Coach Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis says he thought that former WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell was going to box and go to the body of David Banavidez in their February 1 battle.
Bozy thinks Morrell (11-1, 9 COs) made a mistake by standing in front of benavidez (30-0, 24 coes), covering and leaning forward instead of moving around to sit traps. How the 27-year-old Cuban Morell fought was ideal for Benavidez to use the style to win a unanimous 12 round decision.
Morrell’s error
Bozy wonders what his coach in his corner told Morrell because he didn’t have to fight like that. Morrell still injured Banavidez several times with large shots, but could not benefit. Banavidez won the battle with the scores 118-108, 115-111 and 115-111. The first score by the judge, Tim Cheatham, did not reflect what happened in the fight because it was still close. Morrell got his pound of flesh, hurt benavidez and marked his face above recognition.
“It was a tremendous battle, but I thought Morrell was going to use more boxing and his legs,” said coach Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis about IceM Sports Mediaand respond to David Morrell’s loss of David Banavidez on February 1st. “He leans in and throws such bumps. It seemed to me who was not his style to fight Benavidez like that.
“If someone has their hands against Benavidez and stays so, benavidez is sharp with their combinations. Body head, body kick. But if you move, you make it difficult for him, but he (Morrell) did not. This is where he lost.
“Me too, but he didn’t do anything about this,” Bozy said when he said by the interviewer that he thought Morrell was going to move and put traps. “Benavidez has it all too, and he can box a little. He is one of them who comes to fight. He wants to make it an exciting battle, which is why people come to see fighting. He is a crowd pleasure. “
Morrell fought in the same way in his previous battle against Radivojo Kalajdzic last August. So it is possible that it is a training issue, and he should consider getting a new coach to prevent it from happening again.
Benavidez’s power
“He’s not just going to box you. He said, “The heck with the box.” As soon as he gets there, he goes to the body and to the head and makes everything look spectacular, ”Bozy says of Benavidez. “That’s why people love him. A few times, “Ennis says that Benavidez has been hurt by Morrell a few times.
“But he didn’t,” Bozy said about Morrell, looking like he could put something to achieve the victory after injuring Benavidez. “When he hit him, he stooped him, but Benavidez immediately returned like a champion. I mean, he came back and beat them, man. “
Morrell fought poorly until the 11th, when he relentlessly attacked a very tired and beaten benavidez and dropped him. On the 12th, benavidez struck arms and fought on fumes. Morrell, whose power was just as good as when he started fighting, landed all the hardest shots. It was surprising how tired Benavidez looked.
“As I said, it was a good fight, but Morrell did not fight. He did not use his foot movement or none of this, ”says Bozy. “In fact, he didn’t go to the body. I didn’t see him going to the body. I didn’t see any of this (light the body of Morrell). I don’t know what type of information he gets in the corner.
“It would be a good fight because the one thing about benavidez. He found that dog in him, ”Ennis said when he said that benavidez is mandatory to fight the winner of the Artur Betterbiev against Dmitri Bivolol 2 Rematch. “You have to kill him in the ring. He’s never going to stop. You have to stop him, ”Bozy says of Benavidez.
Last updated on 02/10/2025
