An impatient David benavidez can choose to move to Cruiserweight to challenge the WBA and WBO champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for his two belts if he does not have a straight crack at the winner of the Artur Betterbiev against Dmitri Biscvol 2 Rematch on February cannot get 22nd.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 CO’s) still has to beat the WBA ‘ordinary’ lightweight champion David Morrell in their 50-50 match this Saturday, February 1 in Las Vegas. ‘The Mexican Monster’ definitely has the size of fighting at Cruiserweight, walking around the 200s and blowing up to the weight for its light heavyweight fights.
He has been big since he fought at 168, and some fans questioned why he had stayed in this weight class for so many years, rather than moving up to 175 or 200. The only conclusion you can reach is that benavidez wanted to come by being greater than his opposition to success he would not have if he had fought his entire career in one of the weight classes.
Benavidez’s impatience
Jose Benavidez Sr. Recently revealed that his son, David Banavidez, will go up to Cruiserweight to challenge Gilberto Ramirez for his two belts if he can’t get an immediate title against the Betterbiev-bivol 2-winner. He is tired of waiting for a mega-pay day after being ignored by the United Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez for years.
Although benavidez is fighting for a world title against WBA champion Morrell, he wants the big payday fights, and he can only get it by fighting for the undisputed championship against light heavyweight against the Betterbiev against Biblical II -winner or against Zurdo Ramirez. Morrell will not bring the kind of money that Benavidez can get in those other battles, but he poses a lot of risk.
It is not a good idea for benavidez to move to Cruiserweight if he chooses to return to the 175-pound section at some point, because if he defeats Zurdo, there will be an intense pressure on him To stand the IBF champion, Jai Opetaia.
That man will celebrate on Banavidez’s fighting style and probably beat him. Benavidez is not the type to handle to be beaten, and he will insist. It can take two years for benavidez to return to Cruiserweight to the 175 pound division after three to four fights.
“I asked him if he had a contingency plan in place, or the Betterbiev-bivol winner was not available for some reason (injury, trilogy, etc.). It would be his choice if he still didn’t get ‘guaranteed’ LHW title shot, ‘Jake Donovan said X About why David Benavidez would choose to move to Cruiserweight to challenge WBA and WBO champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez if he successfully defeated WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell this Saturday night.
