David Benavidez vs. David Morrell: Strategic Analysis

David Benavidez (29-0, 24 kos) faces David Morrell (11-0, 9 kos) this Saturday, February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena for lightweight heavyweight supremacy. The winner will become the mandatory challenger for the Victor of the Artur Beeterbiev to Dmitry Bivol Rematch on February 22.

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Benavidez has sought a mega fight against Canelo Alvarez for years, but has been impatient and now seeks to make his own way to the lightweight heavyweight division. Now, the opportunity to propel his career and challenge the indisputable lightweight heavy weight champion is available if he can successfully defeat Morrell.

For Morrell, the fight against Benavidez will be the biggest struggle of his young career, who, with only 11 professional fights, does not yet have to be really proven. His hardest match to date would be his light debut against Radivoje Kalajdzic. He won the game for a unanimous decision, but went out to Kalajdzic only 32 punches in the game of 36 minutes. Kalajdzic was strong until

The end, leaving Morrell from 41 to 38 in the last four rounds. Kalajdzic, compared to Benavidez, would be considered an economic punch. What will Morrell Fair be like against a volume power punch like Benavidez? In a media training in Miami, Morrell referred to Benavidez as Robocop due to his lack of agility in the ring. Benavidez, however, has shown the ability to defeat the agile and mobile boxers at Caleb and Demetresses Andrade. Although agile, Morrell would not be considered non -existent and Kalajdzic showed that in his party, reaching almost 30 percent of his punches.

Benavidez has one of the highest connection percentages of the sport at 37.9 percent, which is only in Bam Rodriguez at 39.5 percent. Its pressure and precision will be challenges for Morrell, who does not yet have to deal with anyone of his caliber to the benefits. Benavidez likes to break his opponents in the round, punishing them with their lethal combinations. Against the Old WBC and the heavyweight linear champion, Oleksandr GVOZDYK, an impressive 46.7 percent of his punches landed.

Morrell will try to use your advantage and the 4 -inch box at a distance. It remains to see the disciplined that can be maintained in this strategy. During the pre-lucite events, they both demonstrated a real disgust for each other. Benavidez has learned that he intends to severely punish Morrell and make an example out of him. He wants to send a message that is one of the best in the sport and to win convincingly against Morrell would propel it to the Superstard. It must be careful not to be excessively aggressive as Morrell has the power to capitalize on a mistake if one commits one.

Benavidez must be strategic with his selection of punches and use his fist. He usually forget the dagger and simply enters his pocket and throws combinations. Benavidez had a similar contempt for another opponent of the Caleb plant, the pre-luite events were heated as with Morrell.

His strategy in this struggle was very similar to what he intends to do in this one to destroy his opponent. In doing so, he forgot some basic boxing concepts and had a very anemic fist rate, landing only 30 sticks in his 12-round game. Cannot do it against Morrell; Must throw the dagger at a high rate. Kalajdzic smartly used JAB, allowing it to establish his offensive attack. Benavidez must be headed and fight against his struggle. It does not have to fall into the Morrell Mental Games and fall into its traps.

Benavidez has faced a better competition professionally and has the experience to win the game. He must go to the body and curb the 27-year-old Morrell, who will try to use his mobility to minimize Benavidez’s attack. If Benavidez can withstand Morrell’s power, it should be his struggle to lose.

Source: Combubox