Wonder if you even watched the fight.
1. Morrell had his success and also noticeably rocked Benavidez twice. Fourth round where Morrell caught him with a hook after getting caught himself and after the bell in round 11th, But was throughly outskilled and overworked 8-4 or 9-3. He was taunting because he wanted to show he was still in the fight, he himself was rocked in numerous occasions in the middle rounds and demonstrated his grit after he recovered when shelled up. Morrell was frustrated and it was visible, he wasn't able to find openings on Benavidez's high guard while Benavidez either punched through the gaps and peeled off his guard.
2. The "knockdown" is not even technically a knockdown, it was slip as the feet were entangled and the punch didn't land in a scoring area of the body. Was a bad call by the referee.
https://x.com/Pound4our4Pound/status/1886162314753413292?
3. It's professional fighting, who cares about facial bruises in a quite competitive bout, it was the combination of the punches that a knockout artist landed by Morell and leather rubbed from his gloves from blocking. He also got the worse of the headbutt, which opened a cut in his eyelid. Morrell himself had two swollen eyes and a minor jaw injury, he had blood trickling from his mouth that was washed down in some rounds, he sticked out a bloodied tongue when he tounted Benavidez.
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Here is some highlights of the fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaPlgp__Xa4
Of course I watched the fight.
He rocked Morrell much more than twice. The first time he hurt Benavidez was in Round 2 with a straight left off the ropes. I would agree, he was outskilled in a sense of winning rounds and he was definitely outworked. He wasn't taunting to show he was still in the fight, it's who he has always been. I can agree he was frustrated at moments due to the activity of Benavidez but Benavidez looked MUCH more frustrated and uncomfrotable than him. He wasn't able to find openings on his high guard? I think you need to rewatch the fight in slow mo. Benavidez was picking shots off but ALOT of those shots were getting through. The knockdown wasn't a real knockdown, no, but at that moment Morrell head his hands down and used an angle that Benavidez's slow feet caused him to be off balance. You can not tell me that Benavidez gloves were the reason his face was marked up lol. Yes Benavidez outworked him but he landed a significant amount of shots. You can see it written all over Benavidez's face that he was feeling those shots and was uncomfortable like he's never been in a fight.