Kalvan Henderson is one other of David Morrell’s knockout victims to suspect one thing was up with their struggle. He has come out of the woodwork to complain about his suspicions about him and suspects that one thing was fishy with the absence of drug exams for his or her struggle in 2022.
Henderson (19-2-1, 13 KOs) was knocked out within the fourth spherical by Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) on June 4, 2022, on the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He mentioned there was no drug testing for the struggle, and he felt one thing suspicious was happening. Though he has no proof and is guessing, he thinks one thing is happening.
Morrell regarded skinny within the struggle and never like somebody utilizing PEDs, however Henderson continues to be suspicious. One other considered one of Morrell’s knockout victims, Sena Agbeko, has talked just lately about his suspicions of him because of an absence of drug testing. Though he has no proof both, he’s nonetheless been speaking.
Henderson thinks WBC interim gentle heavyweight champion David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) will defeat WBA ‘common’ champ Morrell of their struggle on February 1st as a result of he says he’s larger than him and has higher stamina. They’re the identical measurement, however oh properly.
“Superman” Morrell? Henderson Has Doubts
“I went to Morrell’s second dwelling in Minnesota. No one else needed to struggle him. I had an excellent sport plan. I felt the struggle was stopped early. Was the man [Morrell] successful the struggle? Yeah, however we had a sport plan for the deeper rounds,” mentioned Kalvin Henderson to Fighthype, nonetheless bitter about his fourth-round technical knockout loss to David Morrell from two years in the past on June 4, 2022.
“I’m catching him with physique pictures, and I’m listening to what these physique pictures are doing to him. I knew he was going to decelerate finally. That struggle was presupposed to be drug examined, and we each signed paperwork for it to be drug examined. We get to the struggle within the locker room, and the WBA forgets to order the drug exams.
“So, that’s one other factor. Not solely are we preventing politics. We’re preventing a probably soiled fighter in Morrell…After the struggle, there was nonetheless no drug check. There’s one thing fishy. Superman solely exists in comedian books,” mentioned Henderson when requested if there’s one thing ‘fishy’ about David Morrell.
There was nothing “Superman’ about Morrell scoring a fourth-round knockout of Kalvin Henderson. He backed him up towards the ropes and nailed him with a number of arduous punches; the referee noticed that Henderson was taking some depraved pictures and stopped them.
He would have gotten harm if he allowed Morrell to proceed to bludgeon Henderson. There was an excessive amount of time left within the spherical for the referee to let the struggle proceed.
“These guys have some huge cash behind them, some huge cash in issues out of their management. So, after all, they’re going to be put in one of the best place potential,” mentioned Henderson. “This dude [Morrell] was larger than me within the ring on struggle evening. Fighters know. Earlier than the weigh-in, he was consuming Gatorade earlier than he stepped on the size. One thing is fishy.”
It’s an enormous attain on Henderson’s half to conclude from Morrell consuming Gatorade on the weigh-in that he was utilizing PEDs. That’s wacky guesswork on his half. He’s consuming Gatorade; subsequently, he’s soiled. That is unnecessary, however when you’re making an attempt to know why Morrell beat you, you bought to seek out one thing quite than settle for that you just weren’t ok.
Benavidez To Beat Morrell?
“I believe Benavidez goes to beat Morrell on pure measurement and stamina. Benavidez throws arduous punches for 15 rounds straight. So, I believe his relentless stress and nonstop [punches] goes to make a distinction on this struggle. I don’t assume Benavidez’s energy will carry over to 175,” mentioned Henderson.
Kalvin is a little bit confused. Benavidez isn’t larger than Morrell, and his stamina at 175 isn’t higher than his at 168. We noticed that in Benavidez’s final struggle at 175 when he gassed out after six rounds towards Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Morrell has an extended attain than Benavidez by 4 inches, punches more durable, and has higher hand pace and technical capability. You wouldn’t anticipate Henderson to know the small print between Morrell and Benavidez as a result of he’s a fighter and doesn’t analyze fights like writers do.
“At 168, he was enormous. Some individuals known as him a ‘weight bully,’ however at 175, it’s extra of a pure weight class for him. So, I believe you’ll see longer fights for Benavidez and Morrell, possibly, too, at that weight class due to larger guys,” mentioned Henderson.
Issues are going to be a lot completely different for Benavidez at 175 in comparison with his weight bully days at 168, the place he routinely loved an enormous measurement benefit over his mixture of previous, weak, and badly flawed opposition that his promoters had set him up towards for 28 of his first 29 fights of his profession.
You may’t blame ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez for selecting to remain at 168 for therefore lengthy as a result of it’s allowed him to carve out a profession that in any other case wouldn’t be there if he’d fought the place he ought to have been at 175 since turning professional in 2013.
If Benavidez had fought at gentle heavyweight, he would seemingly have been overwhelmed many instances by now. He can be simply one of many pack, together with different contenders like Joshua Buatsi, Willy Hutchinson, and Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
