David Benavidez receives abuse after Curmel Moton weight ‘debacle’

David Benavidez has been beneath rising strain in current weeks because of his obvious lack of bodily health, after a Premier Boxing Champions promotional video revealed his situation in a video launched final month.

On this footage, the WBC interim mild heavyweight champion was visibly out of practice and subsequently turned the topic of mockery amongst boxing followers.

Benavidez in comparison with Curmel Moton

Nevertheless, the scenario was exacerbated by the current failure on the scales of Curmel Moton, a light-weight prospect, who was because of struggle Bryan Mercado final Friday.

Moton, who got here in considerably chubby for the struggle, defined in a press release to the media that the rationale he didn’t make the load restrict was as a result of the fee accountable for doping management had misplaced his blood exams.

“I have been chatting with the fee about my blood work and, in the intervening time, they misplaced my blood work of their system [which meant the fight probably wasn’t going to be sanctioned],” Moton mentioned.

As well as, he added that there was no level in “killing himself to make weight“, as he had already been conscious of the scenario for a number of days.

This remark induced followers to start out making comparisons between him and Benavidez, mocking each.

Probably the most infamous comparisons on social media was made by a person on X (previously Twitter), who posted a picture of Benavidez and Moton, commenting: “Curmel Moton arriving on the scale”.

This was sufficient for followers to start out mocking Benavidez.

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In a jocular tone, one other person commented: “This son of a b***h is the stuffed turkey,” evaluating Benavidez to a Thanksgiving turkey due to his chubby.

As well as, one person prompt that Benavidez’s weight acquire might have been brought on by “an excessive amount of burger and fries,” referring to the tendency of some boxers to realize weight throughout their day without work.

Nevertheless, Benavidez‘s background, having beforehand missed weight and been stripped of his title, makes the present scenario extra regarding.

The comparability with Tyson Fury, one other well-known boxer who typically fights out of practice, additionally got here up within the dialog.

Benavidez’s case might be completely different, as the load may begin to have an effect on his efficiency. As one other person commented: “It is fairly worrying a boxer who goes up in weight between fights.”

It can all rely on how he prepares for his struggle in opposition to David Morrell subsequent February. It will likely be fascinating to see what form he comes into the struggle in, because the criticism continues to mount.