David Benavidez criticizes Canelo Alvarez again: “He is not as good as everyone thinks” | Todden Boxing

David Benavidez He once again came out to make statements against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the Mexican middleweight champion whom he has been pursuing for years, and on this occasion said that the man from Guadalajara is not actually a good boxer.

Benavidez’s words “The Mexican Monster”, as Mike Tyson supposedly called him, occurred on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game show, where the Mexican-American fighter mentioned that Alvarez had passed an anti-doping test for Clenbuterol, noting that that was when he recorded the best performance of his career. .

“I’m going to throw something else at you. When the best Canelo showed up, the guy I saw fight Triple G the first time, the guy got dirty in love with Clenbuterol’s brother. Why do you think the second fight never happened? So, for me, that was the best Canelo I’ve seen Absolutely, but it was Canelo without steroids.

The 27-year-old, born in Phoenix, Arizona, then recalled a list of lesser-known boxers he had faced. Canelo AlvarezWho claims to avoid confronting the best.

“Everyone else he’s fought: Amir Khan, Daniel Jacobs, Billy Joe Saunders’ killer, Caleb Plant, all those guys are weak. 12 knockouts.

“That’s why I look at Canelo Alvarez and I think he’s not as good as everyone thinks. Because the best one was from Clenbuterol. That’s why he looked so good, because I don’t use it anymore,” Benavidez added.

Canelo tested positive after a controversial draw in the first match against Gennady Golovkin. The Mexican had to accept a six-month prison sentence with the explanation that he had eaten contaminated meat in Mexico and the rematch had to be rescheduled. Benavidez doesn’t believe this hypothesis.

“He said he ate contaminated meat in Mexico. I’ve talked to people. They say that in order for him to test positive for a piece of meat, he had to eat the whole cow.”

Canelo is one of the stars of world boxing and currently holds all four belts in the 168-pound category. Benavidez, a two-time champion in the division, wants a shot at the undisputed title.