“David Benavidez Would Be A Good Fight For My Brother!”

Jermell Charlo thinks David Benavidez is a good struggle for Jermall

In 2020, a social media rivalry between WBC World middleweight champion Jermall “Hit Man” Charlo (32-0, 22 KO’s) and tremendous middleweight David “Crimson Flag” Benavidez (24-0, 21 KO’s) was spawned. Initially it was mutual animosity with each claiming that they’d struggle the opposite. Sadly, midway by the proceedings, Charlo jarringly shifted path and adjusted his tune.

In his up to date speaking factors he now ridiculed Benavidez, basically labeling him a ‘no person’ and unworthy problem. That is ironic as a result of his brother, WBA Tremendous, IBF and WBC World tremendous welterweight champion Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo (34-1, 18 KO’s) feels very otherwise in regards to the matter. Naturally, he’ll all the time have his brother’s again and be fast to protect him. In truth, that is precisely what Jermell revealed to Brian Custer on the Final Stand Podcast.

“Like my brother would possibly say one thing silly to love any person like a Benavidez and he name him out they usually beefing they usually speaking, and all people need to soar on my tail however I’m not even the one which known as out Benavidez! However I bought to defend my brother, so I’m going to face sturdy and defend my brother it doesn’t matter what. If my brother say he can beat him and can struggle him then I imagine in my brother.”

THAT’S A GOOD SCRAP!

Exterior of serving as his brother’s keeper although, the 154-pound Charlo actually sees worth and advantage in a prizefight with Benavidez

“…that might be a very good struggle for my brother, to make a reputation, it could do a variety of stuff. Benavidez don’t cease, he hold punching. I seen him struggle in particular person and he’s a cool man. You recognize, bought like a very good perspective on him. He’s strongminded, he need to struggle, he need to win, he need to be in there with the most effective they usually all chasing that Canelo struggle. And so they all making an attempt to get that ticket to feed their household and in the event that they bought to make a match between them two I believe that’s a very good struggle.”

As the pressure mounts for Jermall to take harder fights, it will be telling to see who he picks next. That is particularly so after having the exhausting out with the nearly unknown Juan Montiel. After all, the Hit Man could make a unification bout with WBO World middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade. The 2 different champions nevertheless, Gennady Golovkin (IBF) and Ryota Murata (WBA), are going through each other and likewise present little interest in dancing with Charlo.

Then clearly there’s the potential David Benavidez struggle. Even higher, this struggle is a bit more probably since Red Flag indicated that he’d be willing to fight at 160. So let’s see what Workforce Charlo can whip up subsequent for Hit Man’s subsequent in-ring project.

By: Bakari Simpson

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