David Benavidez has been linked to a move to heavyweight after halting unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez, and highly-rated trainer Robert Garcia has laid out his prediction for how ‘The Mexican Monster’ would fare against former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and other top names in the division.
Benavidez has captured world titles at super-middleweight, light-heavyweight and now cruiserweight, but his latest performance was a career-best; dispatching of ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez with ease to make his case as one of the very best fighters in the world.
In fact, the display was so impressive, that many are convinced ‘The Mexican Monster’ has what it takes to become a future heavyweight champion.
Speaking with Fino Boxing, Garcia – who had a stint training former unified champion Anthony Johua – discussed the idea of Benavidez venturing up to the top division, predicting that the 29-year-old would overcome all three former poster boys Wilder, Joshua and Tyson Fury.
“Wilder, Fury, Anthony Joshua, I think David Benavidez beats all three of them. They’re slow compared to David. They won’t even have a chance to throw a punch. By the time David already landed 20 punches on them.”
Benavidez still remains keen on a showdown with unified light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, who defends his titles against Germany’s Michael Eifert on Saturday.
The 29-year-old has said that he does anticipate a move to heavyweight in the future, but would like to build his body up slowly. This calculated plan will give him the best chance of success, but also essentially rules out him meeting any of the ageing stars of the division mentioned above, as well as Oleksandr Usyk, inside the ropes.
For now, Benavidez remains most keen on a showdown with unified light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, who defends his titles against Germany’s Michael Eifert on Saturday.
