Via Craig Page: Caleb Plant needs to decide if he’s ready to fight Canelo Alvarez again by taking on arguably the deadliest fighter in the super middleweight division in David Benavidez.
Although Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) took care of business by knocking out Anthony Dirrell in the ninth round on October 15, there was a huge difference between the aging 37-year-old vet and the homeless. 168 lb interim WBC opponent undefeated Benavidez (26-0.23 KO).
Plant has said that he wants to fight David Benavidez or Jermall Charlo for a rematch with Canelo, but he has also said nothing about fighting since defeating Dirrell.
If Plant isn’t fighting a big-name opponent like Benavidez or Charlo, he’ll have a tough road trying to lure Canelo to give him another good-paying rematch. Canelo dominated Plant last November, stopping him in the eleventh round.
While Plant is in good shape against Dirrell, 37, the boxing public isn’t pushing for a Canelo-Plant rematch. Canelo and his coach/manager Eddy Reynoso know that Dirrell is overkill, and they may not be impressed enough to want to give Plant a rematch based on this winless.
Plant may have given it some thought and realized that he might never have gotten another shot on Canelo’s payday if he had met Benavidez or Charlo.
So instead of risking a possible knockout and losing another big-money showdown with Canelo, Plant will likely be pitted against one of the 168-lb contenders that won’t let him. any risk.
“Everybody wants to see Benavidez and Canelo or Benavidez and Beterbiev,” Max Kellerman said. Max on boxing. “I want to see Benavidez against another legitimate top boxer to see how good he is.
The Caleb factory is located on the premises of Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius. He knocked out Anthony Dirrell, who is having his best days behind him, in the ninth round. What’s next for Caleb Plant? “
“It was a great knockout, one of the best games of the year,” said Mike Coppinger. “Caleb Plant, again, I think the fight to make is Benavidez. These people really hate each other, Benavidez & Plant.
“They have a long personal history there. It means too much. Of course, Benavidez-Canelo would be great, but I doubt we’ll see that any time soon. Canelo is about to have wrist surgery, and I suspect he’s fighting a guy like Benavidez in his first battle after that surgery.
“Caleb Plant has a point, and if Plant doesn’t fight Benavidez, I’d love to see Plant fight Jermall Charlo.”
Plant is very good. It does not work against Plants. He is an excellent fighter; he has a quick convulsion [fibers]he has strength, as we just saw, and he can box,” said Kellerman.
“But he was completely defeated by Canelo, and we saw what happened when Canelo fought Bivol, and they were about the same size, even though Bivol was a division on Plant, which is what That sparks boxing fans’ imaginations of what Plant could become.
“Yes, Plant is going to have a great fight with Benavidez, but I want to see Benavidez with someone like Beterbiev, where you see an explosive fight and find out if he can compete with the others. elite class or not.
“The Caleb plant, which we’ve seen so far, is half a step below that,” Kellerman said.
“David Benavidez will play Jose Uzcategui in January. These two were supposed to fight in January 2021, but Uzcategui tested for PED,” Kellerman said.
“Uzcategui tested positive for EPO, which is the strongest PED you can use because it gives you more stamina and endurance in a sport you’re punching in,” said Mike Coppinger. a man’s head.
“Now Benavidez, after defeating David Lemieux and Tyrone Davis, he is going to watch that fight again. It will happen in January.
“There is no date yet, Benavidez-Uzcategui, and I hope that Benavidez, as expected, we will see him up against Caleb Plant or Jermall Charlo. Those were both big wars, and both were with PBC,” Coppinger said.
