Holt's kinda quietly gone on a pretty good little streak lately.

Only really two fights but he dominated Isaac Hlatshwayo, a guy I thought was pretty good, and then Mike Arnaoutis.

I wasn't very high on this guy for a while mainly cause I just thought he was too chinny. Some of that came from the knockout loss to that Davis guy but also even when he beat David Diaz, the only times he really got touched he seemed wobbled even though he dominated the fight for the most part.

But he definitely has a load of physical ability, lots of speed, and he can punch a bit. He's got decent skills and he seems a bit more safety first lately which is good for him considering I still don't think of him as having a good chin.

You could make a good case that the two guys he fought, Hlatshwayo and Arnaoutis, were kinda made for him. Neither guy was a big puncher and both guys are better against pressure fighters than guys like Holt but he still was pretty impressive.

Now he's fighting Ricardo Torres. I've never been that high on Torres, Cotto's recklessness made him look better than he was and he was IMO lucky to get the decision versus Arnaoutis. I think Holt should beat him but it is a bit worrisome that the fights in Colombia and also that Torres can punch.

Assuming he gets by Torres where does he go from here. He really gets no recognition at 140, not sure why. Just for example, I'm pretty certain he'd beat Malignaggi.