Benevidez stops canelo

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  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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  2. PistonHondai

    PistonHondai Active Member Full Member

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    Benevidez sucks. He couldn't even KO Plant and was losing to him half the fight.
     
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  3. kdyehs

    kdyehs Active Member Full Member

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    Canelo looks like a bum trying to land one big shot at a time.

    Benavidez is not a pretty style or a well polished diamond in the ring but he might be just too much for a near finished Canelo - The one who lost the 12th round against Ryder is not going anywhere.
     
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  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    "Only if the ref had waved it off" Meanwhile Canelo actually got the KO.

    I do think the ref did a **** job that night, but Benavidez did not show himself to be in another league of Canelo. (if anything, Benavidez would have likely gotten a late KO himself had it not been for all of the holding)
     
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  5. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Canelo is not an easy opponent for anyone, but this would be a great fight in which Benavidez would have the height advantage and probably more power...
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Ryder is an absolute beast and him winning the 12th round has less to do with Canelo being finished and everything to do with Ryder's hesrt. And please tell me when is the last time anyone landed combinations on a southpaw? Especially one as compact and defensively sound as Ryder? I know it's a lot for people to process but when you're in the ring with really really talented fighters on a consistent basis, sometimes stylistically you struggle to look good against them, yes even three in a row. So these rumors of Canelo's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I say that as someone who is anything but a fan of Canelo Alvarez.
     
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  7. serioussam

    serioussam Active Member Full Member

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    How should Benevidez KO him. He couldn't even KO Plant
     
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  8. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Guess there is a reason Canelo is not keen on the fight.
     
  9. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    I hope ginger nuts fights Benavidez instead of Bivol. The Benavidez fight would be intriguing and quite close. But I think Canelo's quality would be enough for a UD. Benavidez has height and power but technically isn't very good.
     
  10. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No. There are levels to this game, even a slightly past prime Canelo will have an answer for Benavidez. Those meaty counter hooks and uppercuts will find a home early and often.
     
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  11. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok and like I said even if Canelo got the KO, Benavidez dished out more punishment.
     
  12. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it's possible that Benavidez's engine and volume punching over the second half of the fight earn him the nod on the cards (provided there are no shenanigans involved).

    The fact that Benavidez is not and has never been a one-punch killer, coupled with Canelo's sturdy mandible, make a KO highly unlikely, however.

    Indeed, if I had to choose which of the two was more likely to get stopped, I'd have to select Benavidez. Canelo can still go to the body with authority, and I think he'll target Benavidez's lanky torso.
     
  13. kdyehs

    kdyehs Active Member Full Member

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    When is the last time Canelo used a combo ? He has been a one, one-two punch fighter for years now. Jab right hand. Jab right hand. He is doing only that. Canelo is not a combo puncher. The erratic aggression and volume of Benavidez is something very interesting here against a past prime Canelo. Canelo bids everything he has on hurting his opponent, he packs all the power he has behind one single punch at a time. He has no stamina in the championship rounds. Canelo will have to pay for this sooner or later.
     
  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to argue with your assessment of a fight between the two, I'd say Benavidez has to back Canelo up, put him on the back foot and hurt him., a firefight as you said. Whether he can do that without getting tagged himself is problematic . Canelo is without question the favorite but I want to see if Benavidez can use his size to his advantage. It's the only fight left for me at 168 for Canelo
     
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  15. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    BenavĂ­dez cant even win to canelo.