Dan is totally correct about the difference between Valdez and Benn's drug pops however this difference illustrates how drug testing is such a joke in boxing.
If boxing had an independent over-arching governing body they could actually go about sorting out the various problems, however there are far too many bodies in boxing with their own vested interests and individuals who clearly lack the integrity to do anything about the situation even if the problems were easy to solve - which they're obviously not.
I only rate Benavidez's punching power - imho he doesn't use his jab anywhere near as often as he should, and his hand speed, footwork and ring IQ are all pretty average for someone who was a world champion.
I've also noticed that he tends to hold his chin up in the air far too often instead of it being "tucked down" towards his chest. Plant may not have the punch to take advantage of this but some day someone else could.
In short - I think Plant has the advantage over Benavidez in every area of boxing other than punching power.
Consequently, I think Plant has an excellent chance of beating Benavidez - as long as he doesn't get hit clean on the chin of course.
Many fans rate Benavidez highly and so I realise that not many will agree with me on this one.
Plant v Benevidez is a potential PPV but Loma v Haney is not? is that simply due to the differences relative to platform between Top Rank and PBC?
Dan is totally correct about the difference between Valdez and Benn's drug pops however this difference illustrates how drug testing is such a joke in boxing.
If boxing had an independent over-arching governing body they could actually go about sorting out the various problems, however there are far too many bodies in boxing with their own vested interests and individuals who clearly lack the integrity to do anything about the situation even if the problems were easy to solve - which they're obviously not.
I only rate Benavidez's punching power - imho he doesn't use his jab anywhere near as often as he should, and his hand speed, footwork and ring IQ are all pretty average for someone who was a world champion.
I've also noticed that he tends to hold his chin up in the air far too often instead of it being "tucked down" towards his chest. Plant may not have the punch to take advantage of this but some day someone else could.
In short - I think Plant has the advantage over Benavidez in every area of boxing other than punching power.
Consequently, I think Plant has an excellent chance of beating Benavidez - as long as he doesn't get hit clean on the chin of course.
Many fans rate Benavidez highly and so I realise that not many will agree with me on this one.