David Benavidez revealed at present on social media that he might face WBC ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell subsequent. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) initially stated that he was “cooking up one thing massive,” and when pressed, he stated it was a struggle in opposition to Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs).
Capturing the WBA secondary belt from Morrell would give Benavidez extra credibility as a challenger for the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol winner.
If Morrell is victorious, Benavidez can have life-long regrets about taking this dangerous matchup. All the cash he thought he was going to get because the WBC necessary to Beterbiev could be up in smoke.
I might see Benavidez as an outdated man sometime, saying to himself, ‘Why did I do it? Why did I struggle Morrell?’ It will be torture for Benavidez to second-guess himself for the remainder of his life if the proficient Cuban Morrell destroys him.
It’s a really winnable struggle for Morrell, who’s stronger and extra suited to the 175-lb division than Benavidez.
Benavidez is lastly exhibiting curiosity in going through the proficient Cuban Morrell, and his latest lackluster efficiency in opposition to Radivoje Kalajdzic on August third might be the rationale. Benavidez-Morrell could be a wonderful struggle if it might probably get made. It will be an ideal addition to Gervonta Davis’ subsequent undercard in December.
Regardless of hurting Kalajdzic a number of occasions and profitable a large 12-round determination, Morrell regarded tentative within the struggle. Morrell might have knocked him out if he’d been throwing sustained combos,
After that efficiency, it’s not shocking that Benavidez has come out of the woodwork, desperate to struggle Morrell. If Morrell fixes that drawback by throwing combos, Benavidez might be in bother.
“Cooking up one thing massive for y’all for my subsequent struggle. Keep tuned. If every thing goes proper and he accepts, [David] Morrell,” stated David Benavidez on social media for his subsequent struggle in December.
Benavidez floated a imaginative and prescient he’d cooked up, saying that if he defeats the Beterbiev-Bivol winner to seize the 4 belts, he might defend them in opposition to Canelo Alvarez at a catchweight. It was a wacky pipe dream as a result of Benavidez’s possibilities of beating Beterbiev or Bivol could be nearly zero.
Benavidez’s energy at 168 was absent at 175, and it was clear that he was not the identical fighter on this division. In different phrases, Benavidez can’t dominate in opposition to fighters his measurement and might want to determine a distinct means of profitable. If Benavidez retains preventing the way in which he did at Tremendous Middleweight, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than he’s knocked out.
If the struggle with Morrell, 26, will get made, it’s unclear if Benavidez’s WBC necessary spot could be up for grabs. If Benavidez loses that, he might overlook about getting the winner of the October twelfth undisputed championship struggle between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
If Morrell can get his palms on the WBC necessary spot, it could be him who would tackle the winner of that struggle if he might defeat Benavidez. That may mess up Benvidez’s plans for the mega-payday that he’s relying on by preventing the winner of the Beterbiev-Bivol struggle.
