David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, is not sure if he’ll be combating WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell subsequent in December.
When requested if the Benavidez-Morrell struggle is going on subsequent, Lewkowicz mentioned that Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) is promoted by his lawyer, and it could be a battle of curiosity to symbolize him. Lewkowicz says he’s not sure if Morrell might be subsequent, and he’s not saying whether or not Jesse Hart could possibly be the opponent.
It could possibly be that Benavidez is unwilling to place his WBC obligatory spot in danger towards Morrell as a result of if he loses that struggle, he’ll miss out on a well-playing struggle, probably for the undisputed. Morrell would have a great opportunity of beating Benavidez resulting from his punching energy and superior skillset. Benavidez is a quantity man who may be very common now that he’s combating in his pure weight class at 175 slightly than 168.
Followers hoped to see Benavidez struggle Morrell as a result of that may be an enormous struggle involving two high 175-pounders. The winner would be capable of struggle for the undisputed or one of many fragmented titles if Artur Beterbiev finally ends up with the belts. He could transfer as much as cruiserweight if he’s victorious in his four-belt conflict towards Dmitry Bivol on October twelfth.
“Let me put it this fashion. The promoter of [David] Morrell is my lawyer for 30 years. So, it could be a battle of curiosity to symbolize me. So I’m out of the deal. I don’t know who he [Benavidez] is combating subsequent and who might be subsequent,” mentioned Sampson Lewkowicz to YSM Sports activities Media, whether or not David Benavidez was combating David Morrell or Jesse Hart subsequent. “For this explicit struggle, I’m not concerned.”
It appears unusual that Lewkowicz isn’t saying whether or not Morrell is a particular risk for Benavidez or if it’s 35-year-old fringe. It could be straightforward sufficient for Lewkowicz to say whether or not one of many two are potential choices for Benavidez.
Many followers suspect that it’s going to be Hart that Benavidez might be combating as a result of he’ll wish to play it protected and never put his WBC obligatory place in danger towards Morrell. Dropping a struggle towards Morrell wouldn’t solely smash Benavidez’s likelihood for the tens of millions he would get combating for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia, however it could completely wreck his probabilities for a struggle towards Canelo Alvarez.
Benavidez isn’t going to place that dough in danger by combating a expertise like Cuba’s David Morrell, who may blast him into the following galaxy with certainly one of his energy pictures.
If this have been a gimme-level man like nearly all of Benavidez’s previous 29 opponents on his report, it could doubtless already be a finished deal. Morrell is simply too harmful, a a lot completely different kind of fighter than anybody Benavidez has confronted throughout his 11-year profession. He really has expertise.
