Canelo Alvarez explained why he didn’t take a fight with David Benavidez, saying he was disrespectful to him in the way he handled trying to get the opportunity. Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) says why he should give money to someone who uses this tactic.
Over the past few years, Benavidez has used constant pressure to push Canelo into giving him the fight he wants. He accused him of evading him, questioned his legacy, and also stated that he had success sparring with Dmitry Bivol, a fighter to whom Canelo lost.
Canelo sacked
Most fighters would have given up trying to pressure Canelo to fight if they were ignored, but not Benavidez. He still talks about wanting to fight him, even though he’s now fighting at 175 years old. He seems to be focusing on Canelo, which some fans find scary.
It appears that Benavidez has become accustomed to fighting whoever he wants without anyone saying no. When he finally meets someone who isn’t interested, he can’t mentally process it and move on; He keeps pushing.
“When someone approaches you like that, calls you like that, you don’t need to give them any money,” Canelo Alvarez said. Ring Podcast About David Benavidez. “At this point, I’ve fought with all the champions and the best guys out there. I can do whatever I want now, and I don’t like the way he handled the fight.
“I think he wanted the fight, and he was respectful. I want Canelo,” Alvarez said of Terence Crawford’s respect for him about his style of fighting against him.
“Yes, people want to see the fight, and maybe they will see the fight. We don’t know,” Canelo said of the clash between him and Terence Crawford. “Maybe they will see that fight. I’m always open to good fights. He’s a really good fighter with good abilities and everything, and maybe we’ll see that fight. “We don’t know yet.”
