Am I The Only Person who Finds Benavidez to Be A Little Overrated?

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  1. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Plant is obviously a slick mobile boxer and he held a lot and stylistically he was a difficult opponent for him to look his best against. Love to see the Clenelo fight now and it's a fight I feel he's capable of winning but Jermallo will get beaten into dog food and knocked out.
     
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  2. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    He's a "good" fighter competing in a division that is both shallow and weak. Tends to get overhyped as a result.
     
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  3. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, DB might not be a Rubix Cube in the ring but what he does, he does very well.
     
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  4. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Overrated how? That he can beat anyone at 168 on any given night? Or we talking about his boxing skills? His boxing skill is average and I think this is where people get confuse.

    Personally I don’t recall him being highly rated. With his rugged but effective style and his pretty good chin , there aren’t many that anyone would pick to beat him outside Canelo. Looking at all the guys at 168 , outside of Canelo, I don’t see anyone there that Benavidez can’t beat. So is that the overrating?
     
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  5. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    This.
     
  6. James Page

    James Page Active Member banned Full Member

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    Charlo whoops him but he's still a good fighter
     
  7. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not even sure Charlo beats Plant.
     
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  8. James Page

    James Page Active Member banned Full Member

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    Charlo would take him out like a dog in the street
     
  9. Maidanas Gun Tattoo

    Maidanas Gun Tattoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In spanish, the word Charlo means overrated.
     
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  10. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I like Charlo but based on his resume I highly doubt he beats Plant. Going after Plant would be good for his career though.
     
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  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The charlo brothers aren't good at dealing with slicksters. Plant would school him
     
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  12. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    then he shoulda done it already. benavidez been calling him outside his name for years now trying to get him in the ring. charlo aint run out of excuses yet.
     
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  13. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jrock, Lubin, and Herring disagree with you
     
  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lol
     
  15. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Plant outboxed him before gassing out after the 6th round. Plant is the better boxer skillwise, but his gas tank is terrible.
     
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