Andy Cruz predicts a knockout victory for David Morrell in his struggle subsequent Saturday night time in opposition to David Benavidez on February 1st on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz sees Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) as “related” to himself in how he’s relaxed and having enjoyable.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) looks like he’s all labored up, indignant, and nervous forward of his struggle with Morrell. You may inform from watching ‘The Mexican Monster’ that he’s fearful about this struggle, realizing he can lose and the laborious work he’s poured into his lengthy profession can be wasted. He is aware of the top is coming and tries his finest to intimidate Morrell with menacing habits.
This can be a struggle that Benavidez by no means wished, ignoring Morrell’s repeated callouts since 2022, and it’s simple to see why. Benavidez was making good cash within the final 5 years, combating older fighters, smaller than him and on their final legs. Taking Morrell would finish that gravy practice of money that he’s been having fun with.
Cruz’s Prediction
“What I can say about Morrell is he’s a typical Cuban fighter. He’s at all times smiling, and he’s at all times dancing. I see him similar to me, at all times joking and at all times dancing. Maybe he’s even worse than me,” stated Andy Cruz to the media, analyzing the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell struggle for subsequent Saturday, February 1st.
“By way of his focus for this struggle, I see him actually targeted. It’s going to be a tough struggle, however I believe he’s going to placed on a very good present,” Cruz continued about David Morrell. “I see him profitable. I don’t simply see him profitable. I see him profitable by knockout.”
Followers within the U.S. are rooting for Benavidez, seeing him as nice, and so they gained’t be completely happy if Morrell exposes him as a “pretend.” It’s by no means nice when followers see their heroes uncovered as being pretenders, as they really feel silly and tricked when that occurs.
They’ll bounce off Benavidez’s sinking ship after he loses, and he’ll be deserted as he sinks beneath the waves.
Followers will mourn Benavidez’s loss on this struggle. They’ve at all times thought-about him the #1 fighter within the 168-lb division, believing he may beat Canelo Alvarez. Nevertheless, they’ve by no means stopped to look at his combating model and the weak opposition he’s confronted all through his 12-year profession. This lack of essential pondering is troubling.
It’s apparent from taking a look at Benavidez’s final struggle in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozydk that he’s simply pure idiot’s gold and was by no means the fighter that the gullible followers had thought.
Once you evaluate the efficiency with Benavidez’s weak resume, it’s apparent that he’s one other instance of a manufactured fighter made to look nice by combating exterior of his pure weight class in opposition to older, smaller fighters.
