Benavidez Pop wants Usyk

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  1. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would be a fun fight. Benny has traits Usyk hasnt seen in years. Benny is smaller with fast hands and high volume. In recent years Usyk hasnt fought someone like that.

    I favor Usyk via late stoppage after Benny has a surprisingly good first few rounds.
     
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  2. NoChin

    NoChin Sir Tim Tszyu - Knighted! Full Member

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    He has his own Pop music now? Or soda?
     
  3. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Soda Pop mixed w some Pop Rocks...surprise pops amid the fizzle
     
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  4. Lonsdale81

    Lonsdale81 Active Member Full Member

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    Beating a fat former LHW doesn't prove much
     
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  5. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Stupid ridiculous

    Then you say Fury benevidez and people realize how much of a mismatch even though Fury is way more worn than Usyk but still murders this hyped up bum. What because Usyk is a former cruiser and aging heavy means it's interesting? Not at all. Usyk was a big cruiserweight and the best cruiserweight of all time ahead of holy field. Benevidez ain't got a patch on him.

    I don't want to hear about benevidez anymore this must be a mexican fighter thing. Same happend with the ginger midget canelo. Obscene hype and nonsense.
     
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  6. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is...factually correct. Canelo was literally being hyped to fight Usyk in the lead up to Bivol. In hindsight it was obvious and funny
     
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  7. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    Pop just saw $$$$$ flash before his eye. Que the money money money song.

    To be fair there isn’t a boxer in the same position that wouldn’t want it. Nothing to lose and a 30 million payday. Hell I’d be clamoring for the fight too.
     
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  8. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    The weird thing is when fans ask about that pointless fight.

    And benavidez has just managed to beat zurdo in impressive fashion - and STILL the hype has overgrown it by a LOT.

    All this stuff is casual talk. Having a good chance against opetaia is casual talk. And going to heavy to even try against dubois is casual talk.

    But then again those casuals mostly look for physical appearance. So they wouldn't put benavidez in front of dubois. But against usyk who has knocked dubois out twice they would give benavidez a chance...
     
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  9. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    On further thinking, i should actually be glad about it. Casual hype for an actual boxer (and benavidez is even a good one that takes on challenges and has an interesting aggressive style) instead of the likes of jake paul or old tyson is quite a good thing for the sport. It's just a bit weird to encounter it here instead of social media.
     
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  10. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Trying to cash out his kid to the biggest fight if they can’t bait Canelo
    Which they won’t
    Terrible idea.
     
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  11. Cyrion

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    Roy Jones Jr. was one of the greatest boxers to ever live. For sure the most athletically gifted guy to ever put on a pair of gloves. Roy is 5'11. Benevidez isn't even 6'1. Roy moved up to HW to take on one of the weakest champs ever in John Ruiz. Didn't knock him out. Didn't 120-108 blank him. Just out-boxed him to a solid UD. Then he immediately said F this and went back down.

    But pops wants Benny to move up to HW, when he's already a bit flabby at 200, and take on one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves? A dude who cleaned out the whole amateur/Olympic scene. Who then ran through the best cruiserweight era ever like **** through a goose. Who fought everybody in their backyard and spanked 'em. Then moved up to fight giants at HW and beat them all up, too. THAT guy is who you want your flat footed son to fight? All because he styled on Zurdo Ramirez? Zurdo? For real? He didn't even smoke a P4Per or nothin? Just Zurdo? And that makes him ready for Usyk? Do you want your son to die?
     
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  12. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think its a fair inquiry, the Opetai fight. I no longer thing Benny has 0% chance. I gave it...maybe...60/40 Opetai. Maybe Benny will be too fast. Most likely Opetai is too much but Benny is still in his prime and has taken little damage. He could go to deep waters if needed.
     
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  13. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most likely its a "well, we were supposed to lose" kind of moment with an enormous paycheck included. And, on the off chance Benny Pop is serious, he did mention Usyk age. And its true old fighters can age overnight...39 is close to that point if not alrdy in it.
     
  14. Veerbone

    Veerbone Active Member Full Member

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    Let Benavidez fight Kabayel. If he can beat him, then put him in with Usyk.
     
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  15. oiky

    oiky Gypsy Boy Full Member

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    Great performance but he's jumping the gun a bit here.