David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, is uncertain if he’ll be combating WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell subsequent in December.
When requested if the Benavidez-Morrell battle is going on subsequent, Lewkowicz stated that Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) is promoted by his lawyer, and it could be a battle of curiosity to symbolize him. Lewkowicz says he’s uncertain if Morrell might be subsequent, and he’s not saying whether or not Jesse Hart might be the opponent.
It might be that Benavidez is unwilling to place his WBC necessary spot in danger towards Morrell as a result of if he loses that battle, he’ll miss out on a well-playing battle, probably for the undisputed. Morrell would have a great opportunity of beating Benavidez as a consequence of his punching energy and superior skillset. Benavidez is a quantity man who may be very common now that he’s combating in his pure weight class at 175 somewhat than 168.
Followers hoped to see Benavidez battle Morrell as a result of that may be an enormous battle involving two prime 175-pounders. The winner would be capable to battle for the undisputed or one of many fragmented titles if Artur Beterbiev finally ends up with the belts. He might transfer as much as cruiserweight if he’s victorious in his four-belt conflict towards Dmitry Bivol on October twelfth.
“Let me put it this fashion. The promoter of [David] Morrell is my lawyer for 30 years. So, it could be a battle of curiosity to symbolize me. So I’m out of the deal. I don’t know who he [Benavidez] is combating subsequent and who might be subsequent,” stated Sampson Lewkowicz to YSM Sports activities Media, whether or not David Benavidez was combating David Morrell or Jesse Hart subsequent. “For this specific battle, I’m not concerned.”
It appears unusual that Lewkowicz isn’t saying whether or not Morrell is a particular chance for Benavidez or if it’s 35-year-old fringe. It might be simple sufficient for Lewkowicz to say whether or not one of many two are doable choices for Benavidez.
Many followers suspect that it’s going to be Hart that Benavidez might be combating as a result of he’ll need to play it secure and never put his WBC necessary place in danger towards Morrell. Dropping a battle towards Morrell wouldn’t solely destroy Benavidez’s probability for the thousands and thousands he would get combating for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia, however it could completely wreck his probabilities for a battle towards Canelo Alvarez.
Benavidez isn’t going to place that dough in danger by combating a expertise like Cuba’s David Morrell, who might blast him into the subsequent galaxy with one among his energy photographs.
If this had been a gimme-level man like just about all of Benavidez’s previous 29 opponents on his document, it could doubtless already be a performed deal. Morrell is just too harmful, a a lot completely different sort of fighter than anybody Benavidez has confronted throughout his 11-year profession. He really has expertise.