David Benavidez (29-0, 24 ko) is facing David Morrell (11-0, 9 Kos) this Saturday, February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena for a slight superiority in the heavyweight category. The winner will become a mandatory challenger for winner Arthur Beterbiev opposite the Dmitry buffalo of the rematch on February 2nd.
(Credit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions)
Benavidez has been looking for a mega fight against Canel Alvarez for years, but has become impatient and now tries to his own path in a slight serious category division. It is now an opportunity to launch its career and provoke an undisputed champion in a difficult difficult category if he can successfully beat Morrell.
For Morrell, the fight against Benavidez will be the biggest struggle of his young career, which with only 11 professional fights has yet to be truly tested. His hardest match so far would be his lightweight debut with heavy categories against Radivoja Kalajdzic. He won the match with a unanimous decision, but extinguished only 32 strokes in a 36-minute game in Kalajdzic. Kalajdzic was strong to
End, Outlanding Morrell 41 to 38 in the last four rounds. Kalajdzic, compared to Benavidez, will be considered an economical blow. How will Morrell take on the volume of a strong impact like Benavidez? At media training in Miami, Morrell called Benavidez Robocop for lack of agility in the ring. Benavidez, however, showed the ability to defeat agile and mobile boxers in the Caleb and Demetrius Andrade plant. Although it is agile, Morrell would not be considered inaccessible, and Kalajdzic showed that in their match, he landed almost 30 percent of his strokes.
Benavidez has one of the highest percentages of connection in sports with 37.9 percent, which is the second Bam Rodriguez with 39.5 percent. His pressure and accuracy will set the challenges to Morrell, who has yet to face any kim caliber in professionals. Benavidez likes to break his opponents, punishing them with his deadly combinations. Against the former WBC Lini Line Light Champion in the heavyweight category of Oleksandar Gvozdyk, he managed to land an impressive 46.7 percent of his blows.
Morrell will seek to take advantage of his 4-inch advantage and a box at a distance. How disciplined can remain in this strategy, it remains to be seen. During the event before the fight, they both showed a true aversion to each other. Benavidez made it clear that he intended to seriously punish Morrella and make an example of him. He wants to send a message that one of the best in sports, and convincingly win against Morrell, she would bring him to a superstar. He must be careful not to be overly aggressive, because Morrell has the power to make a mistake if he commits it.
Benavidez must be strategic with his choice of blows and use JAB. He tends to forget the charge and simply get into his pocket and throw a combination. Benavidez had a similar contempt for another opponent at the Caleb plant, the events before the fight were as heated as is Morrell.
His strategy that came into that struggle was very similar to what he intended to do in this, which is to destroy his opponent. In doing so, he forgot some boxer basis and had a very anemic stab speed, landing only 30 stings in their 12 round game. He can’t do this against Morrell; Must throw jab high speed. Kalajdzic used the apple intelligently, allowing him to set his offensive attack. Benavidez must remain straight and fight against his struggle. He must not fall into the Morrell game and fall into his traps.
Benavidez has professionally faced better competition and has experience to win the match. He has to target the body and slow down 27-year-old Morrel, who will seek to use his mobility to reduce Benavidez attack. If Benavidez can withstand Morrell’s power, he should be his struggle to lose.
Source: Compubox
