Benavidez wants to fight Usyk, but not for 5-6 years

David Benavidez says he would be open to a fight against Oleksandr Usyk, but would rather wait “five or six years” before confronting him. He believes he needs “more experience” before fighting heavyweight champion Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs). Oleksandr will not wait for Benavidez. If you don’t have the self-confidence to fight him now, this fight isn’t happening.

Usyk Wait: 5-6 years

Benavidez says he could still take the fight if offered. He admits it would be one of the toughest of his career, which is an understatement.

Usyk is very skilled and would take advantage of Benavidez’s habit of leaving himself open for counters due to his volume punches. The “Mexican-Equatorial-American Monster” Benavidez hasn’t had to change his fighting style because he was fighting smaller guys while campaigning at 168 for the first ten years of his career.

In his recent debut at 175, he landed plenty of punches against Oleksandr Gvozdyk when he tried to overwhelm him with volume, and his face looked like it had been hit by a tractor-trailer by the end of the 12-round contest. .

If Benavidez moved up to heavyweight or cruiserweight to face Usyk, he wouldn’t be able to use the bulk against him without getting picked on and embarrassed. This style only works against smaller or weaker fighters.

In 39 days, Benavidez will face regular WBA champion David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) on Feb. 22 at PPB on Prime Video PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

This is a fight that will show what kind of figure Benavidez has in the 175-pound division. If he can’t beat Morrell, he might have to go back to 168 if he can, because he’ll only get worse against the other assassins at 175.

“I’m going to hurt David Morrell”

“Anyone watching this fight is going to have a great time watching it. I’m coming 100% prepared,” said David Benavidez Fighthypediscussing his February 22 contest against WBA “regular” light heavyweight champion David Morrell in Las Vegas.

“I have been training for almost four and a half months. I am leaving no stone unturned, and I am very motivated for this fight. Not just to go in there to get the win, but to get the knockout. I’m going to go in there, and I’m going to hurt David Morrell.

“I’m going to make him eat all his words, and when I hit his ass and take the belt off him, he’s going to know who’s the best in the world,” Benavidez said.

With Morrell’s power in both hands, he has an excellent chance to knock out Benavidez in this fight if he fights the way he has. Morrell hits too hard and will knock out Benavidez just like Sena Agbeko and Yamaguchi Falcão did. Those guys had an excellent chin in their fights with Morrell, but he cut them down quickly.

“I don’t think I have enough experience to go against Usyk,” Benavidez said when asked if he would like to fight Oleksandr Usyk. “Never say never. Maybe in the future, but for now, I’m just focused on these guys. Maybe five or six years from now, but by that time, he’ll probably be around 40 (test 42 or 43),” he said. Benavidez said about Usyk.

“I have a lot of respect for Usyk. He’s the greatest of all time. If I get a chance to share the ring with him, I won’t say no, but it will probably be the hardest fight I’ve had in my entire life ,” Benavidez said.

It seems weak of Benavidez to talk about needing more experience before fighting Usyk because he has plenty of pro experience to make this fight. Also, she is almost ten years younger than him.