Benavidez vs Plant FULL FIGHT: March 25, 2023 | PBC on Showtime PPV
Undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David “The Mexican Monster” Benavidez retained his Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title with a bruising unanimous decision victory over former world champion Caleb Plant.
The highly anticipated showdown between super middleweight rivals turned into the intriguing clash of styles that many predicted it would be, as Plant’s boxing acumen carried the early action until the brute force and high-volume power punching of Benavidez took over. After 12 grueling rounds in front of a sold out arena, the two fighters squashed their years long beef, embracing and expressing their mutual respect.
“I know there was a lot said between us but in the end we settled this like men,” said Benavidez. “I’m happy we gave the fans the best rivalry of the year or the last five years. I’m just very happy.”
“It’s a big rivalry but that’s what boxing is all about,” said Plant. “We came here and settled it like men. I take nothing from David. We haven’t been the best of friends but we got into the ring and we settled it like men. That’s what you’re supposed to do. He’s a helluva fighter.”
According to CompuBox, Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) held a large advantage in power punches landed (180-68) but also out-landed Plant in jabs (30-23). Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) was the busier fighter, throwing 624 to Benavidez’s 551, but was unable to deter the late round onslaught from Benavidez.
“I knew I had to take it step by step and round by round,” said Benavidez. “Caleb is a tough fighter. He’s not going to give you everything in the first few rounds so you have to find him. But I feel like I didn’t just show that I was a power puncher tonight. I showed that I had defense and head movement and I was able to move around the ring and cut the ring off really good.”
Plant’s movement appeared to give Benavidez trouble throughout the early action, as Plant consistently landed two to three punch combinations and escape Benavidez’s counters. It wasn’t until round eight that Plant’s movement began to slow down and his attempts at holding were increasingly thwarted.
“I was trying to hold him when necessary, punch him when necessary, and throw my combinations when necessary,” said Plant. “But when the best get in there with the best, you roll the dice and someone is going to come out with their hand raised and someone will come up short. And one thing that I pride myself on is that I roll with the best in the world. I haven’t ducked anyone and maybe we can have a rematch in the future.”
As the fight moved into the championship rounds, Benavidez pushed forward more aggressively, busting Plant’s nose and peppering him with short hooks from all angles. Plant stayed on his feet for the final bell, but his final attempts to turn the tide were thwarted by Benavidez. Asked post fight about his future plans, Benavidez set his sights squarely on undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez.
“I just want to tell everyone that I have a lot of respect for Canelo Alvarez but he has to give me that shot now,” said Benavidez. “That’s what everyone wants to see. Let’s make it happen.
Now the fans are calling for this fight, the legends are calling for this fight, so let’s make it happen.”
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They finally blessed us with the fight.
Bruuuuuhhhhh🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
beatin canelos left overs!!😊
@@xo_dom_xo4115 still canelo Doesn’t fight Benavides. 🦆🦆🦆 but will fight a bum mungia . Make that make sense
Nah facts I been waiting to see this
@@xo_dom_xo4115boxing fans like you are so lame lol
No way it’s been a year since this fight happened. Crazy.
That’s what I initially thought when I saw this fight drop today
12 months, goes by fast if you don't think about it.
Crazy huh
time flies dude
It’s finna be a year since Tank vs Garcia
David Benavides is a different breed of boxer
He's not beat morell
he lost this fight
@@TitoAranda-md9romorrell yeam rejected the offer, that sounds like a 🦆 to me
@@TitoAranda-md9roHe smokes morrell ez
@@SkillsPayTheBills01 he keeps calling out david in his last 2 fights and benavidez capped aout saying the deal was done in Nov but morell exposed them even more, I'm not saying morel wins YET, but hes more skilled has way better head movement has more power, better footwork, way better defense and he's david size so david doesn't have to bully him, him vs plant or andrade will show how good he is there's a reason why david hasn't fought him
Benavidez was fighting 2 people that night and still won 🙏🏽💯
Bullshit those are excuses he could not stop plant when canelo did also did canelo needed a referee to determine when he wanted to get rid of plant 😂😂😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3ycstop 🍆 riding...plant was holding all night scared for his life
@@StevenPolanco-yp3ycwho tf mentioned Canelo?!😂 swear he has the worst fanbase. Using ur "logic", Canelo couldn't stop Ryder. Therefore, Mungia is better
@@mayorshelbourne838got em lol
@@mayorshelbourne838 Haha love the comeback. And Ryder is a straight up bum and canelo couldn’t finish him. Canelo couldn’t even finish Charlo moving up 2 weight classes haha
I remember watching this fight live. I was screaming at Kenny Bayless to get the fuck out of the way! One of my favourite fights.
This fight was like watching two old people fuck. Boring as hell
That was literally me that fight. He pissed me off so bad. And to think plant never even got a single warning or a hint of a warning to stop holding. It was ridiculous. If Kenny was going to allow that much holding he could at least have let them fight out of that position at least half of those times.
Kenny bayless used to be one of mayweather’s body guards
THANK YOU PBC FOR KEEPING YOUR WORD🙏🏽⭐️ AMAZING FIGHTT😩
David Benavidez was fighting against Caleb Plant AND Kenny Bayless on this night. Kenny Bayless was Caleb Plant's protector💯😒
Floyd did the same find another reason to hate
@@alexisvargas7455 It is not hate..It is genuine disappointment. I bought 2 PPV's last year. The first one i bought was Benavidez vs Plant. The second one i bought was Crawford vs Spence. Both were great. One fight was an all time great. The other was just ok..I am just frustrated that Kenny Bayless took the air out of the Benavidez vs Plant fight. That fight should have ended in Plant getting KO'D. Floyd never cried during his fights. Floyd also made exciting fights. All Caleb Plant did during that fight was whine...Im not blaming Caleb...Caleb is just a B level fighter who is a door mat for the real talent...Bayless is the one at fault for the outcome of that fight. I do not blame Plant at all..I respect all fighters because i understand the sacrice it takes.
@@regularbob I bought the ppv too either way your take sucks kenny was separating them so benavidez could hit him more and he was landing elbows the whole fight so if benavidez cohldnt KO him its his fault not anyone else’s your take on boxing is so biased its crazy so ik whatever i say wont change ur mind
@@alexisvargas7455So you claim to know more than the professional commentators agreed with op that Kevin was disrupting the rhythm of the fight. Is it ignorance or blindness affecting your eyes or walnut?
Benavidez the black slayer/ assassin 😂
The narrators at the beginning were really excited about every punch from Plant and doubting about benavidez skills 🤣
Y'all FINALLY dropped this fight.❤❤❤Thank y'all. Mexican monster 👹
Mexican and Ecuadorian
That ref gotta get fired 😂🤦🏾
He retired 😂
@@johnny6610😂😂😂😂😂
Kenny retired last year
YEP! Bayless injected himself into this fight WAY TOO MUCH. The sign of a great ref is when you barely notice him. Bayless single handedly saved Caleb Plant from being KO'D💯
Kenny Bayless also Protected Floy mayrunner 😂
Caleb was really over the top with the constant clinching. Caleb displayed high boxing skill throughout the fight, tho it's interesting how David started to go back and adapt as Caleb was being exhausted. David never seemed to be bothered by Caleb's power in the entire fight. And Caleb had heart to stay on his feet for 12 rds even if the referee helped him. A classic for me
plant won
@@BlessedRarityYou wish that happened but it didn’t Benavidez destroyed that white boy😂
@@jaydinero2503 plants black, he won
@@BlessedRarityNice bait😂
@@BlessedRarity No he ain’t he lost keep crying he can never beat Benavidez or Canelo
This fight was tailormade to be a joy to watch. But Kenny Bayless slowed the pace of the fight so much that it was difficult to watch at times..😑🤷
Nah Benavidez is just overrated 😂
Bayless' repeated interruption of the actions at crucial moments is also suspicious.
22 foot ring, Excessive Clinching, the ref Kenny Bayless on his side, Low Blow punches, and Plant still got his ass Whooped 😂
plant won this fight
@@BlessedRarity maybe In your dreams he did bro 😂
@@3rikhndez plant won
@@BlessedRarityHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
And David had food poisoning before the fight, only came into the ring at 175.
Ref needs to be fired. He's the reason why David didn't KO Plant. Got saved by the Ref in the 8th.
Plant doesn't need Power, He just needs more endurance.
Exactly
Why bother with endurance when you know you can just hold with no consequence.
Exactly, his gas Tank is a joke..That's his downfall
@@thatsphreshish It's obvious you didn't look at the previous rounds.
You anime avi’s don’t be knowing shit about boxing
HORRIBLE referee wonder how much he got paid for not calling plants HUGING 🤦🏻♂️
He did not get paid stop the bs
Exactly Benavides is better
Kenny Bayless definitely had money on Caleb going all 12 Rds.🤣🤣 Robbed David of a clean ko highlight.🤷🏽♂️
plant won
Yes, without a doubt. Terrible. Plant was fighting dirty that night.
@@BlessedRarityin your dreams bud
@@aaronherreradominguez18 plant won
@@BlessedRarity lmao in your dreams
Wow I do not remember the refree being this biased!
This is why Mayweather picked this guy to do his fights. its what this ref always does.
I do he's the only reason plant went the distance
Against all odds, Benavidez still finished strong and beat the brakes off him 👹🚩
couldn’t KO canelos left overs😍
@@xo_dom_xo4115caleb plant is nice af tho
@@mannydane plant is good buh canelo kod him and david got the ud
@@xo_dom_xo4115Canelo couldn’t ko Ryder and munguia did
@@xo_dom_xo4115 A win is a win. Not every fight ends in a KO. Canelo couldn’t even TKO John Ryder or 154 Charlo 😂
Kenny Bayless definitely had his money on Plant lol
Soy mexicano, y siento orgulloso que Benavidez todo el tiempo los represente a nosotros también . Nueva figura del boxeo cuando ya no aiga ningún canelo. Cada pelea esta progresando el más y más🇲🇽🔥🥊
37:00 pero que no de cabezasoss eso esta prohibido
Mientras tenga sangre mexicana se le apoya.
Mientras tenga sangre mexicana se le apoya.
@@cesarav1la tiene sangre ecuatoriana y estadounidense
@@xd-_-4315 su papá es Mexicano.
Absolutely disgusting Bayless was paid unbelievably well to help Plant anyway he could to survive.
PBC has 2 assets in this fight. They picked a ref that would allow Caleb to maintain his market value. PBC did not want to see a beatdown of Plant beacuse they would lose money on Caleb Plant as an asset...This is why they had Bayless ref the fight💯PBC sinmply wanted to maintain the value of Caleb as an asset. His value would have gone down a lot if he would have been KO'd😑
Shut the fuck up. Benny almost got his light put out, Plant ate those shots like candy, stay pissed
Favourite moments of the fight: 4:36 David and Caleb refuse to touch gloves. 15:10 Plant with the swivel jab. 18:42 Benavidez trolling plant. Sike! 19:56 Plant catches Benavidez and emotes on him. 20:33 Lead hook vs lead hook. 22:13 Benavidez headbutting Plant's glove. 23:03 This bit, not sure how to call it. 31:25 Another swivel jab, love that punch. 32:26 and in slow mo. 47:28 Bebavidez punishes Plant. 48:53 -You alright? -Yeah im good -You want to finish this fight? -No. 49:37 Plant and Benavidez touch gloves.
🔥
😂😂😂😂😂
Goat comment
これ本当にずっと見たかった マジで嬉しい 嬉しすぎる
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💯💯
💯 💯 💯
Facts inoue is the goat
@@Ausar-kl7hh😭😭
Ive been wanting to study this fight for so long thanks PBC🙌🙌
Unreal corruption by the ref.... hes rotten
David Benavidez es el Gran Mounstro Mexicano.
Pues que le viste?
No pudo noquear a plant
He's NOT Mexican. Mexicans can NEVER Fight that good unless your name is Julio Cesar Chavez and he's Retired. Chicanos always beat up on you Paisas bcuz Americans will always be better. Dont U ever 4get that
@@jescobar4739 "Pues, ¿qué le viste?"
@@xd-_-4315 En esta pelea, Caleb Plant subió con su peso adecuado, no subió deshidratado. ¿No lo sabías? No es mi problema.
Horrible job Kenny Bayless he was definitely on the take for this one
Imagine Caleb have an endurance for 12 rounds. After round 6 Caleb is slready tired.
He’d be elite for sure
😂 what a stupid what if
@@ActivM4wym a stupid what if? you just talking
If
Forreal he could beat anybody for the first 6 rounds canelo too but gets tired. He needs to learn to use less feet movement while still being slick gotta circle the ring less cause them legs keep getting tired
bruh i loved watching this. everyone was DOUBTING the mexican monster. Everyone was on Caleb jocks, and he got dismantled.
🎉 💯
“This is a throwback, where you have one undisputed champion and the top two contenders squaring off.” To see who doesn’t get to fight said champion next.
We should be able to watch the PPV fight we bought for at least 24 hrs as much as we want in those 24 hrs. Not no one time for like 90 bucks smh
Plant had a good game plan but got tired david benavidez is a monster
Fighting in FRONT of all these people is a skill that’s underestimated in the big leagues. There are millions of gym champions, few that can do it on the big stage
CLENelo Alvaroids said “David only brings 25 pounds on fight night” when he was 20+ pounds vs amir khan and Floyd, CLENelo Alvaroids is a duck
Canelo stopped Caleb plant, and cleared out the division in 1 year. Meanwhile, fat boy didn’t do sh*t. While canelo was at 160. Waiting for that pay day pay day. Even Saudi Arabia his excellency isn’t buying David bulls**t. 😂 he said no, fight at 175 against Beterbiev vs Bivol winner. What happen David? 😂😂😂
David is a CW. That can’t be your argument.
Canelo was not 20lbs over Floyd, and amir khan making weight up no one knew what any of the two guys weight was that night. Stop making sht up 😂 stick to anime boxing isn’t your thing kid
BENAVIDEZ BEATS ALL UR BLACK FIGHTERS
AND HANEY MY FAVORITE FIGHTER BEATS TF OUT OF TANK THE DUCK 🦆
Benavidez defence is underrated. You can see his team has been working on his footwork. The biggest fight that is cooking beneath people's noses that noone is speaking of atm is Benavidez vs Morrell. That is the future mega-fight of nce Morrell collects more wins and hopefully titles. The two styles are explosive, defensive, tenacious...both promising an out and out dohouse classic to be remembered throughout the generations. Would love both of them to step up a weight class to face Bivol too. Absolutely scintillating fights ahead in boxing. All of them still not yet reached their peak.
Canelo N mungia fighting and they both ducked their mandatory 😂😂
Damn was it benivedez?
@@TarzanRC mungia ducked Andrade canelo ducked benavidez
Andrades a garbage hype job people really still hyping him up 💀😂
@@unbothered90230 nobody is hyping him up I just answered a question I was asked......
Say what u want smacks not lying tho
Plants biggest enemy inside the ring is his gas tank, if he could improve it he would literally be GREAT!
Caleb Plant is a doormat in the boxing world. Caleb Plant loses to all the best boxers. It is what it is.
No power. Should move to 160.
Agree. Elite skills (tho, lets not ignore he has some flaws in his fundamentals and some lackings) but shit gas tank.
You tripping he has crazy flaws in his game.
@@biggqhimself5971 Caleb Plant is a B+ fighter. He gets sent out there to lose to the best in the world🤷
LETS GOOO!! Finally, thank you pbc for blessing us with this amazing fight🙏hopefully you guys can make more and better fights this year 2024!
Finally, I been asking for this fight!
Benavidez is a true boxer. With a specific technique and style
Plant wouldn't have gone up to five rounds in this match if not for the referees assists. This is worst refereeing
Kenny Bayless saved plants life and was there to protect plant at all cost I’m glad David made the adjustments so well it took the fight out of Kenny’s hands David beat the respect into plant, plant was fighting for his life After the 6th round And this is why A-side and B -Side matters in boxing certain refs are in theses fighters pockets and they protect and tilt fights in the favor of which ever fighter is suppose to be favored Kenny was there to ensure David didn’t stop Plant because we all know why
Bullshit benafatboy cant stop anybody at the elite level 😂
Agree, if Plant wasn't stop was because of the ref
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yche just stopped Andrade lol
@@Periquito_pin_panlmao what kind of excuse is that ? Everytime when plant clinched, the ref would separate them so the ref can give benavidez a chance to knock him out but still couldn’t 😂
“What round is it ?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That 11th round was brutal, Benavidez was beating the dog shit outta Plant
The panic in the announcers voices you can hear the relief in round 9 Worrying about the investment
True because Benavidez looked terrible the first 7 rounds of that fight andrade aint no plant 😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc facts
caleb plant tough !! good to see two warriors respect each other.
Plant fought amazing tbh. Very good fight.
kenny in the way Bayless had this fight going the distance
People say Benavidez couldnt knock Plant out but Canelo did isn't true he knocked him out of fighting he hasn't fought since this fight and clearly the ref allowing Caleb to hug all night stopped a actual knockout Caleb did well other than that
This was such a fun fight which lead to the start of many. The taunting and shoawboating, the beef going into the fight, really giving the fans what they wanted out of a boxing match. They also gained each others respect throughout the fight, you can see it with the smiling.
The Mexican monster yeaaaahhh letsss gooooooo!!!
cocaine monster just lost
@@BlessedRarityHe never lost😂
Begnavidez
@@BlessedRaritydude has not lost😂 his older brother yes David benavidez is undefeated
The African assassin more like it lmao😂
Benavidez final boss
Plant 🌱 😂 fall in love with Benavides he just wanted to hug him the entire fight 🫵🏽😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
If Harvey Dock would have made Plant stop holding, he would've gotten knocked out
who saw tank in the crowd
El Mounstro Mexicano🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽. Fire that trash ref
mad he couldn’t ko canelos left overs???
@@xo_dom_xo4115can’t be calling people gay while you’re going through comments slurping up canelo
@@ethanhockey1236 im just sayin facts ur in ur feelings cuz yall thirsty for david and 🌈😭😂 stay mad
Good thing he retired
Mexicano ?? WTF he’s from phoenix Arizona he’s an American 🇺🇸 😂😂😂
Audience in the back very quiet 😂
At first I thought “The Mexican Monster” was the dumbest nickname I’d ever heard, but after watching this fight-it’s probably the most accurate nickname of all time. Dude just keeps coming after you like Michael Myers. In the later rounds, Plant was running and looking for some place to hide and Benavidez, stone faced, just stalked him down wherever he went. Dude must have some dynamite in his fists because Plant’s whole demeanor changed real quick after Benavidez connected on some shots around 8. Much respect to the Mexican Monster!
In fairness to Plant, his steep falloff in this fight did coincide with that nasty headbutt he took. His legs never recovered after that. Also, I felt the announcers were off base with their criticism of the ref-since when is tying up illegal in boxing? And he stopped the fight after the head-butt-which was nasty. Regardless, great fight. Does seem like Plant would have to fight almost perfect to beat this guy.
Can we please get Crawford vs Spence next? I don’t care if they aren’t fighting soon, that fight was a masterpiece.
@@Anti.Vegans thanks bro
2 vs 1. And he still prevails. I understand why Canelo wants 200 million 😂😂
Crazy amount of elbows by benevidez
Exactly but people aint wanna talk about it and it was 7-5 plant winning and out punching benavidez the first 7 rounds and then he got tired the 8th
LMAO you are delusional bro@@alexisvargas7455
@@alexisvargas7455 let’s be honest, if the ref didn’t stop DB, he would have finished plant at round 8
Plant lost. Cope better
@@lobsterblacc9478 not a fan of plant but if I was plant I would of elbowed benevidez in the eye after all those elbows and head butts
Thank you David for punishing that bully I watch the clip twice a day.
This was a brilliant fight. A fight of two halfes. Respect to both warriors!
Where do they get these commentators from? And why do they pay them to sit there and cry the entire time while we’re trying to watch the fight lol. Their acting like it’s the first time they’ve seen a fighter clinch
I mean he did it alot. More than would normally be allowed. But Benavidez threw hella elbows too.
😂 come on!
watching this reply fight, Kenny Bailesss! is definitely in cahoots with Team Plant; favoring calls and providing time to stop the fight, WDF, for what reason reff, For What REASON?? $$$silly rabbit, tricks are for; exactly✌🏾🙏🏾🐜Also proves how dirty of a Boxer Caleb Plant actually is! What do you think?
The ref don’t like Benavidez for some reasons loll
Damn I've been looking for this full fight everywhere!!!! Thank you for FINALLY posting it!! Thank you
Wow Kenny saved Caleb in the 8th he was done Benavides had him
Finally What a classic fight 🔥
Crazy how Benavidez just breaks down boxers like that. Saw it with Andrade too. It’s like one round his opponents are fine and full of energy, and the next round it looks like they just came out of the trenches in WW1 after a week of fighting
yeah the moment he can see a lapse in your stamina he starts upping the pace and drowns people
Thank you for uploading this fight. Been waiting for it
Calebs gotta learn how to run for 15 rounds. Always runs out gas in the 8th and gets destroyed
Certified hood classic
Plant held on for dear life and he did a lot of wrestling.
This fight was a big W for boxing WHAT A FIGHT 🔥🔥🔥💯
Caleb Plant IS a dirty fighter. MULTIPLE low blows all throughout the fight. Constant clinching where he would literally lunge at David.
So is begnavidez with them elbows 😂
Kenny bayless on the plant payroll
man what a fight, these two are down right WARRIORS 🔥 boxing needs more of this
One of the best fights of 2023 along with Haney vs Loma
I'm glad plant got whooped. he didn't wanna give no one a fight when he had the belt... now he's wiling to fight to be relevant
Yes
THANK YOU PBC I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS
Awesome thanks for the upload PBC!!
Kenny bayless is the worst
Benavidez aint no killer 😂😂😂
Honestly plant had a real good plan going into this fight , i give him 5 rounds out of the 12. Great effort!
115-113 seems about right
@@BlessedRarity yup, I definitely think plant did waaay better than people give him credit for… better than Andrade for sure!
@@Juan-pq1eh Andrade is a 154 fighter tho, he went up 2 weight classes and fought a guy 30lbs heavier on fight night
@@BlessedRarityNo he was a 160. He went up 8lbs N it was too much for him. His 1st step up in competition level not being bums and he folded like a fkn beach chair.
@@vannloc7551 no he was a 154 fighter look at his box rec
Finally! This was an incredible fight between two warriors.
Great quality! I enjoyed this replay!
Great fight
man why the hell tank got a headset on😹
He's special 😂
Probably betted on plant
Hey! I was looking for this fight last night. Now here it is uploaded I manifested it !
Finally!! I’ve been waiting to rewatch in here!!!
Best fight 2023
Plant was piecing him up early! Davids gas tank is high output, he caught up in the second half.
Finally it’s here! Well done PBC 🥊
💪🥊💎. O my God, the referee Kenny Bayless es the most dirty referee in boxing. He was protecting Caled Plant and he was allowing Plant to hold without any warning. Also, Caled Plant was practically knocked out and he stop the fight so Plant can recuperate, Sincerely, Freddy Blue: El Nuevo Estilo de la Musica Urbana 💪🥊💎
Props to Benavidez. He beat Plant and Bayless in 1 night 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Edit: Bayless tried to mess up Benavidez when he didn’t want to touch gloves before round 1 🤣
benavidez is canelos kryptonite
Facts
That boy david was getting whooped by plant until plant gassed out even then it was still close 😂
Some real concern was in those announcers voices, but the whole boxing world knew plant would fade late
Stamina defeated Caleb
@@anthonyalvarado7288Plant won some early rounds but even then, he never “whooped” Benavidez lol
This fight started with Benavidez showing without an ounce of respect to Plant and ending with one massive respect for one another. Kudos to Plant at least he fought him unlike Canelo;
Bro the ref annoyed me they should’ve deducted a point for all the holding Plant was doing. Wow. I’m upset at how unfair the ref was. 🤦