Ended up going out to watch these, only the main event was any good and I can't say I had a problem with the decision. Realistically Guerrero couldn't have won unless it was a shutout going by the cards, but I think Garcia edged it anyways. Both guys really impressed me. It was tempting to give Guerrero some rounds just because he was going forward, but Garcia did a lot better than I expected off the back foot, I didn't see it as totally a fight of two halves at all.
Guerrero is a very good boxer, he has better skills than Herrera or Peterson and I thought he was very live in this one for that reason. His feet are nothing special, but when he has a guy in front of him and decides to box, he is clever with his hands. He doesn't really have any tells on his punches. He is also ridiculously tough, to have taken so many good punches after the wars he's already been in. I thought Garcia fought better than he had in a long time considering all that, he did seem to be thinking more and showed some new wrinkles.
Undercard fights were pretty underwhelming, Sammy Vasquez looks good but he still freezes up and doesn't move his head when he's unloading, not sure how he'll handle the top guys. Mansour seemed like he thought the fight wouldn't go more than 4 rounds, sloppy stuff from both guys and no matter how bad his jaw was injured I think he was done by the end, making it hard for Breazeale(who basically sucks) to miss him.
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