Anber: Benavidez a threat to Bivol, Beterbiev

Cutman Russ Anber thinks that David Benavidez can beat the recently crowned light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol or former Champion Artur Beterbiev. He feels a fight between Benavidez (30-0, 24 KB) and Bivol or Bettebiev would be a “fight of the year” confrontation.

Benavidez is the compulsory WBC for the belt that Bivol (24-1, 12 kos) now holds, but it seems that he does not have the possibility of fighting it soon, if ever. Turki Alashikh wants a trilogy between Bivol and Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KB). Bivo promoters in Match want a revenge match with Canelo Alvarez. They are not interested in a fight with Benavidez.

Awaiting Benavidez

The Bivo-Beterbiev trilogy will probably then occur, and if Turki can persuade Canelo to fight the winner, we will probably see that rather than Benavidez. He must sit on the sidelines until these fights take place next year.

Bivol will probably leave the WBC belt if he wins his trilogy with Beterbiev and beats Canelo. Matchroom will not want to risk Bivol against David Benavidez because it is a bad match for him.

“I think Benavidez has a chance,” said Cutman Russ Anber to Second When he was asked who had a chance to beat Dmitry Bivo and Artur Beterbiev. “I like David Benavidez. I think he has a certain style that could be problematic. It would certainly be exciting.

Benavidez has more than a shot to defeat Bivo and Beterbiev. The only question is whether it can get one of these aging light heavyweights to fight it. If Beterbiev is getting his hands on the four belts, he will be ready to fight Benavidez because he will not be protected as Bivol would do. Eddie Hearn is a truly cunning promoter who tends to correspond to his fighters only in fights that he is almost constant that they can win. If there is a doubt, he drags his feet.

“There is no way to put it with Bivol or Beterbiev. There is no way that it is not a candidate for the fight of the year or the excitement of the year. Of course, it is an exciting fight. He (David Benavidez) is exciting, “said Anber.

“Even in his last fight against (David) Morrell, there were times when he seemed to be injured and he returned immediately. Morrell can strike, Morrell is a good fighter. I think it’s an excellent match. I think he is (Benavidez) a dog living in one or the other fight (Bivol and Beterbiev).

“I think you have to make one or the other guy a slight favorite or even money at best. I don’t think you do the favorite to win, but guy, it would be exciting. I think it is (Benavidez) the excitement of the division, ”said Anber.