David Benavidez will face WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell on February 1st on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. The combat might be introduced subsequent week.
Followers are going to probably see Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) get put in his place by the Cuban expertise Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs), who possesses extra energy, hand velocity, and total capability than the ‘Mexican Monster’ or ought to I say, ‘The Ecuadoran Monster.’
“On February 1 on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, there could be the duel between David Benavidez and David Morrell. They may current the occasion subsequent week in California,” stated Salvador Rodriguez on X.
Morrell’s Energy May Wreck Benavidez
If Benavidez loses to Morrell, he can completely neglect about combating Canelo Alvarez as a result of he’ll by no means be capable of redeem himself in time to get a whiff of a combat in opposition to the celebrity earlier than he retires.
Benavidez is a favourite for informal boxing followers who aren’t conversant in Morrell, however that’s as a result of they haven’t seen the Cuban star in motion. We may see a knockout win for Morrell as a result of Benavidez’s aggressive, some say, ‘reckless’ type of combating places him within the line of fireside with the way in which he posts up in entrance of his opponents to deal with throwing combos.
The large Benavidez received away with that combating type when he fought at tremendous middleweight as a result of he was a lot larger than his opponents.
Nonetheless, when he moved as much as 175 final summer season for his debut within the weight class in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk, he found how robust life could be for him. Gvozdyk was nailing Benavidez with many laborious punches, dominating the second half.
Benavidez was stuffed with excuses after the combat, attempting to elucidate away hello efficiency, however the followers noticed the reality. He’s not the identical fighter with out the dimensions benefit he’d been accustomed to having at 168.
There’s no phrase but on who might be on the undercard, however it might not matter as a result of there’s sufficient fan curiosity within the Benavidez vs. Morrell combat for the occasion to do effectively with out a huge card.
Benavidez Should Elevate His Sport
The final combat for Benavidez in opposition to Gvozdyk confirmed that he’s not similar fighter at 175 that he was at 168, and he doesn’t have the facility. His higher physique is skinny and scrawny. Benavidez can’t generate energy like the large hitters within the gentle heavyweight division.
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The Benavidez-Morrell combat was scheduled for January twenty fifth, nevertheless it’s being moved per week later, which isn’t a giant deal. Whoever emerges because the winner may problem for the WBC title in some unspecified time in the future after undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev faces Dmitry Bivol in a rematch.
