Coach Jose benavidez sr. Says his son, David Banavidez, can make 168 to challenge Terence Crawford for his undisputed super -middleweight championship.
Jose Sr. Mention that ‘the Mexican Monster’ Benavidez (30-0, 24 COs) should get its title defense of his WBC lightweight belt against Anthony Yarde. They would then be ready to train, up to 168 for the Crawford Super Fight.
A sacrifice that is worth making
Benavidez would make the sacrifice to get to 168 so he could be involved in the mega fight against Crawford. It would be a big fight, potentially greater than the Canelo-Crawford collision, given Crawford’s popularity rose after his victory over Canelo.
Many of the Mexican fans of Alvarez will be eager to see if Benavidez can take revenge on his behalf against Crawford. They would see it this way and would be renovated to look at Benavidez for salvation.
“He proved himself. So why not? If that’s what he (Turki Alalshikh) wants, let’s do this battle (Anthony Yarde), ‘says Jose Benavidez Sr. Millcity Boxing about his interest in a clash between ‘the Mexican Monster’ David Banavidez and Terence Crawford.
“If Turki Alalshikh wants that fight, if people want to see the fight, we will make everything in our training camp to make the fight happen,” Jose Sr. said about the benavidez against Crawford Fight.
Alalshikh’s strategic tip
Turki’s post on X last Saturday night, which asked if David Banavidez could make another 168, was a big tip that he was interested in setting up the next super fight at Crawford.
The timing of the investigation by Alalshikh, immediately after Crawford’s dismay of Canelo Alvarez, could mean just one thing. He wants to match Benavidez next against Crawford. It wouldn’t make sense that Turki posted that if he hoped to make the Canelo against Benavidez, because he had just been beaten.
‘Yes, I don’t think David has a problem making 168. Anything is possible, especially to fight for all the belts (undisputed at Super Middeeight), ”said Jose Sr. about his son, Bansavidez, and the 168 -pound limit to challenge Crawford for his undisputed championship.
The financial lure of Crawford
With the wallet that Banavidez was fighting, Crawford would fight, it would be worth doing everything in his power to drain to 168 to make the colossal show. So far, Crawford has shown resistance to benavidez, but I believe Turki can convince him to take the fight if he makes it worthwhile financially.
Crawford is not going to make the same kind of money to fight any of the Super Middleweight contenders or the champions at 160. He has not yet mentioned that he wants to fight one of them, but it would be an attack that would interest fans in large numbers.
Last updated on 09/18/2025
