David Morrell says the ‘Mexican Monster’ persona that David Benavidez is just a false identity and that he’s really “A fat little chicken.” WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) is promising to “knock out” Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) to expose him as an imposter to the light of day.
Morrell vs. Benavidez will be headlining in a 12-round fight in 15 days on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be shown live on PBC on Prime Video PPV. Benavidez will have his WBC interim 175-lb belt on the line that he recently captured against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15th last year.
Monster Faked?
This fight will show whether Benavidez is as good as he and his followers think he is or if he’s fools gold, who has had naive fans tricked all along. They want Benavidez to replace Canelo Alvarez so bad they’re not looking at him with eyes open to see that he’s been fighting ham & eggers his whole career. Fans want Benavidez to be their new hero so badly that they’re unwilling to recognize the blemishes that are there and that he’s not the genuine article.
“You’re the King? I’m coming for you. Get out of here,” said David Morrell to PPV.com, talking about David Benavidez, who has been putting on airs like he’s the top dog in the 175-lb division yet has no credible wins and looked atrocious in his debut at light heavyweight…