Targeting Benavidez is a bad move

BEN WHITTAKER is a world-class fighter. I understand the rush he is in to win a world title, but he is not ready yet for WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez.

- BARRY MCGUIGAN

Whittaker headlines against Benjamin Gavazi for the WBC silver belt this weekend and is already talking about challenging Benavidez for the title. We saw what Benavidez did to Anthony Yarde last week.

Yarde is a talented fighter, but was ruined in seven by a merciless campaigner.

Whittaker (with Gavazi, above) discovered how the professional game can ambush you against Liam Cameron a year ago. Cameron was ahead on one card and level on another, when they cascaded through the ropes in Riyadh.