WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell and moderately thick within the center David Benavidez got here face-to-face right this moment and traded phrases for his or her February 1st match on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
One factor that stood out within the face-off was the dimensions of Benavidez’s midsection. He appeared like he was coaching to work as Santa Claus as a result of he’s acquired a late Elvis Presley paunch going from some good consuming. He’s going to should lose that pendulous stomach earlier than February 1st as a result of Morrell goes to punch his lights out if he waddles into the ring in that delicate situation.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) appeared just like the extra irritated one of many two, nonetheless feeling the sting of two years of taunts by the Cuban Morrell (11-0,9 KOs), who has been steadily pushing the Mike Tyson-named ‘Mexican Monster’ to step within the ring and struggle him.
He didn’t wish to for apparent causes. Morrell was a risk, however now he’s lastly agreed, and the 2 will meet in a 12-round match on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
“He’s a fantastic Cuban fighter from that system. He can struggle his butt off,” stated Leonard Ellerbe to Battle Hub TV, speaking about David Morrell. “He’s an excellent boxer, very heavy-handed, and that’s one thing that Benavidez goes to have to concentrate on, particularly early within the struggle.
Boxing followers unfamiliar with Morrell’s profession and his a few years within the Cuban novice system are predicting a simple win for Benavidez. That’s not going to be the case. Morrell is larger, stronger, quicker, and the extra expert fighter of the 2. Benavidez has the next work price, however that fashion isn’t suited to the sunshine heavyweight division.
It labored for him at 168 towards the weak opposition his administration fed him, however at 175, he’ll get worn down quickly and sure knocked out quickly, maybe as early as February 1ast by Morrell.
“It’s going to return all the way down to who can take the most effective shot. Will David [Morrell] be capable to inflict the type of injury that may gradual that locomotive down, and can the opposite man be capable to take his shot? That is what you need. Two high guys within the division, giving the followers precisely what you wish to see,” stated Ellerbe.
Morrell punches more durable, a lot more durable, and if he lands on Benavidez as typically as he did in his final struggle towards Radivoje Kalajdzic on August third, this struggle isn’t going to final lengthy. He had Kalajdzic harm many instances in that struggle, and will have completed him as early because the third if he’s flurried.
“I feel it’s going to be a struggle in my eyes in a 50-50 struggle. I do know some may say, ‘What do you assume it’s a 50-50 struggle? We’ve positively seen a variety of Benavidez over time. In terms of Morrell, we’ve seen spots of him, however I do know what he brings to the desk. That’s why I feel that is going to be a troublesome struggle for each guys,” stated Ellerbe.
