Anthony Yarde coach Tunde Ajayi does not believe that David Benavidez’s absence of knockouts, as he moved up after 175, is a sign that he cannot hit in the light heavyweight division. He notes that he is now facing better opposition than the guys he fought at 168.
Benavidez’s last seven knockouts
– David Lemiueux
– Demetrius Andrade: 35 and past his prime
– Kyrone Davis
– Ronald Ellis
– Roamer Alexis Angulo
– Anthony Dirrell
– J’Leon Love
This is not an impressive list. Most of these guys were travelers, and the only two champions in the world, Dirrell and Andrade, were old in their mid-thirties when benavidez fought them.
Yarde (27-3, 24 CO’s) will challenge Benavidez (30-0, 24 COs) for his WBC Light Heavyweight title on November 22 in the Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight will be displayed directly on Dazn PPV.
Benavidez -knock -out drought
“Not really, because when we look at the knockout relationships of specific people, knockouts are determined by who stands in front of you,” Tunde Ajayi said Pro Boxing fansIf asked if David Benavidez’s lack of knockouts has moved up since 175, a sign is that his power has not been assigned from 168.
It is clear that Banavidez’s power was not transferred from 168. His absence of knockouts in his two fights at light heavyweight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk and David Morrell was not just because he finally faced talented guys. His power is not the same at 175 as when he fought at 168.
“If you look at Deontay Wilder, he couldn’t knock Tyson Fury out, but he still had a higher knockout percentage than Tyson. The track record of both athletes (Yarde and benavidez) is high, ‘says Tunde.
Ajayi: High IQ Fight
“Anthony’s fight against Betterbiev was the hardest battle that Betterbiev has ever had. The world showed the big IQ of the Boxing World Yarde. David Banavidez said during the face face to face that none of these punches is the type that a person protrudes.
Yarde did a remarkable work against Artur Betterbiev. If he wasn’t tired, he would probably have knocked out because he injured him with his left hook at a few times.
Benavidez’s habit of pushing his opponents, which focuses on volume, will leave him open to Yarde’s left brackets. If the ‘Mexican sample’ chooses to use the approach, it will be cut. It would be more difficult to recover from a knockout against Yarde will be more difficult than when he fought against David Morrell in February in February. Yarde will immediately hit him and want to finish him. Morrell deteriorated after dropping Benavidez, suspending surprisingly against the ropes. It was strange.
Last updated on 07/30/2025
