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  • dannnnn
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    #21
    Originally posted by IronDanHamza

    I'd say there's between a good 0 and 0.00001% chance that fight ever happens.
    I dunno, the landscape in boxing changes like the wind. Look where Dubois was a few years back after losing to Joyce and then Usyk. Morrell's still pretty young and has a decent profile, there's always a way back.

    Call me crazy but I still believe Smith is a very winnable fight for him. He gave a good account himself against Benavidez and probably could have boxed his way to decision win the other night had he adopted a more safety-first mindset in the final couple of rounds. We'll see whether Turki still wants him.

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    • SouthpawRight
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      #22
      Originally posted by Oracle01
      Originally posted by tomhawq
      Styles make fights. Benavidez forced him to fight for his life.
      No idea how he can go toe to toe with Benavidez then get stopped by a school teacher. Boxing is wild. Morrell is definitely one of the strangest fighters in recent times. Has it all but sort of sucks.
      Cuban Dave took 4 or 5 rounds against Fat Dave but spent much of the time fighting Fat Dave's fight

      all those body shots were wear & tear

      Fat Dave fight ruined Cuban Dave's counterpunching ability

      he went from rocking Fat Dave with counter right hooks twice or thrice to being unable to counter some random brit
      Last edited by SouthpawRight; 05-11-2026, 07:36 AM.

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      • FinitoxDinamita
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        #23
        Didnt many of you put this guy on a pedestal talking about how he is the next big thing, the guy who will beat Benavidez yada yada lol buncha casual ass mfs.

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        • Haka
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          #24
          Benavidez' resume took a massive hit, whats left of it ?

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          • paulf
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            #25
            Morrell is not shot - Morrell was was a guy that had been built up well but had never faced a B- or even C+ level guy in his career (outside of Benavidez).

            Dude was built up to be cashed in. The ranked guys he beat have done nothing since he beat them because they too were built up to be cashed in.

            Many such cases.

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            • jqSide
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              #26
              Originally posted by tomhawq
              Styles make fights. Benavidez forced him to fight for his life.
              Yeah, boxing is like chess sometimes. In chess you make more so-called blunders playing against a low-level opponent than with an A-level chess player.

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              • tyler87432f
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                #27
                Originally posted by RockyKO
                Morrell has a lot of raw potential but his team doesn't look after him. Instead of building him brick by brick they throw him in the ring with Benavidez on his 12th fight. I know he has a lot of amateur experience but he needed moviebox app more time at the pro level before he started fighting top competition. I think he can still do it but he needs to hit the restart button and get rid of his team.

                He's also too flashy in the ring. When he needs to bite down onto his mouthpiece and go to work.
                Morrell just got stopped! In a sudden shift of momentum, Morrell’s blistering run came to an abrupt halt as the defense read his move perfectly, closing the gap in an instant and forcing him to retreat. What had looked like a promising breakthrough fizzled out under intense pressure, leaving teammates and fans alike holding their breath.

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