Caleb Plant: I Need a Big Name To Fight Me, Show My Skills

Boxing Scene - By Ryan Burton

Caleb Plant (16-0) may only be 16 fights into his pro career but he feels that he is ready for the big fights.

In his last fight he dominated Andrew Hernandez over 10 rounds at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  The fight was televised by Showtime.

The Tennessee native who is now based in Sin City has called out newly crowned WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez and several other top fighters and prospects in the division with no success.

He is very confident in his skills and his ability to adapt but knows that he needs a bigger name opponent to really make a statement in the division

"I have been calling people out. The way to move up the ladder is to either fight an old big name or a new prospect. Those are the two ways to get your foot in the door. I tried to fight Julian Jackson, I tried to fight Dominic Wade, I tried to fight Jose Uzcategui. The list goes on and on," revealed Plant.

"It is because I want to be great and there is only one way to do that and that is to  fight tough opposition. There is no other way to do that. I can't show the world what I want to be until I get that opportunity but I can't do it alone. It takes two people to make a fight. It takes two people to make a good fight. If I am in there trying and someone else is just surviving that isn't a good fight. I want to make a good fight."

As for what is next, this writer asked Plant if he planned on returning to the ring before the end of the year.

"That is the plan.  We are working on something big, a name everyone knows, a tough fighter.  That is what my team is working on," Plant told BoxingScene.com.

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