{"id":283392,"date":"2025-07-22T20:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/283392\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:23:10","slug":"lonnie-thompson-predicts-a-tough-fight-for-david-benavidez-vs-anthony-yarde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/283392\/","title":{"rendered":"Lonnie Thompson Predicts A “Tough Fight” For David Benavidez Vs. Anthony Yarde"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lonnie Thompson believes that Anthony Yarde has the punching power to defeat WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez in their fight on November 22nd in Riyadh. He questions whether Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) has anything left after being knocked out by former unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in 2023.<\/p>\n

Yarde\u2019s Punching Power Threat<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a tough fight for Benavidez. Anthony Yarde is strong,\u201d said Lonnie Thompson to Pro Boxing Fans<\/a>, discussing David Benavidez\u2019s fight against Anthony Yarde on November 22nd. \u201cHe\u2019s strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benavidez\u2019s \u201cVictory Lap\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Benavidez is depleted from weight loss and the punishment he took in his war last February against David Morrell. Yarde has a real chance of an upset. Benavidez has been celebrating in his five-month victory lap<\/strong> after the victory over Morrell, and he appears to have picked up a good 40 pounds, with most of it settling around his waistline.<\/p>\n

Losing that fat is going to be a major ordeal for Benavidez, and it\u2019s going to take a lot of his strength away. He\u2019s already shown no power since moving up to 175, but it\u2019ll be worse after he loses the excess weight he\u2019s put on since his fight with Morrell. If you\u2019ve ever lost 40 lbs before, you\u2019ll know that it takes away the power that you had. That\u2019s why it\u2019s never a good idea to get that badly out of shape in the first place if you\u2019re an athlete.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he hits Benavidez with the shots that he hit Artur [Beterbiev] with [he\u2019s in trouble],\u201d said Thompson about Yarde being dangerous. \u201cIt depends on how much he has left after fighting Artur because he took some shots. I know David doesn\u2019t hit nowhere near as hard as Artur or nowhere near as strong. Different styles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yarde hurt Beterbiev during their fight on January 28, 2023. The left hooks that Yarde was catching Artur with in that fight would be tough for Benavidez to take without nosediving on the canvas like we saw in his fight with Morrell. He was hurt twice in that fight, and Morrell didn\u2019t hit him that often. The shots he did land on \u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 swelled up his face, giving him a strange-looking appearance.<\/p>\n

Yarde\u2019s Dangerous Left Hooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a good fight because David is going to be in there with someone that is throwing back at him and throwing back hard,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough fight because if Yarde fights him the same way he fought Artur, it\u2019s going to be a tough night with the little hand feints and feinting and all that and the check hooks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benavidez leaves himself open with his combination punching, and the way he throws from the waist. He\u2019s focused on throwing rapid machine-gun type shots, leaving his head and body wide open. Oleksandr Gvozdyk hurt Benavidez with body shots in their 2024 fight. Morrell got his attention each time ht hit him in the bread basket. You could tell that Benavidez didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hit Artur with some good shots. If he hits David like that, it\u2019s going to be interesting to see. That\u2019s a fight I\u2019m looking forward to,\u201d said Thompson.<\/p>\n

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