The only rematch that concerns Benavidez at the moment is scheduled for Feb. 22. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez remains completely disinterested in facing Benavidez, which makes the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 winner the only opponent that makes sense for Benavidez next.

Whenever you earn the praise of Jim Lampley, it's nothing to scoff at. Lampley, who was a legendary broadcaster for HBO Boxing and now an analyst for PPV.com, broke down David Benavidez's unanimous decision win over David Morrell on Saturday and called it the best of "The Mexican Monster's" career over wins like Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade.