Carlos Molina vs. Cornelius Bundrage & Juan Pablo Sanchez vs. Rene Alvarado RBR

Bad night for Mexican boxers in Cancun. :!:

 

He just can't afford to pull a Lee Selby against Joel Brunker earlier today and wait so long to make his move or the chance might slip through his fingers.

Despite having a higher KO rate, I have less faith in Alvarado being able to suddenly crank it up and put the kibosh whenever he feels like it than in Selby.

 

Round 4

Alvarado is staying in a classic boxing stance, right glove stuck out from below his chin, arm folded at his side, left glove low but coc-ked and ready to either jab or parry. Very tight and smooth movement by Alvarado, and accurate with his jabs and short rights stepping in. Sanchez is bouncing off his heels, moving around, exchanging jabs with Alvarado and losing the duel every time, and occasionally falling in with body flurries, missing and holding.

10-9 Alvarado

40-36 Alvarado

 

WBC open scoring through four:

38-38
39-37 Alvarado
38-38

:huh

I guess he needs the KO to not get robbed...

 

Round 5

Nice jabs by Alvarado. Sanchez shuffles around him and knocks him into the corner with a right hand splitting the guard. Alvarado is piercing the chest and face of Sanchez with his sharp jab. Alvarado is working long straight body shots while turning Sanchez in the middle of the ring.

10-9 Alvarado

50-45 Alvarado

 

Round 6

Alvarado is tripling his jab, easily finding the moving head of Sanchez on the outside. Long left hooks on the body whipped in by Sanchez while teetering on his left leg. Sanchez moves in, taking a few jabs off the top of the skull, and actually sits down and digs in with a left hook, more torque on this one. Alvarado takes it and jabs Sanchez out. Head jabs and right feints by Alvarado, positioning Sanchez nearly into a corner.

10-9 Alvarado

60-54 Alvarado

 

He's looking about as hard as *** addicts look for treatment.

 

Round 7

Alvarado is slipping jabs, turning his cheek and pulling his upper body back, timing all of Sanchez's movements well. Counter left jabs by Alvarado. Overhand right by Sanchez, missing the head and slapping down on Alvarado's shoulder. Alvarado ducks a left hook and takes a right hand across the lower back.

10-9 Alvarado

70-63 Alvarado

 

Barrie Jones gave Sanchez the 6th & 7th.

They were better for him, but that is pretty charitable. He still got his face jabbed off and barely landed in both.