David Banavidez says he proved that David Morrell (11-1, 9 COs) would be “Never ” Beat him last weekend with his win over the former WBA ‘ordinary’ lightweight champion at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fans do not agree.
Morrell shines bright
The powerful Cuban Southpaw Morrell’s push has damaged the face of the WBC-Tussentage 175-Pond Champion Banavidez (30-0, 24 COs), giving him a Frankenstein’s sample appearance by the end. Banavidez fought from the 10th round on fumes, completely exhausted and took evil punishment at the Morrell time.
I was rather Morrell last Saturday night than Banavidez, who took a bucket full of punishment and made him look completely. Morrell probably has a better future than Benavidez at 175 because he has much more power and technical skills.
If Benavidez believes he could beat Morrell in a rematch, he would not have rejected the idea of fighting him again by repeatedly saying that he was “not earning a re -broadcast. This is one thing to say that Morrell can never beat him ‘. Yet it is one more to prove it.
Morrell was the better warrior of rounds 10 to 12 when he put Benavidez under pressure and had him on the canvas in the 11th. Banavidez got away with murder with his rabbit stalks and the pulling out of the guard he used in the fight.
The referee should have said something about these things. Benavidez also raised his tree trunks highly, in a Fury-esque styleTo limit the target area for Morrell to hit him to the body. The referee should have insisted that benavidez adjust them.
If there was a rematch, Morrell would be ready to utilize benavidez if he chose to throw blows in the back of the head or holding his left hand while hitting.
It was similar to Benavidez’s previous fight, in which he threw out against the former WBC lightweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk after nine rounds and took very heavy shots. At lightweight, Banavidez showed in his two battles that he nine round fightingR with nothing in the guest tank of 10 to 12 left.
The ‘never’ claim
“I would like to fight against him again. I showed that I was above him and that he would never be able to hit me, ”David Banavidez told Ariel Helwani channelAnd talked about David Morrell after beating him this past weekend in a grueling fight that left his own face unrecognizable.
“I can come to 200, but I don’t want to get up about it,” Benavidez said when asked how high he could take his weight. I feel comfortable in 175. I feel with every fight, I get stronger and stronger. For this battle I came in 196. This is probably the heaviest I’ve ever been. Now I feel 100% comfortable at 175 and at 195. ”
Benavidez weighed 174 pounds last Friday, which means he rehydrates a huge 22 pound for his fight against Morrell. That would explain why he looked so much bigger than the Cuban talent in the ring.
It is good for Benavidez that Morrell did not hold the IBF title because he would have to handle a 10-pound rehydration limit for the secondary weighing day of the fight. Could Benavidez have handed over a rehydration restriction? Yes, but he probably would have been drained for the fight, and Morrell would have had an advantage over him.
Last updated on 02/05/2025
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