Jose Benavidez Miscast as Felix

I just watched the movie last night and he looked way way too small for heavyweight. But there were even more problems with the character. Latino heavyweights are incredibly rare with - I think - Andy Ruiz Jr. as the only one to win any sort of heavyweight belt in the last 200 years (and he was born and raised in San Diego and lost his title 6 months later). It would have been really cool if they played up this scarce history in the movie. With the hopes of Latin America riding on Felix’s shoulders, it would have provided a credible explanation for the pressure on a Mexican heavyweight not reject the match after Drago was injured. As it was however, it made no sense for Felix to fight Dane in the movie. Dane was a convicted felon who just stepped out of prison and had done absolutely zero to earn a title shot that others spend entire careers trying to achieve. And Dane was an unprofessional jerk when they sparred. Why would Felix want to risk his career on charity for Dane? Most importantly, Felix had spent months training for Drago who presumably had a different fighting style. Drama was good for the movie but they made the Felix character look like an amateur moron who got all his advice from his mom (which was also silly).