Juan Manuel Marquez, former boxer, has shared his thoughts on the request made by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to fight David Benavidez.
The tapatío reportedly asked for a purse of $200 million, and Márquez believes he did that in order to avoid facing the American.
Canelo’s team wanted Oscar de la Hoya out of the first conference of the Alvarez-Munguia fight
“I think there are ways to refuse to fight or to be able to fight a rival, and in this case Benavidez, and this is one of them,” said Juan Manuel on ProBox TV. “Asking for an exorbitant amount and all but saying ‘I don’t want to fight’. Now he’s shielding himself and I think that’s a way to say ‘I don’t want to fight’.
Fans want to see Canelo and Benavidez fight
Marquez’s disappointment is precisely because boxing fans are demanding a fight between Canelo and Benavidez; something that looks more and more unlikely.
“It’s the easiest way to be able to go out and not fight,” added El Dinamita. “Asking for such a big amount to say no, you can’t do it. The promoters and the people who are involved in this are going to say ‘how are we going to pay you that?’
“There’s no way you can pay that. It’s the easiest way to get out and not fight a fighter, and in this case I’m talking about Benavidez.
Canelo vs Benavidez and the weight
Canelo rejected the fight with Benavidez by assuring that the challenger does not offer him anything, a statement that was questioned by El Dinamita.
He added that if the boxers comply on the day of the weigh-in, it should not matter how many kilos they go up for the day of the right.
“Look, I think that in a way everyone defends their right, everyone defends what they have to defend. If Canelo says he doesn’t want the fight because Benavidez goes up 20 or 25 pounds, the important thing here is that if Benavidez makes 168, it doesn’t matter what he goes up in weight, he’s making 168,” he said.
“He (Canelo) has also used the advantages, he has also taken advantage of that, he has put in rehydration clauses and I think in a way he is not fighting on a level playing field.”
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