David Benavidez plans to move up to 175 to face Bivol/Beterbiev after finishing 168

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  2. panchman69

    panchman69 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whats the point of being mandatory if someone can avoid them without any type of consequence? Fighters should be fined like 30% of their purses everytime they fight some thats not their mandatory.
     
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  3. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    That´s not how things work. The problem here is that the ****ing WBC won´t actually mandate the fight. They never even announced the purse bids despite Benavidez being the interim champion for 2 years.
    It´s all just a money grab for them. They rather have both Canelo and Benavidez pay sanctioning fees than order the actual fight. They don´t care.

    Benavidez should have sued them.
     
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  4. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    The fight has already been rescheduled and announced I'm sure of it.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Not even sure why he was even in the mix for an interim title fight vs that version of Gvozdyk who had only fought one opponent with a pulse in five years (and that was a Euro level guy) given how it was Benavidez's first fight at the weight

    Actually, I think I know why. It was Clenelo's fairy godfather Mauricio's way of paying him back for keeping Clenelo protected from him. I see you Maurico. I see you.
     
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  6. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is what wanting to fight the best actually looks like. No point wasting your career waiting for a fight that is clearly never going to come.
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    If Beterbiev is still the same as he was before the injury and age hasn't declined him even more, and admittedly they are big ifs, he'll break Benavidez in half. Prime Beterbiev would no question but Beterbiev's age really works in Benavidez's favour.

    Age aside, we haven't see a version of Beterbiev yet that doesn't KO Benavidez

    Benavidez vs Bivol is more even but Bivol is a lot better than the still decent but well past his best version of Gvozdyk he fought so that's a real intriguing match up

    I want to see Benavidez vs Morrell. That fight really intrigues me too. They should make that in the interim because Beterbiev and Bivol will likely have a rematch, assuming Morrell gets past Hot Rod that is and Hot Rod can crack and he has the height and range to compete with Morrell
     
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  8. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Can't blame him. He has been vocal about wanting to fight Canelo. This is up to Canelo on who he fights. He choose Berlanga.
     
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  9. Totentanz.

    Totentanz. Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire banned Full Member

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    Benavidez was tired of Canelo's ****. Heh.
     
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  10. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo's ducking worked perfectly I guess.
     
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  11. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great news! I give Benavidez little chance against a Beterbiev that has anything left, the version who faced Smith breaks him down, but it would be a great fight regardless. I think he will be a challenge for Bivol, for sure,
     
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  12. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beterbiev would fold him in half

    Benavidez doesn't have the firepower at 175lbs to deter Beterbiev
     
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  13. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Benavidez loses badly to both. He doesn't have enough power at 175 and we don't know if his chin is sturdy enough to take solid LHW punches (not whatever that patty cake bull**** was from Gvozdyk). I can't see a Benavidez LHW campaign being very successful for very long.
     
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  14. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    I get your point, but sometimes you get champs that feast of of manditories that are not the best comp they could face. I believe it was Marquez/Vasquez that fought their rematch without a belt on the line because they wanted to fight eachother again. Marquez didn't want to fight his mandatory, so he got stripped.
     
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  15. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I’m afraid we’ll witness a “weaker” battle between them due to injuries, inactivity, promoters, and etc.
     
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