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David Benavidez says he hopes former Cuban amateur star David Morrell will crawl at his feet after beating him on February 1, admitting that the ‘Mexican Monster’ “is the best” after taking a beating at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The “respect” prophecy.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) says ALL of his opponents follow the same formula where they talk him down endlessly, calling him a “bum,” “no defense” and a limited fighter. But after winning. they, sing a different tune, showering him with praise.
What Benavidez doesn’t point out is that the guys he’s been fighting throughout his long career were smaller guys, like Demetrius Andrade, Caleb Plant, David Lemieux, Anthony Dirrell and Ronald Ellis. These were the best Benavidez fought before making the jump to 175 last June.
“I have nothing. I’m a bum I’m a RoboCop. It’s good that he’s thinking that way,” David Benavidez told Boxing News about David Morrell seeing him as a second-rate fighter. “You better not make excuses after I knock you out in front of your own people.
“What are you going to say? You’re going to say that David Benavidez is the best. Just like you and everyone I fought before. They say the same thing. After getting in the ring with me, it’s a completely different story. You’ll see it too,” he said. Benavidez said.
That sounds sick. As you can see, Interim WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Benavidez has created a totally unrealistic cartoon in his head. The fight is more likely to go the other way around, with Morrell winning and Benavidez saying afterwards: ‘How could I be so wrong?‘
The power of Morrell
It will be interesting to see if the 28-year-old Benavidez can get away with his fight in the same style he did at 168 when he steps into the ring with Morrell, who is a monster puncher with either hand.
Benavidez can’t last long against Morrell fighting like he did in his last three contests, especially against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15th. Morrell punches too hard and will poke holes in Benavidez if he tries to overwhelm him with volume like he did against the 37-year-old Gvozdyk.
