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“Benavidez’s style cuts through everything,” Bradley said on his channel, ending the debate before it could really begin.
The team pointed to the number of fighters Mexican monster Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) has already faced in his 13-year pro career. He faced boxers, punches, southpaws, and he treated that as proof enough.
Who is standing in front of him doesn’t change much. Bradley keeps coming back to the same point: fist speed, volume and pressure keep increasing, and most fighters don’t handle it well.
Strength and hand speed are two elements that his opponents struggle with. But when you consider Benavidez’s size and fearlessness, it makes it even more difficult for his opponents. We saw that in his wins over David Morrell, Alexander Gvozdyk and Anthony Yarde.
Bradley also cited the Morrell fight as an example of a different look not changing the equation. Morrell could punch and box from a southpaw stance. Bradley pointed out that Benavidez overwhelmed Morel with punches, keeping him on the ropes though most of the 12-round fight. Yes, Morrell got his pound of flesh, hurt Benavidez twice, but still lost in a one-sided fight.
The way he talks about it, opponents don’t hold up when the pace picks up and the punches keep coming for twelve rounds, and Bradley doesn’t sound confident that anyone can hang with him.
The way Tim sees it, Benavidez sets the pace early and keeps it there, and every opponent ends up fighting the same fight whether they like it or not. It will be bad for WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Gilbert ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez if he can’t find a way to knock out Benavidez.
Gilberto won’t be able to escape him with movement like he did against Chris Billiam-Smith in 2024. Ramirez doesn’t have the punching output to match Benavidez in that department, which means he only has a shot chance.
