And it’s not at 168 what it was at 160 anyway; Lemieux had real issues getting through a fight with Max Bursak in 2019, and other than that had only blown through Francy Ntetu and David Zegarra since his last middleweight bout with O’Sullivan. They don’t have any middleweights in-house of real note. For a number of years now, both David Benavidez and Caleb Plant have hurled insults at one another. Last Sunday night, Jose Benavidez Sr. revealed that former IBF super-middleweight champion Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) had declined a fight with Benavidez. Deposed super-middleweight champion Caleb Plant is not considering a fight against unbeaten contender David Benavidez. Benavidez never really gave him the chance, rocking him horribly late in the opening round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Plant. Canelo Alvarez, left, and Gennady Golovkin trade punches in the third round during a middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. Earlier in March, shortly after Alvarez signed a two-fight deal with DAZN to face Dmitry Bivol (May 7) in the spring and Gennadiy Golovkin in the fall (September), the undisputed 168-pound champion offered a public service announcement to the host of contenders who have been yearning to fight him.
MORE: Join DAZN to watch Canelo vs. ” But it looked like Canelo was already worked up emotionally way before Plant used that label on him. “In deeper waters, there might be the possibility to stop him, but Rolly looks like he’s in great shape to go down and get back up if that’s the case. This one seems like the most logical choice. Canelo suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (via majority decision, Mayweather vs Alvarez), since then he has collected 14 victories and one draw, beating Avni Yildirim (Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim) and Billy Joe Saunders in his last two (Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders). Check out the results from the main and preliminary cards for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Leonard Ellerbe: If you think about it for a second, you’ll probably figure out where the CEO of Mayweather Promotions stands. Plant may be able to give news in the next few months as he think he will be back in the ring this summer. The way that Dirrell was carrying on after having his hand raised, you’d think he just captured a world title rather than beating a fighter with a 15-5-2 record.
The fight was halted because of a cut that Dirrell had sustained. Plant was well-paid for the fight with Canelo, reportedly getting a purse of over $10 million. Caleb Plant revealed on Friday that he’d be getting back in the ring early next year after his loss to Canelo Alvarez on November 6th. The former IBF super middleweight champion ‘Sweethands’ Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) says he wants “big fights” against David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo, and other top fighters in the sport. I’ve got speed, good defense with fast, explosive offense and I’m only getting stronger and more offensive. Caleb is a guy that has more power than they realize,” Ward claimed. As of 2021, Caleb Plant’s net worth is projected to be about $12 million. Alvarez's two fights with Golovkin both generated more than 1 million PPV buys; his 2013 matchup with Mayweather pushed past 2 million. Golovkin fought better, but needs to start ramping it up. Plant (21-0, 12 KOs), 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, has a height and reach advantage over Alvarez, and has fought the majority of his career at 168 pounds.
It showed this writer how desperate Dirrell is to find wins at this late stage in his career. Dirrell is coming off of a fourth-round knockout win over Marcos Hernandez (15-5-2, 3 KOs) last November. Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs), 31, of Guadalajara, Mexico, faced Callum Smith in December 2020 and scored a dominant unanimous decision victory to win Smith's WBA super middleweight belt and the vacant WBC title. The former two-division world champion Andrade attempted to get a fight against Canelo last year by coming to his post-fight press conference after his win over Billy Joe Saunders. David Benavidez now seems unlikely to fight fellow former super middleweight champion Caleb Plant in September this year. Canelo Alvarez started as the people’s favorite.and it is still right now with -1100. Canelo’s a tremendous fighter, he’s one of the top fighters out there right now. So, with the likes of Demetrius Andrade, and Gennadiy Golovkin out of his grasp, Charlo could be on his way to the super middleweight division. If Plant can get a fight against Benavidez or Charlo next year, there will be a lot of fan interest in those fights. I know that fight will happen.