David Benavidez says he proved that David Morrell (11-1, 9 kos) will “When” He hit him last weekend with his victory over the former “regular” lightweight WBA heavyweight champion at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Friends do not agree.
Morrell shines bright
Southpaw Morrell’s strong Cuban fists have destroyed the face of the WBC Intect 175-LB Benavidez champion (30-0, 24 kos), giving him a The monster of Frankenstein Appearance to the end. Benavidez was fighting for smoke from the 10th round, exhausted exhausted and taking a vicious punishment from the Morrell band.
I would rather be Morrell last Saturday night than Benavidez, who took a bucket full of punishment, letting him look at the full beating. Morrell has undoubtedly a better future than Benavidez at 175 because he has much more power and technical skills.
If Benavidez believed he could beat Morrell in a rematch, he would not have rejected the idea of fighting him again, repeatedly saying that “it is not worth a rematch. It’s one thing to say that Morrell can ever beat him. Still, it’s another to really prove it.
Morrell was the best fighter out of the rounds 10 to 12 when he presses Benavidez without stop and had him on the canvas in the 11th. Benavidez was removed with the murder with the rabbit’s fists and his guard he used in the race.
The referee should have said something about these things. Also Benavidez had his trunks pull high, in a Mania-esque styleto limit the destination area for Morrell to hit him in the body. The referee should have insisted that Benavidez adapts them.
If there was a rematch, Morrell would be ready to take advantage of Benavidez if he chose to throw punches on the back of the head or hold his left hand down while drilling.
He was similar to Benavidez’s previous match, in which he pulled out after nine rounds against former WBC Oleksandr Gvozdyk heavyweight champion and took a lot of heavy shots. In the lightweight heavyweight, Benavidez showed in his two matches that he is Nine round battler with nothing left in the gas tank from 10 to 12.
The “never” claim
“I would love to fight him again again. channelTalking about David Morrell after hitting him last weekend in an exhaustive race that left his face unrecognizable.
“I can reach up to 200, but I don’t want to get up,” Benavidez said when asked how high he could get his weight. I feel comfortable at 175. I feel with every match, it becomes increasingly stronger and stronger. For this fight, I came to 196. This is probably the heaviest I have ever been. Now, I feel 100% comfortable at 175 and it’s in 195. “
Benavidez weighed at 174 pounds last Friday, which means that a huge 22 pounds were re -established for his fight against Morrell. This would explain why it looked so much greater than the Cuban talent in the ring.
It is good for Benavidez that Morrell did not keep the IBF title because he should have a 10 lb re -training limit for the secondary day of weighing the race. Could Benavidez have delivered a re -training limit? Yes, but he would probably have been drained for the race and Morrell would have an advantage over him.
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2025-02-06 00:03:00
