Jose Benavidez Sr. says he wants his son, David Benavidez, to get some credit from the fans after he “Sunk” WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Jose Sr. feels that his son, ‘The Mexican Beast’, has not been given the credit he deserves for his 12-year long career, which includes victories against Caleb Plant, Demetrius Andrade, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, and David Lemieux.
Benavidez’s resume lacks a signature victory over an elite-level fighter. He always has an advantage over his opponent because of his decision to fight against a team that is below his size for 11 years. Jose Sr. and David seem to be have a chip on their shoulder and they seem bitter despite their success.
“Sinking” Cuban Star
Benavidez has finally moved up to 175 and is facing his first reliable opponent, not much older or younger than him, in Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs). It’s anyone’s guess how this fight will go.
“He was a highly decorated world champion who is also a two-division world champion. So, I hope we get the honor of hitting a legitimate star,” said Jose Benavidez Sr. on Fighthype about former Cuban star, David Morrell, who has a lot of fight experience.
“We have our game plan on what we’re going to do with this guy [Morrell]. We will take him to deep water and try to drown him. Let’s see if you can swim. Ateur and professional, it’s a little different. But he’s fighting David Benavidez, ‘The Mexican Monster.’
“It is not an easy fight for us. Not for him, not for us. We have to prove ourselves. We want to make history. These are the kinds of battles we want. Fights that will motivate you and make you learn and get better and better,” Benavidez Sr. said.
For David Benavidez to make history, he will need to beat the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 repeat. He will also have to move up to cruiserweight and defeat Jai Opetaia. That might be too much even for Benavidez to handle, and that’s assuming he wins against Morrell.
“When we fight ‘Boo Boo’ [Demetrius Andrade]many people were saying that David would be exposed and make him look like a novice. Now, they say the same thing about the Cubans. ‘Oh, my God, you’re fast. This is him. That’s him.,'” said Jose Sr.
Most boxing fans felt that 36-year-old Demetrius Andrade was too old, inactive, and too young to beat the much smaller and much larger Benavidez. On fight night, Benavidez looked like a cruiserweight inside the ring, and there was no way the much smaller Andrade was going to win.
“I am happy to hear that because it encourages us. Even David Morrell says that David fights like a robot. You walk and fight like a robot. But he forgets that he’s robot Ai, so he won’t see the punches coming.
“A lot of people say it’s a 50-50 fight. I do not think so. In my mind, we’re going to finish this guy off. David is on another level,” said Benavidez Sr. about his son.
Father’s Hope
Jose Sr. he might take this defeat hard if his son, Benavidez, loses to Morrell because this is the last of his sons with a real job.
He put his hopes on David Benavidez becoming a star, but it didn’t happen that he has been in the game for 12 years. This is where many fighters get washed away and leave the sport.
Jose Benavidez Jr’s once promising career has fallen apart since his 2018 loss to Terence Crawford. If David loses to Morrell, that’s because of Jose Sr. unless he can come back from defeat, which may not be easy because the 175-lb division is set.
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