Jorge Linares Vs. Mikey Garcia For Lightweight Supremacy: Who Wins This And How?!

He looks thicker to me and I honestly thought he was actually taller, I could be wrong I suppose, I never seen them next to each other. Linares looks super lean to me and certainly not 'broad shouldered'

EDIT/ just checked heights and you are correct. I must have been tricked by the power disparity into believing Garcia was bigger????

 

Linares has never beat anyone close to elite, very talented offensively but he would eventually get caught, i would expect Mikey to stop him on cuts.

 

Don't usually agree with you lol but amazing breakdown right there, you took the words out of my mouth.

 

Linares was one of my favourite fighters to watch back when Valero was terrorising the lighter divisions. They were perfectly contrasted.

He had/has beautiful form, but he will fold. That's been established painfully on several occassions. It's not his fault and it isn't a mark on his bravery or heart, it's just the harsh reality of an unforgiving sport.

If you pay attention to Eddie Hearn's sales patter, you'd be forgiven for thinking Linares was some sort of lightweight Sweet Pea. The truth is that his level of competition has flattered to deceive.

I've learnt to expect the unexpected in this sport so it wouldn't be a surprise if Linares posed Garcia a few problems, perhaps even win a portion of the fight but there's little doubt in my mind that he'll break at some point.

Garcia looks to be something special, I wouldn't write off a fighter I used to rave about so easily otherwise.