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David Morrell and David Benavidez will hold a media workout this Tuesday, December 17 to discuss their battle for the light heavyweight championship. The fight will take place in 47 days, on February 1, 2025, at PBC Prime Video PPV from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Avoid Morrell?
WBA 175-pound ‘regular’ champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs_and interim WBC champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) will discuss their matchup with the media. Morrell recently revealed that Benavidez had no nothing to say to him during his face -off and was a different person, keeping his mouth shut.
Morrell noticed that Benavidez only began to open his shout to talk about mess after he lost sight, seeing that the coast was clear. He feels it shows the true colors of the Mexican monster. In other words, he talks a lot when he’s not in front of her, but when he’s in her presence he’s as gentle as a lamb.
The thin-skinned monster
Benavidez has looked angry since the fight with Cuban Morrell was announced, and it’s clear that he is hypersensitive because of the belief that many boxing fans have that he has avoided this fight for more than two years.
When the 27-year-old Benavidez speaks, he sounds thin-skinned and sensitive about not wanting to face the talented Cuban. it’s ok Benavidez is afraid of Morrell because many fighters are. If he loses this fight, he can forget about dreams of a mega payday against the winner of the Feb. 22 showdown between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
This is by far the most talented fighter Benavidez will have faced in his 11-year professional career, and it comes at a time when he can least afford a loss. There is a big fight for him if he is victorious against Morrell. If Benavidez is defeated on February 1st, it can be forgotten, and it may take years for him to get back to where he was.
In ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez likes to present himself as fearless, but the fact that he didn’t want to fight Morrell showed a different color. He’s scared, and some believe he only fought because Morrell looked human for the first time in his career against a veteran. Radivoje Kalajdzic (29-3, 21 KOs) on August 3.
Morrell still won the fight by a one-sided 12-round decision, showing more power than undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev or any of the top fighters at 175. The shots Morrell was hitting Kalajdzic during that fight would have knocked out anyone in the division. and he could have finished him off if he had bombed him after hurting him three times in the fight.
Benavidez’s flaws
As we saw in his debut at 175 against former WBC champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Benavidez lacks power for this division. His shots looked weak compared to Gvozdyk’s and looked out of place. Benavidez took a beating in that fight, which many fans believe should have been scored as a draw. However, his lack of upper body strength is the real problem.
David’s upper body is like the arms of the extinct dinosaur T-Rex: they are like vestigial characteristics. He has no power for the light heavyweight division. If Benavidez were to hit the weight room, he might be able to develop some power, but not in time for his match against Morrell. It’s too late for that. If Benavidez gets blown out of the water by Morrell, he’ll know what to do.
Focus on strength training and possibly drop back down to 168. If Benavidez can’t swim with the sharks at 175, he needs to go back where he came from to save his career. This is what I would do if I were him.
Time and location of multimedia training
BOXER gym
1310 NE 1st Ave
Miami, FL 33132
When:
Tuesday, December 17
11:30 am ET – Media arrival
12:00 pm ET – Morrell practice
12:30 pm ET – Moderator Q&A and wrestlers matchup
1:00 PM ET – Benavidez training
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