<b>♪</b> <b>Benavidez:</b>
<b>Man, March 25th, man.</b> <b>...ready, bro.</b>
<b>We're...pumped, man.</b> <b>I can't...wait.</b> <b>Super excited, man.</b> <b>We've been working</b>
<b>extremely hard for this.</b> <b>This is a fight
we've all known</b> <b>that's been coming</b>
<b>for a long, long time.</b> <b>I feel like it
couldn't happen</b>
<b>at a better time.</b> <b>That's one...dead man</b>
<b>walking right there.</b> <b>Thank God you made
it</b> <b>to the...press
conference.</b> <b>Hope you make it</b>
<b>to the fight.</b> <b>March 25th. You're gonna
see</b> <b>what's up...</b> <b>You're gonna see</b>
<b>what's up.</b> <b>All that...talking</b>
<b>can't save you no more.</b> <b>[ Indistinct
conversation ]</b> <b>I don't got no losses.</b>
<b>I still got more
knockouts</b> <b>than you.</b> <b>What you want to do?</b>
<b>Shut up.</b> <b>Shut up.</b> <b>I got a lot of respect
for you.</b> <b>Don't
look at me like that.</b> <b>Stop acting tough, man.</b>
<b>...you.</b> <b>You know you not like
that.</b> <b>Me and you
never had an issue.</b> <b>Who not like that?</b>
<b>Who not like that?</b> <b>You better</b>
<b>calm the...down.</b> <b>Like he didn't</b>
<b>get knocked the...out?</b> <b>You should</b>
<b>be telling him thank
you.</b> <b>And what?</b> <b>And what?</b> <b>You
should be telling him</b>
<b>thank you for saving --</b> <b>Stop, man.</b> <b>I don't be
running</b> <b>from nobody.</b> <b>You guys gonna see</b>
<b>what's up.</b> <b>Stop.</b> <b>You gonna see what's up.</b>
<b>You gonna see what's up?</b> <b>I'm gonna knock you</b>
<b>the...out.</b> <b>You're not scary to me.</b> <b>Lot of yip-yap.</b> <b>What? What?</b> <b>♪</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>When two
former champions</b> <b>stand
in close proximity...</b> <b>Custer: The animus
between</b> <b>these
two guys is real.</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>...bodies
emanating hatred,</b> <b>eyes narrowed,</b>
<b>fists clenched.</b> <b>Custer:</b>
<b>We call it bad blood.</b> <b>Two fighters</b>
<b>can't stand each other.</b> <b>It's a grudge match.</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>Usually
it's because they simply</b>
<b>don't like each other.</b> <b>I guarantee you I'm gonna
knock</b> <b>Caleb Plant out</b> <b>before Round 6.</b> <b>Guaranteed.</b> <b>Narrator:</b>
<b>But sometimes blood
feuds</b> <b>signify
something deeper...</b> <b>Shut the...up</b> <b>and
quit interrupting.</b>
<b>What? What you gonna do?</b> <b>What are you gonna do?</b>
<b>Let him finish.</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>...an
urgency that must...</b> <b>Right here.</b> <b>Narrator:</b>
<b>...must be fulfilled.</b> <b>He's so mad.</b> <b>So mad. I'm about</b>
<b>to beat the...out you.</b> <b>David Benavidez is your
favorite</b> <b>fighter's
favorite fighter.</b> <b>I got three...belts</b>
<b>right now.</b> <b>I'm what you</b>
<b>want to...be.</b> <b>Undefeated.</b>
<b>Heavy-handed.</b> <b>Action-packing.</b> <b>Announcer: Benavidez
unloading</b> <b>with
blistering combinations!</b> <b>Narrator: But the
slowing</b> <b>of the
"Mexican Monster's"</b> <b>sky-high ambitions</b> <b>only heightened his
urgency</b> <b>to capitalize</b> <b>on his vast potential.</b> <b>Benavidez: I feel
like this is</b> <b>the
perfect timing for me</b> <b>in my career
and in my life.</b> <b>I have something
to prove.</b> <b>Narrator: Caleb
Plant</b> <b>scrapped
to the pinnacle...</b> <b>Announcer:</b>
<b>That will go on the top</b> <b>of Plant's
highlight reel.</b> <b>Narrator: ...stared
down</b> <b>the brightest
of lights...</b> <b>This ain't my
first big fight.</b> <b>Narrator: ...and
showed out</b> <b>on the
grandest of stages.</b> <b>Announcer:</b> <b>Valiant
effort by Caleb Plant.</b> <b>Guy fought his heart out.</b> <b>Narrator: But satisfied?</b>
<b>Not even close.</b> <b>Plant: You can say
that I've</b> <b>made
it, but have I?</b> <b>I don't feel that.</b> <b>Narrator: "Sweethands'"
urgency</b> <b>starts
with proving</b> <b>just getting there</b>
<b>wasn't enough.</b> <b>I still feel,</b>
<b>like, this desperation.</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>For
two men who are</b> <b>well
acquainted with hardship,</b> <b>the default solution</b>
<b>has always been "fight."</b> <b>For two boxers with belts</b>
<b>and acclaim,</b> <b>"close" was
never the goal.</b> <b>Plant: This is what I've
done</b> <b>my whole life.</b> <b>This is my destiny.</b>
<b>This what I feel like</b>
<b>I was born to do.</b> <b>Narrator: And for those
former</b> <b>champions
who want so much more,</b> <b>on Saturday, March 25th,</b>
<b>in Las Vegas,</b> <b>they will prove
that</b> <b>their mutual
hatred is real.</b> <b>Benavidez:</b> <b>This is
the type of fights</b> <b>boxing
fans want to see --</b> <b>two guys that really
don't like</b> <b>each
other going at it.</b> <b>Narrator: But
that's because</b>
<b>of the stakes,</b> <b>because of what
they must prove.</b> <b>He has a big...mouth</b>
<b>when I'm not around.</b> <b>All that rah-rah,</b>
<b>that loud stuff.</b> <b>Real tough guys</b>
<b>don't act like that.</b> <b>Narrator: Because
there are</b> <b>fights
that feel urgent</b> <b>and fights
that<i> are.</b></i> <b>♪</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b> <b>[ Grunts
]</b> <b>[ Punch thuds ]</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b> <b>[ Grunts
]</b> <b>[ Punch thuds ]</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b> <b>[ Grunts
]</b> <b>[ Punch thuds ]</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b>
<b>[ Grunts ]</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b>
<b>[ Grunts ]</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b>
<b>[ Grunts ]</b> <b>Boom-boom.</b>
<b>[ Grunts ]</b> <b>Bah-bah.</b>
<b>[ Grunts ]</b> <b>Benavidez:</b> <b>There's
a lot of emotions</b>
<b>going into this camp.</b> <b>[ Both grunting ]</b> <b>I don't like Caleb Plant.</b>
<b>He doesn't like me.</b> <b>I've been waiting</b>
<b>to beat his ass</b> <b>since the first
day I met him.</b> <b>[ Grunting ]</b> <b>My only mission</b>
<b>is to go in there</b> <b>and actually put
a beating</b> <b>on
Caleb Plant.</b> <b>I want to go in
there,</b> <b>and I want
to make a statement</b> <b>for him and for everybody</b>
<b>at 168.</b> <b>[ Grunting ]</b> <b>I feel like the only way</b>
<b>this fight can end</b> <b>is in a knockout.</b> <b>I don't think I could be
any</b> <b>more motivated
than I am now.</b> <b>You're gonna see
what's</b> <b>gonna
happen on March 25th.</b> <b>I got something
for his ass.</b> <b>[ Grunts ]</b>
<b>Ohh!</b> <b>[ Laughs ]</b>
<b>That's right.</b> <b>[ Indistinct
conversations ]</b> <b>Caleb Plant is in
trouble.</b> <b>I felt
that. Now, let's go.</b> <b>Narrator: Realistically,
few</b> <b>boxers can
expect to knock out</b> <b>every one of
their opponents.</b> <b>Ring announcer: David...</b> <b>Narrator: David Benavidez</b>
<b>is rare that way.</b> <b>Known for his
furious style,</b> <b>he combines</b> <b>a
larger man's strength...</b> <b>Announcer:</b>
<b>And there's a left hook!</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>...with
a smaller man's speed.</b> <b>Announcer: Wow!</b> <b>Narrator: Undefeated</b>
<b>in 26 professional bouts,</b> <b>he registered stoppages</b>
<b>in 23.</b> <b>Announcer: He is down!</b> <b>Narrator: Next up
on the K.O.</b> <b>wish
list -- Caleb Plant.</b> <b>Benavidez: I'm extremely</b>
<b>prepared for this camp.</b> <b>I've been working
super hard,</b> <b>and
I'm very excited, man.</b> <b>The moment I've been</b>
<b>waiting for my whole life</b>
<b>is about to get here,</b> <b>and I'm definitely
gonna take</b> <b>advantage
of that opportunity.</b> <b>[ Telephone rings ]</b> <b>So this is where me and
my wife</b> <b>come to talk
about our problems.</b> <b>[ Chuckles ]</b> <b>[ Rhythmic beeping ]</b> <b>Alfaro: We have what
we call</b> <b>emotional
stressors,</b> <b>conflict stressors,</b>
<b>relationship stressors.</b> <b>Anxiety.</b> <b>If somebody has anxiety,</b> <b>we can help relieve
anxiety</b> <b>in
individuals, right?</b> <b>"Age timeline."</b> <b>That means</b> <b>we can
tell from birth to now</b> <b>the most stressor times</b>
<b>in your life</b> <b>and we can tell you</b>
<b>what age you were.</b> <b>This is stuff that
everybody</b> <b>needs
to work on.</b> <b>You know, you could --</b> <b>you, as a boxer,
you could</b> <b>work
all day and night,</b> <b>but sometimes</b>
<b>you need the rest,</b> <b>and then you need to work
on</b> <b>your brain,</b> <b>you know,</b>
<b>stuff like this.</b> <b>I want you to sit back,</b>
<b>close your eyes,</b> <b>and let's do a little bit</b>
<b>of focusing the mind.</b> <b>Now just sit back.</b> <b>I want you to go</b> <b>to
your nice, happy place.</b> <b>Really get in touch</b>
<b>with it.</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>In
terms of heavy weights,</b> <b>David Benavidez carries</b>
<b>more than most,</b> <b>beginning with</b>
<b>a rough childhood.</b> <b>He comes from a
fighting family,</b> <b>one
started by José Sr.,</b> <b>who ruled with an
iron fist,</b> <b>pushing
his two sons,</b> <b>including his namesake,</b> <b>into boxing</b>
<b>as early as possible.</b> <b>Benavidez: Before I
even knew</b> <b>that I
wanted to be a boxer,</b> <b>my dad had already</b>
<b>put me in boxing.</b> <b>I think we started</b>
<b>in our garage.</b> <b>I was two years old,
and I just</b> <b>basically
mimicked my brother</b> <b>and tried to
do everything</b>
<b>he would do.</b> <b>And then as time went on,</b> <b>I started falling in love</b>
<b>with the sport of boxing.</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>The
fighting Benavidez boys</b> <b>flashed immediate
promise.</b> <b>First, José Jr.</b>
<b>won 11 national titles</b> <b>while setting a record
for the</b> <b>youngest
Golden Gloves champion</b> <b>at only 16.</b> <b>His younger brother</b>
<b>carried heavy</b> <b>and literal weight</b>
<b>back then.</b> <b>As a middle schooler,</b>
<b>David ballooned
to 260 pounds</b> <b>through a diet
heavy</b> <b>on soft
drinks and fast food.</b> <b>When I was younger,</b>
<b>I was the fatter kid</b> <b>and I wasn't really</b>
<b>the fastest,</b> <b>so I had to go in
there and</b> <b>actually
like earn my respect.</b> <b>Literally, I had to go</b>
<b>and take it from them.</b> <b>Everybody would
laugh at me,</b> <b>but when I'd get
in the gym</b> <b>and
I'd beat that ass,</b> <b>nobody would laugh</b>
<b>at me ever again.</b> <b>Then I started
sparring men.</b> <b>that were like 200
pounds,</b> <b>all built,</b> <b>and I'd beat up big
grown men</b> <b>when
I was 13 years old.</b> <b>It just motivated me</b>
<b>to another level,</b> <b>and I thought to myself
that,</b> <b>you know,</b> <b>I really am here
for a reason,</b> <b>and I'm not gonna
let</b> <b>this opportunity
go to waste,</b> <b>and I definitely will be</b>
<b>a world champion.</b> <b>Narrator: With training</b>
<b>and sweat equity,</b> <b>the weight melted off,</b> <b>and a lighter,</b>
<b>still ferocious David</b> <b>earned a rare opportunity</b> <b>to become the
youngest</b> <b>super
middleweight champion</b> <b>in boxing history</b>
<b>at only 21 years old.</b> <b>His beloved uncle
died two weeks</b>
<b>before that bout.</b> <b>But the Mexican Monster</b>
<b>made history...</b> <b>Ring announcer:</b>
<b>From Phoenix, Arizona...</b> <b>Narrator: ...and honored</b>
<b>Moises Balladares</b> <b>in the very same night.</b> <b>Ring announcer:</b>
<b>David Benavidez!</b> <b>Benavidez: It's amazing,</b>
<b>you know?</b> <b>This fight was a tribute</b>
<b>to my uncle.</b> <b>He passed away</b>
<b>during my training camp.</b> <b>But it's a very
amazing feeling.</b> <b>I
did this for him.</b> <b>All my people</b>
<b>in Phoenix, Arizona.</b> <b>You know,</b>
<b>it's an amazing feeling.</b> <b>[ Rhythmic grunting ]</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>For all
the dominance displayed</b>
<b>by David Benavidez,</b> <b>the knockouts</b>
<b>and bruises delivered,</b> <b>his résumé lacks</b> <b>but
one critical element --</b> <b>a career-defining</b>
<b>signature victory.</b> <b>Win on March 25th,</b>
<b>and he'll have that too.</b> <b>Benavidez: It's
definitely</b> <b>the biggest
fight of my career</b>
<b>to this date</b> <b>because it's my first</b>
<b>pay-per-view fight.</b> <b>It's actual bad blood
between me</b> <b>and a
fighter I don't like.</b> <b>This fight is definitely</b>
<b>gonna put me on the map,</b> <b>and it's gonna open</b>
<b>so much doors for me,</b> <b>so I'm definitely</b>
<b>taking it serious.</b> <b>Plant: Growing up,
I was,</b> <b>you know,
more the lower income.</b> <b>We first started off
in that</b> <b>trailer,
in a single wide,</b> <b>and then we moved up</b>
<b>to a double wide.</b> <b>Then we finally was
able to get</b> <b>like a
little house back there</b> <b>on the same property.</b> <b>Eventually, you know,</b>
<b>the house got foreclosed,</b> <b>and we had to move.</b> <b>I really had nowhere
to stay</b> <b>or
nowhere to go.</b> <b>And I was living in,
like,</b> <b>an abandoned
office building.</b> <b>I was just daydreaming all
day</b> <b>about boxing</b> <b>and the life I
wanted to live.</b> <b>And I just knew, like,
"Man,</b> <b>if this
don't work out for me,</b> <b>then I literally
have no idea</b> <b>what
I'm gonna do,</b> <b>so I have to
make this work."</b> <b>And just working
at it</b> <b>like my
life depended on it</b> <b>'cause I felt
like it did.</b> <b>It did depend on it.</b> <b>[ OHNO's "Get
Swavy" plays ]</b> <b>♪</b> <b>♪ OHNO, OHNO ♪</b> <b>♪ Get swavy ♪</b> <b>♪ Get, get, get swavy ♪</b> <b>♪ Get swavy ♪</b> <b>♪ Get, get, get swavy ♪</b> <b>♪ Get swavy ♪</b> <b>♪ Get, get, get swavy ♪</b> <b>♪ The way that I
do it,</b> <b>these
bitches, they pay me ♪</b> <b>♪ All I be doing</b>
<b>is keeping it swavy ♪</b> <b>I'm a fighter. I'm
a boxer.</b> <b>This
is what I do.</b> <b>David, he's making
it a point to</b> <b>let
everyone know that,</b> <b>"Oh, he thinks
he's the..."</b> <b>I mean, yeah, I do</b>
<b>when it comes to boxing.</b> <b>I feel like I'm the best.</b> <b>I don't feel like</b>
<b>anybody can beat me.</b> <b>You tell me one great
fighter</b> <b>who don't
think he's the...</b> <b>who don't think he's
good,</b> <b>who don't
think he's the best</b> <b>or that he can beat you</b>
<b>or beat him</b> <b>or beat anybody
in the room.</b> <b>This fight with David,</b>
<b>it's just something</b> <b>where I want to win</b>
<b>in a fashion.</b> <b>[ Punches thudding ]</b>
<b>Man: Nice.</b> <b>Narrator: The intensity
in camp</b> <b>shows
most in training,</b> <b>as Plant shuttles between</b>
<b>his boxing and home gyms,</b> <b>his core team
always in tow.</b> <b>Good job.</b> <b>Plant's father, Richie,</b> <b>runs the
sweat-and-sacrifice</b>
<b>part of the operation.</b> <b>Nice shot.</b>
<b>Very crisp.</b> <b>Like many a boxing dad,</b> <b>he guided his son</b>
<b>from the very start.</b> <b>And after suffering
his first</b> <b>pro
loss 16 months ago,</b> <b>Caleb added a new member</b>
<b>to his training staff.</b> <b>Nice!</b> <b>Meet</b> <b>Stephen
"Breadman" Edwards...</b> <b>Nice.</b> <b>...the man tasked with</b> <b>continuing Plant's</b>
<b>boxing evolution.</b> <b>Edwards: Caleb might
have to go</b> <b>to a
really dark place</b> <b>to win this fight.</b> <b>You're dealing with</b>
<b>a young, hungry kid</b> <b>that's getting their first
shot</b> <b>like that.</b> <b>He's literally coming
to try</b> <b>to ruin
Caleb's career,</b> <b>end his career.</b> <b>You know, you're gonna</b>
<b>have to turn him back.</b> <b>Narrator: For all the
reasons</b> <b>that Caleb
Plant fights for,</b> <b>the first</b>
<b>marked the most primal --</b> <b>to be able to eat.</b> <b>From there,</b>
<b>respect became important.</b> <b>After all,</b> <b>Plant is
a white American boxer,</b> <b>and expectations</b>
<b>within his Venn diagram</b> <b>tend to stay low,</b> <b>which just pushed the
kid from</b> <b>the trailer
park even higher.</b> <b>Coming up as an amateur,</b> <b>you hear</b>
<b>a lot of stereotypes</b> <b>being you know,</b>
<b>tossed your way</b> <b>or people telling you,
you know,</b> <b>because
you're this color</b> <b>or come from here</b> <b>that you can't be
a good boxer</b> <b>at
the top of boxing.</b> <b>You know, I'm from
the country</b> <b>and
I'm a Caucasian.</b> <b>You know, this and that.</b> <b>Oo-wee.</b>
<b>Good work, Caleb.</b> <b>I hope</b>
<b>that my life can prove,</b> <b>regardless of
your ethnicity,</b>
<b>your background,</b> <b>your religion, whatever,</b> <b>it doesn't matter</b>
<b>where you're from</b> <b>or what you look like,</b>
<b>you can be --</b> <b>you can be</b>
<b>whatever you want.</b> <b>Ring announcer:</b>
<b>Ladies and gentlemen,</b> <b>please welcome</b>
<b>Caleb "Sweethands" Plant!</b> <b>Narrator: It didn't take
long</b> <b>for Plant</b> <b>to flash immense talent.</b> <b>His nickname owed to
his speed</b> <b>and his
technical proficiency.</b> <b>And only five years</b>
<b>into his pro career,</b> <b>he won the IBF</b> <b>super
middleweight championship.</b> <b>Ring announcer:</b>
<b>...and the new IBF...</b> <b>Narrator: Plant defended</b>
<b>his title three times,</b> <b>rising and rising,</b> <b>until he landed</b>
<b>the bout of a lifetime --</b> <b>a date with
pound-for-pound</b>
<b>superstar Canelo Alvarez</b> <b>in November of 2021.</b> <b>Despite a valiant effort,</b> <b>Plant lost</b>
<b>to a generational talent,</b> <b>suffering his
first pro defeat.</b> <b>Plant:</b>
<b>Losses hurt, you know?</b> <b>That's life.</b>
<b>That's boxing, you know?</b> <b>But it works for me in a
way</b> <b>that I can use it</b> <b>and propel
myself forward.</b> <b>♪ Ain't gonna let
you rain</b> <b>on my
parade no more ♪</b> <b>Narrator: Undeterred,</b>
<b>Plant needed a victory</b> <b>to start his climb back</b>
<b>to the pinnacle.</b> <b>♪ It's time to let go</b>
<b>of this charade ♪</b> <b>Only a year later,</b>
<b>with Breadman
at his side,</b> <b>he was back in the ring</b> <b>against two-time
world champion</b>
<b>Anthony Dirrell.</b> <b>The savage left hook
earned</b> <b>Plant
knockout of the year.</b> <b>[ Crowd cheering ]</b> <b>Plant: Yeah, I know you</b>
<b>weren't expecting this.</b> <b>Clearly none of these
people</b> <b>were either.</b> <b>So I'm pretty good, huh?</b> <b>♪ Ooooh ♪</b> <b>[ Child cooing ]</b> <b>Narrator: Six months
ago,</b> <b>Caleb Plant and
his wife,</b> <b>Jordan,</b> <b>welcomed their daughter,
Charly,</b> <b>into the
world their creating.</b> <b>[ Imitating</b>
<b>airplane engine buzzing ]</b> <b>The joy</b>
<b>of adding a family member</b> <b>can make a man bullish</b>
<b>about his future.</b> <b>[ Imitating</b>
<b>airplane engine buzzing ]</b> <b>Mmm.</b> <b>Hence the urgency.</b> <b>Plant's latest</b> <b>and
smallest reason to fight.</b> <b>Num-nums.</b> <b>Plant: You know what drives
me</b> <b>is just to --</b> <b>to accomplish more.</b> <b>You know, I'm just trying to
see</b> <b>how far I can get</b> <b>before my time expires,</b>
<b>you know?</b> <b>It was<i> a</i> goal</b>
<b>to become world champion,</b> <b>but it wasn't<i>
the</i> goal.</b> <b>You know, the goal is to
become,</b> <b>you know,</b> <b>multiple-time world
champion,</b> <b>multiple
weight classes,</b> <b>become undisputed,</b> <b>be
on the pound-for-pound list.</b> <b>March 25th,</b> <b>I just
see myself having my way,</b> <b>doing what I want to do.</b> <b>Fighting hard,
boxing hard,</b> <b>get
my hand raised.</b> <b>[ Engine revving ]</b> <b>Benavidez:</b>
<b>We're on Sport right now.</b> <b>[ Engine revving ]</b> <b>...engine sounds insane.</b> <b>And then there's another
one --</b> <b>Corsa.</b> <b>I'mma let you feel it</b>
<b>real quick.</b> <b>Already feel it.</b> <b>It's
not playing no games.</b> <b>[ Engine revving ]</b> <b>[ Chuckles ]</b> <b>Yeah, but it is, uh --</b> <b>it's easy to get a
little bit</b> <b>out of
control with this car,</b> <b>so I got to tame the
beast</b> <b>a little bit.</b> <b>♪</b> <b>♪</b> <b>♪</b> <b>Narrator: Boxing gave</b>
<b>the Benavidez family</b> <b>far more than
distinct rides.</b> <b>From prospects</b>
<b>to pros to champions,</b> <b>José Sr. has shaped
the family</b> <b>business
along with his sons.</b> <b>And naturally</b> <b>they'll
continue to expand.</b> <b>So I started
boxing</b> <b>like around
two years old.</b> <b>My son is two.</b> <b>So, look, he's
already</b> <b>following
in my footsteps.</b> <b>So this is the
making</b> <b>of a great
champion already.</b> <b>It's definitely gives
me the</b> <b>motivation
I need to keep going,</b> <b>to be able to provide him</b>
<b>with everything he needs</b> <b>and be successful
in his life</b> <b>and
in his career.</b> <b>Well, you should see</b>
<b>when he gets going,</b> <b>he gets</b> <b>the little
combinations going.</b> <b>He's unlike anything</b>
<b>you've ever seen.</b> <b>Yeah.</b> <b>Good job!</b> <b>He throws more
combinations</b> <b>than me.</b> <b>One-two.</b> <b>Let me
see some combinations.</b>
<b>Go, go, go, go!</b> <b>Ohh!</b> <b>Combos, combos, combos.</b>
<b>Let's go!</b> <b>Ayyy!</b> <b>Good job.</b> <b>Good
job.</b> <b>Good job.</b> <b>Big hug.</b>
<b>Huh?</b> <b>Big hug.</b> <b>♪</b> <b>Narrator:</b>
<b>Should he pursue boxing,</b> <b>Anthony Benavidez</b> <b>will
surely encounter obstacles.</b> <b>After all, Grandpa
can attest</b> <b>to an
unassailable truth --</b> <b>Even prodigies are human.</b> <b>♪</b> <b>David owns</b>
<b>the infamous distinction</b> <b>of being the rare fighter</b>
<b>to lose belts twice</b> <b>without dropping a bout
--</b> <b>first, for a
positive drug test.</b> <b>Benavidez: The first
time I got</b> <b>suspended
for doing cocaine.</b> <b>At the time I was</b> <b>just
a fat kid, that outcast.</b> <b>And then you start
winning,</b> <b>you
start making money,</b> <b>people start coming
around you</b> <b>and you
get invited to parties</b> <b>and one thing
leads to another.</b> <b>But I'm glad it happened</b>
<b>when it happened.</b> <b>You know, I feel like</b>
<b>I've had a lot of time</b> <b>to mature from
that,</b> <b>and I really
do believe that.</b> <b>♪</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>Weight
also remains an issue.</b> <b>Benavidez was
again</b> <b>stripped of
his title in 2020,</b> <b>this time for failing</b>
<b>to make weight.</b> <b>And the more critical
skeptics</b> <b>wonder if
this lingering issue</b> <b>isn't due to motivation,</b> <b>despite the knockout rate</b>
<b>that suggests otherwise.</b> <b>I mean, I still deal with
it</b> <b>to this day.</b> <b>Caleb Plant's talking...</b> <b>saying fat boy this,</b>
<b>fat boy that.</b> <b>But at the end of
the day,</b> <b>it
makes no sense</b> <b>that these dudes are
all cut up,</b> <b>they're
all marked up,</b> <b>they don't have</b>
<b>no...knockouts.</b> <b>And then you go</b>
<b>to the opposite side</b> <b>and you got
somebody</b> <b>that's a
fat boy supposedly,</b> <b>he has 26 fights</b>
<b>and he has 23 knockouts.</b> <b>So you tell me who's
doing --</b> <b>who's
doing it right?</b> <b>I don't care
what people say.</b> <b>At the end of the day,</b>
<b>they say I'm fat,</b> <b>they say I'm this,</b>
<b>they say I'm that,</b> <b>they say I'm
not dedicated.</b> <b>But then at the end
of the day,</b> <b>I'm
doing my...job.</b> <b>And when I get his ass</b>
<b>in that ring March 25th,</b> <b>I'm gonna break</b>
<b>his...mouth.</b> <b>I'm gonna make him regret</b>
<b>everything he said.</b> <b>Plant: So after the fight</b>
<b>with Dirrell,</b> <b>I knew that it would be</b>
<b>a viral moment.</b> <b>And it was really</b>
<b>a perfect night.</b> <b>You know, I figured
that</b> <b>that would
be a perfect time</b> <b>to drop the
action figure.</b> <b>2022 K.O. of the year</b>
<b>kind of memorabilia.</b> <b>Shovel's included.</b> <b>I'm just trying to expand</b>
<b>on the merchandise path,</b> <b>you know, what a
lot</b> <b>of the other
people are doing</b> <b>and, you know,</b>
<b>push things forward.</b> <b>Narrator: From
in-ring action</b> <b>to
action figures,</b> <b>Plant pushes to
capitalize</b> <b>on his
status and success.</b> <b>Moving forward</b> <b>after
starting from behind.</b> <b>Still, with a
career-altering</b>
<b>fight upcoming,</b> <b>enjoying the rewards</b>
<b>is also part of the plan.</b> <b>So this is the shoe wall</b>
<b>right here.</b> <b>Salomon Kith collab.</b> <b>Solomon Margiela.</b> <b>Salomon Hidden collab.</b> <b>Chrome Heart
Chuck Taylors.</b> <b>Animal Pack 1s.</b> <b>Union 2s.</b>
<b>Union 4s.</b> <b>Supreme 5s.</b> <b>86 1s.</b> <b>When Jordan broke his
foot,</b> <b>Nike made
him a rehab shoe</b> <b>to give him a little more</b>
<b>support for his ankle.</b> <b>85 Dunks.</b>
<b>Kentucky Wildcats.</b> <b>Ben & Jerry's.</b> <b>Like, clothes and shoes,</b> <b>that's one thing that,
you know,</b> <b>I've
always been into.</b> <b>Fashion and sneakers.</b> <b>There's a couple, like,</b>
<b>I don't wear.</b> <b>Like, I don't wear these.</b>
<b>Grateful Dead.</b> <b>I never went too crazy,</b>
<b>but I definitely spent</b> <b>a couple of dollars</b>
<b>on shoes and clothes.</b> <b>It's not all about</b> <b>the
material things, obviously,</b> <b>but I have the
things</b> <b>that I
dreamt about as a kid.</b> <b>You know,</b>
<b>I sit back sometimes</b> <b>and give myself</b>
<b>a little pat on the back.</b> <b>Even when I had nothing,</b>
<b>even when I owed money,</b> <b>I feel like I knew</b>
<b>this day was coming,</b> <b>you know, where I would
be</b> <b>in the financial
situation I am,</b> <b>so I wanted to make
sure</b> <b>that I was
prepared for that.</b> <b>Jordan: Too often we hear</b>
<b>stories of fighters</b> <b>who made a bunch
of money,</b> <b>and
then they're 45,</b> <b>50 years old, and
it's all gone.</b> <b>I just think it would
be nice</b> <b>to kind of
change the narrative</b> <b>for fighters,</b>
<b>where they can figure out</b> <b>how to make that
money last</b> <b>and
live a nice life.</b> <b>Narrator: Speaking
of making</b> <b>things
that last,</b> <b>Caleb and Jordan
Plant</b> <b>haven't
forgotten date night</b> <b>in all the hubbub.</b> <b>Middle of camp, new baby,</b>
<b>night on the town.</b> <b>They hop</b> <b>into
the 1964 Chevy Impala,</b> <b>a low rider for shared</b>
<b>sky-high ambitions</b> <b>from a boxing power
couple</b> <b>since 2016.</b> <b>♪ No roundabout ♪</b> <b>♪ Just say it to my face,</b>
<b>my shoes stay laced ♪</b> <b>♪ Time to put him</b>
<b>in his place ♪</b> <b>♪ On my mind ♪</b> <b>♪ Ticktock on the watch</b>
<b>at a line ♪</b> <b>♪ Hopscotch in the drop,</b>
<b>feeling fine ♪</b> <b>Jordan: When we
first met,</b> <b>he
didn't have much,</b> <b>but I didn't have
much either.</b> <b>Not that that
really matters</b> <b>because I'm not</b>
<b>with Caleb for things.</b> <b>I'm with him</b>
<b>because of who he is.</b> <b>We enjoy being</b>
<b>around each other.</b> <b>That says more than</b>
<b>just loving each other</b> <b>because he's my
best friend.</b> <b>I'm gonna do
the</b> <b>strawberry
shortcake, please.</b> <b>Thank you.</b> <b>Plant: Jordan
never</b> <b>treated
me like some scrub.</b> <b>She treated me as
if I was</b> <b>in the
position I'm in now.</b> <b>That's a rarity.</b>
<b>I understand that.</b> <b>And so I don't</b>
<b>take that for granted.</b> <b>♪</b> <b>[ Crowd "oohs" ]</b> <b>Franco: It means a lot</b>
<b>for people like us</b> <b>to have somebody</b>
<b>like Caleb.</b> <b>He came up from the
bottom,</b> <b>just like
most of us here have.</b> <b>To see him being so
successful,</b> <b>to still
be able to keep it real</b> <b>and stay in tabs</b> <b>with
the lowrider culture,</b> <b>the people out
here,</b> <b>they all
take notice of that.</b> <b>Appreciate it, man.</b>
<b>God bless.</b> <b>Plant:</b> <b>My dad put
me in there with</b> <b>a
multitime national champion</b> <b>my second fight</b>
<b>when I was a little kid,</b> <b>I was like nine
years old.</b> <b>Got my butt whupped.</b> <b>When I first started,</b>
<b>I was 1-4,</b> <b>and now I'm at the top.</b> <b>I've seen where Caleb's
come</b> <b>from and
where he's at now.</b> <b>And he's a man
of his word.</b> <b>He would always do what he
said</b> <b>he was gonna do.</b> <b>I think it's kind of
rare,</b> <b>and I love it.</b> <b>[ Engine revving ]</b> <b>Franco: Do your
thing, man.</b> <b>You know,</b> <b>all these
people got your back.</b> <b>You already know that.</b>
<b>All right.</b> <b>♪</b> <b>[ Making mouth sounds ]</b> <b>[ Snarling ]</b> <b>Billegas: Tonight
for dinner</b> <b>for
the Plants,</b> <b>we've got</b>
<b>a lovely panang curry.</b> <b>So instead of having
to go out</b> <b>and grab
something like this,</b> <b>we can still have it</b>
<b>here in house</b> <b>and let it be nutritious.</b> <b>Get him fueled,</b>
<b>ready for tomorrow.</b> <b>He's got a good run</b>
<b>up in Mount Charleston.</b> <b>Sous-chef Charly.</b> <b>Narrator: Don't tell
Chef Nick</b> <b>about
the ice cream.</b> <b>As one of the most
critical</b> <b>members
of Team Plant,</b> <b>the superfoods guru
handles</b> <b>all
dietary needs,</b> <b>which is why, shortly
after</b> <b>winning
his first belt,</b> <b>Plant compiled a super
team</b> <b>to ensure
his continued rise.</b> <b>After everything,
he's grateful,</b> <b>especially for everyone</b>
<b>around him.</b> <b>Jordan:</b> <b>When we
didn't have anyone,</b> <b>it was stressful,
like making</b> <b>sure
his weight was good.</b> <b>Plant: You got to do your</b>
<b>laundry by yourself.</b> <b>You got to find something</b>
<b>to eat by yourself.</b> <b>You know, you're doing</b>
<b>everything on your own.</b> <b>I felt like I was
falling behind</b> <b>a
little bit on that.</b> <b>You know, I always
knew</b> <b>that when
I got to that spot,</b> <b>I would start to bring on</b>
<b>all these people</b> <b>and expand the team.</b> <b>Jordan: It's important
for him</b> <b>to have
a team he can trust</b> <b>and that is going
to do</b> <b>the right
thing on his behalf.</b> <b>And it's a huge
commitment.</b> <b>I respect him as a man,</b> <b>and I respect the career</b>
<b>that he's in,</b> <b>and I respect the
training that</b> <b>he does
to get to this level</b> <b>and what he has to do</b>
<b>to stay at this level.</b> <b>Tough times create</b>
<b>hard men, right?</b> <b>And good times</b>
<b>create soft men.</b> <b>So...</b> <b>Plant: The only
thing worse</b> <b>than
being poor is</b> <b>being poor</b>
<b>and then getting money</b> <b>and then having to go
back</b> <b>to being poor.</b> <b>I'm sure it's crushing,</b>
<b>you know,</b> <b>and I'm doing everything</b>
<b>that I can to prevent me,</b> <b>my wife, Charly, my dad,</b> <b>and everyone else</b>
<b>who works with us</b> <b>from having to
go back to that.</b> <b>It's hard enough</b>
<b>to get there,</b> <b>but it's another
to have to</b> <b>stay
there, you know?</b> <b>So you got to got to
continue</b> <b>to do
more and improve.</b> <b>As Richie says,
it's simple...</b> <b>But it ain't easy.</b>
<b>But it ain't easy.</b> <b>That's right.</b> <b>♪ Oh, Father, tell me ♪</b> <b>♪ Do we get what
we deserve? ♪</b> <b>Benavidez: I want
to be a form</b> <b>of
motivation from anybody</b> <b>'cause it's
hard out there.</b> <b>The world is not easy.</b> <b>I came from somewhere</b>
<b>where, you know,</b> <b>there's not</b>
<b>too much opportunities.</b> <b>What doesn't kill you</b>
<b>makes you stronger.</b> <b>And I really do
believe that.</b> <b>♪ And way down we go ♪</b> <b>♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪</b> <b>♪ Way down we go ♪</b> <b>♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪</b> <b>♪ Say way down... ♪</b> <b>Narrator: For two</b>
<b>former world champions,</b> <b>urgency starts with a
simple,</b> <b>uncomplicated
question --</b> <b>What price are</b>
<b>they willing to pay?</b> <b>Easy work.</b>
<b>Let's go.</b> <b>♪ Whoa, you let your feet</b>
<b>run wild ♪</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>In order
to fight back to</b> <b>the
pinnacle and settle a beef,</b> <b>they must not simply
sacrifice,</b> <b>but
endure the inevitable</b> <b>and acute pain sown</b>
<b>into their clash ahead.</b> <b>♪ 'Cause they will</b>
<b>run you down ♪</b> <b>♪ Down till you fall ♪</b> <b>Plant: It's the biggest
fight</b> <b>of my life,</b> <b>so I'm laying it all out</b>
<b>on the line.</b> <b>I've pushed harder this
camp</b> <b>than any camp
I've ever been in.</b> <b>I'm feeling supremely
confident</b> <b>going in.</b> <b>I'm feeling good.</b>
<b>I'm in the best
shape</b> <b>of my life.</b> <b>I'm ready to
get in there.</b> <b>♪ And way down we go ♪</b> <b>Narrator: The fighter
known</b> <b>as Sweethands</b> <b>long ago</b> <b>left the
trailer park behind.</b> <b>His story</b> <b>is
resilience personified.</b> <b>But to again reach
the heights</b> <b>he
once ascended,</b> <b>that resilience means
taking</b> <b>the most
dangerous route,</b> <b>the one he chose.</b> <b>Plant: I've been at the
top of</b> <b>the division
for some years now.</b> <b>Experience plays a major
part</b> <b>in this game.</b> <b>You got to go through
the fire</b> <b>to get it,
and I've done that.</b> <b>♪ Way down we go ♪</b> <b>Narrator:</b> <b>David
"the Mexican Monster"</b>
<b>Benavidez can relate.</b> <b>He too endured,</b>
<b>turbulence,
violence, loss.</b> <b>He too transformed,</b>
<b>elevated, triumphed.</b> <b>Benavidez:</b> <b>By the
time I'm done boxing,</b> <b>I just want to be the
greatest</b> <b>of my
generation, you know?</b> <b>I mean, I'm
made for this.</b> <b>Narrator: Only his hands</b>
<b>are heavy these days.</b> <b>He too is willing</b> <b>to
pay the violence tax...</b> <b>I really am here
for a reason.</b> <b>And I'm not gonna
let</b> <b>this opportunity
go to waste.</b> <b>Narrator: ...one
levied shortly</b>
<b>by Caleb Plant.</b> <b>Plant: I'm looking to
continue</b> <b>to just</b> <b>pick one top super
middleweight</b>
<b>off at a time</b> <b>until they're all gone.</b> <b>Come March 25th, I
plan on</b> <b>cementing
myself as that guy.</b> <b>Aaah!</b>
<b>Aaah!</b> <b>Benavidez:</b>
<b>The stars are aligned,</b> <b>and everything is
happening</b> <b>in that
perfect sequence.</b> <b>I'm gonna go in there</b>
<b>and try to inflict</b> <b>as much damage
as possible.</b> <b>Narrator: And so on
Saturday,</b> <b>March
25th, in Las Vegas,</b> <b>both fighters will
seek</b> <b>to answer
the same question.</b> <b>♪ Way down we go ♪</b> <b>What would they pay</b>
<b>for what they desire?</b> <b>♪ Way down we go ♪</b> <b>The answer, either way,
is,</b> <b>"Anything."</b> <b>♪ We go ♪</b> <b>♪</b> <b>On Saturday, March 25th,</b> <b>David "the Mexican
Monster"</b> <b>Benavidez</b> <b>will meet</b>
<b>Caleb "Sweethands" Plant,</b> <b>only on pay-per-view.</b> <b>Woman: [ Laughs ]</b>
<b>Let's go.</b> <b>♪ Load up the
truck</b> <b>with all
your bad friends ♪</b> <b>♪ Push your luck,</b>
<b>let's see what happens ♪</b> <b>♪ What you scared of? ♪</b> <b>♪ You know what to do ♪</b> <b>♪ You just be yourself,</b>
<b>they love you ♪</b> <b>♪ You can feel the bass</b>
<b>down to your bones ♪</b> <b>♪ Can't pause
for haters ♪</b> <b>♪ Sticks and stones ♪</b> <b>♪ On another level,</b>
<b>they better rise up ♪</b> <b>♪ There's something
special,</b> <b>pour
another cup ♪</b> <b>♪ There's no better time</b>
<b>than the here and now ♪</b> <b>♪ Right here, right now ♪</b> <b>♪ For holding it down ♪</b> <b>♪</b>