I honestly have no idea. To me, this is a pick'em fight but the betting odds have Stevenson a nearly 3/1 fav.
Both guys aren't really great technically. Both guys punch rather hard, giving the edge to Stevenson. Physical strength, I might just have to give the edge to Cloud. It'll be one of those fights where the best prepared boxer will win on the night. For me it's a tossup, I think Stevenson might be the hungrier man, we shall see.
Lol point taken, was just guaging the general feeling & if anyone had any inside info which could sway it.
My thoughts: I think highest probability is Cloud knocking Stevenson out early. Next highest is Stevenson knocking out Cloud early, which should upgrade his power index from "f'n scary" big as it seems now to "what the ****, he can one-hit guys with iron chins? :blood" big, which is still an unknown. Third highest is Stevenson getting the knockout - or TKO - late, as Cloud tires from chasing him all night and getting hit with bombs in the process. Maybe Cloud gets stopped wobbling on his feet or something. Fourth highest is Stevenson running scared all night and never looking to land big, instead using his discount bin slick defense and superior athleticism to avoid the, let's face it, rather slow and uncreative Cloud. Fifth, dead last, is Cloud on points. That simply isn't happening...unless we get something like the aforementioned fourth-most-likely scenario, with the exception that Stevenson makes too many errors in judgment and maneuvers into enough shots to get dropped a few times to give Cloud an in on the cards. (yet never cleanly enough to be put to sleep) ...quite a stretch of the imagination.
Stevenson is the better athlete and boxer. He'll win either by decision or late rounds stoppage. Cloud is tough.
I don't know, I think Stevenson benefited from catching a spent Chad Dawson who after the disastreous Ward fight was Champion in name only. Cloud should pull this off.