Alvarez to fight Rhodes!

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 03-24-2011 12:21 PM

It's hard to add this one up. I look at Rhodes as an outstanding talent on the European stage and I see Alvarez as slightly overrated contender (WBC

) on the World stage... That possibly puts them on an even keel

I guess youth and aggression will prevail

Great fight to make thought. Good matchmaking too.
Rhodes gets his long over due shot and Alvarez gets a 1st defense at a credible opponent without going over the top.

**superheavyrhun** · 03-25-2011 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus

Great fight to make thought. Good matchmaking too.
Rhodes gets his long over due shot and Alvarez gets a 1st defense at a credible opponent without going over the top.

Exactly. He's still a kid and he's still learning, but at world title level it's definitely an unforgiving learning curve. Rhodes should give him a test, but the general consensus is that Alvarez will prevail, and I imagine his handlers will be looking for him to go through two or three fights like this before throwing him at the really big dogs out there.

**littlebif** · 03-25-2011 05:17 PM

I think it will be a close fight with Alvarez winning a ud. Be intresting to see how Alvarez copes with the way Rhodes punches from different angles and along with his experience he could make it a hard nights work for Alvarez.

**Rantcatrat** · 03-25-2011 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus

It's hard to add this one up. I look at Rhodes as an outstanding talent on the European stage and I see Alvarez as slightly overrated contender (WBC

) on the World stage... That possibly puts them on an even keel

I guess youth and aggression will prevail

Great fight to make thought. Good matchmaking too.
Rhodes gets his long over due shot and Alvarez gets a 1st defense at a credible opponent without going over the top.

This.