A beat-up-looking David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) boasted to the media that he “hit more durable ” than David Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) after defeating him by a 12-round unanimous resolution in a combat a lot nearer than the scores turned in by the Nevada judges on Saturday evening.
Going by appearances, the comparatively unmarked Morrell positively hits more durable than Benavidez. It was a detailed combat that would have been a draw, however the judges gave it to ‘The Mexican Monster’ by the scores 115-111, 115-111, and 118-108.
The referee interrupted Morrell’s momentum when he penalized him for hitting after the bell to finish the eleventh spherical. Morrell had harm Benavidez and was attempting to complete him off. We’ll by no means know what would have occurred, however the timing of that time deduction was dangerous.
Benavidez fought like he at all times does, throwing numerous punches and utilizing his work price as his protection to out-produce his opponent. The Cuban Morrell was extra targeted on touchdown arduous photographs than Benavidez’s scattergun strategy.
After the combat, Benavidez mentioned he wished the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 winner to come back to the U.S. to defend in opposition to him. It’s unclear if he expects that to occur. That will be shocking if it occurred. Benavidez will need to have an ego downside if he actually thinks that the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 combat winner would volunteer to combat him within the U.S.
Benavidez’s Declare
“I understand how to work a 12-round combat. He hit more durable than anybody I confronted, however I hit more durable. I confirmed what stage I’m on,” Benavidez mentioned after his win in opposition to Morrell. “I used to be larger and stronger and a greater dancer. I took management of the combat instantly. I can assault each nook of the physique.
“That is ‘Monster’s world.”
Benavidez doesn’t hit more durable than Morrell, nor does he hit puncher more durable than Yoenli Hernandez, who fought on the undercard.
