There is a heightened amount of supposed dislike between David Benavidez and David Morrell Jr. that is reminiscent of the Gervonta “Tank” Davis-Ryan Garcia war of words that dominated their showdown nearly two years ago. Then Davis knocked out Garcia in the seventh round and they suddenly were best buddies.
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