Who's Picking Morrell To Beat Benavidez

[garfios]

Morrell is here for the fight just to dispel the boogeyman theory. Now that it's happening, he's still bragging about it. That's what he wanted everyone to focus on in the presscon. He can't stop mentioning it. He'll probably brag about going the distance next if he survives.

Morrell Jr is here to win, he's not bragging he's selling the fight and is confident. Pretty sure he's making a good chunk of money too, they both are.

[garfios]

If Benavidez shows up in the same shape of the Gvozdyk fight, this will be interesting. However, If Benavidez is at his very best - meaning hungry and focused - he should win.

How are we going to know if he is at his very best? Oh, if he loses he is not in good shape, only if he wins.

[elfag]

idk i will have to watch some morrell


bennie isnt as great as he was made out to be.

[Bullrider]

Morrell will soon find out there are levels in the game.

[Tatabanya]

How are we going to know if he is at his very best? Oh, if he loses he is not in good shape, only if he wins.

Why? Could not they be both at their 100%, and Morrell still wins?

[Haka]

My prediction is that Bena will outwork Morrell and Morrell is not able to outbox Bena.

[Joseph]

I think Morrell's best bet is to take advantage of his youth and athleticism. His tempo needs to be rapid so he can bring out the Benavidez who gassed during the last few rounds with Gvozdyk. IF he can manage that, he has a real shot. Andrade actually had the blueprint until he got caught. And he's old, shot, and underweight. Morrell isn't.

Have we seen Morrell sucking air? We have at least once for Benny. I know these details are minute in the grand scheme of things, but all of them together matter.

[LA_2_Vegas]

I think Morrell's best bet is to take advantage of his youth and athleticism. His tempo needs to be rapid so he can bring out the Benavidez who gassed during the last few rounds with Gvozdyk. IF he can manage that, he has a real shot. Andrade actually had the blueprint until he got caught. And he's old, shot, and underweight. Morrell isn't.

Have we seen Morrell sucking air? We have at least once for Benny. I know these details are minute in the grand scheme of things, but all of them together matter.

I think Morrell got a little tired in the some stretches in the last third of the fight against Yerbossynuly. I guess understandable given his output to that point; but after looking great early on, I remember thinking it wasn't looking as great later. Despite the vicious beating , Morrell allowed Yerbossynuly to have small rallies, enough to convince the ref that the fight should continue. It happened a nnumber of times; the fight looked over, Yerbo was gone, then he would muster a minor rally while Morrell was standing around. Unfortunately, that dynamic might have aided what happend to Yerbo after the fight

The flip side is that in those early round, I think he looked more spectacular than Benavidez has at any point and I have always liked DB. But only in that first half. . It's been a while since I watched that fight but my impression at the time was that Morell was tired in stretches

[CubanGuyNYC]

I think Morrell got a little tired in the some stretches in the last third of the fight against Yerbossynuly. I guess understandable given his output to that point; but after looking great early on, I remember thinking it wasn't looking as great later. Despite the vicious beating , Morrell allowed Yerbossynuly to have small rallies, enough to convince the ref that the fight should continue. It happened a nnumber of times; the fight looked over, Yerbo was gone, then he would muster a minor rally while Morrell was standing around. Unfortunately, that dynamic might have aided what happend to Yerbo after the fight

The flip side is that in those early round, I think he looked more spectacular than Benavidez has at any point and I have always liked DB. But only in that first half. . It's been a while since I watched that fight but my impression at the time was that Morell was tired in stretches

Guys like Morrell, with power, few fights and even less fights that go the distance, tend to neglect their endurance training a bit. They can be in good shape, but lack that little extra that allows them to go 100% till the final bell. The Cuban will need that extra umph versus Benavidez. They’re both gonna need it. In a recent photo shoot to promote the bout, Benny looked considerably soft. He’ll take the weight off by February, but his appearance indicates to me that he hasn’t been training much — if at all. Morrell, on the other hand, looks just about ready. That makes a difference. The right kind of stamina doesn’t come overnight; the more time you prepare, the likelier you are to have the necessary endurance for a major clash.

[garfios]

Why? Could not they be both at their 100%, and Morrell still wins?

Of course. That's my point. Did you read what you wrote, the post that I replied to?