{"id":209457,"date":"2025-10-13T05:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209457\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T05:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:35:08","slug":"david-benavidez-obsesses-about-joining-future-g-o-a-t-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209457\/","title":{"rendered":"David Benavidez Obsesses About Joining Future G.O.A.T. Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Benavidez <\/a>has been fortunate enough to make a lot of money in his career.
Those millions allow him to live a certain lifestyle, but it isn\u2019t what drives him. Fame and fortune are great \u2014 so is being on the cover of The Ring’s October issue<\/a> \u2014 but when his fighting days are over he wants his legacy inside the ring to define him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guarantee by the time I\u2019m finished, I\u2019m going to be one of the greatest fighters of all time,\u201d Benavidez, 28, said on his YouTube channel, Benavidez Family.<\/p>\n

Benavidez, a two-division champ and WBC light heavyweight titlist, will get closer to his goal if he takes care of business on November 22<\/a> at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on DAZN.<\/a>There, Anthony Yarde <\/a>will do his best to end his reign and begin his own. A two-time 175-pound title challenger, he’s a gigantic underdog but lately he\u2019s been fighting like he has something to prove.<\/p>\n

Following his stoppage loss to Artur Beterbiev two years ago, he\u2019s picked up four consecutive victories, two of which came via KO.<\/p>\n

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) has seen some of Yarde\u2019s handiwork. Beating him won\u2019t bring Benavidez worldwide recognition, but he\u2019s hoping to make an example out of him. Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) reminds him of another hotshot fighter he knocked off in David Morrell.<\/a><\/p>\n

They fought February 1 in Las Vegas, with Benavidez cruising to a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

With a few months remaining until his return, Yarde is talking a big game. Threats of him hurting the pound-for-pound star ring hollow to Benavidez, though. Every opponent who stands in his way, including Yarde, will take a beating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not gonna stop until I accomplish what I set out to accomplish,\u201d Benavidez said. \u201cI wanna be number one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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