{"id":118812,"date":"2023-03-15T13:33:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118812"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T19:25:58","slug":"david-benavidez-caleb-plant-fight-notes-more-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118812","title":{"rendered":"David Benavidez &#8211; Caleb Plant Fight Notes &#038; More&#8230; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118812\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118812\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118813 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-4-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-4.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Undefeated former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion David \u201cThe Mexican Monster\u2019\u2019 Benav\u00eddez and former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant held separate media workouts on Tuesday to preview their high-stakes, 12-round showdown headlining live on SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Benav\u00eddez held his media workout at his gym in the Seattle area, while Plant showed off his skills in Las Vegas with just over a week until they meet in the ring on fight night.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing, are on sale now and can be purchased HERE through AXS.com.<\/p>\n<p>Benavidez was joined by stablemate and lightweight contender Jose Valenzuela, who faces Chris Colbert on the pay-per-view undercard, and his father and trainer Jose Benavidez Sr at Benavidez Sports Boxing Gym in Burien, Washington. Plant\u2019s workout also included his renowned trainer Stephen \u201cBreadman\u201d Edwards as they hosted media at DLX Boxing in Plant\u2019s adopted hometown of Las Vegas.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is what the workout participants had to say Tuesday:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DAVID BENAVIDEZ<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people don\u2019t understand that I\u2019m the most accurate puncher in this weight class. I\u2019ve had 23 knockouts in 26 fights. I\u2019ve hurt every man I\u2019ve been in the ring with and Caleb Plant is no different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see that every time Caleb is in the ring with a power puncher, he\u2019s not comfortable. He beat Jose Uzcategui but he was hurt in the fight and then Canelo hurt him. Even Anthony Dirrell hit him with good shots, and he\u2019s not a hitter like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got the power and I feel like I\u2019m faster. I just have to get my feet in the right position, because he\u2019s going to be moving a lot. I think he has a little bit more confidence after beating Dirrell though, so we\u2019ll see if he wants to trade with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I step into this gym I give my all. I\u2019ve got a great team here with me. Everybody has done their part and made me feel comfortable. I\u2019m just so motivated by the people who think that I can\u2019t handle a boxer and I\u2019m ready to prove them wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big guy and I throw punches in bunches. I\u2019m ready to mix it up in there. Every question you all have will be answered on March 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy jab is better than Caleb\u2019s. He doesn\u2019t really have a power jab, but I hurt people with my jab. I\u2019ve cut eyelids open with it. I\u2019m very comfortable in there. At the end of the day, what is he gonna do when he has to sit there and fight? I\u2019m gonna get him on the ropes. It\u2019s a matter of when, not if.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmotion, especially anger, is a great motivator to train. The people who are telling me not to be emotional, haven\u2019t laced up the gloves before. I couldn\u2019t be more ready. I leave all my emotions outside of the ring when it\u2019s time to go to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is pay-per-view and we\u2019re giving the people what they want to see. I\u2019m ready to give the people whatever they want. This is the most confident I\u2019ve ever been because this is the hardest I\u2019ve ever worked. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve been calling for these big fights, because I\u2019ve known since I was a little kid sparring world champions that when I\u2019m put in an uncomfortable situation, the best comes out of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CALEB PLANT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key to this fight is just being myself. That\u2019s what\u2019s getting my hand raised. I\u2019m hungry for this. This is a big moment and a moment I\u2019ve worked a long time to reach. I\u2019m going to make the most of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really good. Last camp we brought in \u2018Breadman\u2019 and we had a lot of great chemistry with the whole team. He\u2019s easy to get along with and he just expects me to work hard. That\u2019s right up our alley and that\u2019s what we like to do. He brought some of that Philly grit with him and helped reiterate a lot of things that my dad [co-trainer Richie Plant] had been trying to instill in me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDifferent people handle things in different ways. I\u2019m cool, calm and collected. I\u2019m focused and I\u2019ve had a great camp. We\u2019re going into this fight 100%. I can only speak for my team, but we\u2019re ready to handle business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Benavidez wants to come forward, then he should just handle his business how he sees fit. That\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do on March 25. We\u2019re going to get in there, roll the dice and see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy power has always been there but I\u2019ve been getting more back to my roots. \u2018Breadman\u2019 and my dad have a lot of similarities in how they want me to box and train. With some of it, I\u2019m getting back to my old ways, but it\u2019s combined with the new things that \u2018Breadman\u2019 is bringing to the table and teaching me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the biggest fights that can be made in boxing and I\u2019m just looking forward to everyone being a part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to right a wrong and get the rematch with Canelo Alvarez, but right now I\u2019m just focused on the fight in front of me. Nothing happens until business is handled March 25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JOSE VALENZUELA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI learned from my mistakes and I\u2019m gonna come back right. Chris Colbert is a smart fighter and I think it\u2019s a perfect matchup for this card.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what I did wrong and I accepted it. I have to keep moving forward. I\u2019ve got a great team around me and we stayed positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t looking for an easy way out coming in off a loss. I didn\u2019t get here the easy way, so I\u2019m going to keep doing it the hard way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna be bringing in a new set of skills. I\u2019m ready to show the cat-like reflexes. I\u2019ll be on my toes fighting intelligently. I\u2019m gonna be sharp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think David is going to stop Caleb around the eighth round. He\u2019s got the skills, the heart and the determination to finish the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JOSE BENAVIDEZ SR., Benavidez\u2019s Father and Trainer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis training camp is very special because our whole family has been together. It\u2019s super special and we\u2019re super motivated. It\u2019s a great atmosphere here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re training hard not just to win the fight, but to look spectacular and get to even bigger fights. I believe that David is gonna stop Caleb Plant in the eighth or ninth round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>STEPHEN \u201cBREADMAN\u201d EDWARDS, Plant\u2019s Trainer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to take a great fighter to win this fight on March 25. I believe Caleb has the potential to become a great fighter and March 25 will help determine that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaleb\u2019s ability to absorb information really translates well in the ring. Both of these guys are in their prime and there\u2019s a lot at stake. You have to be great to win a fight like this. This fight has a little bit of Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad and Floyd Mayweather vs. Diego Corrales. Caleb being the Oscar and Floyd and David being the Corrales and Trinidad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the relationship Caleb and I have, we didn\u2019t have to work hard to get chemistry, it just came. I like the way he goes about things and vice versa. He was willing to listen. He\u2019s a hard worker and very organized and has a strong support system. He does what he needs to do. I don\u2019t have to pull teeth with him. All I have to do is coach to his strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion David \u201cThe Mexican Monster\u2019\u2019 Benav\u00eddez and former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant held separate media workouts on Tuesday to preview their high-stakes, 12-round showdown headlining live on SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[30630],"class_list":["post-118812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-david-benavidez-caleb-plant-fight-notes-more-breaking-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118812"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/118813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}