David Morrell dismisses any likelihood of WBC interim mild heavyweight champion David Benavidez knocking him out of their struggle on February 1st.
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Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) says Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) doesn’t possess the facility at 175 to do something to him of their match, and it’s going to be that will get knocked out of their 12-round predominant occasion struggle on PBC on Prime Video PPV. Morrell has an enormous energy, velocity, motion, abilities, and youth benefit.
Though Benavidez is just a yr older at 27, he appears in his early 30s. That might be as a consequence of all of the laborious sparring he’s had over time with fighters like Gennadiy Golovkin. Getting hit by somebody like that can age anybody.
Quantity Punching Can be Dangerous For Benavidez
Benavidez was by no means an enormous puncher when he fought at 168, and the overwhelming majority of his knockouts have been from an accumulation of photographs towards a lot smaller, lesser opposition. Therefore, the ‘weight bully’ label that Benavidez was given by some hardcore boxing followers, who famous that he was gigantic for the tremendous middleweight division after he’d rehydrated.
If Benavidez goes to try to overwhelm Morrell with quantity, it’s going to place him prone to being knocked out as a result of he’s seen as the largest puncher within the 175-lb division. Morrell has arguably higher energy than Artur Beterbiev, and he’ll damage Benavidez if he makes an attempt to throw lots of photographs. That type solely labored at 168, however it’s unsuitable for the 175-lb division. If Benavidez retains preventing like that, he may eat his foot via a straw for the remainder of his days.
Benavidez’s first struggle at 175 was on June fifteenth, final summer season, towards former WBC mild heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk. He didn’t present any energy and was weak compared to his opponent.
That struggle was a close to nightmare for Benavidez, as he acquired an enormous quantity of punishment and was fortunate that the match was staged in Nevada as a result of it gave the impression to be a draw. The judges gave Benavidez the win, however he didn’t seem like he received.
Benavidez’s lack of energy confirmed that he’d should rely 100% on quantity punching at 175 lbs. to win fights, not on his measurement and positively not on his punching energy.
Morrell: Benavidez is Nervous
David Benavidez: “You have been speaking all that s***. I’m going to interrupt your jaw. Man, you’re a silly s***. Why are you getting excited? Now, he’s going to go on Instagram. Have a look at this man. He’s nervous, man,” mentioned Benavidez throughout Tuesday’s kickoff press convention.
David Morrell: “You don’t have energy at 175. Have the facility to interrupt my mouth? Hell, no. Hell, no. You don’t have energy. Shut the f*** up, what do you imply?”
Morrell is true about Benavidez not having the facility to interrupt his jaw, however he’s nonetheless going by the identical mindset that he had when he was preventing at 168. When Benavidez fought in that weight class, he was a lot greater than his opponents he may use his measurement to overwhelm them. Issues are completely different at 175. He’s simply one of many common contenders. His WBC interim is a trinket title and means nothing. It definitely doesn’t translate into Benavidez being on the extent of the highest fighters.
“It’s easy. He’s nervous. What does a cat do when it’s threatened? It takes out his claws, and that’s what he did. He feels threatened. He’s intimidated,” mentioned Morrell to the media about Benavidez making threats throughout their press convention at the moment.
“I’ve all the pieces for David Benavidez. I’ve the transfer, the dance. I’m quick and have energy. Lots of people who struggle Benavidez have three or two or one. I’ve all the pieces to [beat] Benavidez. I bought all the pieces. I bought the legs. I can do it,” mentioned Morrell.
