It\u2019s obvious that Benavidez\u2019s power hasn\u2019t carried over from 168. His absence of knockouts in his two fights at light heavyweight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk and David Morrell wasn\u2019t only because he was finally facing talented guys. His power isn\u2019t the same at 175 as it had been when he fought at 168.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at Deontay Wilder, he couldn\u2019t knock out Tyson Fury, yet he had a higher knockout percentage than Tyson. The track record of both athletes [Yarde and Benavidez] is high,\u201d said Tunde.<\/p>\n
Ajayi: High IQ Fight<\/p>\n
\u201cAnthony\u2019s fight against Beterbiev was the hardest fight Beterbiev ever had. That world showed the boxing world Yarde\u2019s great IQ. David Benavidez said during the face-to-face that neither of these punchers are the type that go in and knock a person out. They both have high IQs, and that\u2019s why they\u2019re both at this level,\u201d said Ajayi.<\/p>\n
Yarde did a remarkable job against Artur Beterbiev. If he hadn\u2019t tired out, he likely would have knocked him out because he had him hurt on a couple of occasions with his left hook.<\/p>\n
Benavidez\u2019s habit of crowding his opponents, focusing on volume, will leave him open to Yarde\u2019s left hooks. If the \u2018Mexican Monster\u2019 chooses to use that approach, he\u2019s going to get clipped. Recovering from a knockdown against Yarde will be more difficult than it was when he fought David Morrell last February. Yarde will pounce on him right away, looking to finish him. Morrell backed off after dropping Benavidez, and surprisingly shelled up against the ropes. It was weird.<\/p>\n
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