Coach Jose Benavidez Sr. says his “20-year-old” son, WBC interim mild heavyweight champion David ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez, will beat David Morrell on February 1 after which combat the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch.
20 or 28?
I’m unsure the place Benavidez Sr. is getting this bit about David being “20 years previous” as a result of he’s 28 and has plenty of mileage on his odometer.
I’d say Benavidez is nearer to 38. He’s been a professional since 2013 and is already beginning to crumble bodily, with a number of accidents all over the place. Even when he had been 20, he’d be up in opposition to it, combating the Cuban Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) in the primary occasion in 23 days on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
That will likely be a tricky combat for Benavidez, particularly since he’s beginning to break down bodily from an extended profession with many wars. He’s had plenty of health club wars as properly as a result of that’s his model.
Jose Sr. additionally states that Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) may transfer as much as cruiserweight to face the winner of the unification combat between IBF champion Jai Opetaia and WBA & WBO champ Gilberto Zurdo’ Ramirez.
Beterbiev or Bivol Subsequent?
“We obtained to look spectacular with a purpose to make historical past and go face the opposite monsters of the division,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr. to Battle Hub TV, speaking about his son, David Benavidez, needing to look good in opposition to David Morrell on February 1st.
“That is the perfect combat we’ve ever had. We’ve obtained a youthful fighter. A hungry fighter and it’s going to be explosive. It’s going to be very thrilling. It is a combat we want with a purpose to show our skills and present the world that David [Benavidez] can field, David can hit, could be aggressive, can counter, and might reduce the ring off.
“So, there’s plenty of issues that the followers are going to see on this combat. David Benavidez is simply 20-years-old [correction: He’s 28]. The plan is to maintain going, and combat David Morrell, and get a chance with Bivol or Beterbiev and possibly even Zurdo Ramirez. That’s the plan,” mentioned Jose Sr.
If Benavidez loses this combat, he can overlook about combating the winner of the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 rematch or shifting as much as cruiserweight to problem Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for his WBA and WBO titles. Jose Sr. is drunk on the success of his son from his days at 168, combating smaller and older over-the-hill fighters. So, naturally, he’s speaking like his son, Benavidez, can stroll via everyone and proceed to do what he’d been doing at tremendous middleweight.
The Mexican Monster’s final combat at 175 in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth ought to have been a wake-up name for Jose Sr. as a result of that match confirmed that he’s not the identical man at mild heavyweight as he was at 168.
Cruiserweight Goals
“We wish to face the monsters of the division,” mentioned Jose Sr. “Zurdo Ramirez simply obtained one other belt [at cruiserweight]. Yesterday, we noticed one other champion, Jai. I believe they could face one another, and possibly we’ll face the winner of that. Like I mentioned, David is simply 20 years previous.
“We’re not afraid to lose our undefeated data, however we’re not going to do this. I’m very assured that he’s going to return and destroy this man and go onto greater and higher issues,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr.
I hope Jose Sr. doesn’t come unglued if he sees Benavidez get knocked out by Morrell and sees all his plans go down the drain. This is able to have occurred anyway if Benavidez had been combating the place he ought to have been all alongside, at 175, somewhat than melting all the way down to beat smaller fighters at 168.
That is typical stuff that we see these days, with youthful fighters combating in weight courses that they don’t have any enterprise competing at. They will get away with this once they’re youthful, however once they attain their late 20s or early 30s, the jig is up. They’re pressured to compete within the weight courses fitted to their dimension.