Morrell’s mission: take down “Robocop” Benavidez in the Vegas showdown

David Morrell says interim WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez is one “Robocop” who can’t dance and has “nothing” going for him in his next fight on February 1st in the main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) sees Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) as an unathletic, robotic fighter who can’t move and was unable to knock out Caleb Plant in their fight last year. He feels he will have no trouble neutralizing his offense, which requires his opponents to be immobile so he can stand up and throw punches.

Morrell’s mission

It will be interesting to see if Benavidez can handle the power of the 26-year-old Morrell in this fight because Ronald Gavril dropped him in the 12th round of their first fight in 2017. Many boxing fans believe that Bebafvidez lost this fight , so there was a rematch. . Benavidez also struggled in his last fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

“It’s no secret to anyone that Benavidez is Robocop. That’s all. Watch Benavidez vs. Plant. It was 12 rounds. This fight revealed secrets,” said David Morrell Premier Boxing Championsletting fans know that David Benavidez is robotic and fought Caleb Plant.

“I never fought Plant before, but I don’t think Plant had too much power for Benavidez. He’s a big boy. He is also stronger. So if you have good legs, train hard, have power and everything, Benavidez has nothing for you right now.

“I can dance. i have movements Benavidez can’t dance. That’s it,” Morrell said.

What Benavidez was in the past when he campaigned at 168 against smaller, older fights ready to be stopped for deconstruction is no more. He now fights at 175 and is bound to face high-level opposition. So far, Benavidez hasn’t looked good in this new weight class, and there’s a good chance he’ll lose to Morrell via knockout on February 1st.

There is a lot at stake for both fighters in this matchup. The winner will fight for the undisputed lightweight championship against Artur Beterbiev or Dmitry Bivol. The loser will start over and reach the end of the line.

Given the huge push and push that the PBC has put behind Benavidez all these years, they will bring him back quickly and if possible try to set up a rematch with Morrell.