David Morrell admits “not the best show” after the controversial victory against Imam Khataev

David Morrell admitted after his controversial victory of the ten-round decision on the Imam Khataev (10-1, 9 kos) last Saturday that it was not a “best show for everyone” at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

The lightweight of heavy weight Morrell (12-1, 9 kos) says he listened to his coach in the corner and did not have answers why he turned what could have been an easy struggle into a difficult one against Russian Khataev (10-1, 9 kos). Social media fans were overwhelming that Khataev deserved victory.

Who won Morrell Khataev?

The scores of the judges were 95-94 for Khataev, 96-93 and 95-94 for Morrell.

“I feel great after this struggle. For everyone, I am after this struggle,” David Morrell said to Fighthype After defeating Imam Khataev last Saturday night in Queens. “I know it’s not the best show for everyone. I feel very good. Every time you respect the Russian boys. They are strong.

It was a strange struggle. Morrell had hurt Khataev’s body in the fifth, and then began clown. He then retreated for no reason and Khataev quickly headed forward, landing a right that dropped Morrell. Was not injured. And he got up and fought well for the rest of the round. This was Khataev’s last rush, as Morrell took control of the struggle from there.

Morrell was often in front of Khataev, only covering and leaving it was difficult to understand. This is the type of opponent that Khataev does well, boys who enter Sparring’s Mode. Morrell should have known his amateur training better.

Why did Morrell’s performance disappoint?

In the ninth and tenth round, Morrell opened with a punch that Khataev seemed injured. In these cases, Morrell was retreated and, instead of going to the finish, it was covered. Allowed Khataev to survive. At 20 seconds of the tenth, Morrell injured Khataev with a big left that struck him. Again, he left him out of the hook. There was no killer instinct there.

Morrell did not say who plans to fight below. When asked, he said he will go on vacation. Fans want to see a resale with Khataev, but Turki Alralikh is unlikely to want. Morrell’s performance showed that he is not willing to fight the larger names, Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beeterbiev. Morrell is not consistent enough with his offense to compete against these fighters. In addition, Morrell’s habit of doing -behind his Alta guard would lead to lost the two fighters.