Benavidez vs Morrell confirmed.

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Excellent. I’ll be looking forward to this one. Been looking forward to it for a while, actually. Morrell better bring his A-game.

He have to, benavidez is not a slouch.

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doesn't change the fact his resume is still crap and not a single top 10 guy.

That's not true, Allen was the #1 contender for the WBA when they fought for the belt, and Aidos was #4 or 5, mbilli was #1 and refused to fight him not once but twice.

[Oracle01]

That's not true, Allen was the #1 contender for the WBA when they fought for the belt, and Aidos was #4 or 5, mbilli was #1 and refused to fight him not once but twice.

I told you before sanctioning body top 10 means nothing. they are mostly filled with bums. Only division top 10 matters.

[garfios]

Let's unpack this...

• David B. fought an older boxer who behaved like a stationary sparring partner. David B. gassed.

• David M. fought a younger, movement-oriented boxer who did everything in his power to shut down the other. David M. didn't gas.

• David B threw a lot of punches that landed cleanly. A lot. I applaud David B's underrated precision.

• David M. was economical with his punches. We know he more than likely hits harder than Benavidez, but is he as precise?

• Defensively, Benavidez tends to get hit more, and we haven't seen Morrell hit all that much until Hot Rod stepped to him. They could be even here.

• Both have spotty resumes; David B's is better.

• Gvozdyk was never in any real danger from David B's punches; Kalajdzic got into a few spots of trouble with David M's.

I don't know who wins. Pretty even when all things are considered. Benavidez might be able to overwhelm Morrell, but we've seen the latter inch away from trouble pretty effortlessly. I compared Morrell to Andrade in another thread; both are tricky and have/had the tools to offset someone like Benavidez, only Andrade quit at 36 when the going got rough. Morrell at 26/27 wants that smoke. Gun to my head, Benavidez wins with his experience, but I also wouldn't be surprised if he also shows up shot from so many years of weight draining himself and without properly acclimating to the weight before fighting someone young and fresh(er). Could be a star making fight for Morrell, but will only shut a few people up for Benavidez.

In other words, two young talented fighters at their pick going at it and nobody knows who's going to win. Boxing at its best.

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I told you before sanctioning body top 10 means nothing. they are mostly filled with bums. Only division top 10 matters.

You can say whatever you want but benavidez fought the same "contenders" appointed by the alphabet soups. Go and find a guy with 11 fights that fought similar opposition than Morrell Jr. Did you check benavidez, canelo, anyone?

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Benavidez haters in shambles for a bit until they discover they can start saying that "Morrell is young and unproven" .

Changing with the wind.

[garfios]

Benavidez haters in shambles for a bit until they discover they can start saying that "Morrell is young and unproven" .

Changing with the wind.

Real fans wouldn't say that. It is a very even fight where you can pick the winner and very easily the victor could be the other fighter. Whoever hates this fight is not a boxing fan.