David Banavidez does not exclude a win for Terence Crawford in his potential battle against the United Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez in September.
Unlike his father, Jose Benavidez Sr., David remains positive. He does not sound irritated that Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) could get the fight he has been chasing the Mexican superstar Canelo for more than five years.
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You would not blame Benavidez if he was upset, because Crawford would go up from 154 and get a straight title against Canelo (62-2-2, 39 COs) without ever fighting in the division.
The fight has not been fed yet, but it is believed that Turki al-Sheikh will make it happen. Canelo-Crawford is a fight that fans of hard boxing want to see. Accidental fans will be less interested, but will become trapped in the hype and follow the herd to order it on PPV, even if it is not a collision in which they are interested. Crawford is not a big star outside the ultra-hardcore fan.
“It’s a good fight. I have nothing against one of them. Crawford is a big fighter, ”said David Banavidez 210boxingtvApparently try not to sound bitter, and talk about the possible clash in September between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
“Well, Crawford comes from 154. 168 is two weight classes above, but Crawford is Crawford. He is a good fighter. If anyone can beat Canelo, it’s Crawford.
“I don’t think he would come to 175. I think 168 is the most he would come up with, “Banavidez said when asked if he thought Crawford would fight against him. “I’m done with 168,” David said if he would move back to 168 for fighting against the guys. “No, I’m done (with super middleweight).
‘The fighting will not take place at 168. You see that Crawford is fighting all these people. I’m worried about 175, ”says Benavidez.
It’s hard to know if Benavidez is serious about believing that Crawford can win this battle. He perhaps hides his true feelings to avoid resembling him, which cannot handle Canelo’s transition over him in favor of an undeserved fighter.
In a recent interview, Canelo said he didn’t give Benavidez a fight because he didn’t like the way he approached him.
