David Benavidez revealed at the moment on social media that he may face WBC ‘common’ mild heavyweight champion David Morrell subsequent. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) initially mentioned that he was “cooking up one thing large,” and when pressed, he mentioned it was a combat in opposition to Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs).
Capturing the WBA secondary belt from Morrell would give Benavidez extra credibility as a challenger for the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol winner.
If Morrell is victorious, Benavidez can have life-long regrets about taking this dangerous matchup. All the cash he thought he was going to get because the WBC obligatory to Beterbiev could be up in smoke.
I may see Benavidez as an previous man sometime, saying to himself, ‘Why did I do it? Why did I combat Morrell?’ It will be torture for Benavidez to second-guess himself for the remainder of his life if the proficient Cuban Morrell destroys him.
It’s a really winnable combat for Morrell, who’s stronger and extra suited to the 175-lb division than Benavidez.
Benavidez is lastly exhibiting curiosity in dealing with the proficient Cuban Morrell, and his latest lackluster efficiency in opposition to Radivoje Kalajdzic on August third could possibly be the rationale. Benavidez-Morrell could be a superb combat if it will possibly get made. It will be a terrific addition to Gervonta Davis’ subsequent undercard in December.
Regardless of hurting Kalajdzic a number of instances and successful a large 12-round choice, Morrell seemed tentative within the combat. Morrell may have knocked him out if he’d been throwing sustained mixtures,
After that efficiency, it’s not shocking that Benavidez has come out of the woodwork, desirous to combat Morrell. If Morrell fixes that drawback by throwing mixtures, Benavidez might be in hassle.
“Cooking up one thing large for y’all for my subsequent combat. Keep tuned. If every thing goes proper and he accepts, [David] Morrell,” mentioned David Benavidez on social media for his subsequent combat in December.
Benavidez floated a imaginative and prescient he’d cooked up, saying that if he defeats the Beterbiev-Bivol winner to seize the 4 belts, he may defend them in opposition to Canelo Alvarez at a catchweight. It was a wacky pipe dream as a result of Benavidez’s probabilities of beating Beterbiev or Bivol could be just about zero.
Benavidez’s energy at 168 was absent at 175, and it was clear that he was not the identical fighter on this division. In different phrases, Benavidez can’t dominate in opposition to fighters his dimension and might want to work out a unique manner of successful. If Benavidez retains preventing the best way he did at Tremendous Middleweight, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than he’s knocked out.
If the combat with Morrell, 26, will get made, it’s unclear if Benavidez’s WBC obligatory spot could be up for grabs. If Benavidez loses that, he may overlook about getting the winner of the October twelfth undisputed championship combat between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
If Morrell can get his fingers on the WBC obligatory spot, it will be him who would tackle the winner of that combat if he may defeat Benavidez. That may mess up Benvidez’s plans for the mega-payday that he’s relying on by preventing the winner of the Beterbiev-Bivol combat.
