Trainer Kenny Ellis believes David Benavidez will “overwhelm” David Morrell with bulk and tear him apart in the next few rounds. Ellis believes Benavidez will become more formidable as the rounds go on.
Interim WBC light heavyweight champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and WBA “regular” champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) meet in 15 days at PBC on Prime Video PPV on February 1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las. Vegas.
Ellis predicts Benavidez won’t take as long to figure out Morrell as Caleb Plant because he’s a better boxer. Plant looked very small in the ring compared to the much bigger, lighter, heavyweight Benavidez, and he didn’t have the power to make him back down.
Morel’s power
“As long as Morrell’s belt didn’t hit Benavidez. Those belts are extremely heavy and can cause too much trauma if they hit you right, and that would have put the whole damn fight on hold,” trainer Kenny Ellis said. MillCity Boxingtalking about David Morrell throwing the “regular” WBA lightweight belt at David Benavidez after he shoved him during their media workout in Miami on December 17th.
“In this fight, David Morrell has that one-punch knockout power where he can catch and he can catch Benavidez. I just think ‘The Mexican Monster’ will overwhelm him with everything. He will tear him apart because the Mexican monster gets stronger and stronger as the rounds go by.
“He’s got a pretty good punch himself, but I can’t see Morrell sending him out because he won’t have the space to set it up. He’s not going to take that pause between hits to set it up, because once the Mexican Beast starts. it will make you uncomfortable. He’s not going to let you create anything,” Ellis said.
Benavidez shoved Morrell in media training, whereupon he tossed him his belt. It wasn’t like Morel threw his belt away for no reason. He did so because Benavidez pushed him hard when he refused to shake his hand.
Morrell can box, but he will be forced to go to war with Benavidez because he will chase him around the ring. This could work in Morrell’s favor because he likes to move and then stop to land powerful punches on his oncoming opponents. He catches them as they go. If he nails Benavidez with a powerful shot, he can knock him out.
“It’s a possibility,” Ellis said when asked if Morel can hit Benavidez so hard that his punch volume isn’t as high as usual because he’ll be afraid of getting hit by the Cuban. “Anything can happen, but I’m rocking with ‘Mexican Monster.'”
It’s doubtful that Benavidez will change his usual approach of burying his opponents with activity if Morrell hits him hard. If he focuses on getting ‘The Mexican Monster’s head down,’ that won’t work because he has excellent punch resistance. However, I had never seen Benavidez get hit hard by a fighter with elite power.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk had a lot of power, but he didn’t land enough hard punches. He mostly pressed his shots, tried not to get tired and concentrated on boxing. This style allowed Benavidez to build up a huge lead through eight rounds. It was too late when Gvozdyk finally entered the championship rounds and needed a knockout. This is the only real puncher Benavidez has fought besides David Lemieux, who was old and over the hill when they fought.
“But I like Morrell. I think (Caleb) Plant is a better boxer than Morrell. I don’t think it will take that long for Benavidez to understand him, support him and do what he does. At the same time, Morrell has this one punch power that can turn things around and slow things down. But I rock with “The Mexican Monster,” Ellis said.
Caleb Plant tried to fight Benavidez on the inside and was heavily punished in the second half of the fight. Early on, Caleb did well and got him up to fifth. Morrell isn’t going to fight Benavidez on the inside, but if he does, he showed in his fight against Hot Rod that he has tremendous power on the inside.
2025-01-17 10:09:00
