Demetrius Andrade questions whether or not WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell has lengthy sufficient arms to get across the guard of David Benavidez once they meet on February 1st on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Benavidez’s Attain
Andrade had issues touchdown his photographs by Benavidez’s guard resulting from his lengthy arms of their battle final 12 months and finally stopped within the sixth spherical. He was stunned by Benavidez’s large measurement, and he was too large for him.
The Cuban Morrell has a for much longer attain than Benavidez, by 78″ in comparison with his 74,” so he shouldn’t have the identical points that Andrade did. Demetrius began his professional profession at 154 and moved as much as 168 in 2023. He’d solely fought as soon as within the weight class towards Demond Nicholson earlier than dealing with Benavidez.
Benavidez’s attain, weight, and youth appeared to offer Andrade issues. He appeared so much heavier, like a light-weight heavyweight or cruiserweight combating a middleweight.
“As a result of he was an enormous, sturdy man, he was in a position to take in it. He weighed so much heavier than me,” stated Demetrius Andrade to Struggle Hub TV about his loss to David Benavidez on November 25, 2023.
“After that battle [Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 175], he stated, ‘I can nonetheless make 168,’ as a result of he felt the burden distinction. He [Benavidez] couldn’t do what he can do when he’s not the burden bully.
“Now, he’s in a very good matchup towards David Morrell. It’s two guys the identical measurement. I believe David Morrell is gifted. I don’t know if he has the expertise to truly beat David. [Morrell] is an enormous child. He has first rate velocity, however he’s just a little wild together with his punches. That comes with expertise, after all.”
Benavidez didn’t look good in his debut at 175 towards Oleksandr Gvozdyk final summer season on June fifteenth and was out-punched your complete battle by the stronger fighter. His energy appeared weak on the weight, and he was fortunate to get the choice. If Gvozdyk had been a extra widespread fighter, he’d have been given the win as a result of he landed the higher photographs.
Can Morrell Adapt?
“David [Benavidez] has lengthy arms. Morrell is greater than me,” stated Andrade. “Once you’re throwing punches at him [Benavidez], his arms are so lengthy that it’s robust to hit him. It’s a must to pinpoint your photographs towards him. I don’t know if Morrell has that in him.
“I’m a sharpshooter, and David was in a position, together with his size, to dam a variety of the photographs from me. So, you’ve bought to set him up with some clear, strolling lure photographs,” stated Andrade
