Steven Luevano vs. Juan Manuel Lopez. Who wins?

Luevano doesn't impress me.

 

Luevano by late KO

 

I got JuanMa by late stoppage. But damn...I didn't realize the difference in height was so significant even though Boxrec has them both listed at 5'7...

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Yeah I saw they have them both being 5'7" and both with a reach of 69" :huh is Luevano wearing platform shoes?

 

Pac by KO......Oppsss I thought we were talking about Pac...lol...

 

I got Luevano winning via Decision, But in MSG it's going to be tough to get it. Do we have competent judges scoring this one?

 

Lopez just came out of a tough fight after he suffered a beating. The effects of that fight could show in the later rounds. Lopez does posses the power necessary to beat Luevano. It is natural to prefer Lopez as well.

However, Luevano in the Concepcion fight was able to neutralize Concepcion without any issues. That fight should give Luevano an edge as far as experience goes. Furthermore, Luevano has shown that he can use his jab to control the match. He enters and exits with grace. In order to win he has to use the ring and his jab effectively.

The way I see it is that Juan Manuel will not be able to get past the jab of Luevano. I also believe this fight surprisingly may look a bit like the Pac and Marquez fight. It will go 12 rounds and the decision will be controversial.

I still favor Luevano by decision as he is the more experienced and intelligent fighter, who also has the better corner.

 

I feel the same about the effect of the last fight JuanMa had showing in the late rounds. But at the same time that hellacious cheap shot Concepcion dropped Steven with after the bell might show some effects if he starts getting tagged . that was a brutal shot.

You are also right about the corners, luevano has a strong corner.

 

Luevano seems to have a naturally bigger build and better skill set. He will keep Lopez outside most of the time, hurt him occasionally, and win a closer than it should be decision.

 

i am shocked that so far the polling is heavily in luevano's favor

 

Juanma will break his face! If Santiago had him hurt than imagine what Junama will do....

 

10-8 Luevano? Really? I mean, i have him picked, but i did not expect that.

 

Either that or JuanMa is a friggin midget.

That's probably because Lopez didn't look so great in his last fight, and in most fans minds...you're only as good as your last performance. Had this fight taken place say after one of JuanMa's first round demolition jobs, I'm sure it would be a different story.