David Morrell says the ‘”Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez shouldn’t be “scared” and arising with pre-fight excuses earlier than their February 1st struggle at mild heavyweight. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) has talked about his worries over Morrell’s VADA testing.
Determined Measures
Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) sees WBC interim 175-lb champion Benavidez cooking up a PED excuse to present his followers to clarify ‘what went unsuitable’ after he loses the struggle. If he tells followers that he thinks Morrell, 26, was soiled, they’ll be sympathetic and received’t abandon him in droves.
With out an excuse to clarify away the defeat, the followers will soar overboard the sinking Benavidez ship, like rats leaving a floundering vessel on the excessive seas. It might be unattainable for him to convey them again until he comes up with an excuse they’ll imagine.
Many had been keen to present Benavidez a move for his final struggle in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk when he mentioned he was preventing with accidents. No x-rays had been proven to confirm the accidents, however followers nonetheless believed him as a result of this was the primary time.
Hopefully, Benavidez will present class if he loses somewhat than speaking about his suspicions with no backing info to show them.
The Cuban Morrell says Benanavidez has been preventing guys that weren’t at his degree his whole profession, however now that he’s going through somebody at his degree, he’s scared and speaking PEDs to cushion the blow if he’s overwhelmed.
Benavidez’s Insecurity
“He shouldn’t be scared. All his life, he’s been preventing fighters that aren’t at his degree. That is what occurs after they’re scared. They begin to use excuses from in all places,” mentioned David Morrell to Sean Zittel, responding to the speak about VADA testing forward of their struggle on February 1st.
That is the primary time in Benavidez’s 12-year professional profession that he’s preventing somebody in a 50-50 struggle, and it’s shocking how he’s stooped to this degree to fire up PED discuss. Is it thoughts video games for Benavidez to achieve a much-needed edge in opposition to the youthful, sooner, stronger, and extra proficient Morrell?
You’ll be able to completely perceive why Benavidez could be nervous about this struggle. If he loses, his desires of a mega-million struggle in opposition to the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch might be misplaced, and he’ll by no means get an opportunity to struggle Canelo Alvarez, both. He could be simply one of many contenders at 175, battling within the salt mines, not making the massive cash.
