Anthony Yarde says he needs to have the \u201cdog\u201d mentality for him to defeat WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez in their clash in 25 days on November 22, 2025, in Riyadh.<\/p>\n
Benavidez\u2019s Relentless Firestorm Ahead<\/p>\n
#3 WBA contender Yarde has no option but to fight like a \u201cdog\u201d, as he\u2019s going to have Benavidez burying him with nonstop combinations right out of the gate. This isn\u2019t going to be the type of fight in which Yarde can fight at a slow pace, giving his bodybuilder\u2019s physique enough rest for him to generate maximum power on his shots. Benavidez will make this a marathon-type fight.<\/p>\n
A Muscle-Bound Problem for Yarde<\/p>\n
For a fighter who carries around too much muscle, like Yarde, he\u2019s going to tire quickly on November 22nd. So, his best chance of winning is to try to score a knockout before he gasses. Yarde is what is referred to as a \u2018weight baby,\u2019 a guy who spends too much time pumping iron.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a realist. On paper, I should be a heavy underdog. He\u2019s been a world champion, and these are the things that keep me thriving,\u201d said Anthony Yarde to Ring Magazine<\/a> about his fight against WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez.<\/p>\n Of course, Yarde is the underdog. He\u2019s repeatedly failed when stepping up against A-level fighters. He talks about \u201cthriving\u201d as the underdog, but the reality is that it hasn\u2019t helped him in his losses to Artur Beterbiev, Sergey Kovalev, and Lyndon Arthur. He was the underdog, and he failed to thrive. You can\u2019t call that thriving.<\/p>\n Turki\u2019s Handpicked Underdog<\/p>\n Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) has already been dismissed by fans as yet another one of the plastic, second-rate fighters that Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) will make easy work of. In this case, he didn\u2019t choose the 34-year-old Yarde. Turki Alalshikh selected him. Yarde has done zero to earn a title shot after being knocked out in the eighth round by Beterbiev on January 28, 2023. To redeem himself after that loss, Yarde beat these four:<\/p>\n Jorge Silva: 23-17 record. Fans Wanted Bivol or Beterbiev<\/p>\n U.S boxing fans would have preferred Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev for \u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 Benavidez, rather than using Beterbiev\u2019s leftovers as an opponent. There are no words to describe how disappointing this pick is. There are far more deserving contenders at 175 that could have been selected for Benavidez\u2019s opponent for the November 22nd event.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be in a situation where it\u2019s like a dog. I need to come out of this. I feel like that\u2019s where you get the best performances out of me,\u201d said Yarde. \u201cPeople who have watched my career know I can hit. Benavidez has been almost perfect so far, and these are the things that make me thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n No Buzz, No Belief<\/p>\n In this fight, Yarde is more like the lamb that is about to be slaughtered than a \u201cdog.\u2019 That\u2019s the major reason why there\u2019s almost no buzz from fans about this fight. They see Yarde as another victim for Benavidez to pad his record with. It would have been better for Turki to bury the fight on the card below these fights:<\/p>\n Devin Haney vs. Brian Norman Jr. Since 2014, Olly Campbell has brought readers clear ringside perspective and a steady voice on boxing\u2019s biggest nights.<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Yarde Talks \u201cDog Mentality,\u201d but History Says He\u2019ll Fade Fast When Benavidez Turns Up the Heat in Riyadh<\/p>\n Last Updated on 10\/28\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Yarde says he needs to have the \u201cdog\u201d mentality for him to defeat WBC light heavyweight champion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-230620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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