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David Benavidez says he would like to combat Dmitry Bivol quite than Artur Beterbiev subsequent if he had the selection. Benavidez desires to combat Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) as a result of he’s sparred with him so much and feels that he actually gained his earlier combat in opposition to Artur Beterbiev.
Benavidez says that beating Bivol will show to followers that he’s “better than Canelo,” which isn’t true. Combating Bivol provides Benavidez a a lot better likelihood of successful than going through Artur Beterbiev, who could be a nightmare for him.
Clearly, the judges noticed it in a different way, giving Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) the victory because of Bivol selecting to run the final seven rounds after being clipped and damage on the midpoint by a strong proper hand from Artur.
Benavidez’s Technique
It’s not shocking to anybody that Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) prefers to not combat the damaging puncher Beterbiev as a result of he’s received enormous energy and is a superb inside fighter.
The way in which that Benavidez fights could be splendid for Beterbiev, as he would reap the benefits of his quantity punching. Furthermore, the punishment that Benavidez took in his final combat in opposition to David Morrell final Saturday evening might have taken so much out of him bodily. He was quite a few instances by the Cuban and had nothing left within the final three rounds.
Benavidez was simply throwing arm punches and consuming enormous photographs to the top that left his face unrecognizable. He appeared like he’d been run over by a truck. Compared, Morrell appeared unmarked, additional indicating that Benavidez lacks energy at 175.
He was good when he fought at 168 in opposition to older, smaller fighters, however at gentle heavyweight, there’s no energy in his photographs. His final two fights have seen him take extra punishment than all of his different 28 matches mixed.
“I would pick Bivol because he beat Canelo. So basically, when I beat Bivol, that would make my case that I’m better than Canelo,” stated David Benavidez to Ariel Helwani’s channel about preferring to combat Dmitry Bivol than Artur Beterbiev as a result of it might assist him show that he’s higher than Canelo Alvarez to impressionable ultra-hardcore boxing followers that observe the game intently.
“I know Dmitry Bivol really well. I sparred him, and he’s a great fighter, and we had a lot of great sparing sessions. So, I would like to fight Bivol,” Benavidez continued. “If Bivol wins this combat [Beterbiev], they’ll should do a rubber match. Who am I to say they’ll’t combat one other combat. They fought two nice fights. If that had been to occur, I wouldn’t combat till they’re performed with, after which I might transfer into that combat after they’ve a trilogy.
“My dad talked to him on the phone [Turki Al-Sheikh]. We’ll go over there [Riyadh] on February 22nd, and we’ll probably figure everything out if Bivol wins again [correction: Beterbiev beat Bivol on October 12th last year] or if Bivol wins. It’s probably too much of a long time.”
It’s fairly apparent why Benavidez desires Bivol to win quite than Beterbiev as a result of he’s doesn’t match up effectively in opposition to Artur. He is aware of that, clearly, and prefers the finesse fighter Bivol, who has no energy and is a runner.
“I think I proved to everyone what level I’m on. Me against anybody, I’ll bet the house against me against anybody,” stated a badly marked up, sunglass-wearing Benavidez.