David Benavidez and WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell each weighed in at 174.2 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in for his or her 12-round struggle this Saturday night time, reside on PBC on Amazon on Prime Video PPV on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
The Weight Drain Recreation
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) has seemed like a vampire this week, together with his emaciated, lifeless look. He’s been slicing weight to get right down to 175, and it’s clearly been a nightmare for him.
He’ll possible rehydrate as much as 200 lbs for the struggle in opposition to Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) and have a weight benefit contained in the ring. This isn’t intentional on Benavidez’s half. He’s been a cruiserweight in dimension for years, however as a result of his youth, he’s been capable of drain right down to compete at 168 and now 175. Because the saying goes, ‘As soon as a weight bully, all the time a weight bully.’
The sanctioning our bodies ought to all implement 10-lb rehydration clauses to stop fighters from rehydrating monumental quantities of weight. This needs to be a typical rule in each division with all governing our bodies for security functions.
His weight manipulation will catch as much as him finally, as with each fighter competing in divisions properly under the place they need to be. In Benavidez’s final struggle in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk, it backfired on him when he gassed out after six rounds and took a horrendous beating that he gained’t quickly overlook.
We may see the identical factor occur on Saturday night time, however Morrell hits too onerous for Benavidez to make it the complete 12 like he did in opposition to the 37-year-old Gvozdykon on June fifteenth final yr.
Official Weights
David Benavidez 174.2 vs. David Morrell 174.2
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz 138.6 vs. Angel Fierro 139
Brandon Figueroa 125.8 vs. Stephen Fulton 126
“With this man, there’s no respect,” stated David Benavidez to the media, speaking about David Morrell. “‘Peace & love,’” stated Benavidez, mocking what Morrell had stated throughout their ultimate press convention on Thursday. “I’m not shocked as a result of he’s scared.
“They didn’t assume I’d take it. They thought I used to be ducking them. It wasn’t that I used to be ducking them. I used to be getting greater fights as a result of he needed to construct his title up,” stated Benavidez about Morrell.
That seems like typical hogwash from Benavidez, saying he selected to not struggle Morrell as a result of he was taking “greater fights.” Do you name these guys “greater fights” for Benavidez than Morrell?
Caleb Plant
Demetrius Andrade
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Kyrone Davis
David Lemieux
Ronald Ellis
These are NOT greater fights than Morrell’s, but when Benavidez wished to keep away from the gifted Cuban, it made sense for him to tackle these lesser guys. Plant is the most effective of these fighters, however he’d already been knocked out by Canelo and proven that he has no energy. He’s a finesse-level fighter, and he’s means smaller than Benavidez.
“After I stated I need to take this struggle, they have been able the place they couldn’t say no,” stated Benavidez about Staff Morrell. “Now that the time is right here, he’s not saying nothing. He’s scared. I can inform in his eyes. I can really feel someone’s worry, and I really feel 100% with David Morrell, he’s petrified of me.”
