By Gustavo Rangel
When a fighter is so close to the top and it seems that the boxing world begins to surrender at his feet It is a perfect moment that at the same time can be something very dangerous and apparently this is very clear David “Monster” Benavidez.
It’s true the undefeated fighter (31-0. 25 KOs) is one step away from ascending to another level.
A victory this Saturday, May 2 in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against the WBO and WBA cruiser champion, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez It would give the “Monster” his third championship in three different divisions and perhaps the throne of the boxing world.
His promotion from the light heavyweight category to the cruiserweight category It’s a daring jump but one that Benavídez makes because the moment calls for it.
“I am always looking for the best fights and even more so when I already have important dates in boxing. I want to give the fans the best fights because only then can I continue proving that I am the best, fighting the best.”Benavidez said.
The “Monster” believes that his time has come to become the face of boxing and understands that he cannot waste it. Furthermore, he is very clear that this is not the time to lose his apartment.
“It bothers me that they talk to me about the future when I face a champion in Zurdo. He deserves all my respect because he is a great fighter and I am only thinking about him and not about what may happen in the future”Benavidez added.
A defeat against Zurdo could truncate many things for Benavídez and that is why the preparation was very intense and that friendship and close knowledge he has of his rival is not decisive.
Benavídez knows that Zurdo will come with surprises
“That’s what boxing does (surprises). Nothing is guaranteed but what is 100 percent guaranteed is the work you put in in the camps. I spent five months training for the fight and I’m ready for whatever comes.”he explained.
El Zurdo is a rival that Benavídez takes with great caution and refuses to give importance to the notion that this is a formal and easy fight.
“I wouldn’t have taken the fight if I thought it would be easy. because for us boxers nothing should be easy. You have to fight hard and I know that this fight is going to be a war and people are going to like it a lot,” he concluded.
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