Benavidez Mexican Monster nickname origin might surprise you. He is more popular than ever now after defeating Zurdo.
After knocking out Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in round 6 at the weekend that is.
Showing he had one of the best engines and work rates in world boxing pound for pound.
And bringing a lot of speed up to cruiserweight. But where did ‘The Mexican Monster’ nickname come from? Here’s where.
- Mike Tyson created it.
- Tyson walked him out vs Zurdo.
- Media ran with it.
- Came from the Zurdo beatdown.
- Benavidez claims it.
- Matches his 32-0, 26 KO record.
- “EL MONSTRUO IS INEVITABLE” on fight graphics.
- Mexican roots + aggressive style.
- PBC pushes it in highlights.
- Fans used it as early as 2021.
The David Benavidez Mexican Monster nickname origin came from Mike Tyson but has stuck after all these years.
With Mike Tyson even walking him to the ring at the weekend.
We think David Benavidez could fight at either cruiserweight or light-heavyweight next.
That’s up to him.
Good fights in both places for him.
