By Gerardo Romero
Jun 10, 2024, 2:33 PM EDT
Mexican boxer David Benavídez once again launched a harsh criticism against his compatriot and undisputed super middleweight champion, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, considering that he does not represent the true ideals of Mexican fighters because he prefers money over honor of being a champion; He also explained that this is something that never happened with other historical figures such as Julio César Chávez, Óscar de la Hoya, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Márquez.
These statements were made by the ‘Mexican Monster’ during an interview offered for ESNEWS in which he explained that a Mexican fighter boxes because he wants to have the honor of being remembered as a legend within the sport and not only for the large sums of money that can be earned. get; These words are due to the constant statements by the Guadalajara team in which they assure that they will accept a fight against Benavídez for $200 million dollars.
“That’s kind of crazy, because a Mexican boxer is an honorable boxer who doesn’t care about money. But with Canelo, it seems that the more money he makes, the easier he wants the fights, and if someone has a problem, he doesn’t care. “That is basically what he is saying when he says that he is the king and can do whatever he wants,” he said in his statement.
“Is that the type of boxer that represents Mexico?” You can call me a hater or whatever you want, but De La Hoya never did that shitMarco Antonio Barrera never did that shit, Juan Manuel Márquez never did that. They fought the best. And the more money he makes, the less he cares about the fans. The fans are the ones who are making all that money when they see all their fights. That says a lot about his personality,” added Benavídez.
The Mexican Monster also stated that he does not understand what happens with Canelo Álvarez’s fans because they are willing to pay large sums of money to see his fights even though he does not fight against the boxers he should.
“I don’t understand what’s happening with him. You can call me critical, or whatever you want, but why when they mention names to Canelo like mine or Crawford does he say that he doesn’t want to fight them? I don’t understand the Canelo fans who get angry with me because I ask to have the best fights possible. “Are they happy to pay $80 (for a PPV) in fights where he doesn’t face the best possible rivals,” he concluded.
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