Anyone think Guerrero can pull off an upset this weekend?

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  1. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    I don't know about anyone else, but I really like this fight.

    Guerrero is 29, in his prime, he's a south paw, throws lost of punches, he has a good jab, he's tall, he can fight dirty to...

    The last few rounds of the Cotto fight have made me question Floyd a little bit.... Cotto looked ready to fall but for one reason or another Floyd could put him away.

    Did he gas down the stretch?
    Did he just decide to coast & carry Cotto the full 12?
    Or is he unable to pull the trigger anymore?

    I think this could be a really good fight, I see some similarities to Hatton v Mayweather. Guerrero having early success but Floyd starts to take over from the middle round onwards.

    It's fair to say that Guerrero is much better than Hatton, and Mayweather is not as good as he was back in 07.

    Hardly sticking my neck on the line but I'm going for a Floyd UD in a really close and cracking fight.

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. SMS Employee

    SMS Employee Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd is not as effective at 154 compared to 147. I actually think floyd will break him down and stop him late. RG will be aggressive and give it a good go but its nowhere near enough to hang with floyd let alone beat him.
     
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  3. happydrinks

    happydrinks directfraction.storenvy.com Full Member

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    i think yes
     
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  4. Rangersfan1982

    Rangersfan1982 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Easy fight for Mayweather.
     
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  5. ginger warrior

    ginger warrior Guest

    I'm of a similar opinion obviously floyd is the better boxer but if Guerrero jumps him like he did berto then he will ask least ask questions
    I think floyd will be made to work and maybe bloodied abit like the cotto fight but ultimately time Guerrero in the later rounds and beat him down for a stoppage coupled with exhaustion in a decent test where both men come out with heads held high
     
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  6. Smoggy7188

    Smoggy7188 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No but it will be closer than people think - maybe 8/4 something like that.
     
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  7. phonk

    phonk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I do. Then again i had money on Audley to win by KO on Saturday and didn't think the Khan or Murray fights would be at all competitive.
     
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  8. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    Plenty of fighters have tried to overwhelm Floyd with activity and all it does is give him more opportunities to score. Guerrero can box pretty well, but he's not Pernell Whitaker and Floyd's better at it.

    Everything Guerrero does well, Floyd does better. He might be younger, but he's not naturally bigger or stronger or faster.
     
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  9. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rg's gonna beat him but will be robbed by corrupt judges
     
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  10. macho_grande

    macho_grande "I'll never get over" Full Member

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    Really?

    Cotto, Ortiz, Mosley, Marquez, DelaHoya, Hatton, Baldomir, Judah, Mitchell, Gatti...

    Out of all of those only Hatton tried to overwhelm him.... It's been over a decade since Corrales & Castillo. Floyd not the same fighter anymore.
     
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  11. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    Ortiz's plan was to bull Floyd to the ropes and mug him. Cotto was a bit more thoughtful, but was mostly trying to get it done against the ropes. I'd say both were trying to overwhelm Floyd with their physical strength and size.

    Workrate is the answer to many of Floyd's challenges, but you need to be defensively adept, adaptable and possess a brutal jab too.
     
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  12. bruthead

    bruthead REAL TALK Full Member

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    All depends how much Floyd has aged in the last year. Father time caught up with Sergio Martinez last weekend...it will happen to Floyd eventually...
     
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  13. fortysixando

    fortysixando Active Member Full Member

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    i said even before the fight was announced to friends if anyone can beat floyd its the ghost.but i was sseriously wrong last wekend on harrison
     
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  14. makkipalwan

    makkipalwan Member Full Member

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    ODLH was doing well until he gassed, RG is younger more ....
     
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  15. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    What about Guerrero is so exceptional to make you think this?
     
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