Via Sean Jones: David Benavidez & Caleb Plant’s team exchanged trash words before today’s press conference at LA Live in Los Angeles ahead of their March 25 game on Showtime PPV at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) has made it clear that they will be kicking Plant in the back when they hit the ring next month. He has a personal dislike for former IBF super middleweight champion ‘Sweethands’ Plant (22-1, 13 KOs), and he will take him down in the ring.
Surprisingly many boxing fans are picking Plant for the win, impressed by what they saw of him in his recent ninth-round knockout win over 38-year-old Anthony Dirrell in October. last year.
Ignoring the fact that the fight was dead even after eight rounds, many believed that the 9-year professional Plant suddenly developed a punch power at 3o that he had never shown before.
Realistically, when you have a boxer facing an inactive 38-year-old with a lot of wear and tear on his body, like Dirrell did, there’s a good chance you’re going to look bad. so much better than when you’re wrestling with fighters like Canelo Alvarez & Jose Uzcategui.
“I think Plant has intelligence. He has speed on his side. Everyone talks about being big like David, and he’s fast, but I mean the body. They’re two different builds at 168, and that’s what gets people tired on fight night,” Shawn Porter told Porter Way podcast about the match between David Benavidez and Caleb Plant on March 25.
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“He was probably 175, 180,” Porter said of Benavidez. “I wasn’t impressed with him as the type of guy who would go up to 190 points in the ring. I think David Benavidez put his weight correctly, and he came into the ring ready to fight.
“But I think Caleb Plant’s speed is a bit faster than what David used to do. Other than that, I think the foot movement is much sharper and better than what David Benavidez was used to.”
Carson Merck said: “In my opinion, that’s David’s biggest weakness, his legs.
“Then there’s the exact punch that we know Caleb has. Caleb can stab you from the outside. Caleb can stab you, but the strength will decrease,” Porter said.
“No, Canelo isn’t down, but Canelo is definitely adjusting his tempo and looking for moments, saves and that sort of thing. I think David Benavidez’s style is a bit different, and I think David wears a lot of things on his arms and gloves.
“I wonder what that looks like against someone who is at an elite level and has some of his powers. [Plant] owns and has some speed of its own and can move.
“This is a matter for both of you. I think you learn a lot, whether you lose, win or draw, and I think Caleb definitely learned a few things while in the ring with Canelo. This energy is on another level and if you’ve never been there before, you’re going to have to find a way to figure out, ‘Okay, I get it. I’m settled, I’m comfortable, I’m confident right here.’
“There is a roller coaster ride of emotions that you go through. I think he [Plant] went through that now. I think he’s hungrier now than he was before the Canelo fight. I might overestimate,” Porter said.
“I think the personal distaste they have for each other also helps because even if he was a little less hungry, he still hates this guy. So he’s definitely not going to use any shortcuts against David Benavidez, and neither is David Benavidez against Plant,” Merck said of Plant’s dislike of Benavidez.
“I lean towards David, but if you talk to me tomorrow, I might pick Caleb.”
“Yeah, I have Caleb,” Porter said.
