Veteran Gabe Rosado says David Morrell might want to “set traps” for him to harm the quantity puncher David Benavidez of their struggle in 48 days on February 1st on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. Rosado doesn’t suppose Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) can match the excessive output of Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and will get knocked out by him by getting buried with quantity.
Many followers see Benavidez as too skilled for Morrell, and his quantity makes him a nightmare. Nevertheless, the Cuban Morrell’s energy, mobility, and boxing abilities give him an enormous edge. After one struggle at 175, Morrell seems extra suited to the division than Benavidez.
Morrell might be placing his WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight title on the road in opposition to WBC interim champion Benavidez of their headliner on PBC on Prime Video PPV. The winner of this struggle will be capable of problem for the undisputed championship at 175.
Rosado’s Prediction
“David Morrell vs. David Benavidez. I favor Benavidez, however you’ll be able to’t sleep on Morrell,” mentioned Gabe Rosado to Battle Hub TV in regards to the February 1st match between these two fighters. “Benavidez didn’t need to take this struggle. Morrell was the one which wanted this struggle.
“Morrell form of hit the jackpot. So, if he can win this struggle, he’s there, as a result of no one was actually calling Morrell out. So, that form of reveals what sort of canine Benavidez is. He’s like, ‘Okay, no matter. Let’s run it.’
“No one acts like that with Benavidez,” mentioned Rosado about Morrell trash-talking Benavidez throughout their face-off. “It’s going to be a firefight. They’re each going to conflict. It’s going to be a matter of who can take it as a result of they’re each going to land photographs.
It is a nice struggle for Morrell to show himself in opposition to a man that many followers really feel is a future star. Benavidez has held himself again for the final 11 years, selecting to struggle at 168 reasonably than transferring as much as 175, the place he has extra alternatives for fascinating fights. If he had moved as much as gentle heavyweight in 2014, his profession could be additional alongside. Benavidez foolishly thought Canelo Alvarez would finally struggle him, and he waited round for 10 years. What a mistake.
“I feel Morrell is the larger puncher of the 2, however Benavidez will get you out with the quantity,” mentioned Rosado. “So, what’s going to win? Is it going to be energy or is it going to be quantity? That’s what it’s going to return right down to as a result of I don’t suppose Morrell goes to have the ability to match Benavidez’s quantity.”
There’s no guessing about who the larger puncher is between Morrell and Benavidez. It’s clearly Morrell. Might Benavidez be a much bigger puncher if he wasn’t specializing in quantity punching? Most likely, however he prefers to throw punches in bunches reasonably than loading up.
The Technique: Traps
“He’s punching continually on high of you. He don’t get drained. So, Morrell goes to need to set traps to land photographs in that struggle,” mentioned Rosado.
Benavidez does get drained. We noticed that in his final struggle in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth. He was drained after six rounds and took many arduous punches from Gvozdyk within the second half of the competition.
