Coach Jose Benavidez Sr. says his son, David Benavidez, goes to take David Morrell into the deep waters and drown him of their combat in 29 days on February 1st on PBC on Prime Video PPV in Las Vegas.
Jose Sr. feels that Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) can put on down WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) with physique photographs and strain.
Benavidez’s Plan
“We don’t know. Everyone’s model is totally different,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr. to YSM Sports activities Media when requested if David Morrell is a harder opponent for David Benavidez than Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade.
“David Morrell is a good fighter, a really adorned novice fighter, a two-time world champion at 168 and 175. He’s a left-hander. We don’t know [if Morrell is tougher than Plant and Andrade], however as of proper now, we’re coaching like he’s the perfect fighter in our profession. We’ve acquired to suppose that.
“We are able to’t underestimate David Morrell. We don’t know the way huge is his coronary heart. We’re going to take him to the deep waters, and we’re going to see if he can swim. If not, he’s going to drown. The plan is to not simply win the combat. Look spectacular,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.
Morrell is far larger, stronger, and youthful than Plant and Andrade. So, for Jose Sr. to be relying on Benavidez doing the identical factor to him that he did towards these fighters, he might be in for a giant disappointment on February 1st.
“The factor is with all these fighters that transfer round. They don’t wish to get hit. So, they’re very cautious. They use their legs rather a lot,” mentioned Jose Sr. “I hope David Morrell involves combat and reveals the individuals he’s the perfect at 175, and that’s going to finish in a knockout.”
Morrell doesn’t transfer round rather a lot. When he does transfer, he’s standing in entrance of his opponents. He’s not transferring across the ring however facet to facet along with his higher physique. Morrell might be there for Benavidez to alternate photographs.
The punches that Morrell throws are a lot tougher than the blokes the Mexican Monster has been combating throughout his profession and won’t final lengthy when he begins getting hit by the Cuban.
Concentrating on The Physique
“If he’s cautious, utilizing his legs and transferring round, it’s going to take us slightly time as a result of when you’ve a fighter that’s transferring, it makes it slightly bit tough,” mentioned Jose Sr. “I’m positive David [Benavidez] goes to capitalize on that and begin breaking that physique and begin placing injury on him.”
The photographs that Morrell was hitting his final opponent, Radivoje Kalajdzic, on August third wound knockout Benavidez or badly harm him to the place he’s defenseless to a follow-up barrage. Morrell had Radivoje harm quite a few occasions of their combat on the BMO stadium in Los Angeles.
“Hopefully, we are able to take him out of there earlier than the ninth or tenth spherical,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.