Richard Torrez Jr warns David Benavidez

One-shot danger

“You really have to worry about one shot at the heavyweights,” Torrez Jr. said. said Fight Hub TV. “Sometimes these guys will take and eat like three or four shots, just throw that one haymaker, heavy quitter, because that will just end the fight.”

Benavidez recently stopped Gilberto Ramirez to capture cruiserweight titles, continuing his climb through various weight classes. The win immediately created speculation about whether he could finally test himself against heavyweights.

Torrez said fighters like Benavidez and Ramirez have the skill level to move up, but warned that heavyweight fights often become slower and more dangerous because opponents are willing to wait for one opening.

“In the 168-pound division, you don’t get many guys it will just sit seven rounds waiting for one shot,Said Torrez. “Heavyweights are so different.”

The undefeated heavyweight contender also pointed out physical differences that become harder to deal with at heavyweight.

Bigger men, bigger shots

“With Zurdo, he’s got really good back-and-forth skills, but then you get a guy who’s seven feet tall, it’s going to be a little bit harder to do that as well,” Torrez said.

Despite the warning, Torrez still believes elite fighters from the lower divisions can find success if they decide to move up.

“If anybody can do it, I think all of them can do it,” Torrez said. “They are unified champions and world champions in their own divisions.”

Torrez is preparing for his own big heavyweight test against Frank Sanchez on the May 23 card headlined by Oleksandr Usyk in Egypt.