By Sean Jones: Jose Benavidez Sr is satisfied Caleb Plant will bail out of his struggle with David Benavidez on March twenty fifth, utilizing some type of excuse like he twisted his ankle or one thing.
Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) appeared to place the scare within the former IBF tremendous middleweight champion Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) of their kick-off press convention final week, speaking about wanting to place a severe harm on him.
It’s laborious to consider Plant would pull out of the struggle, however alternatively, trying on the manner he was behaving throughout the press convention, you may’t rule it out. He is perhaps having second ideas after sizing Benavidez up. It’s stunning that Plant took the struggle within the first place as a result of Benavidez is all flawed for him.
Plant regarded each nervous and glassy-eyed from the way in which Benavidez was coming down laborious on him with him speaking in regards to the violence he deliberate on inflicting upon him on March twenty fifth of their struggle on Showtime PPV on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas.
It might look dangerous if Plant, 30, pulled out as a result of it could reinforce the view that many boxing followers have that he’s afraid of the previous two-time WBC tremendous middleweight champion Benavidez.
Plant wants a win over Benavidez for him to lock himself in for a well-paying rematch with Canelo Alvarez, the undisputed tremendous middleweight championships. It’s virtually a certainty that Canelo would comply with struggle Plant if he have been to beat Benavidez as a result of he’s already confirmed that he can beat him.
Benavidez needs to close Plant’s entice
“What makes you assume Canelo goes to take that struggle? There’s no manner he’s going to take that struggle,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr to Combat Hub TV when requested if it’s potential that public strain will pressure Canelo Alvarez to struggle David Benavidez.
“He can make more cash preventing [John] Ryder, and perhaps [Edgar] Berlanga is within the image now. Come on, why would he danger preventing the ‘Mexican Monster’ [Benavidez] for what? He could make the identical cash preventing all these different fighters. He’s not going to do it. I assure you.
“If I had him, I’d counsel, ‘Don’t struggle the Mexican Monster. He’s going to f**ok you up.’ Proper now, the plan is Caleb Plant. F**ok up Caleb Plant, ship him to the hospital, and break his jaw, so he doesn’t discuss no extra s**t.
“That’s the plan proper now. We’ve got a deal for 3 fights at 168. If one thing occurs, we might like to struggle Bivol, Zurdo Ramirez, and Beterbiev. These are the perfect fighters up there, you already know? Why not? These mom f***kers will struggle anyone.
“They’re not selecting & selecting who they need to struggle. They need to struggle. So I assure you that we’ll take the struggle in a heartbeat,” mentioned Jose Sr.
Jose Sr nervous Plant will pull out
“We’ve got David Morrell, Charlo, and an enormous risk with Boo Boo [Andrade],” mentioned Benavidez Sr. “Even when one thing occurs right here, I hope Caleb Plant exhibits as much as the struggle. If not, we’re going to should. They in all probability already notified him. This man is looking for a manner out.
“That’s what I’m considering. He requested for all these items. If we had mentioned no to at least one factor, he wouldn’t have taken that struggle,” Jose Sr mentioned about Plant. “Do you assume I’ve to comply with all the things he mentioned? However I mentioned, ‘Sure, let’s get him contained in the ring.’
“In order that’s what occurred. I don’t know if he’s going to provide you with one thing or if he twists his ankle. I don’t know. I simply need to see him make it to the struggle,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.
