Mikey should try to make this fight if Regis gets by Taylor... But who wins if it happened next? Mikey said he wants to fight for a title next whether it's at 140 or 147.
Prograis might be too fast for Mikey.. And Mikey won’t have the power advantage either.. Don’t see this as a good style matchup for Mikey at all
It was pointed out to me that Mikey hasn’t fought anybody thats quick in the feet or have good hand speed.. which is why he wanted to fight Errol because he figured he was too flat footed and wasn’t too fast.. and it explains why he looked so lost in the fight because Errol fought nothing like he expected by boxing with technique and movement.. Regis at 140 has power and he’s quick.. Mikey would hold no distinct advantages which stylistically would be trouble for him
mikey wrecks the kid. mikey looks sensational when hes allowed to control the distance, and he controls distance better than most fighters out there. thats why he felt so confident going into the spence fight, nobody had ever been able to keep that distance out of his hands. his timing is much better than regis, so with his footwork, he will figure out in the first couple of rds, the total reach of all of his punches, and stay inches away, ready to counter when he over extends. take a look at mikeys fights before spence, he would maintain the same distance, whether youre moving forward, backward, or sideways, and thats all footwork. he keeps himself at the correct distance to counter your just short shots. spence never let him even sniff that distance, which made mikey look foolish moving forward against a guy with good enough footwork and speed, to keep HIM a few inches too short.
Mikey hasn't wrecked anybody OR looked sensational in over 3 years... and that was at 135. Mikey is more reputation at this point than performance. At 140, he's underwhelming and there is absolutely NOTHING that suggests he "wrecks" Prograis.
im sure were gonna get to see who understands whats going on better. i wrote down my prediction, and you got your mikey dont belong above 135. i like my chances.
I want say he's underwhelming when he only ofught 1 fight at 140 but I believe he will be calculated on who he chooses to fight.. At 135 I believe his power can negate the speed advantage Loma would have but that fight would be much closer than i orignally thought.. Like I said i just noticed Mikey has to have glaring advantages over an opponent for him to take that fight.. if you observe his fight before Errol its quite noticable.. 135 Zlaticanin - MIkey was bigger, stronger and held a signficant speed advantage 140 Broner - Everyone knows the way to beat AB is workrate 140 Lipinets - Mikey held a significant speed advantage but the power was pretty even.. Lipinets was physically stronger than Mikey and it showed throughout the fight.. 135 Easter - Mikey had better power and Easters lack of defense played right into Mikey's hand Against Prograis and even Josh Taylor, Mikey would hold neither of the advantages listed above against his previous opponents.. He might have even power with Taylor but Taylor's speed would be overwhelming IMO.. I think Mikey needs to go back to 135..