Canelo Alvarez explained why he didn’t give David Benavidez a fight, saying he was disrespectful to him with how he was approached to try and get the opportunity. Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) says why he should give money to someone who uses that tactic.
Over the last few years, Benavidez has used constant pressure to pressure Canelo into giving him the fight he wants. He accused him of ducking him, questioned his legacy and also mentioned that he had success with Dmitry Bivol, a fighter Canelo lost to.
Canelo’s dismissal
Most fighters would have given up trying to push Canelo for a fight if they were ignored, but not Benavidez. He still talks about wanting to fight him, even though he’s now fighting at 175. He sounds fixated on Canelo, which some fans find creepy.
It shows that Benavidez has gotten used to fighting whoever he wants without anyone saying no. When he finally meets someone who isn’t interested, he can’t mentally process it and move on; he just keeps pushing.
“When someone approaches you like that and calls you out like that, you don’t have to give them money,” said Canelo Alvarez. Ring Podcast about David Benavidez. “At this point I’ve fought all the champions and all the best out there. I can do what I want now, and I don’t like the way he approached the fight (to get).
“I think he wanted the fight, and he was respectful. “I want Canelo,” Alvarez said of Terence Crawford who respected him for his approach to getting a fight against him.
“Yes, people want to see the fight, and maybe they will see the fight. We don’t know,” Canelo said of a clash between him and Terence Crawford. “Maybe they will see that fight. I’m always open to good fights. He’s a really good fighter with good abilities and everything, and maybe we’ll see that fight. We don’t know yet.”
