Benavidez, Gvozdyk, And Where The Results Can Take Us

By J Sotomayor: Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) will likely be combating David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) in a lightweight heavyweight title eliminator this summer season.

Whereas it isn’t the combat the vast majority of followers wish to see, I suppose we’re going to should accept it, and that’s OK with me. I don’t imagine that we, the followers, know every thing that is occurring behind the scenes, however regardless of the way you understand it, this combat will generate extra curiosity. The winner of this combat will face the winner of Arthur Beterviev and Dimitri Bivol.

Whereas ready for a Canelo tremendous combat, Benavidez has overwhelmed strong opposition and set himself as the true hazard at 168 for Canelo. I don’t wish to go on and speculate about all the reasons or causes for not making the combat occur. Based mostly on the physique of labor that Benavidez has put collectively and watching critiques of Gvozdyk’s previous few fights, I imagine Benavidez will cease Gvozdyk within the center rounds. I believe Benavidez will carry his energy very nicely, provided that he doesn’t have to empty down extra. It is a win-win state of affairs for Benavidez. He knocks out Gvozdyk. He will get a shot on the undisputed championship within the winter.

However let’s have a look at it from one other perspective. Benavides struggles to make 168 now; he’s going to go as much as 175, however preserving’s Canelo’s alternative open. Sadly, which means that he must drain as soon as once more to get to 168 and can presumably have to simply accept a rehydration clause for the Canelo combat. That is virtually actually going to be included within the contract. This is the reason I imagine that Canelo set this up together with his personal steady fighter, you get him to go up and wait and attempt to make weight at 168 once more which he struggled for years to make. This may be a grueling activity for Benavidez. He would possibly simply take an opportunity and danger all of it doing precisely that. Solely time will inform us the story of how this all unfolded. However you possibly can ensure that this summer season we’re getting what the expression goes “slobber tits”.

Gvozdyk Stands solely a punchers likelihood. He will likely be valiant in defeat however he’ll meet the destiny he met in opposition to Beterviev.