Benavidez is nothing special in terms of skills

I think he's a good fighter who has heavy hands, not a huge puncher but he gets your attention real quick. Sure scared Canelo

 

Benavidez is definitely not the most skilled fighter in terms of pure boxing but he's still skilled in his own way, just in a more aggressive approach. He can be defensively responsible from time to time with the high guard and he also knows when to step back before coming in right away. His sense of timing and distance is pretty overlooked. To me he's like a bigger, better version of Subriel Matias. More talented, not as crude, and better skills than Matias but still mainly a constant come forward fighter. Not a polished technician by any means but a damn good offensive fighter.

 

I think Beterbiev wipes him out to be honest. Even now. Benavidez doesn't have the footwork to evade an attack like Bivol could.

 

He is relentless and wears opponents down..

There's nothing special in terms of "eye test". Just a great fighter with great genetic stamina.

 

what do you mean "pure technical ability"? in what area is david inferior to those names you mention? what is his technical deficiency?

 

You don't need to be special to succeed in life. Plenty of examples in boxing history.

 

He's also been very impressive since the age of 20. Different breed.

 

Shakur took nearly half an hour to stop an electrician a few months ago; there's no way I would put him in this list alongside these names. If you'd have said Bam instead of Shakur, I would have agreed, but Benavidez is special because he is a throwback; he doesn't sit on Twitter all day arguing with people or coming up with fake matchups that never happen. He is a throwback, will fight anyone, loves to get into a war and have a fight, and he's got the capability to drag anyone in and around that weight class into a complete war.

Benavidez is one of the fighters I look forward to watching the most. He's definitely up there in terms of skill. If we are talking technique, then that's a different question. He's not P4P top 5, but he could be 18 months from now. At the moment, he's in the top 10, and for me, anyone in the top 20/25 P4P is a special fighter in terms of skill.

 

Big fact there.

 

You are biased towards the outside boxers. Ask yourself, who can do more in the ring between Benavidez and Bivol. Who is more versatile with their defense and offense?

Who is better at putting punches together, who has better punch selection and variety. Who is more accurate. Who has a better inside game? Who can throw can uppercut and who can't? Who's defensive style takes more skill?

Who is more accurate? (David is number 2 on compubox)

Bivol relies on distance control for defense, while David is in the firing zone relying on parrying, slipping, blocking punchers, and using his defense as a springboard for his offense. What actually takes more skill?

David is way more skilled than Bivol imo.

 

I even reckon Zurdo looks chubby at cruiserweight. Benavidez is going to look like a massive fatso at 200 even though he is the better fighter the more I think about it this could backfire on him.

 

Nah hes a killer- can beat any of the top guys . Even at their peak hes sheer volume is too much for Canelo- naturally much bigger too

 

As soon as he steps up to Class A fighters he's toast