Kalvan Henderson is one other of David Morrell’s knockout victims to suspect one thing was up with their struggle. He has come out of the woodwork to complain about his suspicions about him and suspects that one thing was fishy with the absence of drug checks for his or her struggle in 2022.
Henderson (19-2-1, 13 KOs) was knocked out within the fourth spherical by Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) on June 4, 2022, on the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He stated there was no drug testing for the struggle, and he felt one thing suspicious was occurring. Though he has no proof and is guessing, he thinks one thing is happening.
Morrell regarded skinny within the struggle and never like somebody utilizing PEDs, however Henderson remains to be suspicious. One other certainly one of Morrell’s knockout victims, Sena Agbeko, has talked lately about his suspicions of him as a consequence of an absence of drug testing. Though he has no proof both, he’s nonetheless been speaking.
Henderson thinks WBC interim gentle heavyweight champion David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) will defeat WBA ‘common’ champ Morrell of their struggle on February 1st as a result of he says he’s greater than him and has higher stamina. They’re the identical dimension, however oh properly.
“Superman” Morrell? Henderson Has Doubts
“I went to Morrell’s second dwelling in Minnesota. No person else needed to struggle him. I had an important sport plan. I felt the struggle was stopped early. Was the man [Morrell] profitable the struggle? Yeah, however we had a sport plan for the deeper rounds,” stated Kalvin Henderson to Fighthype, nonetheless bitter about his fourth-round technical knockout loss to David Morrell from two years in the past on June 4, 2022.
“I’m catching him with physique photographs, and I’m listening to what these physique photographs are doing to him. I knew he was going to decelerate finally. That struggle was presupposed to be drug examined, and we each signed paperwork for it to be drug examined. We get to the struggle within the locker room, and the WBA forgets to order the drug checks.
“So, that’s one other factor. Not solely are we preventing politics. We’re preventing a probably soiled fighter in Morrell…After the struggle, there was nonetheless no drug check. There’s one thing fishy. Superman solely exists in comedian books,” stated Henderson when requested if there’s one thing ‘fishy’ about David Morrell.
There was nothing “Superman’ about Morrell scoring a fourth-round knockout of Kalvin Henderson. He backed him up in opposition to the ropes and nailed him with a number of exhausting punches; the referee noticed that Henderson was taking some depraved photographs and stopped them.
He would have gotten damage if he allowed Morrell to proceed to bludgeon Henderson. There was an excessive amount of time left within the spherical for the referee to let the struggle proceed.
“These guys have some huge cash behind them, some huge cash in issues out of their management. So, after all, they’re going to be put in the very best place doable,” stated Henderson. “This dude [Morrell] was greater than me within the ring on struggle evening. Fighters know. Earlier than the weigh-in, he was ingesting Gatorade earlier than he stepped on the size. One thing is fishy.”
It’s an enormous attain on Henderson’s half to conclude from Morrell ingesting Gatorade on the weigh-in that he was utilizing PEDs. That’s wacky guesswork on his half. He’s ingesting Gatorade; subsequently, he’s soiled. That is not sensible, however when you’re attempting to grasp why Morrell beat you, you bought to seek out one thing somewhat than settle for that you simply weren’t adequate.
Benavidez To Beat Morrell?
“I believe Benavidez goes to beat Morrell on pure dimension and stamina. Benavidez throws exhausting punches for 15 rounds straight. So, I believe his relentless strain and nonstop [punches] goes to make a distinction on this struggle. I don’t suppose Benavidez’s energy will carry over to 175,” stated Henderson.
Kalvin is just a little confused. Benavidez will not be greater than Morrell, and his stamina at 175 isn’t higher than his at 168. We noticed that in Benavidez’s final struggle at 175 when he gassed out after six rounds in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Morrell has an extended attain than Benavidez by 4 inches, punches more durable, and has higher hand velocity and technical potential. You wouldn’t count on Henderson to know the main points between Morrell and Benavidez as a result of he’s a fighter and doesn’t analyze fights like writers do.
“At 168, he was big. Some folks referred to as him a ‘weight bully,’ however at 175, it’s extra of a pure weight class for him. So, I believe you’ll see longer fights for Benavidez and Morrell, possibly, too, at that weight class due to greater guys,” stated Henderson.
Issues are going to be a lot totally different for Benavidez at 175 in comparison with his weight bully days at 168, the place he routinely loved a large dimension benefit over his mixture of previous, weak, and badly flawed opposition that his promoters had set him up in opposition to for 28 of his first 29 fights of his profession.
You possibly can’t blame ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez for selecting to remain at 168 for therefore lengthy as a result of it’s allowed him to carve out a profession that in any other case wouldn’t be there if he’d fought the place he ought to have been at 175 since turning professional in 2013.
If Benavidez had fought at gentle heavyweight, he would possible have been overwhelmed many occasions by now. He can be simply one of many pack, together with different contenders like Joshua Buatsi, Willy Hutchinson, and Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
