Benavidez anticipates Morrell will praise him after the Feb. 1 fight

David Benavidez says he expects former Cuban amateur star David Morrell to do it crawl at his feet after defeating him on February 1, admitting that the “Mexican monster” was “the best” after beating him at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The “Respect” Prophecy.

Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) says ALL of his opponents follow the same formula where they talk him down endlessly, saying he’s a “rogue,” has “no defense” and is a limited fighter going in. But after he wins them over, they sing a different tune, showering him with compliments.

What Benavidez doesn’t point out is that the guys he fought during his long career were smaller guys, like Demetrius Andrade, Caleb Plant, David Lemieux, Anthony Dirrell and Ronald Ellis. Those were the best Benavidez had fought before making the jump to 175 last June.

“I have nothing.” I’m a bum. I’m RoboCop. It’s okay that he thinks like that,” David Benavides told Boxing News about David Morrell seeing him as a second-rate fighter. “You better have no excuses after I knock you out in front of your people.”

“What are you going to say?” You will say that David Benavidez is the best. Just like you and everyone I’ve fought before. They say the same thing. After they get in the ring with me, it’s a whole different story. “You will see,” said Benavidez.

That sounds sick. As you can see, WBC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion Benavidez created a completely unrealistic cartoon in his head. The fight is more likely to go the other way around, with Morello winning and Benavidez saying afterwards: ‘How could I have been so wrong?‘

Morrell’s Power

It will be interesting to see if Benavidez, 28, can get away with fighting in the same style he did at 168 when he steps into the ring with Morel, who is a monstrous puncher with both hands.

Benavidez may not last long against Morrell who has fought the way he has in his last three contests, most notably against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15th. Morrell punches too hard and will punch holes through Benavidez if he tries to overwhelm him with power like he did against the 37-year-old Gvozdik.