Canelo Alvarez minimizes Benavidez: "A monster towards who? It's not the identical to go towards me"

Saúl Canelo Álvarez is persevering with his preparations for his upcoming battle on Might 6 in Guadalajara towards John Ryder. Nonetheless, this doesn’t suggest that he does not have time to handle David Benavidez’s curiosity in dealing with the tremendous medium absolute champion.

Throughout a public coaching session, Canelo spoke to the media and was requested about Benavidez as a possible opponent. Canelo responded by saying that whereas Benavidez could also be thought of a “monster,” he does not see him as being at his degree.

That is what they stated about Golovkin. Above the ring it’s not the identical to have me than different fighters. The identical with Golovkin, it is the identical factor they stated, that he was a knockout, a monster and on the finish of the day… what did he do? They at all times have one there for me, it was Golovkin, it was Lara. They at all times stated: “he’s not going to battle him, he’s a monster”. If he’s a monster, towards whom? It isn’t the identical to have me than to produce other fighters.

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What message does Canelo ship to Benavidez?

When requested about dealing with Benavidez sooner or later, Canelo congratulated him on his efficiency towards Caleb Plant however famous that he has his sights set first on a matchup with Dimitri Bivol. He stated he’ll contemplate a battle with Benavidez after that.

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