Veteran Gabe Rosado says David Morrell might want to “set traps” for him to harm the amount puncher David Benavidez of their battle in 48 days on February 1st on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. Rosado doesn’t assume Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) can match the excessive output of Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and will get knocked out by him by getting buried with quantity.
Many followers see Benavidez as too skilled for Morrell, and his quantity makes him a nightmare. Nonetheless, the Cuban Morrell’s energy, mobility, and boxing abilities give him an enormous edge. After one battle at 175, Morrell appears extra suited to the division than Benavidez.
Morrell shall be placing his WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight title on the road in opposition to WBC interim champion Benavidez of their headliner on PBC on Prime Video PPV. The winner of this battle will be capable of problem for the undisputed championship at 175.
Rosado’s Prediction
“David Morrell vs. David Benavidez. I favor Benavidez, however you’ll be able to’t sleep on Morrell,” mentioned Gabe Rosado to Combat Hub TV in regards to the February 1st match between these two fighters. “Benavidez didn’t must take this battle. Morrell was the one which wanted this battle.
“Morrell form of hit the jackpot. So, if he can win this battle, he’s there, as a result of no one was actually calling Morrell out. So, that form of exhibits what sort of canine Benavidez is. He’s like, ‘Okay, no matter. Let’s run it.’
“No person acts like that with Benavidez,” mentioned Rosado about Morrell trash-talking Benavidez throughout their face-off. “It’s going to be a firefight. They’re each going to conflict. It’s going to be a matter of who can take it as a result of they’re each going to land pictures.
This can be a nice battle for Morrell to show himself in opposition to a man that many followers really feel is a future star. Benavidez has held himself again for the final 11 years, selecting to battle at 168 slightly than shifting as much as 175, the place he has extra alternatives for attention-grabbing fights. If he had moved as much as gentle heavyweight in 2014, his profession could be additional alongside. Benavidez foolishly thought Canelo Alvarez would ultimately battle him, and he waited round for 10 years. What a mistake.
“I believe Morrell is the larger puncher of the 2, however Benavidez will get you out with the amount,” mentioned Rosado. “So, what’s going to win? Is it going to be energy or is it going to be quantity? That’s what it’s going to return right down to as a result of I don’t assume Morrell goes to have the ability to match Benavidez’s quantity.”
There’s no guessing about who the larger puncher is between Morrell and Benavidez. It’s clearly Morrell. May Benavidez be a much bigger puncher if he wasn’t specializing in quantity punching? Most likely, however he prefers to throw punches in bunches slightly than loading up.
The Technique: Traps
“He’s punching continuously on prime of you. He don’t get drained. So, Morrell goes to must set traps to land pictures in that battle,” mentioned Rosado.
Benavidez does get drained. We noticed that in his final battle in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth. He was drained after six rounds and took many exhausting punches from Gvozdyk within the second half of the competition.
