Trainer Kenny Ellis believes David Benavidez will “overwhelm” David Morel with numbers and beat him in the later rounds. Ellis believes Benavidez will get stronger as the fight goes on.

WBC interim light heavyweight champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and WBA “regular” champion Morel (11-0, 9 KOs) will compete on February 1 at T- Mobile Arena Clash Vegas in 15 Days on PBC Prime Video PPV.

Ellis predicts that Benavidez won’t take as long as Caleb Plant to get to know Morel because he’s a better boxer. Plant was too small in the ring compared to the larger, lighter, heavyweight Benavidez, and he didn’t have the ability to hold him back.

Morel’s power

“As long as Morrell’s belts don’t hit Benavidez. Those belts are pretty heavy and if they hit you it could cause a nasty cut that would delay the whole damn fight,” coach Kenny Ealy Si said. mill city boxingDavid Morel clashed with David Benavidez during a media workout in Miami on December 17. David Morel was pushed by David Benavidez. Later, he threw his WBA “regular” light heavyweight belt to David Benavidez.

“In that fight, David Morel had one-punch knockout power and he could catch Benavidez, and he could catch Benavidez. I just thought ‘The Mexican Monster’ would use Everything overwhelms him. He’s going to knock him out because the Mexican monster gets stronger as the rounds go on.

“He’s got a lot of boxing ability himself, but I don’t think Morel can beat him because he doesn’t have enough space to punch. He’s not going to have pauses between punches to prepare because once the Mexican monster starts. He’s going to make you uncomfortable. He’s not going to make you do anything,” Ellis said.

Benavidez shoved Morel during a media workout, prompting Morel to throw the belt at him. Morel didn’t throw away the belt for nothing. He did this because Benavidez refused to shake his hand and he put a lot of pressure on him.

Morel can box, but he will be forced to fight Benavidez as he will chase him around the ring. This could work to Morrell’s advantage, as he likes to move and then stop to punch at oncoming opponents. He caught them as they moved forward. If he hits Benavidez with a power shot, he could knock him out.

Asked if Morel was hitting Benavidez so hard that he wasn’t throwing as much punch as usual, Ellis said: “It’s possible because he was afraid of getting hit by the Cuban. “Anything can happen, but I’m rocking with the ‘Mexican Monster.'”

If Morel hits Benavidez hard, it’s doubtful whether Benavidez will change his usual practice of burying his opponents with activity. If he focused on throwing to the “Mexican Monster’s” head, it wouldn’t work because of his excellent ability to take punches. However, I have never seen Benavidez get pounded by a fighter with elite power.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk has great power, but he doesn’t punch enough. He spent most of the fight hitting hard, trying not to get tired and focusing on boxing. This style gave Benavidez a huge lead through eight rounds. When Gvozdyk finally made his appearance in the title match, it was too late and he needed a knockout. This was Benavidez’s only true boxer other than David Lemieux, who was old and over the hill by the time they fought.

“But I like Morrell. I think (Caleb) Plant is a better boxer than Morrell. I don’t think it’s going to take Benavidez that long to understand him and support him and do what he does. Doing things. At the same time, Morel has one-hit power that can change things and slow things down, but I’m interested in the Mexican Monster,” Ellis said.

Caleb Plant tried to fight Benavidez in the paint but took a lot of punishment in the second half. Caleb was great early on and got the better of him in the fifth. Morel won’t fight Benavidez in the paint, but if he does, he proved in his fight with Gerard that he’s a powerful force in the paint.