Kid Gavilan .Vs. Jose Napoles

I haven't seen enough of Napoles to comment on him, but I disagree with your comment on all of Gavilan's exchanges being wild for the reasons I already mentioned. Gavilan was a great pressuer fighter when he wanted to be and had good head movement coming forward.

Oh well I will watch some more Napoles.

 

Great intriguing match. Napoles' power would allow him to control the fight. Gavilan was flashy but threw arm punches. Napoles got his weight into his punches.

 

I like Gavilan in this one. He was a good enough boxer to hold his own with Napoles in that department, and although Jose had the edge in power The Keed has the advantages in speed and workrate as well as reach. My guess is that Gavilan would box his way vs Napoles and make good use of his jab and that he would flurry late in each round to try and sway the judges and crowd.

Napoles will make him pay though if and when he gets too wild with his flurrys, but I think Gavilan was smart enough to realize what kind of foe he would be dealing with here in Mantequilla and would have fought accordingly. Close fight either way, but I think the Keed`s flash and higher punch outout would see him to victory.