Jim Lampley was impressed with David Benavidez’s win over David Morrell last Saturday night. He thinks ‘The Mexican Monster’ would stand a greater likelihood of defeating undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev than Dmitry Bivol next.
Lampley feels that Bivol’s “multiple skills” would make it a tougher match for Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) in comparison with the knockout artist Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs).
The Beterbiev Matchup
Although he didn’t explain why Artur can be the better option, he may consider Benavidez’s volume punching and hand speed can be an excessive amount of for the slower, heavy-handed four-belt champion. It’s a fight that Benavidez can win if he can handle Artur Beterbiev’s power on the within and his counter-punching.
Many boxing fans on social consider that Benavidez’s performance against Morrell, getting hurt several times and being knocked down, would make him vulnerable to the hard shots from Beterbiev. He can be in Benavidez’s face your complete fight and wouldn’t take breaks as Morrell did.
Beterbiev would fight Benavidez the identical way he did the power-puncher Callum Smith by pressuring him nonstop to interrupt him. Smith is an even bigger puncher than Benavidez with either hand, and Beterbiev knocked him out within the seventh round last yr on January thirteenth.
Lampley’s View
“I believe Beterbiev is the more likely opponent for him to beat,” said Jim Lampley to Fight Hub TV when asked who David Benavidez has a greater likelihood of beating between these two: Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
“I believe Bivol, due to his multiple skills and his boxing craft, is slightly bit more different equation. I believe they’re slightly bit larger than David, but I wouldn’t rule out David beating either or each.”
Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) would be the one Benavidez faces next, not Beterbiev. Bivol has a superb opportunity of using his speed to defeat Beterbiev, 40, of their rematch on February twenty second. Turki Al-Sheikh has already said he would want the Benavidez-Morrell winner to challenge Bivol or Artur next.
