Comments Thread For: David Benavidez and David Morrell Jnr make weight before making war

[sirron000]

To the contrary. Benavidez absolutely looks like he trained for this fight. Look how trim he is. He's just not a big weightlifter, as some fighters are. WAR Benavidez!

No looks more like DB spent his training camp dropping weight.

[Roadblock]

Roadblock - boxing isn't a bodybuilding contest. Some subcutaneous fat will benefit a fighter when they come into the last rounds of a fight. TBH Morrell looking 'shredded' seems to me a weakness because he is more likely to tire in the championship rounds. If he is as scared as his body language suggested, however, it won't get to no champion rounds! I'm hoping Morrell is just nervous because he knows he is so good & is going to make so big a statement that he doesn't want anyone to miss it.

lol nobody said it was, I said he looks like he didn't train knowing that he worked his ass of and in great shape which is what l stated, he has a genetic soft looking body its no big deal , it was just a visual comment, I like David lol.

[1Eriugenus]

'No looks more like DB spent his training camp dropping weight.'
Which is why he came in at 174.2. No-one checked & he just thought the weight was 174. Mistake anyone could make, yeah? Every fighter turns up heavy to fight camp & drops weight. I wasn't in Benavidez camp but if you're saying Benavidez turned up way over & has spent camp in sauna boiling down then I think the fact he weighed in comfortably inside the limit, looking fit & healthy, with some subcutaneous fat, really makes that unlikely. I thought Benavidez looked great physically but IMO being in great shape wouldn't help him if the best Morrell showed up. I'm now not convinced the best Morrell will/can show up.

[lilacp]

It's obvious Benavidez isn't doing much weight lifting, and there's nothing wrong with that, a fighter doesn't have to look shredded to be able to keep fighting for twelve rounds. On the contrary, it helps not being too muscled up, anyone who knows anything about boxing knows this. It's a non factor.

[Oracle01]

Morrell has a greyhound physique, very lean, muscular but small boned. Benavidez looks much thicker even accounting for the extra fat. I think he will hurt morrell to that lean body.

[JakeTheBoxer]

This is a good fight really. Two young unbeaten top contenders fighting each other. With the winner probably fighting Beterbiev - Bivol rematch winner. This is what boxing should be like.

[Patsfan bri]

This article is incorrect, Fulton won the first fight by majority decision not Fig.

[SUBZER0ED]

No looks more like DB spent his training camp dropping weight.

OK, I'll guess we'll see how he performs tonight.