Several high-profile fights could be around the corner for Paul, who plans to end his career with victory over pound-for-pound king Alvarez who has been defeated just once. Benavidez, 24, fights late replacement opponent Kyrone Davis in a Nov. 13 Showtime main event, which isn’t exactly a marquee matchup, and neither was the originally scheduled bout against Jose Uzcategui. Herring-Stevenson is a compelling matchup, and the first genuine test for one of boxing's best young talents. And one thing Benavidez is hoping is that should the heavily favored Alvarez get his hand raised, he will avoid moving right back up to 175 pounds before considering a fight with Benavidez. Autumn is a great time of year to get away from it all and recharge your batteries before the nights close in, and we’re hit with that all too predictable bad British weather. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has hit back at Caleb Plant following the latter's threats ahead of their fight which will decide who will become the undisputed super middleweight world champion, with the bout set to take place on November 6 in Las Vegas. Caleb Plant on Saturday night, but the predictions that have emerged from this super middleweight championship matchup are a little more even.
It all goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The answer was an overwhelming 'no' as Canelo, who had the word 'undisputed' already etched on his glove, broke down his younger opponent round by round to make history. Alvarez had been advised by PETA Latino to go vegan after the failed drug test, but it took the pound-for-pound No.1 four years to make the switch to a meatless diet. Between Benavidez and some names who could come up from 160, there seem easier and possibly bigger fights to make at the weight Canelo prefers right now, rather than going up to 175 (or a catch) to fight the Beterbiev-Browne winner or Bivol. Alvarez continues to test himself against the top champions in weight classes well above his natural weight. It also landed in the fifth spot of the top grossing Pay-Per-View buys at 2.2 million.
But Benavidez is in a good spot here, you have to figure. But Dana White does not think Usman should try to box Canelo Alvarez, and with good reason. Haney is certainly good enough to tell us just what caliber of fighter Kambosos is, and the American said he's willing to travel to Kambosos' home country of Australia for the bout. Plant if you’re away from your country. I’m also not trying to say he’s not a talented fighter here; I believe he is, but at the Canelo level, you’re trying to sell fights. “But David Lemieux is a fighter that I’ve seen for a long, long time,” Benavidez said. Benavidez Sr. put the onus on Plant on whether or not the anticipated fight will happen in the fall. The 33-year-old certainly enjoyed the benefit of the doubt with the judges on that occasion to put himself in contention for a huge fight. Rothstein: Neither. The whole thing was kind of ridiculous, especially since, had the cut under Plant's right eye been worse (luckily it was minor), it could have been problematic for his training for the fight itself.
Smith (27-3, 21 KO) might be the right sort of opponent for Canelo, too. With pay-per-view buys a consideration, the more outspoken and brash Eubank might be a more attractive proposition financially. Even if he does beat Beterbiev, I have to think there would be bigger options out there for Canelo, including a few at 168 where he’s probably more comfortable for the time being. Canelo is able to avoid any big shot until now, but has grabbed onto Plant’s body a few times. So please, don’t talk about Canelo. There was some talk of them doing a 172 lb catchweight fight in September, after initial Canelo-Plant talks fizzled, and that could be revisited. Olympian Browne (24-1, 16 KO) could be an option if he beats Beterbiev and there are no rematch clauses and all that, which there shouldn’t be because it’s a mandatory title defense. Two performances, however, stand above the rest: the 2009 stoppage of Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao's first welterweight title fight victory, and the 2003 destruction of Marco Antonio Barrera.