David Morrell says he will make defeating David Benavidez “look easy” in two weeks from February 1 at Light Heavyweight 12 Defeated David Benavidez in a round.

WBA “regular” light heavyweight champion Morel (11-0, 9 KOs) thinks Benavidez is just a simple “fat man” pressure fighter who steps forward, throws punches, but doesn’t land with them “strength”. He said he knew he was better than Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and that goes without saying.

Benavidez lacks power

The “Mexican monster” has no power. He was a big boxer who was very good during the first 11 years of his career when, at 168 years old, he was a big fish in a small pond.

Like many young fighters, Benavidez can fight in divisions well below his body size. We saw the same thing with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. early in his career.

Now that Benavidez is 175, his upside is gone, his lack of punching power is a liability, and he no longer has the size to rely on. He is now fighting a man who is as big as Morel, but possesses superior skills and talent and is a true knockout artist. This doesn’t look good for Benavidez.

Morel: Make it “look easy”

“Benavidez is not easy, but I will make it look easy. They are two different things,” Morel told Take off gloves Episode 2 “Every time you come to the gym, work, work, work. It’s better to cry here than in the ring.

“That’s the thing about this fight. He and I too, we’re both guys who like to apply pressure,” Morel said of Benavidez’s last opponent Oleksandr Gvoz Dick said of the continued pressure exerted by Oleksandr Gvozdyk when he debuted at 175 in Las Vegas last June 15. “Both guys like to come forward and apply pressure. Who’s stronger? I know it’s me.

“Everybody said, in his last fight, he really didn’t have the ability to knock some guys out. He had nothing. That’s my real weight, 175,” Morrell said. Now, I feel comfortable at this weight. “

From a physical perspective, Benavidez is a light heavyweight and has been throughout his career, but his strength is more like a middleweight (160 pounds), and he’s more restricted than at 168 The hits are much more numerous. 175 against former WBC light heavyweight champion Alexander Gvozdyk, who took career punishment in that fight.

Life would be very different for Benavidez, 175. He’ll be fighting a killer like Morel and facing quality opposition for the first time in his long career. As a professional player for 12 years, Benavidez is like a rookie stepping up for the first time, but he is not physically young.

body betrayal

Benavidez’s body has seen the wear and tear of a fighter who has been competing for over a decade. All the boxing matches were wearing him down even more. We’ve seen the effects now, with Benavidez breaking down after injuries left and right in his last fight.

That’s the wear and tear of a long career rearing its ugly head. He’s like an old car with three hundred thousand miles on the odometer. Yes, you polished the car, but it’s still an old car’s engine and transmission. That’s the case with Benavidez. He has a lot of mileage.

“I really believed I saw a legend. He reminded me of guys like Evander Holyfield, guys like Pernell Whitaker,” coach Ronnie Shields said Morel said. “The reason he reminds me of those guys is the way he works.

“I trust Benavidez because he’s working hard with him. He doesn’t have to. It just shows you have fighters who want to fight the best. So, now he’s getting an opportunity,” Hope Erz said.

Finally stood up

You have to give Benavidez credit for finally taking on Morel in his twelfth year of his career after being called up by him for two years. Benavidez has had a long career and it’s surprising that it took him so long to start fighting elite level fighters instead of the old, toothless, undersized guys that he is ‘s 29-0 record is built on these guys.

In this era of boxing there is a formula that boxers create plastic record Try to get a big cash payday by fighting the interns and then bragging about yourself. Is Benavidez one of them?

He and Edgar Berlanga are in the same category, so it’s hard not to put “Mexican Monster” in the same category. As the saying goes: “You are what you eat.” This goes well in pro racing Build fighter jets Anyone who has an undefeated record is 100% based on beating a can of tomatoes.

Benavidez has only fought lower-level opponents and has been a pro for nearly 15 years. How do you not go up against a quality opponent, especially one with a huge size advantage over the other opponent?

“I see a lot of flaws in Morel that I can exploit,” Benavidez said. “He says he’s a better fighter than me because he’s from Cuba and trains with Cubans, but that doesn’t mean anything. I grew up fighting monsters.

Both fighters have fought a lot of quality opponents in their careers, but Benavidez shouldn’t look at it as some kind of honor or a war medal hanging on his chest. All fighters do this. Benavidez even mentioned it was a sign of insecurity. The flaws Benavidez saw in Morel were also present in his own game.

he is projection He blames Morel for his weaknesses and fails to admit that he is more vulnerable now than he was at 168 when he fought smaller, older fighters to game the system. Benavidez’s body had begun to break down due to his long career.