This should be a competitive fight over twelve rounds between two good British Light Heavyweights.
While a lot of people feel Lyndon Arthur’s jab will trouble Yarde I personally think Yarde won’t have too much trouble getting past it and landing his power punches. I don’t think Arthur is that hard to hit and against a big puncher like Yarde thats not a good thing. I think trying to compare Kovalev’s jab and Arthur’s isn’t good logic considering one is a world class fighter and the other a domestic prospect.
Lyndon Arthur
I think Anthony Yarde will win this fight by knockout due to his superior power and experience at a higher level. I don’t think Arthur can keep him off for twelve rounds and in the fights I’ve watched hes not hard to hit and likes to box off the ropes a bit too much.
Neither of these fighters are world beaters but should make for a competitive and entertaining fight anyway. Isaac Avelar was until recently an undefeated prospect, hes taken back to back losses and hasn’t looked great in those fights. Sakaria Lukas is 36 but holds an undefeated record of 23-0.
Isaac Avelar simply struggles when he comes up against fighters that are competent and in this fight hes facing another good fighter. He has some power and appears to have some technical skill he just hasn’t been able to put these two together in a good performance yet.
Sakaria Lukas has good boxing skills and respectable power. He hasn’t been massively active though hasn’t looked washed up yet even at the age of 36. He’s also unbeaten and dealt with all his opponents comfortably.
Sakaria Lukas
I expect Sakaria Lukas to win a decision in his American debut and hopefully move on to the bigger fights hes been craving for years.
This should be a highly entertaining fight but also one where in my mid theres only one winner. Josesito Lopez has looked good recently in a loss versus Keith Thurman and more recently a win over John Molina Jr. Santana hasn’t been all that active in recent years and is coming off a beating from Jarrett Hurd.
Both fighters aren’t the greatest defensively but Lopez does at least try not to eat every punch thrown at him while Santana doesn’t seem to care if he gets punched. I think Lopez is better technically and has also fought the bigger names. I think Santana doesn’t have much left in the tank even though he is the younger fighter.
Francisco Santana
I think Josesito Lopez will win a decision after ten rounds due to being slightly fresher and having better technical and defensive skills.
I don’t think this fight will be competitive at all honestly and the fact the WBA are allowing it as an eliminator for the WBA Super Welterweight title is a disgrace. Habib Ahmed has never boxed at Super Welterweight in his career before this fight and while I understand hes a late replacement I don’t understand why the WBA would sanction this fight as an eliminator.
Sebastian Fundora is absolutely huge for the weight at 6,5 and on top of that hits very hard. He put on a career best performance last time out and I can’t see why he wouldn’t continue that form now hes really starting to develop as a pro.
Habib Ahmed hasn’t really faced anyone of note apart from Gilberto Ramirez who knocked him out in six rounds at Super Middleweight. I doubt hes going to perform well when hes giving up such a reach advantage and has come in on short notice for this fight.
Habib Ahmed
I think Sebastian Fundora will win by knockout within six rounds due to his power and height which every opponent of his have struggled with.
This fight was made quickly as Ramirez’s first opponent had to pull out of the fight. Miguel Flores was fighting on the same card anyway so he should be prepared for this.
I think this will be an interesting match up as Ramirez is coming off a good win and seems in good form while Flores is also coming off a good albeit losing performance versus Leo Santa Cruz. Both are decent technically but I think Ramirez is more suited to the big fights and has more experience at the top level. I have been impressed by Miguel Flores so far in his career and I don’t expect that to change here though he has clearly improved since being stopped in back to back fight versus domestic fighters.
Miguel Flores
I think Eduardo Ramirez should be able to use his experience and being a southpaw to win a decision after twelve rounds. It should be competitive though.
This is the fight i’m most looking forward to this week as Spence Jr is one of the best fighters in the sport and Danny Garcia is a top Welterweight.
Errol Spence Jr is good both on the inside and boxing on the outside. He throws a high volume of punches and normally has good ring IQ. He possesses good power though a lot of stoppages have come from his relentless work rate where he somehow never gets tired. His chin has held up so far in his career and while Garcia was a decent puncher at Super Lightweight his power hasn’t really carried up with him to Welterweight.
Danny Garcia doesn’t throw a huge amount of punches and can fight to the level of his competition a bit. He’s got good looping hooks which not many people throw anymore and is all round good technically like all the top welterweights are. He’s got good power and a great chin. The biggest flaw he has is that he can never put a solid twelve rounds together. He either starts off well and fades late or starts slow and comes on late in the fight. This has led to him having close fights with almost every top opponent hes faced and I can’t expect it to be any different in this fight.
Danny Garcia
If Errol Spence Jr is the same as before the car crash then I expect him to beat Danny Garcia due to his work rate and the fact that he can put a solid twelve rounds together while we know Garcia will give away rounds at some point in the fight. I think Spence has the Ring IQ to not stay at mid range versus Garcia and to either box him from the outside or out work and out hustle him in the pocket. If the Car crash has effected Spence badly then Garcia will win but until they get in the ring we just won’t know.
I think that while Satorn is still a good name to have on a resume he isn’t nearly the same fighter he used to be. He’s now a veteran of 70 fights and is ancient at the age of 38 for the lower weights. Panyakum is the complete opposite as hes only had 11 fights and is 20 years old.
Panyakum looks to be a rising talent at Super Flyweight and has a lot of skill for someone that got stopped on their debut. He’s been slowly progressing ever since and has looked good enough in his fights that hes being fast tracked through into fighting the more experienced fighters from Thailand.
Suriyan Satorn
I expect Panyakum to win a decision after ten rounds due to his youth and momentum. Satorn is well past his best but is still very tough so a stoppage win for Panyakum would be impressive.
The first fight between these two was fun and action packed though the result was very controversial which is why they are running it back. While the first fight was competitive Adoian knocked Petchmanee down and to most people did more than enough to win a decision. Unfortunately for him the judges saw it differently and gave Petchmanee the victory.
I think this fight could play out similarly to the first one but with it being over ten rounds a more definite winner can be crowned. Petchmanee has faced a good level of competition in his career so far but hasn’t looked great in many of his fights even though when he turned pro he was expected to do big things.
I think Musheg Adoian will win a decision after ten rounds if the judges aren’t corrupt as in most peoples eyes he was the clear winner of the first fight and I can’t see how much can change in only a few months.
This is a tune up bout for Cieslak who recently lost in a world title fight to Ilunga Junior Makabu in The Congo. He performed well in that fight and showed he was world class even in a loss. Taylor Mabika is 41 and in recent years has been traveling around Europe and losing on points.
Cieslak is good technically and has some good power which has proven itself on the world stage. He’s also got a very good chin and stamina to boot.
Taylor Mabika is a solid fighter but also one coming to the end of his career. He’s very tough and durable so I expect this fight to go the distance.
Taylor Mabika
I expect Michal Cieslak to win on points and potentially go on to fight Lawrence Okolie for the vacant WBO Cruiserweight world title next week.
This should be an easy fight for Mathieu Bauderlique who is coming off almost a year lay off. Beibi Berrocal is also coming off a year lay off from his loss to a kick boxer making his debut in professional boxing.
Mathieu Bauderlique is good technically and had an extensive amateur background which included going to the 2016 Olympics. He has decent power though nothing that you’d write home about.
Beibi Berrocal has lost every time hes fought outside of Columbia and I can’t see this time being any different. At this point in his career hes a journeyman and struggles to go the distance with prospects now.
Beibi Berrocal
I think Mathieu Bauderlique should win by stoppage in four or five rounds due to being the all round better boxer who also has the momentum behind him.
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