Morrell’s Unknown State A PPV obstacle, says Hearn

The promoter Eddie Hearn predicts that the event David Benavidez vs. David Morrell this Saturday will not be a PPV success in PBC in Main video February 1. Hearn says he has not “sold at the door” at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Morrell is unknown

The six-year-old Pro Morrell (11-0, 9 kos) is not well known to fans so that they want to buy the event at Pay-Per-View. Morrell had outstanding amateur credentials while he was in the Cuban national team, but American fans have not seen him enough for the event to sell.

Hearn states that Morrell, 27, is not known by fans, which will damage the success of the PPV. Benavidez needed a better known fighter to bring purchases. If Benavidez loses this fight, he is sunk. It will never be a PPV star and would have to concentrate on your plan B, advancing towards the cruise weight.

What Hearn is leaving aside is that Benavidez is not a PPV raffle either. And although Hardcore boxing fans know him well, it is not a great name among casual fans, and it has not been a PPV attraction. Benavidity did not bring large PPV numbers for its fights against Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade. Those are the most important names in their 12 -year curriculum.

Benavész would be a much more popular fighter if he had moved until 175 years ago instead of staying at 168, chasing a fight against Canelo Álvarez. That is why he stayed in Super Middlewight all these years. Benavés had hoped to have a lucrative fight against Canelo, but never happened.

“I will tell you something right now. Not much, and it has not been sold very well at the door, “said Eddie Hearn to Professional boxing fans When asked how many PPV purchases, David Benavidez vs. David Morrell, the event will bring PBC on Main video This Saturday night.

“What I will tell you is that it is a fantastic fight. The problem is that with that fight nobody knows who David Morrell is, and it is a very good fight, “said Hearn.

Can you sell?

The Benavidity-Morrelll billboard presents two excellent fights: the WBC Brandon Figueroa vs. featherweight champion vs. Stephen Fulton in a rematch and former welter champion of the WBA ISSAC ‘Pitbull’ Cruz vs. Angel Fierro. However, these two competitions are not large enough to compensate for the lack of recognition of names for the Benavidez vs. Morrell Main event.

The six-year-old Pro Morrell (11-0, 9 kos) is not well known to fans so that they want to buy the event at Pay-Per-View. Morrell had outstanding amateur credentials while he was in the Cuban national team, but American fans have not seen him enough for the event to sell.

Unfortunately, the 175 -pound division lacks popular combatants in addition to Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Those guys are already tied.