David Benavidez was asked after his knockout of Demetrius Andrade what Mike Tyson said during their short post-fight meeting at ringside. “I just told Mike Tyson that I love him,” Benavidez said in the ring. “And thanks so much for the motivation he’s given me. It’s not every day that a legend like Mike Tyson gives people a nickname. I just want to live up to my name.” The nickname Tyson bestowed upon him is “The Mexican Monster.” And, yes, he’s living up to it. The Mexican Monster @Benavidez300 stops Demetrius Andrade and puts the world, and another big fighter, on notice
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David Benavidez dismantles Demetrius Andrade in six, calls out Canelo Alvarez – MMA Junkie