David Benavidez’s move to heavyweight no longer sounds like fantasy talk after trainer Robert Garcia openly predicted wins over Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder while discussing Benavidez’s future following his dominant victory over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez.
Robert said Benavidez already has the style and hand speed to worry the biggest names in boxing if he eventually decides to move up.
“I think Benavidez beats all three of them,” Garcia told Fino Boxing when Fury, Joshua and Wilder were brought up as possible future opponents. “They’re slow compared to Benavidez. They won’t even have a chance to throw a punch. By then Ben has already landed 20 punches on them.”
Garcia admitted Fury would still present the toughest assignment due to his size, but he still backed Benavidez to break him down with volume punches.
“The toughest one I think would have to be Fury because the weight is heavy. It’s tough,” Garcia said. “But even then, if he’s got his hands on Benavidez, Benavidez is going to throw those 20-punch combinations to the body, and that’s it. It’s over.”
Robert’s comments came after Benavidez stopped Ramirez in a performance that raised discussion about how far the undefeated star can go after already winning super middleweight and cruiserweight titles. Garcia said he still wants to see Benavidez spend more time at cruiserweight before fully committing to heavyweight.
“I think he can fight at heavyweight,” Garcia said. “But I would say two years from now, a year and a half, three more fights at cruiserweight, and then heavyweight.”
Garcia also mentioned Andy Ruiz Jr., Richard Torrez Jr., Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev as possible future opponents when discussing Benavidez’s future path.
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Last updated on 2026/05/16 at 10:12
