David Benavidez Adopts Unusual Gennady Golovkin Training Method To Improve Knockout Ability

Although Benavidez has shown no issues possessing stopping power in his career so far, 'The Monster' is taking measures to improve his knockout ability.

Footage captured by Fight Hub TV shows Benavidez exercising his wrist and grip by rotating a kettlebell on a flat surface. The light heavyweight champion credited the training method to former world champion Gennady Golovkin.

In the footage, someone says to Benavidez, "The only person I've seen do this [exercise] is Gennady." Benavidez responded by saying, "Yeah, Gennady, and you already know how hard he hits."

"He would do this every single day. So, we're following his rules." Benavidez's coach added, "The grip and neck is a must," when speaking on his fighter's training preparations.

Golovkin retired in 2023, with a professional record of 42-2-1, with the only non-wins on his record coming from Canelo Alvarez. Among his 42 wins, 37 of the Kazakhs victories came by way of knockout.

The final win of Golovkin's career came in April 2022. The fighter from Kazakhstan was able to earn an impressive knockout victory over Ryota Murata in Japan. The result would set up 'GGG's' final career fight against Alvarez, which he would lose via unanimous decision.

Benavidez will be looking for the 25th knockout of his career on November 22nd when he takes on Yarde. 'The Monster' has gone the distance in his two light heavyweight outings, defeating both David Morrell and Oleksandr Gvozdyk via unanimous decision.

In terms of his opponent's durability, Yarde has a professional record of 27-3, with two losses coming by way of knockout. However, those two stoppage losses have come from knockout artists Sergey Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev in 2019 and 2023, respectively.

Since the loss to Beterbiev, the British fighter has been able to build an impressive run of form. Winning four fights in a row, Yarde's last victory came in April, when he earned a unanimous decision win over Lyndon Arthur.