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The ultimate punch stats confirmed David Benavidez touchdown 59 extra punches than David Morrell of their 12-round contest, however the Cuban’s photographs have been extra highly effective and damaging. Benavidez received the combat by a 12-round unanimous determination. The scores have been 115-111 x 2 and 118-108. Most followers noticed it as a razor-close final result, with Benavidez edging it.
Monster To Mortal
The Ecuadoran/Mexican Monster’s face was patched collectively on the finish, swollen and bruised. Morrell’s punches made a large number of Benavidez’s face. He resembled a monster in actual phrases. The one factor that was lacking have been bolts on his neck.
Punch Stats
Benavidez – 224 of 553 photographs for a 40.5% join charge
Morrell – 165 of 601 punches for 27.5%
The photographs that Morrell was hitting him with had him near being knocked out within the eleventh spherical after he dropped the American arduous on the canvas. That time deduction for Morrell on the finish of the eleventh saved Benavidez’s cover as a result of it interrupted the circulation of the competition. It additionally gave him time to recuperate from the beating he’d taken in that spherical from the Cuban expertise.
Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) was harm a number of instances by Morrell (11-1, 8 KOs) and knocked down within the eleventh spherical. ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez received the combat by a twelve-round unanimous determination, however his inventory plummeted from the efficiency.
Benavidez’s Delusions
“I’m excited to keep putting on great fights, filling arenas, calling out the best guys,” Benavidez stated after his combat with David Morrell. “I’ve developed as a fighter. I’m changing into my very own character.
“I’ll be the face of boxing soon, talking over the sport,” Benavidez continued. “Did you see how I landed those uppercuts? Punched his left hand out of the way to land the uppercuts.”
Benavidez sounded deluded after the combat, seeing a future that clearly doesn’t exist. He’s NOT going to be the ‘Face of Boxing’ with that sort of efficiency. If something, he’s going to be on skidrow quickly, attempting to choose up the items of his profession.
Energy Issues Persist
Morrell confirmed final night time that Benavidez lacks the pop in his punches to beat one of the best within the 175-lb division, and he’ll come undone when he faces the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch.
This was the second combat in a row that Benavidez confirmed a scarcity of energy and stamina points. We’d seen the identical factor from him in his combat final June towards Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Las Vegas.
Benavidez had blamed his poor efficiency and lack of energy on having two injured fingers. What was his excuse for the way he carried out towards Morrell? There’s none. He simply can’t punch for the 175-lb division and has energy the ability of a typical 154-pounder.
There are guys in that division that may hit more durable than Benavidez, like Bakhram Murtazaliev, Serhii Bohachuk, and Vergil Ortiz Jr.
