Odlanier Solis vs Kevin Johnson OFF once again - for good

good finally seeing a big step up for solis i would love to see how he can compete against kevin

 

I love it.

Guys with a great amateur pedigree should be matched hard - guys like Solis and Gamboa can't possibly learn anything by beating up journeymen.

This is especially good for Solis - his attitude and dedication to the sport have been very disappointing thus far. It'll be interesting to see if this motivates him to get in shape and put in the type of performance he's capable of.

 

I like Solis, but Kevin Johnson is no joke.

I would expect Johnson to take this if it takes place August 15th.

 

This will be a great fight. Johnson is no push-over at all.

 

Johnson is going to stop Solis.

 

I like this fight. I hope that Solis can be on his way in the hw division maybe 1 day we'll even get a rematch of the world championship finals dublin assuming both parties do there bit.

 

Johnson is slow as shite. Solis by KO.

 

Much like Witherspoon-Arreola from a few years back, I love seeing undefeated guys go at it. Especially in the heavyweight division. We need to separate the men from the boys in a lot of divisions in boxing and this is the perfect way to do it.

 

I agree, and I would easily pick Johnson in this one.

And I think Johnson would beat Solis via UD in a stinker of a fight.

 

Johnson by decision here. I like both of these guys and think they both could be real contenders if things played out right for them. But Johnson is better right now and would win in fight that might be more entertaining then some might think. It would be no Bowe-Holyfield but it could be alright.

 

I just saw the Johnson fight against Vargas. There, in the first round Vargas landed almost at will on Johnson. The end result of the fight shows that either Vargas doesn't pack a punch or Johnson has a very good shin, or both. Of course thereafter, when Vargas slowed down, Johnson came back with his arsenal, powerful enough to stop Vargas trying.

Now, if the fight comes to fructification, Odlanier will land as frequently in these 1st couple of rounds, and I would reduce the outcome of that fight to the respect he will be going to earn when his punches land. Solis will test Johnson's head and also deliver brutal body shots. Johnson, an undefeated fighter, will only go down when Solis will land hard enough. So it will be a good test, which will show how strong Odlanier really is.
Until now Solis has had little problems only with the giants he has encountered (Long 7'1' and Burnett 6'6''), Johnson is not that tall, just 6'3, therefore I believe Odlanier will take that one relatively easy. No way Johnson will take a decision against him. Solis will not need to even go down in weight to win this one.

 

For starters I don't think this fight even happens. Arum has always put out several names for his fighters and then comes in with someone of a lesser caliber, I suspect he does the same here. But if they were to fight then Johnson wouldn't be quite as aggressive as he was against Vargas. Solis has more offense then Vargas and that would keep Johnson more cautious. He'd use his jab a lot more against Solis and that would be the key to him beating Solis. Johnson has an excellent jab and would simply put rounds in the bank with it. If he is more aggressive then that would be playing into Solis' hands, I don't think Johnson would do this. He does a lot of jabbing and only mixes it up when he has to.

 

Johnson has been a bit more active in his recent fights and it shows. He throws more punches and has showed good power. He'll beat Solis by UD.