Per Frank Bay: The face of boxing is Canelo Alvarez. As it or not, it is the truth, based on simple economy. Alvarez brings in the most money from any current boxer worldwide, but the most important of States (USA). Anthony Joshua may face Canelo worldwide, but certainly not stateside.
Not only ‘the face’ economically, but also socially. Canelo draws most attention to the established media (news stores such as ESPN, Boxing Scene, Ring Magazine, etc.) and with new media, ie social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and X, which depend on click and views. So, if you are looking for boxing, you will talk about Canelo Alvarez in any way.
Simply put, Canelo Alvarez picked up where Floyd Mayweather stopped and in front of him Oscar de la Hoya and down to Ali. Like Canelo, they brought the celebrities, actors, athletes and musicians out of the A-list. They draw the eyes and dollars from famous people and the ordinary man. This is how boxing works and how it has always worked. But every now and then someone comes along who wants to disrupt the system and want the sauce train with a strong arm. Bring us to Davis benavidez circa 2025.
The red monstro
Who is David benavidez, maybe you ask? Virtually, Banavidez is on the other side of 28 and broke it for 12 years at 168 pounds and 175 pounds. He achieved an impressive record of 30 wins and no losses with 24 COs. Technically, you can call him a 2x champion, but it is only based on technical aspects because he lost them in the first place.
Admittedly, David lost a title due to drug use and a second to lack weight. He beat Porky Medina and Ronald Gavril for those titles. Not exactly Murderer’s Row, but nevertheless, he was the latest 168 pound in the history of the box. Banavidez is currently fighting for the PBC and is advised by the notorious ghostly figure already Haymon. He is run by a well -known goat figure Sampson Lewkowicz, who also discovered talents such as Sererko Martinez and Marcos Maidana.
Benavidez has always been a talent fighting in the shadows, as he says, the fat child of his brother Jose Banavidez jr. Jose Jr. was a very prospect, but due to an injury he couldn’t take out, so the success of the family depends on a narrow green and young David.
There have been stories about David because he was allegedly 13 years old with the people like Gennady Golovkin and other benefits. He was still a best -kept secret in boxing, but his star grew because the word was out. Top rank at one time tried their best to strip Benevidez of Top Rank, but for no benefit. David had his ups and downs, but his Downs couldn’t have come at a worse time.
Canelo Alvarez: King or dictator?
Bring us back to the face of boxing. Canelo Alvarez was destined to move to 168 and become the undisputed champion within 18 months. It was perhaps the worst fate of all for benavidez, because since he lost his title, he couldn’t maximize it by being one of the opponents who had to go through Canelo Alvarez.
No, instead, his Stablemate Caleb plant earned a shot on Alvarez and the life-changing $ 10 million he allegedly received after he first rejected Canelo. Well played, Caleb plant. David Banavidez was back on the outside and looked in again, and he stayed on the outside like one Demetrius Andrade was during his attempt to hunt the red -haired Mexican during his bad run.
Andrade did his best to angle Canelo by chasing and reprimanding him on press conferences, where we now get the famous quotes, ‘Get da Phuck Outta Lord Mane’ and ‘You horrible fighter’. Alvarez would tell Andrade the same thing that he did nothing and that he would never have a chance to be so disrespectful.
That was the moment Alvarez let it know that he was in control, and if you wanted a ‘Pey Dey’, you had to kiss the king’s ring and play well. He told the boxing world “he does what he wants”. Andrade went round with the Media and Social Media Platforms, which cried to the moon that Alvarez was stooping him.
It fell to no benefit to deaf ears, and Andrade’s career died on the vine, while he played it safe, chose to be inactive and fight fighters with low caliber while waiting for Canelo Alvarez. This never happened, and David Banavidez used Andrade in this scenario. Conquer the man who said a lot that Canelo is avoided.
Birth of the villain: the Mexican monster
Now that Canelo was in his division, Benavidez could see the light at the end of the tunnel. But he still fought in a fairly unclear when Alvarez took the 168 Thrones where he was once the man. He accepted that he would be on top soon. He just had to wait. So, to start the process, he starts calling Canelo Alvares. Sounds easy enough, but it will fire soon. Canelo had other plans.
It was during this time that the monster was born. No one but the legend himself, Iron Mike Tyson, gained the stamp of approval. At Mike Tyson’s podcast, a relatively unknown David benavidez was a guest at the time. Some believe Tyson didn’t really know who David was, and he wrong called him the Mexican monster. And the urban legend was born.
Remember that David is half-Ecuadorian. David left and ran with it. There was no better appropriate name than the Mexican sample for the 6’1 220pd David Benavidez, to contrast with the 5’6 160-ish look Canelo Alvarez. The Mexican monster was now a trending subject.
Heavy is he who wears the crown
The monster was now on the path of war to the king. But Alvarez, after becoming undisputed, was in an unbreakable fortress. And the king had greater ambitions, passed to 175. David had a name, but the future looked gloomy. And besides Alvarez’s credit, David hasn’t beaten anyone from the note yet.
Canelo was isolated at this point of criticism after becoming undisputed. But after the Biblical debacle, the monster and the public saw weakness in the king. It was at this point that the noise began with fans and critics. What would Canelo do next?
The answer for most was that Canelo would play it safe. Looking back, most would say that he did his best to hold on to the crown by choosing safe opponents and at the same time acting as if Benavidez was a mere beggar.
…. to be continued part II the conclusion
Jake Paul ‘The Real Face of Boxing’
The hated term ‘marination’
Bud Crawford skips the line over
Last updated on 03/30/2025
