Via Jim Calfa: WBA super-middleweight champion David Morrell Jr is calling David Benavidez, telling him to fight him next unless he’s scared.
Morrell has mocked Benavidez almost daily since last week, calling him a fraud and “Coward.‘ Cuban talent Morrell even partially took on Benavidez’s nickname, calling himself ‘Monster.‘
If Benavidez doesn’t step up and fight Morrell, his reputation will sink in the mud next year and he could be overtaken by Canelo Alvarez for that reason.
Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) has no schedule and it would be bad if he denied the title to Morrell (9-0.8 KOs) for fear of losing in a possible clash against Canelo Alvarez in 2024.
Benavidez, 26, cannot sit idly by for the rest of the year, waiting and hoping Canelo takes on him next year because otherwise he will have nothing to show for in the meantime.
Morrell thinks Benavidez is scared
“I want to fight Benavidez, 100%. Like my team was ready for the fight, and we were ready for him. I’m so excited for the fight,” David Morrell Jr told FOX 9 Minneapolis-St Paul.
“It was a big opportunity for me. I think November is fighting. I wait for you. I am ready. Do you want to fight? I’m here,” Morrell said as he texted Benavidez. I don’t know, but I’m ready for Benavidez.
“Maybe,” Morrell said when asked if Benavidez was afraid of him. That is a big opportunity. He’s a great fighter and a big name. I am ready. Do you want to fight? I want to fight.”
“I think it was a great fight, like I said. Sure, I’d love to see Canelo fight Benavidez in the fall game, but if he’s going to play Charlo, fine, whatever, but the most comforting thing is Benavidez vs David Morrell,” Dan Rafael said TO boxing society.
“Now, I have heard some people complain. “Well, David Morrell has only had nine fights.” Those guys don’t know what they’re talking about because that’s like saying, ‘Wow, how could Lomachenko be the champion in just his third game’ or something like that.
“Yeah, because they’re exceptional amateurs, and they’ve got talent, and they’re capable, and they don’t have to be immature and seasoned and have a bunch of four-round, eight-round and six-round people. round and all.
“David Morrell has an amateur background and the kind of ability that made it possible for him to fight legit fighters quite a bit early in his career and he showed that in his last few fights. me.
“He may not have fought superstar fighters yet, but he has fought pretty good quality opponents in recent matches. So get the fact that he’s 9-0 out of your mind. David Benavidez certainly has many more games to go but turned pro at a very young age.
“I think he was 17 when he turned pro. So it’s a special kind of great combat, in my opinion. It will be a huge action battle. Both can punch. Both can be canned; both of them have that kind of dog mentality in them where they are willing to get in there and trade if necessary.
“I love the game. I hope it happens because, one, it was a great fight. Both of them will have big names on their records, and the winner will be the winner, there will be no other fight they can have that will put them in a better position to take on Canelo if he He won his fall game,” Rafael said.
