As Ron and Rant said, it's all in Alvarez' hands as to whether he can pressure Lara effectively, because no doubt -when they start exchanging, Alvarez' heavy and speedy hands will be potent.
Lara is in for a rough ride if he can't get Alvarez to stall.
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I hope Lara wins then Floyd will have to fight him next.![]()
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
I was looking for the latest odds on the fight and found this hilarious quote:
"Alvarez may have lost to Mayweather in the biggest fight of his life, but the mixed-decision result indicated that the 23-year-old fighter has the mental and physical ability to stand toe-to-toe with the best in the world".
Uhhh.... no.....
The mixed-decision result indicated that one of the judges was blowing Canelo on the side... and that she should have been shot by the ring announcer as soon as he read her score.
BTW, Canelo is the favored fighter, so I'm pulling for the upset victory by Lara.
Does anyone know what weight Lara usually enters the ring?
I don't see Canelo pressuring Lara like he needs to in order to win. It isn't a fight I would feel comfortable betting on, but I think Lara will outbox Canelo. I think the big unknowns for this fight are:
1) Will Canelo come in aggressively and force this issue like Angulo did, or will he try to be a boxer/sharpshooter like he was vs Floyd. My guy tells me he doesn't force the issue and looks confused as he is outboxed.
2) Will the judges reward Lara for boxing smartly or is the decision already there for Canelo. My gut says that Canelo has the money backing him and will have the judges support for any round that isn't a complete blowout. All the potential tonight for a rip off job.
3) How will Lara handle it if he tastes Canelos hook. I see a possibility for Canelo to end things suddenly if Lara loses focus and catches a flush hook to the head. Lara tends to get complacent and he could pay for it.
I won't be surprised either way, and commend both guys for taking this fight. That being said, I think that the most likely scenario is that Lara boxes well throughout and Canelo has another less than stellar performance vs a solid boxer. Canelo is a guy who doesn't like to waste punches and will lower his output and hold his hands when facing a mobile boxer with good skills.
Appreciate the update about fight night weight guys. I really don't know who to pick here. Canelo doesn't naturally fight in the manner to trouble Lara's style but Canelo isn't one dimensional. He can adjust. I thought Canelo looked starved as usual at the weigh in which suggests his stamina will be an issue again. Lara looked absolutely fantastic at weigh in to me. Lara is what he is so Canelo dictates how this goes in my opinion. I'd side with Lara unless a better version of Canelo than we've ever seen shows up. Is Canelo a popular fighter or a great fighter, we find out tonight.
I think this is the hardest fight to pick from all year. A real 50/50 but I'm backing Lara he's alot hungrier then Canelo is. When was the last time you saw someone interrupt a post fight press conference to try to get a right. Canelo on the other hand has already fought the best in the world and lost. Now he knows he's not the best. I'm picking Lara to outbox Canelo and Laras power is underrated
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