Jose Benavidez Sr. says he wants his son, David Benavidez, to get credit for “dunking” WBA 'regular' light heavyweight champion David Morel on Feb. 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Jose Sr. feels his son, 'The Mexican' Giant, hasn't been given the credit he deserves for his long 12-year career, which has included wins over Caleb Plant, Demetrius Andrade, Oleksandr Gvozdyk and David Lemieux.

Benavidez's resume lacks a signature win against an elite-level fighter. He always had a huge size advantage over his opponents due to his decision to fight in the division below his size for 11 years. Jose Sr. and David seem They have a chip on their shoulder And they seem bitter despite their success.

Cuban Star “Drown”

Benavidez finally moves up to 175 and faces his first credible opponent, who isn't much older or much younger than him in Morel (11-0, 9 KOs). How this fight will turn out is anyone's guess.

“He was a very decorated amateur and a two-division world champion. So, hopefully, we're going to get credit for killing a legitimate fighter,” Jose Benavidez told Sr. Fiighaphype Former Cuban amateur star David Morrell has experience about what it takes to be a fighter with plenty of pro fights.

“We have a game plan on what we're going to do with this guy (Morrell). We will take him into deep water and try to drown him. Let's see if he can swim. Amateurs and professionals, it's a bit different. But you're fighting David Benavidez, the 'Mexican Giant'.

“This is not an easy fight for any of us. Not for him, not for us. We have proved ourselves. We want to make history. These are the kind of fights we want. Fights that are going to motivate you and make you learn and get better and better,” Benavidez Sr. said.

For David Benavidez to make history, he needs to defeat the winner of the Artur Biterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch. He needs to move up to cruiserweight and defeat Joy Opetaya. Even executing Benavidez might be too much, and that's assuming he's victorious against Morel.

“When we fought 'Boo Boo' (Demetrius Andrade), a lot of people were saying that David would be exposed and look like an amateur. Now, they are saying the same thing about Cubans. 'Oh, God, he's so fast. He is this. He is.,'' Jose Sr. said.

Most boxing fans felt that 36-year-old Demetrius Andrade was too old, inactive and short to defeat the much younger and much larger Benavidez. On fight night, Benavidez looked like a cruiserweight inside the ring, and there was no way the much smaller Andrade was going to win.

“I'm happy to hear that because it motivates us. Even David Morrell said David fights like a robot. He walks and fights like a robot. But he forgets that he's a robot AI, so he doesn't see the punches coming.

“A lot of people say it's a 50-50 fight. I don't think so. In our minds, we're going to destroy this guy. David is on another level,” Benavidez Sr. said of his son.

A father's hope

Jose Sr. may take this defeat hard if his son Benavidez loses to Morel as he is the last of his sons to have a real career.

He pinned his hopes on David Benavidez becoming a star, but that hasn't happened in the 12 years he's been in the game. This is when many fighters wash out and leave the game.

Jose Benavidez Jr.'s once-promising career has fallen apart since his 2018 loss to Terence Crawford. If David loses to Morel, it won't be easy for Jose Sinar if he can't bounce back from the loss because the 175-pound division is stacked.