Thread: David Benavidez v Caleb Plant 3/25

officially announced

Just a great fight possibly well overdue but I’m all in. The ppv anchor before its even official and absent any undercard is a kick in the nuts but the unfortunate new norm of boxing. Could be a great display of how confidence as both are very much so. Plant fully believes he’s in another league and is better today than prior to Canelo but this will get very physical very quick. But I don’t like the chatter of Benavidez promising ko’s. And he damn sure better make weight .

To be fair that's not a bad ppv main event, saying that I'm not buying it, UFC has fights of a lower level as ppv main events and it's praised because they're good match ups... This is a good match up, plant is a former world champ and Alvarez victim and Benavidez is sold as a potential Alvarez beater(can't remember if Benavidez is a former champ or not). Two of the best super middleweights around and that's a weight class where money could be made, I don't object to that as a ppv... I don't know too much about Benavidez but as I am an Alvarez fan I'm hoping his victim (plant) gets the win here to make the mexican look even better.

Originally Posted by palmerq

To be fair that's not a bad ppv main event, saying that I'm not buying it, UFC has fights of a lower level as ppv main events and it's praised because they're good match ups... This is a good match up, plant is a former world champ and Alvarez victim and Benavidez is sold as a potential Alvarez beater(can't remember if Benavidez is a former champ or not). Two of the best super middleweights around and that's a weight class where money could be made, I don't object to that as a ppv... I don't know too much about Benavidez but as I am an Alvarez fan I'm hoping his victim (plant) gets the win here to make the mexican look even better.

david b held the wbc super middleweight title but lost in when he missed weight, he currently holds the wbc interim title. this is a very good fight & there seems to be real bad blood between the two camps. caleb looks dynamic under stephen 'breadman' edwards. i just think caleb is better & david b is going to sleep

jesus alejandro 'momo' ramos v joey spencer & jose valenzuela v chris colbert could both be on this card. mono was my prospect of the year for twenty one. time for joey to sink or swim, he's sinking here

Originally Posted by TIC

jesus alejandro ramos as my prospect

https://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfo...ng-awards.html

cody crowley v abel ramos is also rumoured to be on this card as a wbc welterweight eliminator

Nothing against Plant, but I'm rooting for Benavidez in this one. It'll force the Mexican diva to at least reconsider fighting another Mexican.

I’m team Caleb for this one. Nothing against Benavidez, but I just like Caleb.

live press conference in about two hours from now. should be fun. these guys don't like each other

I turned it off
It was really immature

david b is a clown. how many times did he stand up, only to sit back down. another fighter who's father is too highly invested. caleb going to be burying another body

It certainly looks like it's gonna be a fun fight either way. Caleb is certainly more likeable than Benavidez... that's for sure.

The result? Meh.

A Caleb win will certainly raise the stock of Canelo, and even more important... will give Canelo an out for not ever facing Benavidez... which is something I don't want.

I think Caleb did what he could against Canelo... but it's frustrating to see these fighters rise to the occasion against everybody else... only to lie down and play timid against Canelo (see: Callum Smith, Sergey Kovalev).

Not accusing Caleb of that, since again, I thought he did what he could at the time.

If I had to predict, though... I think Benavidez takes this one.

Originally Posted by TitoFan

It certainly looks like it's gonna be a fun fight either way. Caleb is certainly more likeable than Benavidez... that's for sure.

A Caleb win will certainly raise the stock of Canelo, and even more important... will give Canelo an out for not ever facing Benavidez... which is something I don't want.

If I had to predict, though... I think Benavidez takes this one.

if david b wins he deserves a canelo fight, if he loses he doesn't

Originally Posted by TIC

Originally Posted by TitoFan

It certainly looks like it's gonna be a fun fight either way. Caleb is certainly more likeable than Benavidez... that's for sure.

A Caleb win will certainly raise the stock of Canelo, and even more important... will give Canelo an out for not ever facing Benavidez... which is something I don't want.

If I had to predict, though... I think Benavidez takes this one.

if david b wins he deserves a canelo fight, if he loses he doesn't

Which in my opinion means Canelo is rooting hard for Plant.