Like Tyson, Benavidez indulged too much in temptation - moving from Las Vegas to Seattle to mitigate the desire. Like Tyson, Benavidez pressures opponents relentlessly - packing pop in the punches he throws from seemingly every angle with hand speed more suited for a welterweight. #BenavidezPlant #Showtime #PPV /5T1kT5nOXg The Mexican Monster moniker was bestowed upon Benavidez by heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, who attended fight week festivities this week and mingled for a moment with his proverbial protege. “You can lose anything you’ve worked for so hard in a matter of seconds.” “Thank God we caught that early in his career,” his father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr., said. Twice the WBC’s 168-pound champion - and the youngest in the division’s history - Benavidez was stripped of his title once for using cocaine and a second time for missing weight. The only challenges more consequential than the one posed by Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) were the ones Benavidez faced internally, conquered only by the focus he now harnesses. … I’m manifesting everything I said I was going to do.”īenavidez (26-0, 23 knockouts) can cinch his superstardom Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden by beating Caleb Plant, an equally driven former champion who represents one of the most significant challenges of his career. “ I told myself I was going to be one of the best world champions and one of the best of my generation. I had to conquer weight,” says Benavidez, now 26 and free from the mischievousness of his youth. He no longer sees the bloated, blubbery 260-pounder who lacked the discipline to make his dream come true. When David Benavidez looks into a mirror, he sees one of best boxing’s super middleweights, equipped with the charisma and power to become one of the sport’s next stars - and the lean, chiseled physique befitting a fighter of his caliber. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) David Benavidez, left, and Caleb Plant, face off during a weigh-in event in advance of their super middleweight title bout, at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Friday, March 24, 2023.
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