Jose Benavidez Sr. says his son, ‘The Mexican Monster,’ David Benavidez, has “Nothing to achieve” and “every part to lose” in his combat towards WBA ‘common’ mild heavyweight champion David Morrell on February 1st.
The “Nothing to Acquire” Argument
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is best recognized and extra skilled towards the Cuban Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs). Followers unfamiliar with Morrell, 26, gained’t give Benavidez credit score for beating him. If he loses to him, it’ll be a catastrophe, ruining his hopes for fights towards Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol, and Canelo Alvarez.
You marvel why Benavidez bothered to take this combat towards Morrell with a lot to lose. Jose Sr. says they accepted the problem as a result of they wish to show to followers that they’re the very best at 175, identical to they confirmed after they have been at 168.
The networks and the followers have been within the Benavidez-Morrell combat, they usually needed to take this dangerous match as a result of the options have been simply as tough towards Joshua Buatsi.
“The plan of Workforce Benavidez, ‘The Mexican Monster,’ is to make historical past and be the very best within the division. We’re right here to present the followers what they wish to see,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr. to YSM Sports activities Media.
In fact, we would like the large fights: the Canelo combat, the Beterbiev combat, the Bivol combat, and the Zurdo Ramirez combat. I consider we’ve to maintain displaying and provides the followers what they wish to see.
“We simply obtained to maintain lively. We wish to be often called the fighters that by no means ducked no person or by no means ran from no person. We’re right here to ship the fights that followers wish to see. I consider this can be a powerful combat that the followers wish to see,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.
Jose Sr. says they by no means “ducked” anybody, however followers consider that Benavidez ducked Morrell for 2 stable years, preventing much less harmful guys, a few of them previous fighters. Benavidez had claimed that it was higher for them to combat the well-known Demetrius Andrade and Caleb Plant than to face Morrell. Andrade isn’t standard. It additionally doesn’t clarify why Benavidez fought David Lemieux, Ronald Ellis, and Kyrone Davis.
“We’re preventing a Cuban that’s a younger, sturdy, left-hander and a two-time world champion,” mentioned Jose Sr. “It’s not a simple combat, however I consider in my coronary heart and what I see of David [Benavidez] coaching; I feel he’s on one other stage.
“So, we’re right here to present you guys an important combat and look spectacular to maintain claiming by way of the rankings to be sooner or later the very best and make historical past. That’s the plan. All these fights are onerous, however like I mentioned. We wish to make historical past.”
If it really works out in Benavidez’s favor, he’ll defeat Morrell and beat the Artur Beterbiev winner vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch. That might make him the undisputed champion at 175, and certain arrange a rematch with whoever he beats to seize the 4 belts. Canelo is likely to be focused on transferring as much as mild heavyweight to problem Benavidez for his title as a result of his reputation can be sky-high.
“We wish to present the individuals why we’re referred to as the very best at 168. and 175, as a result of we preserve taking these harmful fights Like this combat. What’s there to achieve with this combat?” mentioned Benavidez Sr. concerning the Morrell conflict in 32 days. “We have now every part to lose and nothing to achieve.”
Going through The Critics
Jose Sr. is improper to suppose that preventing Morrell won’t profit him. This combat will enhance Benavidez’s reputation, and followers will reward him.
“After we win this combat, I assure you that individuals are going to say, ‘Oh, we knew David Morrell was not prepared.’ We obtained to maintain testing ourselves. We obtained to present the followers what they wish to make historical past and we continue to learn,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.
