David Benavidez

Yeah, my brother's always been a role model to me since a little kid, even just like his character.

I've always liked his character.

He's always a tough guy.

He's punked everybody, you know what I mean?

So I'm looking at it, oh, that's cool.

I want to be like that, you know what I mean?

And I use that to give me this energy and this character I've built in boxing because...

know at the end of the day i want to i want to be a good man respectful man but i also want to be the man that if don't play with me you know what i mean because it could go really bad for you so you have to kind of forge your character and build this you know sometimes you know um my brother used to make me fight a lot when i was a little kid just for fun that's cool you know what i mean so that turned me into a determined to a savage turn me into a dog you know so

But at the end of the day, every man has to have that switch where you need to protect yourself.

And it's not good to let people talk to you any type of way they want to talk to you.

So you have to learn to defend yourself physically, verbally, mentally.

And, you know, my brother has always been a strong character, a strong role model for me in my life.

My dad has also been a strong character for me in my life.

Yeah, man, I have a good support system, really good support system.

So I feel like boxing is also like a representation of life.

Because no matter what way you look at it, you have to put in the work.

You have to put in the OT.

You have to work hard on everybody.

Sometimes in all of our careers, we get to the point where it's like playoffs or championships, and sometimes there might be a person outperforming you.

So, you know, you got to have this little rivalry with him to make sure you get him out the way.