Disappointed with Morrell

[anonymous2.0]

Ronnie Shields can get you to title level, but I think that's his ceiling. He's a good trainer but the boxing media definitely overhypes him. Buddy MicGirt too imo.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Benavidez forced him to fight that way. When Morrell attempted to box and move Benavidez was side stepping and making Morrell miss, and then hitting Morrell with hard shots when he was out of posotion. Morrell was landing on mostly gloves all night and Benavidez was sniping Morrel under and around his guard with heavy shots to the head, and landing big body shots as well.

By the middle of the fight Morrell was getting beat up, he was hurting and tired and Benavidez just kept coming. Morrell's own corner told him to suck it up.

I give him credit for surviving, but Morrell got a rude awakening on where he is level wise. He will learn from this fight and get better, but he got a masterclass in boxing.

Benavidez is a rarity in that he isn't athletically built and physically hugely gifted. He is the guy that worked twice as hard at his craft because he had to, and as a result he has a huge boxing IQ and knows exactly what to do and he adjusts incredibly well when needed.

[CubanGuyNYC]

One of the rounds of the year round 4.

Best round in an excellent fight.

[IceTrayDaGang]

how you gon get mad at a fighter for losing lol... it's easier said than done... you brought up all the tools he has but it's not that easy when your opponent have sharper tools than yours.

[Oracle01]

One of the rounds of the year round 4.

[El_Mero]

He disappointed me too. I didn’t understand it. He was just standing in front of Benavidez with a high guard. He could’ve easily won if he used his feet because his punches were hurting Benavidez. He’s always fought like that because he was always physically superior and would walk guys down but I thought he’d do different against Benavidez

Nah, you said he'd badly beat Benavidez, I even tried to bet your punk@ss, acting like you didn't see it. Puta pestosa..Foh

[El_Mero]

Same result would've happened at '68. Benavidez just proved everyone wrong. He's now in a division with Beterbiev and Bivol so Benavidez will have to improve. He's not at 168 where that coward Ginger is, who ducked him like the plague. Morrell is prob better off going back down to 168 imo. His supposed power didn't carry up with him and his cuban style of boxing was never seen either. Theres a bunch of opps at 168 he can fight and given his weak performance vs Benvidez, I sure Ginger would offer him a fight now

[ImDominicanLipz]

He disappointed me too. I didn’t understand it. He was just standing in front of Benavidez with a high guard. He could’ve easily won if he used his feet because his punches were hurting Benavidez. He’s always fought like that because he was always physically superior and would walk guys down but I thought he’d do different against Benavidez

[Nash out]

He should be ashamed of his loss. No boxer should ever lose a fight if they are great, unless they are passed their prime like Tyson Fury for his 2 fights vs Usyk and arguably Mike Tyson when he lost to The Face of Boxing recently. Nash out - His Majesty

[4truth]

Maybe with more experience he'd have realized that if he simply stood and traded with a guy who's all about standing and trading from behind a high guard, he was going to come up second best out of 2. I didn't see evidence of it but I have to assume Morrell has the ability to move. Latterally, in and out, something. What was obvious though was that Benevidez had the better high guard defense and his accurate punches were finding holes in Morrell's.

Gotta agree with the OP, Morrell's battle plan ******.