David Benavidez says David Morrell has been complaining about the drug testing for their February 1st fight, and he believes he doesn’t want to be tested by VADA.
WBA interim light heavyweight champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is suspicious, saying that WBA ‘regular’ champ Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) may be worried “something may come up” on one of his tests.
Benavidez Plays the PED Card
Some fans see Benavidez’s complaints as him building the early groundwork for a PED excuse ahead of time to blame a potential loss to Morrell on potentially using steroids.
Just by Benaivdez mentioning steroids during the build-up, people will view a victory by Morrell with suspicion. Morrell wouldn’t even have to test positive for PEDs for people to believe that he was using due to the association of steroids with his name during the build-up.
Benavidez would receive less criticism from fans, and his stock wouldn’t drop nearly as badly…
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