David Morrell admits “not the best show” after a controversial victory against Imam Khataev

David Morrell admits “not the best show” after a controversial victory against Imam Khataev

David Morrell admitted after his controversial decision of 10 wins over Imam Khataev (10-1, 9 Kos) last Saturday was not a “best show for everyone” at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

The lightweight heavyweight competitor Morrell (12-1, 9 Kos) says he listened to his trainer in the corner and had no answers for why what might have been an easy battle turned out to be a difficult one against the Russian Khataev (10-1, 9 kos). Supporters on social media felt overwhelming that Khataev deserved the victory.

Who won Morrell Khatev?

The judges’ scores were 95-94 for Khataev, 96-93, and 95-94 to Morrell.

“I feel great after this fight. For everyone, I’m after this fight,” said David Morrell Fighthype After defeating Imam Khatev last Saturday night in Queens. “I know this is not the best show for everyone. I feel great. Every time, you respect Russian men. They are strong.

It was a strange battle. Morrell had hurt the body of Khataev in the fifth, and then began to clown around. Then he left for no reason, and Khataev quickly wiped on, landing a right that Morrell dropped. He was not hurt. And pick up and fight well for the rest of the round. That was Khataev’s last Hurrah, as Morrell took control of the fighting from there.

Morrell often stood in front of Khataev, it was difficult to understand covering and letting him go away. That’s the kind of opponent that Khataev does well against, men who go to Sparring partner mode. Morrell should have known better with his amateur background.

Why disappoint Morrell’s performance?

In the ninth and tenth round, Morrell opened with a barrage of a punch that khatev looked hurt. In those cases, Morrell abandoned and instead of going for the finish, covered. He allowed Khataev to survive. In the last 20 seconds of the tenth, Morrell hurt Khataev with a big left who stunned her. Again, he left him off the hook. There was no murderer instinct.

Morrell did not say who he intends to fight next. When asked, he said he was going on holiday. Fans want to see a second chance with Khataev, but that’s unlikely without Turki Alalshikh wants it. Morrell’s performance showed not ready to fight the larger names, Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev. Morrell is not consistent enough with his crime to compete against those fighters. Also, Morrell’s practice of shells behind his high guard would lead to loss to both fighter.

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Last updated on 07/13/2025

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