“Honestly, I don’t know why the fight didn’t happen,” said Benavidez to the media about the Canelo bout. “If you think about all the fights in boxing, this is the biggest fight just because of the names. We both have a lot of talent. We both fight with a lot of heart. That could be one of the greatest fights in boxing history.
“I was ready then, and I’m still ready now. I can still make 175. He fought there two or three times already, and if they want to make the fight, I can go down to that weight. He’s saying it’s impossible, impossible that I can make the weight, but I can make it. If they want that fight, I’m 100 percent ready to make that fight happen.”
Benavidez recently added two cruiserweight titles with his stoppage win over Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, but he admitted the constant questions about Canelo continue to follow him no matter what he accomplishes in the ring.
“I’m getting frustrated because every time I do something, every time I win a belt or win a fight, it’s always Canelo there. Canelo, Canelo, Canelo,” Benavidez said.
“I already told everybody, there’s nothing I can do anymore. I can’t do anything there. I want that fight too, the same way everybody else wants the fight. If it can’t happen, it can’t happen.”
Benavidez said that he still considers the Ramirez fight the biggest moment of his career so far because of the sold-out crowd and the reaction he received from Mexican fans following the victory.
“I feel very proud of all the work we’ve done,” said Benavidez. “I moved up another division, won two titles, the whole event sold out, and the media attention was great, too. Up to now, that was the biggest fight of my career.”
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