“Signature Mexican beating”, — write: sport.ua
However, there were certain doubts outside America. Spectators familiar with the talents of Anthony Yard noted that he has certain weapons that can help, well, at least impose a fight on Benavidez, if not win.
If Yard had a weapon, he failed to use it. Maybe she just wasn’t with her.
Benavidez was already struggling in the light heavyweight division. However, this time he corrected all the mistakes of the past David Benavides moved to the light heavyweight division in 2024, and his fights here cannot be called fully confident performances. On the one hand, he defeated Morrell and Gvozdyk. On the other hand, there were some problems everywhere.
Even the age-old Gvozdyk hit David. If Oleksandr was able to work in his normal mode, who knows, Benavides would not have too many problems?
Morrell delivered too many punches in general. Not that Benavidez has ever been the standard defensively, but missing the same punches against a stronger puncher could cause problems.
Yard has a hit – there was no doubt here. Only, unlike Morrell, he is not such an accurate fighter. And therefore, to hit, he should have spent much more time. And there is absolutely no guarantee that Benavides was going to give this time.
That was the main intrigue. There seemed to be a clear favorite and an underdog. However, at the same time, the outsider had enough strengths to surprise both the opponent and those who did not believe in him. So why not use them?
Only an American could interfere. High tempo attacks, multi-hit combos. Nothing unrealistic, but the effectiveness has long been confirmed. And therefore, it should work with this opponent as well. Especially since Yard has never won at a high level. And when this happens often, almost systematically, questions arise, why is it so?
We did not get an answer to this question. But it was possible to find out the answer to who is better in this pair. And all this happened quite quickly.
Already at the beginning of the meeting, it became clear that Yard was worried about the power of the opponent’s shot. Not even so much because of the power, but because of how much Benavidez can bring to the goal.
Anthony tried not to let the opponent to a comfortable distance for him. It took some time until Benavides felt what he should do, where to move. And that Yard is unlikely to knock him out with one punch.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine After that, the American simply beat his opponent. There is not even anything special to tell here, because it was like that – a beating.
Benavides was the best in everything! It turned out to be faster, tougher and more accurate. Hardier, and even had a better defense than the opponent. Because the Yard simply closed with a block and suffered.
Already in the 5th-6th rounds, the Briton went to the corner with a completely broken face. The question of when it will all end for him, as it seemed, should get a quick answer.
In the 7th round, Benavidez ran out as if he was in a hurry. He had time to issue a knockdown and remove the ball from himself. And in a few seconds, he just scored Yard in the corner.
Anyone who says that the referee was in a hurry is a bloodthirsty fan. Anthony needed to shoot. Maybe even earlier. He could no longer defend himself, missed a lot, did not want to fight, and could not, because David had taken all his strength.
What now? It looks like Yard may even retire. Anthony’s promoter Frank Warren hinted before the fight that this could be the last title shot for their boxer. And he was failed again.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine But Benavides goes further. He now moves up to cruiserweight and will be boxing against Hilberto Ramirez. The fight has already been confirmed by David himself, as well as Hilberto’s Golden Boy promotion company.
Immediately fight for the belt in a new division for you against the title leader? Ramirez has two belts, unlike other champions. It’s a risky thing, but Benavidez is terribly confident of his victory.
The show will be interesting: two such big Mexicans have never fought before. Classics are always in easier confrontations.
And David cannot be accused of defeating only small rivals.