Weekend Predictions: Canelo vs Khan

Agustin Juarez
Canelo vs Khan for Canelo s Lineal, The Ring and WBC middleweight championship
This fight to me has one outcome only and that is a victory TKO by Canelo Alvarez who is the naturally bigger man, stronger and has the better chin, yes Canelo is no Golovkin when it comes to cutting off the ring but Khan is no Mayweather or even Erislandy Lara when it comes to being disciplined, at one point Amir will engage with Canelo who I'm sure will target his opponents body and will slow him down to an Amir Khan that will fire back but only to get rocked and pinned to the ropes ala Josesito Lopez.
Prediction Canelo by TKO Rd. 9th

David Lemieux vs Glen Tapia Middleweights
Lemieux is coming off the biggest fight of his career, a TKO loss to highly regarded middleweight king pin Gennady GGG Golovkin. Glent Tapia is looking to get back on track after losing 2 of his last 5 five fights by way of brutal KOs and being released form Top Rank, now with Golden Boy Promotions Tapia has moved up in weight to middleweight and claims he feels stronger than ever and blames his last performances on the effort just to make the light middleweight division limit. Both fighters are exciting and both can pop but Lemieux has by far the best chin and that's where I think Tapia will suffer in this, his first fight at 160 as David Lemieux is one of the hardest punchers in the division, if you don't believe me ask GGG and how he fought in a manner he never had to beat Lemieux.
Prediction Lemieux by Brutal KO in 7.

Maurcio Herrera vs Frankie Gomez Welterweights
This is a very interesting fight as Frankie Gomez was once one of the hottest prospects in the boxing game but trouble outside and inside the ring have turned off any momentum he had going for himself and is now looking to once again take opportunity of this huge opportunity to be on the under card on one of the biggest cards of the year against Mauricio El Maestro Herrera who will be moving up in weight after having fought most of his career at 140 pounds. Both are coming to win as neither boxer is coming off big wins and they know that this will fight will lead them to better opportunities. I see Herrera schooling Frankie Gomez in this fight as Herrera even tough has been on the wrong end of some decisions is by far the more experienced and talented fighter of the 2 and is also the best fighter Gomez has fought to date, I would call this a swim or drown fight for Gomez.
Prediction Herrera UD.

Jacob Rivera

In the main event not only was a not a fan of the match-up but I have become increasingly more & more skeptical that Canelo ever gets in the ring with GGG for the belt. Khan who wasn't even the top dog in his own division was offered a nice payday & took it, in my opinion. The only real advantage Khan possesses is hand speed but based on him bulking up for this fight you can bet he'll lose his only shot at making this go past the 1st few rounds. Canelo should have no problem dispatching this smaller man, but there is still a chance that Alvarez carries this fight farther than it has to go. Khan has questionable defense along with an even more questionable chin. If Canelo was smart he would wait for Khan to use his speed combo's & than unleash a big counter attack to the head & body & it should be only a matter of time before one of his 175 lbs shots lands on the head of Khan. Canelo by destruction 3 round KO.

Lemieux has disappointed since he won his IBF belt 2 fights ago, by missing weight badly against De la Rosa & being absolutely outclassed by the aforementioned Golovkin. Tapia is coming off a TKO loss in his last fight but I think we have the signs of an upset here with Lemieux potentially showing cracks in the armor once exposed by Rubio. I'm picking Tapia by TKO in the 9th round.

Another disappointing fighter who was once a rising prospect before having more weight issues than a Jenny Craig dropout, Frankie Gomez makes his return to the big stage against the gritty & tough Mauricio Herrera. As talented as Gomez is Herrera is no push over & will fight tooth & nail, so this will be a big step up for the young Gomez. I suspect this will be very tactical & competitive with Gomez getting a close & possibly controversial split decision.

In possibly the fight of the night, Curtis Stevens takes on the undefeated Brazilian Patrick Teixeira. I expect nothing but big punches & possibly a knockout with Teixeira's hand being raised in victory to keep his undefeated record intact.

Finally my 2015 Prospect of the Year Donegal's own Jason "El Animal" Quigley takes on James De la Rosa who previously was supposed to fight Lemieux not too long ago before Lemieux came in overweight. I expect Jason to show why he is a force to be reckoned with & he stops De la Rosa in the 6th with a body shot to improve to 11-0.

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