David Morrell addressed the PED discuss for his opponent, David Benavidez, as we speak, saying that fighters who lose to him make excuses.
Benavidez’s Escape Plan?
Morrell believes Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is already constructing his PED excuse to make use of after he loses to him on February 1st. He can try to muddy the water to downplay his loss to Morrell by speaking PEDs to flee the backlash that may come.
The unbeaten WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) beneficial that Benavidez “prepare arduous” and deal with that reasonably than constructing excuses forward of time. Morrell vs. Benavidez will headline in 28 days on February 1st on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. The battle can be proven stay on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
It will be unhealthy for Benavidez’s profession for him to lose. He’s already speaking about eager to problem the winner of the February twenty second rematch between undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
The payday Benavidez would get preventing the winner of that battle can be big, probably within the $10 million vary. So it’s comprehensible why he’s keyed up for the Morrell battle, needing this win greater than something.
If Benavidez loses, it’s a great distance again to the place he’s now. The boxing public seemingly gained’t give him a move if he begins pointing his finger of suspicion at Morrell, speaking PEDs within the aftermath of a loss.
Morrell Predicts Excuses
“It’s easy. I don’t make excuses, and my crew doesn’t make excuses, however fighters like that, they clearly do. They haven’t fought in opposition to anyone that’s at their stage,” mentioned David Morrell to Sean Zittel, reacting to David Benavidez and Sena Agbeko suspecting him of utilizing PEDs.
“Once they do face somebody at their stage, they begin to say issues like that. ‘Oh, the doping this’ or one thing else that’s past the pale. It’s a scenario the place in the event that they lose, ‘Oh, it’s doping this and doping that.’ In the event that they win, ‘Oh, I used to be simply the higher fighter.’
“So, I’d simply inform them to coach as arduous as you’ll be able to, prepare robust as a result of that’s all you’re going to have the ability to do in opposition to me. In the long run, the higher fighter goes to win,” mentioned Morrell.
Benavidez additionally reportedly mentioned he’ll transfer as much as cruiserweight to problem WBA and WBO champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez subsequent if he can’t get the winner of the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 battle.
