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David Benavidez says he would be open to fighting Oleksandr Usyk, but would rather wait “five or six years” before facing him. He thinks he needs “more experience” before fighting heavyweight champion Usik (23-0, 12 KOs). Oleksandr will not wait for Benavidez. If he lacks the confidence to fight him now, that fight doesn’t happen.
Usik Wait: 5-6 years
Benavidez says he would still take the fight if offered. He admits that it would be one of the most difficult in his career, which is an understatement.
Usyk is very skilled and would take advantage of Benavidez’s habit of leaving himself open for the count due to his loud hitting. The ‘Mexican-Ecuadorian-American Monster’ Benavidez didn’t have to change his fighting style as he fought smaller guys while campaigning at 168 for the first ten years of his career.
In his recent debut at 175, he landed a lot of hard shots against Aleksandar Gvozdyk when he tried to overwhelm him with volume, and his face looked like it had been run over by a tractor trailer by the end of the 12-round contest. .
If Benavidez were to move up to heavyweight or cruiserweight to face Usyk, he wouldn’t be able to use his voice against him without being picked apart and embarrassed. That style only works against smaller fighters or weak ones.
In 39 days, Benavidez will face regular WBA champion David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) on Feb. 22 at PPB on Prime Video PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This is a fight that will show what kind of figure Benavidez has at 175 pounds. If he can’t beat Morel, he might have to go back to 168 if he can because he’ll only do worse against the other assassins at 175.
“I’m going to hurt David Morrell”
“Anyone watching this fight is going to have a great time watching this.” I’m going in 100% ready,” said David Benavides Fighthippetalking about his February 22nd contest against WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell in Las Vegas.
“I have been training for almost four and a half months. I am leaving no stone unturned and I am very motivated for this fight. Not just going in there to get a win, but to get a knockout. I’m going to go in there, and I’m going to hurt David Morrell.
“I’m going to make him eat all his words, and when I beat his a** and take his belt, he’s going to know who’s the best in the world,” Benavidez said.
With Morello’s power in both hands, he has an excellent chance of knocking out Benavidez in this fight if he fights the way he has been doing. Morrell hits too hard and will knock out Benavidez just like Sena Agbeko and Yamaguchi Falcao did. Those guys had great beards in the Morrell fight, but he cut them down quickly.
“I don’t think I have enough experience to go against Usyk,” Benavidez said when asked if he would like to fight Alexander Usyk. “Never say never.” Maybe in the future, but as of right now, I’m just focused on these guys. “Maybe in five or six years, but by that time he’ll probably be around 40 (try 42 or 43),” Benavidez said of Usico.
“I have huge respect for Usik. He is the greatest of all time. “If I have the opportunity to share the ring with him, I won’t say no, but it will probably be the hardest fight I’ve had in my life,” said Benavidez.
It sounds weak on Benavidez’s part to say that he needs more experience before fighting Usyk, as he has plenty of professional experience to make this fight. Besides, he is almost ten years younger than him.
