Comments Thread For: David Benavidez: There's No Fight With Morrell Lined Up; We Want To Fight Jaime Munguia

[jmrf4435]

I don’t care for Morrell, but honestly, this is getting ridiculous. Benavidez only seems to want to fight guys he has physical advantages over…taller, bigger, they came from lower weights.

He should grow some balls and call out Bivol, Beterbiev, Joe Smith, Callum Smith, Ramirez, Govzdyk.

Seems like Benavidez is just thumping on his chest towards fighters who came from 154-160.

So far, he’s called out Charlo, Canelo, Munguia. All former 154-160 fighters.

I don’t see him hollering Bivol’s name, or Beterbiev, or basically anyone his actual physical size or anyone who has campaigned at 168-175 for a while.

he's a weight bully and should be fighting at 175

[SteveM]

He also has a physical advantage over Plant: Plant has little punching power.

What? I’ve been begging for Canelo to fight Benavidez.

I’m saying what you read. Exactly what you read word for word. That Benavidez only calls out fighters he has physical advantages over. Mainly 154-160 fighters coming up.

I pray to god Canelo fights this clown next.

You said that he's calling out Canelo partly because he's a fighter who came up from 154 - conveniently forgetting that Canelo has been campaigning at 168 long enough now to become undisputed and also has twice gone up to 175 to fight champions - yet he's picking on Canelo - don't think so.

Canelo is the undisputed champion at 168 and would be Benavidez' first choice next opponent as confirmed by the huge offer. He just took a risky fight versus Plant and was largely applauded for it. Morrell is high risk low reward. Benavidez says he'll fight him but not next as he'd rather it'd be a high reward for a high risk.

Will you apply your same logic to Spence ? Who has feasted on lower weight fighters - Mikey, Danny and now he is lining up another lower weight fighter in Crawford. Laughable line of logic.

[SteveM]

he's a weight bully and should be fighting at 175

He's campaigning at 168. Them's the rules - if you can make the weight it's legit.
Otherwise we can say Spence should fight at 154 or 160
Haney should fight at 147
Fundora should fight at HW - lol

case you haven't noted - boxing has weight divisions, not height divisions

me personally - I'd rather have same day weigh-ins with weigh-ins at fixed times leading up to the fight. 6 weeks, 3 weeks and 1 week - but it's an imperfect world.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

These days logic is out the window in favor of "I don't like this guy because he beat a fighter I liked" or whatever the hell it is.

Benavidez has been seeking a Canelo fight for years. He is Canelo's mandatory. He offered a fight contract where Canelo will get 45 million. Canelo is choosing instead to try and drag old assed cruisers down to 180.

I like Morrell. Benavidez has done way more and is Canelo's mandatory. How in the hell can anyone dog Benavidez for not fighting Morrell?

[racostaa]

Benavides is a duck like Canelo. Just picking the easy fight. Mungia is a veru easy fight for Benavidez like Canelo for Berlanga. They are both cowards

[Afi23]

168 has got some movement. its a smorgasbord of entertainment compared to 160 which is totally dead.

I'd like to see Benavidez vs Mbilli in a competitive stay-busy fight - a further step up for Mbilli and no easy outing for David.

Morrell is just going to be avoided at 168 - just like Ennis is at 147 and Golovkin was 10 years ago at 160 and Hgrovic is at HW

Hgrovic really in the "avoided" category, I don't know.

[A.B Counterhooks]

Yeah, Sampson AND his dad both said they had signed contracts to fight already.

That is correct, the same with the supposed canelo offer sent by email , first it was 50 mill guaranteed now its 45M ...someone is lying here.

[turnedup]

Why is wanting Mungia? Easy answer, takes out the only other blockbuster option for Canelo at the weight division. Canelo isn’t getting a huge payday fighting morel, if he was, bet your heart David would be fighting him next instead.

[Rebelrbg]

Bumavidez

Lol, I knew you were coming.

[Joseph]

Not surprising. Morrell would whip that ass for you and take your Canelo lottery ticket.