick. Broner reaction:

“Now you can make the same money from streaming as you can from boxing.”

Broner About money

“I’m already luxurious, gang.”

“I make my own millions.”

The contribution of one viewer during the broadcast alone was worth $15,000.

Broner on child support

“I only pay $17,000 a month.”

Broner during an Uber ride

To the DeenTheGreat cameraman on the same broadcast cycle as the “I’m already luxurious, gang” line:

“I have no bread.”

“I’ll make sure you get it back.”

Broner on rejection

After a woman leaned into the camera instead of accepting a kiss from him on DeenTheGreat’s stream:

“It’s going to be terrible, I’m leaving, brother.”

“I don’t play with women.”

“I really am, brother.”

“I don’t care how lovely a woman is, it doesn’t matter, brother.”

Broner in the car

Visibly intoxicated after a 14-hour live broadcast with Kick, which included confrontations outside the OMNIA nightclub at Caesars Palace, when his wife suggested they go home:

– I fucked you up, man.

Broner about himself

The senior nickname he invented came back in the broadcast:

“Anyone can get it. Africans, Americans, Dominicans, Mexicans.”

Broner on the comeback

Broner hasn’t fought since June 2024. When asked on stream if the DeenTheGreat camp was real:

“Training with Deen will spark the comeback.”

Ryan Garcia, OX

WBC welterweight titleholder Ryan Garcia quoted the Uber clip in X.

“I’m sorry to see this, AB, if you see this, call me. Let’s get your location. You don’t have to keep drinking. Let’s be better. Let’s not judge, let’s shut up.”

Read outside

From an article titled “Adrien Broner Is About to Make the Worst Decision of His Life,” published on May 11:

“The question is no longer whether Broner can make money outside of boxing. Apparently he can. The issue is whether turning his real life into lasting content while struggling with alcoholism will remove him even further from stability.”

Catch-up for non-streamers

Broner (35-5-1, 24 KO) has not fought since June 2024, when he lost by unanimous decision to Blair Cobbs at the Seminole Difficult Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The judges scored this fight 97-91, 96-93 and 96-93. News from the world of boxing in November 2025, he reported that Broner had returned to the gym after a 17-month break. No opponent or return date has been announced. Rampage Jackson’s appearance on the AdrienBroner Kick channel, posted via the official YouTube account, is the latest tie-in moment for a run that started with a verification badge and hasn’t slowed down since.

“Shakur would never fight Kid, just like Tank would never fight Kid,” Schofield Sr. told MillCity Boxing.

Schofield Sr. insisted his criticism was not personal towards Shakur and argued that top fighters were simply chasing bigger paydays in the bigger leagues rather than taking hazardous fights for less money at lightweight.

“They were getting bigger fights at 140 pounds for 20, 15 million,” Schofield Sr. said. “Why come in here where there’s a risk of getting knocked out for much less money?”

The most essential part of Schofield Sr.’s argument revolved around Shakur’s lack of knockout power and whether he would be able to keep his aggressive punches away for 12 rounds.

“Shakur only had 11 knockouts,” Schofield Sr. said. “There is no way he would fight someone like Kid and be able to last 12 rounds.”

Schofield senior believes his son’s combination of speed, movement and power would pose major stylistic problems for Stevenson.

“How could he sustain a powerful puncher like Kid that gave him movement and speed?” Schofield Sr. said. “That would be the wrong style for Shakur.”

Schofield senior also criticized what he sees as current boxing matchmaking, arguing that too many fighters avoid tough opponents to protect undefeated records and maximize earnings.

“There is no way you can build a legacy by skating horrendously, picking players,” Schofield Sr. said.

Stevenson has recently been linked to possible future fights against Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis as Schofield continues to establish himself in the lightweight division.

Shakur also has a built-in defense against criticism that he never fought Schofield, as the two fighters were already scheduled to fight on February 22, 2025, before Schofield was pulled from the fight during fight week in Riyad, around February 18-19.

Stevenson later questioned whether Schofield was fully prepared for the fight, while Schofield’s team maintained that the withdrawal was related to medical issues and the committee’s decision to remove him from the card.