Jose Benavidez Sr. says he wants his son David Benavidez to get credit from the fans after he “drowned” WBA “regular” light heavyweight champion David Morrell at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on February 1st.
Jose Sr. feels his son, the “Mexican” Monster, hasn’t gotten the credit he’s deserved for his long 12-year career, which has included wins against the likes of Caleb, Demetrius Andrade, Oleksandr Gvozdyk and David Lemieux.
Benavidez’s resume lacks a signature win over an elite-level fighter. He always had a huge advantage over his opponent due to his decision to fight a division below his size for 11 years. Jose Sr. and David looks they have a chip on their shoulder And it seems bitter despite their success.
“Drown” the Cuban star
Benavidez finally moved up to 175 and is facing his first credible opponent, who isn’t his age or much smaller, in Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs). How this fight will play out is anyone’s guess.
“He was a very decorated amateur and a two-time world champion. So, hopefully, we get credit for beating a legitimate fighter,” Jose Benavidez Sr. said. Fixip About the former Cuban amateur star David Morrell has the experience that a fighter with many fights would have.
“We have our game plan of what we’re going to do with this guy (Morrell). We will take him to deep waters and try to drown him. Let’s see if he can swim. Amateur and professional, it’s a little different. But you’re fighting David Benavidez, “The Mexican Monster.”
“It’s not an easy fight for any of us. Not for him, not for us. We have to prove ourselves. We want to make history. Those are the kinds of fights we want. Fights that will motivate you and make you learn and get better and better” , Benavidez Sr. said.
For David Benavidez to make history, he will have to defeat the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch. He will also have to move to cruise and defeat Jai Opetai. That might be too much for Benavidez to handle as well, and that’s assuming he was winning against Morrell.
“When we fought ‘Boo Boo’ (Demetrius Andrade), a lot of people were saying that David was going to expose himself and make him look like an amateur. Now they’re saying the same thing about Cuban. ‘Oh, God, he’s so fast. He’s this. He is it,” said Jose Sr.
Most boxing fans felt that 36-year-old Demetrius Andrade was too old, inactive and small to beat the much younger and much bigger Benavidez. On fight night, Benavidez looked like a cruiserweight in the ring, and there was no way the much smaller Andrade was going to win.
“I’m happy to hear that because it motivates us. Even David Morrell says David fights like a robot. He walks and fights like a robot. But he forgets that the robot is an AI, so he won’t see the shots.
“A lot of people say it’s a 50-50 fight. I don’t think so. In our mind, we’re going to destroy this guy. David is on another level,” Benavidez Sr. said. about his son.
A father’s hope
Jose Sr. may take this loss hard if his son Benavidez loses to Morrell as this is the last of his sons to have a real career.
He nailed hopes that David Benavidez would become a star, but it didn’t happen that he had been in the game for 12 years. Then many fighters wash off and leave the sport.
Jose Benavidez JR’s once struggling career has fallen apart since his loss to Terence Crawford in 2018. If David loses to Morrell, it’s for Jose Sr, unless he can bounce back from the loss, which may not be easy because the 175-pound division is stacked.
