RBR ***Official*** Sherdog Sanctioned Benavidez vs. Morrell 2/1 6PM ET ( PBC / Prime )

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Again your trying to pretend Benavidez is just a dumb come forward brawler like a Margarito or something, when in reality he is a intelligent, tactical brawler/pressure fighter. I got the organisations mixed up. I know all about Memo, but one fighter looks skinny fat with a normal gas tank at 28, the other is ripped and shredded at 40 years old, and an insane gas tank.

btw. Is that why Canelo was allergic to get in the ring with Benavidez? Because he thought Callum Smith beats him? lul.

I'm pretending that he's Margarito? That's a straw man. Never even made that comparison. I said that he always comes forward and takes damage. That's accurate. He doesn't have much defense and it's easy to tell. After only 4 rounds his left eye was already swollen and his face was marked up against Morrell. He was starting to get hit more after the first couple rounds. As early as the 5th round Benavidez was already showing signs of slowing down. His punches were looking more labored. Morrell also had him on the ropes multiple times. Imagine if that was Beterbiev in there that had him cornered or on the ropes. What do you think would've happened?

Benavidez has a normal gas tank now? That's the opposite of what you've said over the last several years lol. You've talked up his engine plenty. I can easily find those posts. Beterbiev has low body fat and is vascular. That's still possible to achieve naturally even at 40 years of age. VADA has tested him many times. For example, before the Callum Smith & Yarde fights. Those are already public record. He also would've been tested in his last fight against Bivol.

Artur Beterbiev - VADA

Congratulations to Artur Beterbiev for successfully completing VADA through hi January 28, 2023 bout with Anthony Yarde.

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Artur Beterbiev - VADA

VADA welcomes Artur Beterbiev to our program as he prepares to face Callum Smith January 13, 2024 in Quebec City.

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Don't get cold feet now. Believe in your boy Benavidez. He's a real monster and generational talent!

 

[Roids]

His 175 gas tank is so far not as good as 168 which is when I talked up his gas tank. So far at 175 he is only throwing 550 punches a fight, that is solid but not spectacular. At SM he was throwing 700-900. The eye damage vs Morrell was from a accidental head butt, not punches. He showed very savvy defense in the fight with his active guard, head movement, slips and parry's. Plant landed less % punches vs Benavidez than he did vs Canelo. You are clueless.

I guess you did not notice that while Benavidez was on the ropes he managed to blocked and avoid most of morrells punches. You literally just see him on the ropes and his opponent throwing punches and conclude he's beating beat up. lol.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

His 175 gas tank is so far not as good as 168 which is when I talked up his gas tank. So far at 175 he is only throwing 550 punches a fight, that is solid but not spectacular. At SM he was throwing 700-900. The eye damage vs Morrell was from a accidental head butt, not punches. He showed very savvy defense in the fight with his active guard, head movement, slips and parry's. Plant landed less % punches vs Benavidez than he did vs Canelo. You are clueless.

I guess you did not notice that while Benavidez was on the ropes he managed to blocked and avoid most of morrells punches. You literally just see him on the ropes and his opponent throwing punches and conclude he's beating beat up. lol.

Benavidez is hittable. Period. You cannot afford to be that hittable against Beterbiev. Secondly, no, it wasn't from a headbutt. He was getting tagged more than you realize. He'd occasionally catch some punches but they were landing often. That isn't an active guard btw. Usyk has an active guard. Learn the difference. Even on the PBC broadcast the commentators remarked that Benavidez largely falls into the category, and I'm paraphrasing, "You could argue that his offense is his best defense". Need me to link you to it with a timestamp? Glad to help out.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Tight defense? I think not.

 

[Roids]

Your evidence is the brain dead broadcast crew ? Oh boy. Go watch actual expert opinion from high level pros or trainers like Breadman Edwards, Plants coach.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Your evidence is the brain dead broadcast crew ? Oh boy. Go watch actual expert opinion from high level pros or trainers like Breadman Edwards, Plants coach.

My evidence is in the fight itself. Benavidez got hit a lot in there. His face was wearing the damage. The broadcast team, who were ringside, also noted it. Morrell was able to split Benavidez's guard and hook around it quite often. Breadman is a friend of mine but he's always been a big Benavidez fan. In fact, he's the one that once said he thinks Benavidez would have a real shot to beat Beterbiev IF he could take the power. Which I'm betting you he can't.

 

[Breaducce]

Morrell had a good first four rounds when he was fresh where that face damage occurred, but his offense/defense those 4 rounds expended a lot of energy, he couldn’t fight like that forever no matter how athletic he is, and I think once he had to start pacing himself and stand his ground, that’s when Benavidez ability to avoid getting hit shined, that allowed his more upright posture to let his hands off at all times, leading or countering. Whether he’s durable or defensively wise, he doesn’t go away is the point.

Still, the age factor, mileage, and also a height and reach advantage that Benavidez actually uses properly, unlike Morrell. And yes, Beterbiev is also deceptively good defensively, and I’d favor him automatically if this was 2020, but we have made it to 2025 and this fight is really interesting now. I thought never would Bivol stand and trade and win in so many viewers eyes like he did, I had it Beterbiev, but I could see the argument the other way is what I mean. It happened. I think those visualizing David wilting ITD are kinda ignoring Bivol was supposed to get clipped trying to box ITD, and he said “fuck it” and threw down when he needed to. And this Benavidez kid is gonna be punching down, it makes a difference. Beterbiev likes to bite down when his opponents open up and think they have him hurt, he comes back every time and you can see it on his face: he’s the bigger meaner dog, and he ain’t gonna back down. Well, I saw someone else do that this weekend, and I think to myself, “what if Artur unloads and Benavidez just eats it, scowls, and comes forward with same fan friendly flurries?”

Hey, We all love the story of Beterbievs vaunted power, but if this kid smiles through it like he laughed at Morrell, we’re gonna have a real fight on our hands, not a formality with a foregone conclusion. I’m kinda folding my hands praying to Santa we get another Beterbiev victory later this month, so the more exciting fight is unavoidable.

Yes age is a factor, and eventually he will lose steps and then fall off a cliff like all fighters do, however, their have been exceptions to the rule ie Bernard Hopkin . Beterbiev lives like a monk,is a genetically gifted from a physical perspective and has shown no signs of slowing, so him being another exception is likely the what we are seeing.

Bivo l is the best defensive fighter in the sport and a match nightmare for Beterbiev because of his ability to avoid fire fight s with his legs. He fought in spots and stood his ground at times but the foundation of his success in the fight vs Beterbiev was his foot speed and movement. Bivo l threw about 200 less punches than he normally throws in fights because of Beterbiev offensive threat . Also, Bivo l was hurt several times in that fight and was able to use his feet to buy time to recover. By the end of the fight he was circling the ring to avoid taking anymore damage. Also Bivo l is really tough because some of the body shots he took would have ended the fight if it were most fighters at lhw.

Benevidas has great offense but can be punished for overcommiting if you are accurate and have timing and power. That ja b morrel hurt benevidas with is punch beterbievs has in his skillset, the difference is he can set up his punches much better, has even more power, is more accurate and has much better combination punching and punch selection then morrel. If David gets touched by Beiterbiev and smiles and keeps coming forward with flurries then he won't last long at all. Beterb ie just needs to finish the job with Bivo l first.

 

[Roids]

My evidence is in the fight itself. Benavidez got hit a lot in there. His face was wearing the damage. The broadcast team, who were ringside, also noted it. Morrell was able to split Benavidez's guard and hook around it quite often. Breadman is a friend of mine but he's always been a big Benavidez fan. In fact, he's the one that once said he thinks Benavidez would have a real shot to beat Beterbiev IF he could take the power. Which I'm betting you he can't.

Breadman is a friend of yours? oh dear. Ever considered that he is fan of Benavidez because he thinks he's really good? Maybe you should listen to him.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Breadman is a friend of yours? oh dear. Ever considered that he is fan of Benavidez because he thinks he's really good? Maybe you should listen to him.

He has his own mailbag on BoxingScene.com. I've talked to him on social media before many times. Nobody is saying that Benavidez isn't really good. Benavidez just doesn't have LHW power and his defense is porous. This is a puncher's division and that's going to cost him.

Unless he can somehow level up very quickly he isn't beating Beterbiev or Bivol. Did you miss all of the recent attempts by these decorated former SMWs challenging Bivol & Beterbiev for their LHW world titles? They're a combined 0-3 against them. Canelo got soundly outboxed by Bivol, Zurdo Ramirez was also soundly outboxed by Bivol, and Callum Smith was flattened by Beterbiev. Smith had never been knocked down or stopped in his entire career until that fight. Benavidez can't even claim that. He's been dropped.

 

[Roids]

Since you don't know much about boxing here is a film study to help you understand Davids defensive abilities.

 

[borntoloseNOT]

Yes age is a factor, and eventually he will lose steps and then fall off a cliff like all fighters do, however, their have been exceptions to the rule ie Bernard Hopkin . Beterbiev lives like a monk,is a genetically gifted from a physical perspective and has shown no signs of slowing, so him being another exception is likely the what we are seeing.

Bivo l is the best defensive fighter in the sport and a match nightmare for Beterbiev because of his ability to avoid fire fight s with his legs. He fought in spots and stood his ground at times but the foundation of his success in the fight vs Beterbiev was his foot speed and movement. Bivo l threw about 200 less punches than he normally throws in fights because of Beterbiev offensive threat . Also, Bivo l was hurt several times in that fight and was able to use his feet to buy time to recover. By the end of the fight he was circling the ring to avoid taking anymore damage. Also Bivo l is really tough because some of the body shots he took would have ended the fight if it were most fighters at lhw.

Benevidas has great offense but can be punished for overcommiting if you are accurate and have timing and power. That ja b morrel hurt benevidas with is punch beterbievs has in his skillset, the difference is he can set up his punches much better, has even more power, is more accurate and has much better combination punching and punch selection then morrel. If David gets touched by Beiterbiev and smiles and keeps coming forward with flurries then he won't last long at all. Beterb ie just needs to finish the job with Bivo l first.

Okay, so he’s a monk, in impressed really I am. We all got a story like that in some way. On the other hand, maybe there’s some merit, I like a story of longevity in this brief life. But Benavidez still acclimating to the weight, lifetime of boxing, and what, 28 years old? The age gap is significant for many reasons. I am a big fan of Beter, but I am not sure he repeats against Bivol. If he does, he’s gonna be facing a surging commodity in Benavidez, I think I like Beter atm to win based on last performance, but it’s tighter than before. I was a hotheaded fight night, but I can admit Morrell didn’t make a case because Benavidez didn’t let him, and I actually rate the win. Call em two 168s if you want, they still got down and Morrell is still a scary fuck who either adapts better to the pro game or gets eaten like anyone else, but I rate the win, I think Benavidez’s proven himself all the more getting him out of the way. Still won’t make him the favorite, no… That said, a lot of what makes the potential Beterbiev fight interesting is 2 things

Again Beters age. Can he pull it off over the young lion one more time?

and 2 Benavidez sparred one of the top 2, Bivol. and he ain’t shying from the opportunity to fight either of them, so I gotta say I respect the self vote of confidence. He’s under no obligation to campaign 175 genuinely, look at all the other fighters who’d hold a trinket and take only bums to prolong a farce reign until a guy like Artur retired.

Props if the fight gets done when Beter/Bivol is settled.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Since you don't know much about boxing here is a film study to help you understand Davids defensive abilities.

Ah, yes, cherrypicked footage to "prove" that Benavidez has some defense as goofy as it is. I already acknowledged that he was able to catch the odd shot here and there but notice his body was exposed the entire time in that loose high guard that he was using as a forearm shield. I already noted that Morrell was often able to just hook around it, split it through the middle, and even come up underneath it when Morrell lowered elevation. The funny thing is that even the film study you just posted blamed the knockdown Benavidez suffered on his "defense". Hence why I called it goofy. How effective!

Even if you think that those CompuBox numbers are completely accurate (they're not) he still got hit with nearly 30% of Morrell's shots. You think that's going to work against Beterbiev? LOL. Beterbiev still managed to beat Bivol while only landing 20% of his total punches. Benavidez is MUCH easier to find than Bivol so it'll be easy.

 

[Roids]

cherry picked? lol. beterbiev is not a 1 punch KO artist, your acting like he will catch Benavidez with 1 shot and its over. What about what Benavidez is going to do to beterbiev? You know a fight goes both ways right?

 

[Mujeriego]

cherry picked? lol. beterbiev is not a 1 punch KO artist, your acting like he will catch Benavidez with 1 shot and its over. What about what Benavidez is going to do to beterbiev? You know a fight goes both ways right?

Thats right you tell those muthafuckas.
Benavidez KO1 Beterbiev

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Thats right you tell those muthafuckas.
Benavidez KO1 Beterbiev

Benavidez couldn't knock out a fart

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

cherry picked? lol. beterbiev is not a 1 punch KO artist, your acting like he will catch Benavidez with 1 shot and its over. What about what Benavidez is going to do to beterbiev? You know a fight goes both ways right?

Why would he have to be a one-punch KO artist? He's the best finisher in boxing and that's a fact. Beterbiev has a 95% finish rate and was previously the only current champion in the sport to boast a 100% finish rate.

Should Beterbiev really be worried about Benavidez? He can't punch or finish at light heavyweight. That pansy ass pitter-patter isn't going to work against this guy. He'll drop Benavidez, probably multiple times, and stop him.

 

[Breaducce]

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Mu8fwI-rsIQ

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Mu8fwI-rsIQ

He hurt Bivol several times in the first fight to the head and body. Even with jabs.

[timestamped]

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

@Roids Here are some Beterbiev career stats for you. They were compiled by a buddy of mine over at BoxingScene. It was written before he fought Bivol. This is what a real monster is capable of doing to durable opposition.

• Has dropped and stopped all 20 of his opponents, 9 of which were in world title fights, scoring 48 knockdowns over a 10½ year pro career.

• Was the first man to stop 11 of his 20 opponents (Page Jr, A. Johnson, Maderna, Prieto, Koelling, C. Johnson, Kalajdzic, Gvozdyk, Deines, Browne, and C. Smith). In other words, 55% of his opponents had never been stopped prior and only 3 have been stopped since (Page Jr, Maderna, Koelling).

• Fought 9 consecutive opponents that had never been stopped until they met Artur (all had a minimum of 17 fights).

• Has 7 KOs inside the first 2 rounds

• Has 12 KOs inside the first 4 rounds

• Retired 3 fighters from boxing (Cruz, Cloud, and prime Gvozdyk)

 

[Breaducce]

He hurt Bivol several times in the first fight to the head and body. Even with jabs.

[timestamped]

Yes Bivol legs and stretches of inactivity punching kept him taken alot more damage. He's going to have to throw more punches which will open him up more to taking damage which is why I think he is getting stopped.

Here's some more insight into Beterbievs punching power straight from the horses mouth.