David Benavidez dismissed Jermall Charlo’s talk of a fight between the pair as ‘bulls—.’
The 25-year-old is a two-time WBC super middleweight champion and is aiming to challenge for the a world title once again now he has made a successful return to the ring after beating David Lemieux last month.
There has been plenty of speculation that Jermall Charlo, a middleweight champion, will move up to 168lbs to make a fight happen between the pair.
Speaking to BoxingScene.com, Benavidez said he would be sceptical that anything would come of the talk until it was made official.
“I don’t think anything about that until I get the contract,” Benavidez said. “A lot of these guys say stuff, it’s like they’re forced to say it when the cameras are around. How many times has he said that? A lot of times. Nothing’s happened yet.
“Until it finally happens, everything coming out of his mouth is just bulls—.”
Charlo’s next fight is June 18 when he comes up against Polish fighter Maciej Sulecki, to defend his WBC middleweight strap.
“I don’t know what he wants. It’s like he just wants that Canelo [Alvarez] fight,” he continued. “He wants that big payday. But you have to take a big risk to get that big reward, fighting the face of boxing. I feel like the biggest fight for him besides Canelo is me. And vice versa. All of our stock goes up.
“These people don’t understand. They don’t want to give nobody credit. They just want to be like, ‘I’m the face of the show’ but that’s not how boxing works. In order to get to the next level, I need Charlo, I need Caleb Plant, I need Canelo. That’s just the reality of that.”