Erislandy Lara not making progress

I think that you are mistaken. I also think that your are under rating the win over Brewer. Lara is by no means the finished product. However, he fought Grady Brewer the right way. Onolunose and Thompson, both undefeated prospects, got to aggressive to soon against Brewer, and got knocked out early. Lara fought Grady the right way, and racked up a good win over the best pro he has faced to date.

Lara needs another 3-4 fights against guys of about the same calibre as Brewer, and then he might be ready to make his move.

 

well said bro!
i tried t o download Lara's fight last night on youtube but got home late and tired,will try again tonight

 

i was at the fight, and it was a huge step up and a great fight to learn from, i met brewer after he was cool

 

Mr. SoyCubanito, you are totally wrong! I think that a lot of us Cubans and fans in general after watching Gamboa's lighting speed, combos and overall performance against Mtagwa were left very impressed. Then, watching Lara to me too he seemed kinda slow and simple but by no means he is. I recommend that you watch the fight again as I did, and you will see how intelligently Erislandy fought Brewer.

Lara was kind of cautious, but he demonstrated that he can box, dodge, take a good hit, counterpunch and finish the job with his power. He actually looked more " professional " last night, he looked more polished than before. Now, if you compare him with El Ciclon Gamboa then of course he will look " slow and powerless " but then again, all boxers with very few exceptions will look like that when compared to Gamboa! Gamboa is in a galaxy of his own!!!

Erislandy is tough, very strong, very intelligent, very experienced, is a southpaw, World Amateur Champ, throws very good combos and has excellent ring knowledge, he may not be at Yuriorkis' level but then again, no one is...

Lara still needs to develop a little more but even as of right now he is more than capable of defeating the best at 154lbs. If he develops more ( which he will ) then he will not only be a World Champ but a " dominant World Champ "!!! :good

 

I understand your post Lara is clearly a smart fighter. However, in that last fight he seemed too tentative! The most important thing here is that he prefers a slower pace and likes to pick his spots. However, his style obviously will cost him fans. What I saw in the fight was a talented fighter that does not like to take risks even calculated ones. I see him struggling with a legitimate pressure fighter, someone who forces him to react quickly to the stresses of a steady attack. It may have been just this fight and it is still too early in his career to really judge him, but I will say the fight was a bore and hard to watch.

 

I think you are leaving out an important point. FIVE of the undefeated prospects who got aggressive and took big risks against Brewer either got knocked out or soundly trounced. Grady would have been more than happy to sit back and play the counter punching spoiler against an aggressive Lara.

 

lol @ these ******ed posts. its easy for guys who have NEVER boxed to criticize someone else

 

well said my friend

 

:thumbsup

 

Well said Boo

 

He might not be as physically gifted, but I honestly think Lara is technically superior to Gamboa.

 

Lara fought a very smart fight, especially considering it was only his 10th pro bout.

 

idiot