David Benavidez continues to use steroids as a selling point for his fight against WBA 'regular' light heavyweight champion David Morrell on February 1st.

It's an odd way to promote the fight and get fans interested, but Benavidez doesn't seem to have much to say during his interview. Also, he Still making excuses For his extraordinary performance on debut against Aleksandar Govozdik last June at 175 runs. It sounds so weak.

PPV title fight

Next month, Benavidez will have his interim 175-lb title on the line against Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) in their headliner at PBC on Prime Video PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“You have never heard my name associated with steroids. You've heard the name David Morrell associated with steroids,” David Benavidez said on Zicana Boxing about David Morrell, citing his unfounded suspicions about him being dirty before their fight on February 1st.

“The guy he fought said they tested him, but they didn't test David Morrell, there's no drug test even after the fight. It's strange because there are always drug tests right after a war. I want to tell people why would I ask for more drug tests if I have something to hide?

“We had nothing to hide and that is why we are trying to box cleanly. We are checking as much as possible to make sure there is no funny business going on.

“I'm definitely going to punish him,” Benavidez said of Morel. “When it's going to end, I don't think about that. I think I'm going to go in and do my game plan. The difference between my last fight (Aleksandar Govojdic) and his fight (Radivoj Kalajdic). I went there with two injured hands.

Excuses or reality?

“I had a torn tendon here, I had a broken bone, and I had a cut three weeks before the fight when I got 10 stitches. So, I was already going through a lot of adversity. The fighter I went up against was a lot better than the fighter I went up against,” said Benavidez.

“I think because of that, it shows that I'm a different caliber of fighter. Many people would call off the fight if one of their hands was injured. Both my hands were injured. I didn't cancel the fight because it was a big deal.

“Me and Tank were fighting on the same card at the PPV. So, imagine if I had pulled out of the fight, I would have disappointed my fans. I care more for my fans than anything,” said Benavidez.

What 'The Mexican Monster' isn't saying is that he looked worse against Gvozdyk than Morrell did in his one-sided win over Kalajdyk. Morel hit his opponent repeatedly to the head in that fight, and his body got stronger as the fight went on. In contrast, Benavidez never hit Gvozdyk and was exhausted after six rounds. He took a beating down the stretch.

Benavidez showed no signs of injury in his last fight against Oleksandr Govozdik on June 15th. He threw punches with full force with both hands and did not look injured. Where Benavidez looked bad was how he tired in the second half, taking too many hard shots from the 37-year-old Govozdić and getting hurt to the body.

Fatigue has nothing to do with an injured hand and everything to do with Benavidez not carrying extra weight well.

Benavidez made excuses for his poor performance in his debut at 175 against Oleksandr Govozdic, blaming an injured hand and a recent cut. It would have been better if he had let his performance speak for itself rather than making excuses later.