What are people's thoughts on this fight? Part of me says that Kermit's recent bad form has been exaggerated. Yes, he performed poorly against Molina, but this is the same Molina who drew with Lara, and I consider Lara to be one of the best in the division. Kermit beat Antoine Smith in his next fight, and frankly, Antoine Smith isn't any worse than Alvarez's recent opposition. By far Kermit has the edge in experience as Alvarez hasn't fought anything near the level of opposition that Kermit has and doesn't have a key win like Kermit has over Angulo. I also think Kermit is a better natural athlete than Alvarez, faster, and with better footwork. Alvarez, of course, is fresher, has great combination punching, and probably is the more powerful puncher. It really depends on which Cintron shows up. Clearly, there is reason Eric Gomez at Golden Boy picked Cintron and not Molina or Lara because Cintron looks to be on the slide. At the same time, this is a tougher fight than Gomez, Rhodes or Hatton. All in all, its a step in the right direction for Alvarez. It will be impressive if he comes out with a dominating KO or something similar.