Robert Garcia on David Benavidez
Robert Garcia thinks David Benavidez, aka the Mexican Monster, has raised the bar for attention in the cruiserweight division. He notes that without Benavidez, most fans wouldn't know who the mandatories or champions actually are. So did he turn this division into must-watch boxing? #DavidBenavidez
Transcript (en)
But I think that now that Benavides is there, the division turned out to be a division that people are interested in because of Benavides. So if it wasn't for Benavides, very few would even know who the mandatories are or who the champions are. You have to be a real boxing fan to know. If not, the fans never really care or follow too much when it comes to the Cruiserweight division. So I think right now the WBC definitely would love Benavides to be the WBC champion there. And they'll give him that shot against the number one, number two, whoever they lined up. And whoever it is, because I'm pretty sure nobody in boxing, very few might know who the number one, the number two, number three guys are. But when it's against Benavides, they'll find out and they'll watch because it's Benavides. I think Benavides is the one bringing a lot of attention to the division.
