Edgar Berlanga is mocking the haircut of WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell, calling him “Michael Myers” and begging David Benavidez to not lose to him.
WBC interim 175-lb champion Benavidez is preventing Morrell on February 1st on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. The winner would be the WBC necessary for the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 victor.
Monetary Incentives
It’s unclear why it ought to matter to Berlanga that Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) beats Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) as a result of he fights at 168, they usually’re each at 175. Berlanga could also be hoping to struggle Benavidez due to the cash he could make. It wouldn’t matter if Berlanga misplaced.
He’d nonetheless get an enormous purse, they usually may put it on the market as a Mexican vs. Puerto Rico match, although neither fighter is from these international locations. Berlanga can make more cash preventing Benavidez than he can the Cuban, Morrell. So, it is smart for him to root for Benavidez to win. Nonetheless, if Benavidez does win, his plan is to struggle for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship towards the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch.
Benavidez gained’t waste his time towards a low-level fighter like Berlanga, along with his inflated resume full of mediocre opposition. Berlanga’s report was largely created by High Rank, whose matchmakers gave him poor opposition. Berlanga misplaced to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th, and he’s anticipated to take a confidence booster towards 39-year-old journeyman Gabe Rosado subsequent in Puerto Rico.
David Myers 🤣
Hear man, @benevidez cease the cap that we ain’t wish to struggle you bro and don’t lose to this n**** man have a look at that fucked up hairline 😂 in the event you lose to Micheal Myers you executed with boxing pic.twitter.com/nDVO4dA384— Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) November 23, 2024
“I shall be attempting to knock him out. That’s what I do. I’m going in there and break them down, beat them up,” stated David Benavidez to Combat Hub TV about his objective for his struggle towards David Morrell.
Morrell has higher energy, velocity, technical expertise, mobility, and athleticism than Benavidez. It might be higher for Benavidez to struggle good fairly than slug. The final efficiency from Benavidez towards Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 175 confirmed that he’s not going to do properly at 175 if he continues to attempt to brawl along with his opponents as a result of he doesn’t possess energy.
Standing in entrance of his opponents and attempting to bury them with quantity goes to get Benavidez knocked out at 175, starting along with his struggle towards Morrell.
“I’m able to proceed to be a dominant power on this weight class. Hopefully, I get the winner,” stated Benavidez, desirous to struggle the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch. “Not if I’m profitable. Once I’m profitable, that’s what I’m going to be attempting to get.
“I used to be type of getting ready myself mentally for a struggle towards Beterbiev or Bivol. That’s why after I known as my promoter and requested for the [Morrell] struggle, I used to be already mentally prepared. This struggle is coming on the excellent time. He’s younger; he’s a champion.”
It’s good that Benavidez selected to struggle Morrell as a result of it offers him an opportunity to REALLY earn a title shot towards the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 winner fairly than having it given to him. Benavidez’s current win over 37-year-old Gvozdyk in a WBC title eliminator was unfair. Gvozdyk had solely not too long ago come out of a four-year retirement, and he’s not younger. That was Beterbiev’s first struggle at 175 and he was instantly put in a WBC title eliminator. Benavidez ought to have needed to struggle Joshua Buatsi.
“I’m younger; I’m a champion [correction: Benavidez is an interim champion, NOT a champ]. He has confidence, and I’ve confidence. So, that is going to be a throwback struggle. That is what all of us wish to see,” stated Benavidez.
“Morrell has the WBA belt. As soon as I get that belt, there’s nothing stopping me from getting that struggle [Beterbiev vs. Bivol winner], as a result of I rightfully earned these photographs from profitable each belts,” stated Benavidez about what he would have going for him to justify preventing the Beterbiev-Bivol winner if he’s victorious towards Morrell.
