Mijares vs. Darchinyan is a fight that requires the full attention of serious boxing fans everywhere when they meet on November 1 in a unification battle. Mijares (35-3-2, 13 KOs) is coming off a third-round destruction of aged Chatchai Sasakul, while Darchinyan (30-1-1, 24 KOs), won his title after knocking out Dimitri “The Baby” Kirilov in the fifth round in August

If ever there was a Matador vs. Bull fight, this is it. Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan is a pressure fighter with bricks in his gloves. However, his "weird" style style can allow a highly skilled foe like Mijares to use fast counters amd sharp uppercuts to exploit at will.

Mijares last tasted defeat in 2002 and is on a 26-fight undefeated streak. A winner over highly regarded Jorge Arce, he beat Jose Navarro in February and gave a clinic in the process. Exhibiting old school defensive moves that were superb and a punch volume that was off the charts, he schooled the equally busy Navarro whose face looked like a cheese and sausage pizza at the end. In the worse score card I have ever seen, one of the judges had it 108-120 in favor of Navarro (meaning he won every round!). Disgraceful is not the right word to describe this mondo bizarro scoring.

Vic likely will stalk and try to take Mijares out with his superior power. However, the Mexican will use his tool chest of technical skills to keep "The Raging Bull" at bay.

I do think Vic’s style is made to order for Mijares thus making this a potentially easy fight and setting up a mega battle with Fernando Montiel. Hell, how can a slow fighter who telegraphs his punches and fights in such an unusual manner beat a slickster like Mijares?

On the other hand, if Vic can use his jab effectively and avoid bull rushes and over reaching, he has a shot.

And one thing Vic does have that the Mexican slickster lacks is a punchers chance.