David Benavidez says his expertise will probably be an excessive amount of for WBA ‘common’ mild heavyweight champion David Morrell, and he expects to knock him out within the later rounds of their headliner on February 1st.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) believes he’s obtained the sting in opposition to Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) because of the superior opposition have confronted throughout his 11-year skilled profession in lots of “50-50 fights.” He doesn’t point out who he’s fought throughout his profession in fights that have been thought-about even-money, however that’s what he claims.
Morrell has a slight benefit in youth, energy, technical abilities, and mobility over Benavidez. He additionally has much less put on and tear. Benavidez will get hit rather a lot as a result of he’s a quantity puncher who posts up in entrance of his opponents and overwhelms them with pictures.
He’d gotten away with that type as a result of he melted right down to compete at 168 in opposition to smaller and older fighters. Now that Benavidez is combating the place he ought to have been all alongside, at 175, he’s getting hit arduous, and he must change his type to keep away from getting knocked out.
Benavidez vs. Morrell will probably be headlining on PBC on Prime Video PPV on February 1st on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
“I wish to show that I’m the perfect on the planet, and the one one there in addition to Bivol and Beterbiev is David Morrell. That was the perfect battle I may see. It’s not the best battle. It’s in all probability the hardest in addition to Beterbiev and Bivol,” stated David Benavidez to Tobin.
“He had a few phrases for me, saying I used to be working from him. I needed to take a look at his temperature and let him know that I’m going to be right here all night time. I’m not going to be working from no one, and by the point this battle is completed, he’s going to know who the perfect David is,” stated Benavidez about Morrell.
“Canelo was sort of blocking my probability to realize greatness. I feel now everyone is about defending their O. For me, if you wish to get the cash proper, it’s a must to undergo the toughest fights. It’s a must to present individuals what you’re made from. That’s what I’m doing with this battle.”
Canelo was doing the identical factor Benavidez was with Morrell. He wasn’t indulging Benavidez. If he’d been combating the perfect opposition to construct up his fan base, Canelo would have fought him. The fellows that Canelo fights are ones with followers, who convey one thing to the desk. We’ve seen how Benavidez couldn’t promote when he fought on PPV in opposition to Demetrius Andrade on a loaded card, and the occasion did poor numbers.
“Each battle I’ve taken, they’ve been arduous, aggressive fights the place it appears to be like like they’re 50-50. However I am going in and do my factor and present why I’m the perfect on the planet,” stated Benavidez.
Benavidez’s fights have NOT been 50-50 matches throughout his 11-year profession. He’s at all times been the favourite in his fights, and that’s the issue. He’s taken dangers till now together with his conflict in opposition to Morrell, and he’s solely taking that as a result of he just about has to.
Benavidez’s Greatest Wins:
– Demetrius Andrade: 35– Caleb Plant– Oleksandr Gvozdyk: 37– Anthony Dirrell: 38– Ronald Gavril
“That’s the distinction between me and him. He’s fought in opposition to people who weren’t actually good. That’s why he’s ending them early,” stated Benavidez about Morrell. “I’ve fought in opposition to individuals who have been skilled, veterans, and I completed them late.”
Morrell’s current opponent, Radivoje Kalajdzic, is healthier than anybody Benavidez has fought in opposition to. Gvozdyk was an excellent fighter earlier than retiring in 2019, however he was out of the sport for 4 years earlier than making a comeback in 2023. This wasn’t the prime model of Gvozdyk that Benavidez fought.
Gvozdyk had overwhelmed three second-tier fighters earlier than going through Benavidez on Could fifteenth and went the 12-round distance with him in a battle that gave the impression to be a draw. That was a poor efficiency by Benavidez, who seemed nowhere close to nearly as good as Artur Beterbiev did in his battle in opposition to Gvozdyk on October 18, 2019.
“It’s going to be my expertise in opposition to him moving into and attempting to attain a fast knockout. I’m 100% centered. I do know this battle isn’t going to be simple, nevertheless it’s in all probability going to finish within the later rounds,” stated Benavidez about his match in opposition to Morrell.
