Andrade says Benavidez's long arms pose challenge to Morel

Demetrius Andrade questions whether WBA 'regular' light heavyweight champion David Morel has the arms long enough to get around David Benavidez's guard when they clashed at 2 When we meet at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 1st.

Benavidez's influence

In last year's fight with Benavidez, Andrade had trouble getting his shots through Benavidez's guard due to his long arms, and was ultimately stopped in the sixth round. He was surprised by the sheer size of Benavidez, who was too big for him.

The Cuban Morel's reach is much longer than Benavidez's, 78 inches to his 74, so he shouldn't have the same problems that Andrade did. Demetrius starts his career at 154 and reaches 168 in 2023. once.

Benavidez's length, weight and youth seemed to cause problems for Andrade. He looks much heavier, like a light heavyweight or lightweight versus middleweight opponent.

“Because he's a big, strong guy, he's able to absorb it. He weighs a lot more than me,” Demetrius Andrade lost on Nov. 25, 2023 David Benavidez told Fight Hub TV.

“After that battle [Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 175]he said, “I can still do 168,” because he felt the difference in weight. he [Benavidez] He's not capable of the things he's capable of when he's not a weight bully.

“Right now, he's having a great fight with David Morel. Those are two guys the same size. I think David Morel is very talented. I don't know if he has any chance of actually beating David. experience. [Morrell] He's a big kid. He has good speed, but his punches are a little wild. Of course, this requires experience.

Benavidez struggled in his first fight last summer at 175 against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15, getting outplayed by the stronger fighter throughout the fight. His strength was weak in weight, and he was lucky to have made such a decision. If Gvozdyk was a more popular fighter, he would have won by landing better shots.

Can Morel adapt?

“David [Benavidez] Has long arms. Morel is older than me,” Andrade said. “When you punched him [Benavidez]his arms are very long and it is difficult to hit him. You have to aim exactly where his shot is. I don't know if Morel has that ability.

“I'm a sharpshooter, and David can block a lot of my shots with his length. So, you've got to give him some clean, walking trap shots,” Andrade said.