Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. says his son, David Benavidez, is going to take David Morrell into the deep waters and drown him in their fight 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 wear down WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) with body shots and pressure.
Benavidez’s Plan
“We don’t know. Everybody’s style is different,” said Jose Benavidez Sr. to YSM Sports Media when asked if David Morrell is a tougher opponent for David Benavidez than Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade.
“David Morrell is a great fighter, a very decorated amateur 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], but as of right now, we’re training like he’s the best fighter in our career. We’ve got to think that.
“We can’t underestimate David Morrell. We don’t know how big is his 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 not to just win the fight. Look spectacular,” said Benavidez Sr.
Morrell is much bigger, stronger, and younger than Plant and Andrade. So, for Jose Sr. to be counting on Benavidez doing the same thing to him that he did against those fighters, he could be in for a big disappointment on February 1st.
“The thing is with all these fighters that move around. They don’t want to get hit. So, they’re very careful. They use their legs a lot,” said Jose Sr. “I hope David Morrell comes to fight and shows the people he’s the best at 175, and that’s going to end in a knockout.”
Morrell doesn’t move around a lot. When he does move, he’s standing in front of his opponents. He’s not moving around the ring but side to side with his upper body. Morrell will be there for Benavidez to exchange shots.
The punches that Morrell throws are much harder than the guys the Mexican Monster has been fighting during his career and might not last long when he starts getting hit by the Cuban.
Targeting The Body
“If he’s careful, using his legs and moving around, it’s going to take us a little time because when you have a fighter that’s moving, it makes it a little bit difficult,” said Jose Sr. “I’m sure David [Benavidez] is going to capitalize on that and start breaking that body and start putting damage on him.”
The shots that Morrell was hitting his last opponent, Radivoje Kalajdzic, on August 3rd wound knockout Benavidez or badly hurt him to where he’s defenseless to a follow-up barrage. Morrell had Radivoje hurt numerous times in their fight at the BMO stadium in Los Angeles.
“Hopefully, we can take him out of there before the ninth or tenth round,” said Benavidez Sr.
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