Though I haven't seen de Leon fight, something tells me you guys might be right. But I've learned not to make serious judgement based on records so I'm not making any judgement for this fight now. I saw his fight yesterday, and basing on the record of his opponent, Adrade, a veteran with more than 50 fights and awesome 80% knockout rate, and the fact Bautista came from a long lay off due to an illness and an injury, I thought he'd have a very diffucult time. But to everyone's surprise, Bautista easily beat Andrade, an awkward moving and 'showboating' type fighter. I was very surprised at Bautista's performance yesterday, showing maturity that I've never seen in him before. He attacked Andrade in a consistent, well-paced manner - not in his usual, thoughtless, all out attack - not showing any respect for the veteran fighter with awesome record, never being rattled at any point in the fight but always keeping his poise. But I was most surprised at the accuracy of his shot - Rey was able to hit Andrade consistently even though he seemed like one of those slick fighters, who always move, keep their distance and liked to lunge from a distance, sort of like mini Mayweather. But still, maybe it's still early for him to take on de Leon, or perhaps Bautista will prove us wrong again.

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