Canelo Alvarez has made his desire to rematch Terence Crawford clear, and father and trainer of David Benavidez, Jose Benavidez Sr, has offered his prediction for how a second meeting would play out.
A former lightweight world champion, Crawford’s undisputed super-middleweight title triumph over Canelo is deemed to be one of the most impressive feats of modern boxing history but – with the help of Crawford’s retirement – Canelo has bounced back in style.
Alvarez got the better of Christian Mbilli earlier this month to regain the WBC super middleweight title, and during the aftermath, the Mexican superstar has been vocal in his quest to entice Crawford into a rematch and end the American’s 42-bout undefeated record.
In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Benavidez Sr dismissed the 36-year-old’s chances in a second meeting with Crawford, believing that ‘Bud’ could even halt the four-division world champion in a potential second encounter.
“It will be the same thing. Crawford is a great fighter, he has already shown us. There is nothing to prove there, he beat him in all of the rounds.
“Even if he gave him four rounds, I still think that Crawford is the fresher guy, the more intelligent guy and to be honest with you, I would probably see Crawford stopping Canelo.”
Team Canelo have also revealed that they are considering a move up to the light-heavyweight division, admitting that they have their eyes on newly-crowned WBC world champion Willy Hutchinson following his victory over Joshua Buatsi last weekend.
