Linares-Larios, let's see what you think...

I thought Manny and the HBO crew wouldn't get off his jock and they were giving him far too much praise which instantly annoys me. As he broke Larios down though I began to appreciate his skill. He's B+ A- territory

 

I like Linares.. I believe he has a good future ahead of him and could make his case as a P4P contender.. Larios might be a lil' shot, but he's no push over.. I believe Larios could have gone furthur with Vazquez if it weren't for the doctor stopping the fight on cuts.. But yeah, a few more wins and I would like to see him in the ring against Solis or even Vazquez or Marquez..

 

He has the tools to unify the featherweight division.

Can you imagine what a great fight Linares vs Robert Guerrero would be?!

Chris John don't want none.

 

Larios style was tailor made for Linares, of course Linares is going to look great, I dont see the ATG in the making junk some guys here on the forums are spewing about.

I still think my boy Luevano would school him.

 

i am not high on luevano dude. his chin seems suspect. i think linares has the tools but definitely need sharpening. i reccomend that he gets the hell away from the japo trainers and managers asap

 

I think Linares is an excellent young fighter. And you have to figure with his youth, he'll continue to learn and grow, tactically and technically. I expect him to become a multi-weight champion (126, 130). I like his combination punching and fluidity. The thing that concerns me most, however, is how he relies mainly on his movement to avoid punches. Very little head movement and a very upright amateurish stance. Definitely could be troubled by a high quality pressure fighter or swarmer as you mentioned because they could exploit this and take him out of his comfort zone by 1) roughing him up and 2) making him fight an inside fight.

Other than Gamboa (who is just on another planet), I see Linares beating everybody CURRENTLY at featherweight, including John, Luevano, and Juarez. Vazquez would be very interesting because he has the tools to beat Linares, but he also has shown vulnerabilities against rangy boxer punchers.

 

i still think we should see more of his fight so that we can assess more of him.

 

i remembered the vasquez-gonzales fight:yep

 

I'd just toss in that although Linares isn't nearly the explosive athlete Oscar was, he's already got a more complete arsenal of punches. That, plus his ability to counter, plus his general fluidity in the ring will give him the ability to adapt when necessary.

Just probably not to Gamboa, although he would catch him with a few sneaky shots, at least.

 

I think he's very good and his size at 126 is amazing. I see him still developing a bit and surely is amongst the names rising. He needs more exposure and good fights, we'll find out.:yep

Everyone has weakness in some way. Vazquez and Gamboa might win, but a whole lot of fw's WONT:nono

 

i like him, solid fighter. good hand speed, nice combination punching, decent counter puncher, solid fundamentals and pretty well tested. he's still got some things to work on, like the holes in his defense, but he's got good upside in the coming years. imo he's a much better fighter than the likes of luevano, who imo is nothing to write home about.

 

P4P king is too big of a stretch, but the poise and skills he demonstrated against Larios, though definitely past his prime, was pretty damn impressive IMO.