Former world champion in two divisions Antonio Tarver believes David Morrell may need a knockout to defeat the WBC temporary champion in the David Benavidez semi-heavyweight category in eight days on February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
If Benavidez Juri Morrella, as he does with all her opponents, could be knocked out of the Cuban talent in the first round.
Morrell has a lot more strength and technical abilities for Benavides to fight a primitive style he used to the day he sought to overpower fossil at 168. Benavidz’s career was built on poor connection and his struggle far below his huge size Cruiserweight.
Tarver believes that Benavidez (29-0, 24 ko) has too much size and professional experience to make the former Cuban amateur star Morrell (11-0, 9 ko) to beat without knocking him out. Benavidez’s effect will make it difficult for Morrell to win a decision if surpassed a big difference in this fight.
Benavidz’s habit of throwing a lot of blows could be his fall in this fight because he puts his chin on the line and gets a lot of blows. He depends on his effect to flood his opponent, which turned on because he fought mainly against smaller fighters during the 11 years he fought with 168.
Morrell is a better hitter than the guys against whom Benavidez fought, and he will be a threat to a knockout in this fight. He will have many opportunities to hurt Benavidez because he is used to fighting older, smaller fighters. He only fought with one type of his size, Oleksandra Gvozdyk, and that fighter really defeated him. Gvozdyk injured him on his body.
Need Nokaut?
“I think Morrell was needed another or two tests to cope with the ability, strength and confidence with which David Benavidez comes at the table,” Antonio Tarver said on his YouTube channel, Tarverstake at the fight of David Benavidez against David Morrell for eight days on February 1.
“I think David Morrell will have to find that blow that not only falls, but also an earthquake of the brain. He has to knock out David Benavidez. Sometimes there are fighters you can make them give up. I don’t think you can make none of these fighters give up.
“Sometimes you have to knock them out, and I feel that this is one of those types of struggles where one of these guys will have to end inside a distance to secure a victory. David Benavidez will have a small advantage in reach and size [correction: 6’1″ Morrell has four inch reach advantage. 6’2′ Benavidez is one inch taller, and might be heavier]. ”
It sounds like Tarver drank Kool-Aid, accepting the same things that other Benavidez fans said about him. If you turn off the nonsense that Benavidez’s followers talk about him and look carefully at his A. A huge size and B. smaller, older opposition he won, you will see that he is only a typical bully with weight.
“I think this will be one of the gifted fighters that Benavidez faced,” Tarver said. “Morrell comes with a lot of talent. Experience. Guys like the Caleb Plant, those types of fighters that Benavidez faced. In the semi -heavyweight category [Oleksandr Gvozdyk] that he [fought] it was very difficult. ”
You cannot give Benavidez Hype because of the victory over the Caleb Plante because Canelo Alvarez did a far better job by winning him than he is. Plant won the first five rounds against Benavidez and struggled with him close only on skills. Canelo dominated Plante and knocked him out.
Hypeati Benavidez could have had the Plant power and that Canelo did not knock him out before fighting him. He did not do a better job by defeating the plant by Canel and lost almost all the first six rounds. Plant revealed him. If this is what you intend to evaluate Benavidez and use as your explanation why he beat Morrell, you don’t think clearly.
The key to attack on the body
“He didn’t knock him out, but he managed to cross the distance,” Morrell said of Benavidz’s fight against Gvozdyk. “If you think who can stop, I mean David Benavidez with that attack on the body. If he manages to focus on it early and achieve some success, it really helps him below. Morrell does not use a consistent attack by the body. I think most of it is hunted by his head.
“When you make a transition from an amateur to a professional, it’s sitting on those blows and an attack by body. That is why I would advise every fighter to invest in that body. If you see that one of these types goes down early, ask that the guy raise your hand.
“You will have to take the risk when you go to your body. You need to be aware enough to know when you are in safe rooms. You can’t be inside with your hands lowered when you try to shake your body with any of these types. They are both great anti -inflants, “Tarver said.
