Andy Cruz is predicting a knockout victory for David Morrell in his fight next Saturday night against David Benavidez on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz sees Morrell (11-0, 9 KOS) as “similar” to himself in how relaxed and fun he is.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOS) looks like he is Everyone worked, angryand nervous ahead of his match with Morrell. You can tell from watching ‘The Mexican Monster’ that he is worried about this fight, knowing he might lose and all the hard work poured into his long career will go to waste. He knows the end is coming and tries to intimidate Morrell with threatening behavior.
This is a fight Benavidez never wanted, ignoring Morrell’s repeated calls since 2022, and it’s easy to see why. Benavidez has made good money over the past five years, fighting older fighters, smaller than him and on their last legs. Getting Morrell to end that cash train he’s enjoying.
Cruz’s prediction
“What I can say about Morrell is that he is a typical Cuban fighter. He is always smiling and always dancing. I see him very similar to me, always funny and always dancing. Maybe he is even worse than me,” said Andy Cruz at mediaBreaking down the David Benavidez vs David Morrell fight for next Saturday February 1st.
“As far as his focus for this fight, I see him really focused. It’s going to be a tough fight, but I think he’s going to put on a good show,” Cruz continued of David Morrell. “I see him winning. I don’t just see him winning. I see him winning by knockout.”
Fans in the US are rooting for Benavidez, seeing him so big, and they won’t be happy if Morrell exposes him as a “fake”. It’s never pleasant when fans see their heroes exposed as candidates, as they feel foolish and cheated when this happens.
They will jump off Benavidez’s sunken ship after he loses and is abandoned as it sinks beneath the waves.
Fans will mourn the loss of Benavidez in this fight. He was always considered the #1 fighter in the 168-lb division, believing he could beat Canelo Alvarez. However, they never stopped to examine his fighting style and the weak opposition he faced throughout his 12-year career. This lack of critical thinking is troubling.
It’s obvious from looking at Benavidez’s last fight against Oleksandr Gvozydk that he is simply pure fool’s gold and was never the fighter that naive fans thought he was.
When you compare the performance to Benavidez’s weak resume, it’s obvious that he’s another example of a manufactured fighter being made to look big fighting outside of his natural weight class against bigger, smaller fighters.
2025-01-25 20:25:00
