Joseph Benavidez: Next Man Up

“To everyone out there, before you ask me anything, yes, I want the title fight.” Those are the words of Joseph Benavidez, the perennial flyweight contender who is currently stuck in the state of championship purgatory known throughout the sport as The (Rich) Franklin Zone. “That’s the only fight I want, but I am willing to do whatever it takes to get there.”Three wins removed from his second loss to reigning champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, a