Jose Benavidez Sr. says his son, ‘The Mexican Monster,’ David Benavidez, has “Nothing to realize” and “every part to lose” in his struggle towards WBA ‘common’ mild heavyweight champion David Morrell on February 1st.
The “Nothing to Acquire” Argument
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is best recognized and extra skilled towards the Cuban Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs). Followers unfamiliar with Morrell, 26, received’t give Benavidez credit score for beating him. If he loses to him, it’ll be a catastrophe, ruining his hopes for fights towards Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol, and Canelo Alvarez.
You surprise why Benavidez bothered to take this struggle towards Morrell with a lot to lose. Jose Sr. says they accepted the problem as a result of they need to show to followers that they’re the very best at 175, identical to they confirmed once they have been at 168.
The networks and the followers have been within the Benavidez-Morrell struggle, they usually needed to take this dangerous match as a result of the options have been simply as troublesome towards Joshua Buatsi.
“The plan of Crew Benavidez, ‘The Mexican Monster,’ is to make historical past and be the very best within the division. We’re right here to offer the followers what they need to see,” stated Jose Benavidez Sr. to YSM Sports activities Media.
In fact, we would like the massive fights: the Canelo struggle, the Beterbiev struggle, the Bivol struggle, and the Zurdo Ramirez struggle. I consider we have now to maintain exhibiting and provides the followers what they need to see.
“We simply received to maintain energetic. We need to be often known as the fighters that by no means ducked no person or by no means ran from no person. We’re right here to ship the fights that followers need to see. I consider this can be a powerful struggle that the followers need to see,” stated Benavidez Sr.
Jose Sr. says they by no means “ducked” anybody, however followers consider that Benavidez ducked Morrell for 2 stable years, preventing much less harmful guys, a few of them outdated fighters. Benavidez had claimed that it was higher for them to struggle the well-known Demetrius Andrade and Caleb Plant than to face Morrell. Andrade isn’t standard. It additionally doesn’t clarify why Benavidez fought David Lemieux, Ronald Ellis, and Kyrone Davis.
“We’re preventing a Cuban that’s a younger, sturdy, left-hander and a two-time world champion,” stated Jose Sr. “It’s not a simple struggle, however I consider in my coronary heart and what I see of David [Benavidez] coaching; I feel he’s on one other degree.
“So, we’re right here to offer you guys an amazing struggle and look spectacular to maintain claiming by the rankings to be someday the very best and make historical past. That’s the plan. All these fights are laborious, however like I stated. We need to make historical past.”
If it really works out in Benavidez’s favor, he’ll defeat Morrell and beat the Artur Beterbiev winner vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch. That might make him the undisputed champion at 175, and sure arrange a rematch with whoever he beats to seize the 4 belts. Canelo is likely to be eager about transferring as much as mild heavyweight to problem Benavidez for his title as a result of his reputation can be sky-high.
“We need to present the folks why we’re known as the very best at 168. and 175, as a result of we maintain taking these harmful fights Like this struggle. What’s there to realize with this struggle?” stated Benavidez Sr. in regards to the Morrell conflict in 32 days. “We’ve every part to lose and nothing to realize.”
Going through The Critics
Jose Sr. is improper to assume that preventing Morrell is not going to profit him. This struggle will improve Benavidez’s reputation, and followers will reward him.
“Once we win this struggle, I assure you that persons are going to say, ‘Oh, we knew David Morrell was not prepared.’ We received to maintain testing ourselves. We received to offer the followers what they need to make historical past and we continue learning,” stated Benavidez Sr.
