Coach Robert Garcia offers his ideas on Canelo Alvarez’s causes for selecting to not battle David Benavidez and as a substitute going through Jaime Munguia on Could 4th.
The assured purse that the celebrity Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs) would obtain to battle Benavidez would solely be $20 million greater than what he’d attending to defend his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship in opposition to Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs).
For Canelo, who has made lots of of thousands and thousands throughout his profession, an additional $20 million for a battle in opposition to Benavidez isn’t value it. That’s a small sum of money in comparison with the huge internet value.
Robert additionally factors out that Benavidez has executed a number of bad-mouthing of Canelo, and he doesn’t wish to reward him by giving him a battle after all of the issues he’s stated about him.
That sort of is sensible as a result of it could empower Benavidez, and sure result in him persevering with to do the identical factor if he have been to lose to push for a second and third battle. It not ever cease as a result of Benavidez isn’t going to make comparable cash preventing anyone else, so he’ll proceed to push Canelo to maintain preventing him.
$20 Million Distinction Not Sufficient?
“I don’t wish to say ducking as a result of Canelo is just not afraid of him. Canelo is extra about delight and ‘F*** everyone. I’m not going to present you guys the battle you need,’” stated coach Robert Garcia to the 210BoxingTv YouTube channel, speaking about Canelo Alvarez ignoring the followers by selecting to not battle David Benavidez.
“For Canelo, a $20 million distinction isn’t going to vary his life. He’s already value lots of and lots of of thousands and thousands,” stated Robert about Canelo receiving solely $20M additional from what he’s getting for the Munguia battle to face Benavidez. It’s not sufficient of a distinction in pay for Canelo to view it as worthwhile.”
If Canelo have been to battle Benavidez for an additional $80 to $100 million over what he’s getting for the Munguia conflict, it could make sense for him to take that match. That’s not how it’s, although, so it’s not value it for Canelo to battle him as a result of the reward isn’t there.
“For Canelo, it’s like a younger child. A promoter is providing him a $10,000 battle to a $20,000 battle for a really troublesome battle. I’d somewhat take the $10,000 and never risking my fighter in opposition to a more durable man,” stated Robert.
“For Canelo, $20 million might be the identical factor. So, he’s simply doing it to go in opposition to the world and go in opposition to Benavidez for the whole lot he’s been saying.”
PBC received’t be capable of provide you with the dough for Canelo to entice him to battle Benavidez, which implies the one manner the match will occur is that if the Saudis are thinking about seeing it. Will they? In all probability not, as a result of His Excellency appears extra thinking about heavyweights.
He’s paying the heavyweights enormous cash however hasn’t proven the identical curiosity in bringing the fighters from the 168-lb weight class to Saudi Arabia.
Munguia Struggle: A Signal of Issues to Come?
“However now that Canelo is choosing Munguia after the place he stated he would by no means wish to battle a Mexican. That is in all probability an excellent begin,” stated Garcia.
“He’s preventing a Mexican, that means his subsequent battle might be in opposition to Benavidez. If he stated, ‘I don’t wish to battle Mexicans as a result of I don’t wish to battle another Mexican,’ I respect that. That’s his opinion. That’s what he thinks and what’s to maintain it,” stated Garcia.
Robert is making a giant leap by pondering that Canelo’s battle in opposition to Munguia means he’ll probably face Benavidez subsequent. That’s not going to be the case until PBC comes up with the cash to make it worthwhile for Canelo, and it doesn’t seem that they’ve the monetary means to try this with out Amazon Prime chipping in.
“However now he broke that. Now, he’s preventing a Mexican, that means there’s no different excuse. He must battle Benavidez, too. So, now I believe we’ll see it. Now that he selected to battle Munguia, I believe we in all probability will see it,” stated Garcia.
Gvozdyk as a Take a look at Run
“In the event you have a look at the way in which issues are trying. Canelo’s crew, Eddy Reynoso, manages and promotes Oleksandr Gvozdyk,” stated Robert. “He’s Canelo’s principal sparring companion for 2 or three years in a row, and Oleksandr Gvozdyk is the one preventing David Benavidez.”
Robert has an fascinating principle concerning the motives behind Group Canelo’s use of Gvozdyk as an opponent for Benavidez. They might be getting necessary intelligence on Benavidez’s model and his general expertise. If Benavidez struggles in opposition to Gvozdyk, a fighter that Canelo has used as his sparring companion, that might be an indication that he’s beatable.
Benavidez needs to battle the winner of the Benavidez vs. Dmitry Bivol battle for the undisputed championship as a result of there’s an opportunity it could be staged in Saudi Arabia, and he would make some huge cash.
Gvozdyk isn’t getting used as a take a look at case by Group Canelo. That’s not what that is. He’s ranked #2 with the WBC, so he’s the man Benavidez can battle to change into the necessary for champion Artur Beterbiev.
The World Boxing Council is paving the way in which for Benavidez to battle Gvozdyk to change into Beterbiev’s necessary. This isn’t a strategic transfer by Canelo’s crew.
It’s a battle that Gvozdyk will get a pleasant payday, and it’s a winnable one as a result of Benavidez is a man that has excelled attributable to his measurement benefit and weak opposition at 168. Now that he’s preventing somebody his measurement, roughly for the primary time, who has precise expertise and energy, he may lose.
“So, that additionally tells me they’re [Team Canelo] sending in their very own fighter to battle Benavidez to check and to see, and I’m fairly certain they’re going to be there. They might even be working the nook,” stated Garcia.
“They’re going to see how robust and massive, how harmful, and the way highly effective David Benavidez is utilizing Oleksandr Gvozdyk to make the choice in the event that they take the battle or they don’t take the battle.
“We hear Benavidez is preventing Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Canelo’s sparring companion for the final three, and Eddy Reynoso manages the child and promotes the child. It sort of places issues collectively the place seeing that, it sort of makes me really feel we would see that battle,” stated Robert concerning the Canelo vs. Benavidez conflict.
