One man chased the battle throughout, while the other showed a complete lack of interest, and consequently the WBC light heavyweight world champion David Banavidez became a second time and said Canelo Alvarez was afraid of him.
At the age of 22, David Banavidez was a two-time WBC super-middleweight world champion. Unfortunately for Banavidez, he was stripped of his title on two separate occasions for undisciplined action.
David Banavidez would go on and reform himself to the boxing sports. On May 21, 2022, Banavidez David Lemieux stopped in the third round and won the vacant WBC-Engineer Super Middleweight title.
With the win, Banavidez picked up a band, and he also deserved the position to be Canelo Alvarez’s compulsory challenger. Benavidez was the top contender, but Canelo refused to admit the fact that Benavidez earned a shot at the undisputed crown.
To make a stronger case for himself, Benavidez agreed to fight Caleb plant in a world title -eliminator attack. After Benavidez defeated the plant, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman did not recommend the Canelo vs Benavidez bolt.
Instead of doing what was fair, Sulaiman tried to protect Canelo by putting David Benavidez in another world title. Benavidez stopped Demetrius Andrade in the sixth round, but unfortunately for Benavidez Mauricio Sulaiman could not order the Canelo Alvarez vs David Benavidez fight.
After Canelo Jaime Munguia defeated, sports commentator Jim Gray Canelo asked the David benavidez question. Again, Canelo looked frustrated because he avoided giving Gray a definite answer.
On the other hand, when asked about Canelo’s lack of commitment regarding the next childbirth, David Banavidez did not hold back when he continued to use the “s” word.
“I think he’s getting into a corner where he’s out of excuses now. He said that the only thing I bring is 25 extra pounds, and I’m worth nothing, but he asks for $ 200 million. ‘ Benavidez further said: ‘To me it looks like fear. He seems to be afraid of me. ‘
While Benavidez pursued Canelo, the then WBA Super Middleweight-Tuss-century champion David Morrell constantly called out. Unlike Canelo, David Banavidez walks to the plate and accepts the challenge.
Due to the fact that Canelo was ducking his two mandatories, David Banavidez and David Morrell moved to lightweight. In February 2025, Benavidez Morrell defeated via unanimous decision and won the WBC-TUs-Enture Lightweight title.
Two months later, David Benavidez (30-0, 24 COs) was elevated from the interim belt holder to the WBC World Champion for Lightweight. Benavidez has settled in a new section, but the media still asks him the Canelo Alvarez question.
Recently, David Banavidez was a guest on the ‘Inside the Ring’ program. Once again, he was asked the Canelo question, and benavidez doubled the “s” word.
“The way he handled my presence at 168 pounds is definitely afraid of me. I talked so much trash in front of him. Why didn’t he make an example from me before the whole world? ” Asked benavidez.
In terms of a potential battle with David Banavidez, it became clear that Canelo Alvarez did not want to deal with benavidez’s size, hand speed, power and work rate. Canelo also did not want to take the chance to lose against a Mexican Boxer.
28-year-old David Banavidez says he has no plans to return to 168 because he feels comfortable at 175. With that, the Canelo vs David Benavidez Mega Fight seems to be a thing of the past.
However, benavidez gave the mega fight a lifeline by saying that if Canelo goes up, he is willing to give Canelo a shot at his title. If said, the question is: Will Canelo walk up and accept the offer? Judging by his energy in the past after Banavidez, the answer is a resounding no.
Last updated on 09/29/2025
