David Benavidez states that he can be eager about combating Terence Crawford at Tremendous Middleweight in a revenge match-up for his brother Jose Benavidez Jr’s loss six years in the past.
Canelo Alvarez is the struggle that Crawford has been pushing for, calling the Mexican star out continuously throughout interviews and refusing to surrender. He even had Turki Alalshikh serving to to get the struggle, however he’d had no luck.
Crawford’s unwillingness to maneuver as much as 168 to earn the struggle in opposition to Canelo by combating Benavidez, David Morrell, or Christian Mbilli is troubling as a result of it means that the Nebraska native has a way of entitlement primarily based on a resume that’s missing in high quality fighters. Terence has solely crushed one identify man: washed up, weight-drained, and automobile crash-ruined Errol Spence.
“Yeah, I’ve been eager to get it. I’d like to get it, however I don’t suppose he’d come as much as 168. I’m not even at 168 anymore, however I’d like to struggle and even spar Crawford,” mentioned David Benavidez to Organikally about wanting a struggle in opposition to Terence Crawford.
The previous four-division world champion Crawford is anticipated to sit down and wait to see if Turki will be capable to negotiate a struggle with Canelo for 2025. If Turki can’t try this, Crawford is more likely to retire slightly than sticking round to struggle Benavidez, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis or the various high fighters at 154.
Crawford isn’t more likely to take the previous two-time WBC 168-lb champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) up on his provide. Apparently, Crawford’s followers are okay along with his transferring as much as 168 to struggle Canelo Alvarez, however they really feel he shouldn’t must struggle Benavidez.
They really feel that Crawford has finished sufficient throughout his 16-year-old skilled profession to be allowed to maneuver up two divisions and be given a title shot in opposition to the WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight champion with out combating anybody, least of all, a harmful fighter like Benavidez.
If Crawford had an ideal resume, it will be somewhat extra tolerable for him to maneuver up with out proving himself at 168, however he doesn’t. Crawford has crushed numerous washed up fighters throughout his profession. These are his greatest wins:
– Errol Spence
– Yuriokis Gamboa
– Jeff Horn
– Ricky Burns
– Israil Madrimov
– Amir Khan
– Kell Brook
– Shawn Porter
