David Benavidez isn’t backing down! The ‘Interim’ WBC light heavyweight champion has been calling for a showdown with the former super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez for years. Although the fight has yet to materialize, Benavidez remains undeterred. Meanwhile, ‘The Mexican Monster’ sheds light on Canelo’s $5 million offer, which he believes was a trap.

Benavidez is currently slated to fight David Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This comes after Benavidez was forced to move to light heavyweight because of WBC’s inability to corner Canelo into facing his mandatory, which was Benavidez. Regardless, while appearing in an interview with Andre Ward recently, Benavidez pulled back the curtain on the undisclosed offer.

“I think it was after that second [Gennady] Golovkin fight,” Benavidez said when asked about when he first set his sights on Canelo. “He was fighting at 160 and I’m at 168. So, I knew it was inevitable him coming up.” Benavidez claimed he knew he would be a problem for Canelo because Canelo never challenged him. 

“He never really mentioned me,” he said. Benavidez speculated it could have been a matter of pride for Canelo, as the former undisputed champion previously claimed he didn’t want to fight a Mexican opponent. Thankful for how much people have been asking for the fight, Benavidez revealed, “They offered him $70 million to fight me.”

“That’s before pay-per-view. You guys can call Luis DeCubas, Al Haymon, and ask him that,” he continued. “He pays the guy’s flat fee. They had offered me $5 million. I said cool. Sampson Lewkowicz called us and said, before the Jaime Munguia fight, ‘Hey, will you guys be willing to fight for only a flat fee of five million dollars? You’re not getting any pay-per-view, none of that.’ And I said, ‘Yes’.”

Despite agreeing to Canelo’s terms, Benavidez claimed he never heard back from them. “They were calling the bait out. They wanted to see if I was gonna say yes or no. I think they thought that I was gonna say, no, I’m not gonna fight for five million dollars,” Benavidez added. “I called the bluff, I said yes, and that was the last time we ever heard about that fight.”

While Canelo has yet to comment on Benavidez’s statement, Benavidez has also shared his thoughts on a potential Canelo vs. Terence Crawford fight. 

David Benavidez on Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford

David Benavidez has shared his thoughts on the potential Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford showdown while reiterating his desire to face Canelo in the ring. Speaking on the Big Fight Weekend Podcast, Benavidez criticized Alvarez for his choice of opponents, accusing him of avoiding the toughest challenges.

“Canelo does whatever he wants to do and he plays by his own rules,” Benavidez said. “He’s been fighting smaller guys from smaller weight classes and making them come up.” The undefeated boxer believes he poses the greatest threat to Alvarez, calling a potential fight between them a “50/50” matchup. “Canelo knows that this is the most dangerous fight that he can make for himself,” he added.

That said, if what David Benavidez has revealed is true, Canelo Alvarez may actually struggle to stop shaking his feet before the fight. Canelo is even willing to play mind games to get this fight off his back. However, it’s worth noting that this is Benavidez’s side of the story, Canelo is yet to comment. But do you think this is true?