José Benavídez after the Canelo vs Munguía fight: “Jaime was not ready”

The father and trainer of Mexican boxer David Benavídez, José Benavídez Sr., decided to talk about the fight that the undisputed super middleweight champion Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez starred in against his compatriot Jaime Munguía; In his words, the boxing expert stated that it was known beforehand that the victory was going to be for the man from Guadalajara at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, so the result is not surprising for him.

During an interview offered for Fight Hype, José Benavídez highlighted that Jaime Munguía’s little experience at 168 pounds was a negative point for him in this duel in which he was fighting to be crowned the champion title that Canelo Álvarez has held for more. of a year and that he was exposing in this fight; Despite everything, he considered that the young 27-year-old boxer offered an impressive performance in the ring.

“From the beginning we knew that Jaime was not ready. Munguía has only had two fights at 168 pounds and Canelo has all the experience in the world. Munguía lacked enough experience to face an elite fighter. And that made Canelo look very good,” he expressed.

“At the end of the day it was a very good fight. Munguía arrived and was able to land some good blows on Canelo. I think it was an exciting fight, but I think Munguía didn’t have enough to win. I think Canelo won all the rounds unanimously, I saw the fight live, but I would like to see it on television, but it seemed to me that he was softening him, and Munguía seemed ready to be knocked out, “the coach highlighted in the statements of he.

Finally, the father of the ‘Mexican Monster’ referred to the fourth round in which Canelo Álvarez managed to take a drastic turn by connecting a series of blows against his rival that were enough to practically knock out Munguía and generate a change in strategy. of combat that he was applying.

“I think it was a very good blow, and there I thought that Canelo was going to finish it, but Munguía arrived in very good condition, he recovered very quickly and continued fighting. There were moments when Munguía threw several combinations and looked very good,” Benavídez concluded.

Keep reading:
–Get to know the place in Las Vegas where Canelo Álvarez celebrated his victory
–Jim Lampley assures that Canelo Álvarez is the “best Mexican fighter in history”
–Canelo Álvarez’s victory over Jaime Munguía was “a robbery” for Julio César Chávez Jr.