Disappointed with Morrell

[dan_cov]

His stock has likely gone up because he showed grit, went the distance.
Truth is it was a bs knockdown and he lost nearly every round.

Entertaining but he tried to out Mexican a Mexican.

Na man, these new school bunch of Cubans just ain't it.

I love Yoenli Hernandez but being honest he is another that tries to hard to be fan friendly. Good on the inside game but he could make it easier from range but would just get called boring. Sort of forced to changing his style

[famicommander]

This was his first fight at the world level. They should have stepped him up gradually before tossing him to the wolves. Benavidez had wins over Anthony Dirrell, David Lemieux, Caleb Plant, Demetrius Andrade, and Oleskandr Gvozdyk. Who was Morrell's best opponent prior to this fight? Fox? No comparison.

[dan_cov]

This maybe unpopular but I feel he had the tools to win or at least do a lot better and Ronnie Shields did a terrible job. Dog**** trainer, no really fcvking awful trainer. Everyone tosses this guy off as being this great trainer yet I can't even remember a time when he had a fighter that came in that didn't fight like a total dip**** and to his opponents strength.
Be Cuban - Win rounds. Instead he tried to out Benavides him.
I knew from his amateur days he couldn't box going backwards but I didn't think he'd just stand there getting tee'd off on. Good on the front foot, you push him back he doesn't throw a punch.

Absolute dumb as **** gameplan. Yeah, exciting but standing in front of him? Are you dumb?

Sorry but you talked about lateral movement and called him Robocop yet fought like that yourself. Round 11-12 was more like it but this dumb ass stood in front of David Benavides, static with a high guard, leaving his body exposed. Proving, showing what? You're tough? I knew that. Like come on, who does that? You don't stand in front of this guy.

I'm sorry but that was an awful gameplan and it feels wrong saying that as he fought like someone without one.

Credit to Benavides - Monster, no but bloody good fighter. Underrated guard first off. Dare I say and yes its an ineffective martial art but its very similar to Wing Chun? I think he smacks everyone but Bivol and Beterbiev. Morrell - I think he has enough skills and is athletic enough to be a force. Not a phenom like they claim but if he had half a brain, some ring IQ to accompany his size/power he'd be a bad dude he is just dumb as his team.

I don't think say Plant is as physically gifted nor talented and he hasn't the southpaw factor yet he did better just because he had a gameplan and a solid trainer.

Again - unpopular but Morrell is limited and has no ring IQ
He hasn't really improved from when he fought Julio Cesar La Cruz in the amateurs - Good talent, can't fight going backwards and does all this shuffling and wasted movement with no purpose. Then or vs Benavides like why for what purpose? Ya miles behind ya twonk