Andy Cruz is predicting a knockout victory for David Morrell in his fight next Saturday night against David Benavidez on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz sees Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) as “similar” to himself in how he relaxes and has fun.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) looks like he is all worked up, angryand nervous before his fight with Morrell. You can tell by looking at “The Mexican Monster” that he is worried about this fight, knowing that he may lose and the hard work that he has poured into his long career would be wasted. He knows the end is coming and tries his best to intimidate Morrell with threatening behavior.
This is a fight Benavidez never wanted, ignoring Morrell’s repeated calls since 2022, and it’s easy to see why. Benavidez has made good money over the last five years, fighting fighters who are older, smaller than him and on their last legs. Taking Morrell would end that money gravy train he enjoyed.
Cruz forecast
“What I can say about Morrell is that he is a typical Cuban fighter. He is always smiling, and he is always dancing. I see him very much like me, always joking and always dancing. Maybe he is even worse than me,” said Andy Cruz to the mediaanalyzing the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell fight for next Saturday, February 1st.
“As for his focus for this fight, I see him really focused. It’s going to be a difficult fight, but I think he’s going to put on a good show,” Cruz continued on David Morrell. “I see him winning. I don’t just see him winning. I see him winning by knockout.”
Fans in the United States have rooted for Benavidez, seeing him as great, and they won’t be happy if Morrell exposes him as a “fake.” It’s never nice when fans see their heroes exposed as pretenders, as they feel stupid and cheated when that happens.
They will jump off Benavidez’s sinking ship after he loses, and he will be abandoned as he sinks beneath the waves.
Fans will mourn the loss of Benavidez in this fight. They still consider him the #1 fighter in the 168 lb division, they believe he could beat Canelo Alvarez. However, they never stopped to examine his fighting style and the weak opposition he faced during his 12-year career. This lack of critical thinking is troubling.
It’s obvious to watch Benavidez’s last fight against Oleksandr Gvozydk which is just pure fool’s gold and was never the fight that gullible fans thought it would be.
When you compare the performance with Benavidez’s weak resume, it’s obvious that this is another example of a manufactured fighter made to look good by fighting outside of his natural weight class against older and smaller fighters.
