“If They Really Want 160, I’ll Fight Jermall Charlo At 160!”

David Benavidez prepared to go to 160 for Jermall Charlo!

In lots of points, tremendous middleweight boxer David “Crimson Flag” Benavidez (24-0, 21 KO’s) is a throwback fighter, however most significantly his mentality is old-fashioned. So far as he’s involved, as long as you practice laborious and combat the very best out there competitors, every little thing will work itself out. Following this creed, Benavidez has had his crosshairs on WBC World middleweight champion Jermall “Hit Man” Charlo (32-0, 22 KO’s) for well over a year. Their social media feud has been nicely documented and chronicled.

After initially boasting that he would jump up to Red Flag’s super middleweight homeland, Charlo quickly reneged and demanded that Benavidez must come down. At that time the bout appeared to formally be useless within the water with neither prepared to budge. Now, it appears the previous 168-pound champion has had a change of coronary heart. Maybe the holes he noticed within the Hit Man’s throughout his final bout with Juan Montiel have been sufficient to lure him down. That is what he defined to Little Giants Boxing.

“I felt like he was going to cease Montiel however that reveals that its flaws in his sport too. You understand he’s speaking about everybody else has flaws, however he has flaws of his personal. He received lower. He had a foul lower on the attention, so he received his personal flaws to fret about too.

…In the event that they speak about 160, I’ll in all probability attempt to go all the way down to 160, in the event that they really need 160. I simply need my folks to consider in me. I’m right here to say I’ll combat whoever, every time.”

ALL FOR THE LEGACY

Like all of the boxers on the high of the tremendous middleweight division, Benavidez would additionally love a showdown with unified 168-pound champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. On this regard, Crimson Flag appears to be like at Charlo like he’s a two-for-one deal. Not solely is the Hit Man an awesome legacy combat all by himself, Benavidez is definite he might springboard from that victory straight right into a bout with Canelo.

[when asked what his dream next fight would be] “This yr, it will be Charlo as a result of I do know Canelo, he has his personal factor. So I really feel like I consider in myself, I wager on myself, I double-down on myself. I get Charlo, I beat him after which that combat with me and Canelo could be that a lot greater! May you think about if I get previous Charlo, if I cease him, how huge would me and Canelo be? It could be huge! So I do know what I carry to the desk and I do know what I’m able to. So that may be a dream arrange for me.”

Stress has been mounting for Charlo to face stiffer competitors, so will probably be attention-grabbing to see how the Hit Man responds to this new growth. First nonetheless, Benavidez has to efficiently get previous Jose Uzcategui, who he’ll combat on August 28. Offered that Crimson Flag does defeat Uzcategui, it will be an awesome prizefight for him and the general public if he can get Charlo subsequent.

By: Bakari Simpson

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