“Yeah, we spoke a couple of times and gone over some stuff,” said Plant when asked if he’s spoken to Andre Ward since his loss to Canelo. By Jeff Aronow: Andre ‘SOG’ Ward was impressed enough with what he saw from Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant last Saturday night that he believes he’ll give unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and all the other top 168-pounders problems. Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant says he recently received positive feedback from Andre Ward about his loss to Canelo Alvarez last month on November 6th in Las Vegas. By Dan Ambrose: David Benavidez says he wants to fight former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant after he faces David Lemieux in the spring for the interim WBC 168-lb title. Caleb Plant up right there,” said David Benavidez to Fighthype in remembering how Plant “sucker-punched” his brother Jose Benavidez Jr. during an argument. With that kind of money, there’s no need for Plant to get back in action anytime soon, particularly against a dangerous former world champion in Benavidez.
There’s bad blood between the former two-time WBC 168-lb champion Benavidez, 25, and Plant from the back and forth trash-talking they’ve done recently. “That happens in boxing, but I’ll bounce back. I’ll lick my wounds, and I’ll be back,” Plant said. Plant says he wanted to keep fighting and wasn’t happy about not being able to continue. “I just got to go back to the drawing board and show me I’m on the right track and keep doing what I’m doing,” said Plant. “I know I’m going to get Caleb Plant eventually. Ideally, Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) wants to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his WBC super middleweight title, but if he’s unable to get that fight after beating Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs), then he wants Plant. For weeks, Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) has mulled this two-fight offer from Hearn alongside a one-fight offer from Al Haymon's PBC to defend his four super middleweight belts against Jermall Charlo on May 7. The PBC offer is worth upward of $45 million guaranteed, sources said.
The Mexican star is expected to move up to either light heavyweight or cruiserweight for his next fight in May. Before the fight with Canelo, Ward had given Plant advice on fighting the Mexican star. The former IBF super middleweight champion Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) says Ward told him that he was “impressed” with how he performed up until the moment he got caught by Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) in the eleventh round. Photos: Haney Dominates Kambosos, Browne KOs Fa, Maloneys Win! “I won a handful of those rounds regardless of who you were picking to win. I know I won a handful of those rounds. It’s too early to know if Plant will cross paths with Canelo again inside the ring. Unfortunately, Plant isn’t in a hurry to get back in the ring after his recent eleventh round knockout loss to Canelo on November 6th in Las Vegas. Some believe that the main reason the 29-year-old Plant isn’t in a hurry to get back in the ring is because of the massive $10 million paydays he received in his unification fight with Canelo.
Usman grossed around $500,000 for his fight against Colby Covington while Alvarez earned a guaranteed $40 million for his fight against Caleb Plant. As for Callum, Smith reportedly made $6 million last December in a one-sided 12 round defeat against Alvarez. Up until his defeat to the Ukrainian, 'AJ' was on a collision course with his compatriot Tyson Fury. Former WBC champion Benavidez will be a strong favorite over Plant if they fight, and defeat leaves Plant in a perilous place so much different from where he stood last week if they had accepted all of the Alvarez-imposed concessions. Dmitry Bivol boxing match, including the start time, where to buy the PPV and how much it costs. ‘Oh yeah, I got so much respect for you’ and this and that. “Just like his coach got beat up, you all seen the video. It could have been 6-4 either way, or it could have been 5-5, and I got clipped.