By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards discussing the monster knockout win by Mikey Garcia, Adrien Broner vs. Adrian Granados, Leo Santa Cruz's rematch win over Carl Frampton, and more.

Dam bro I saw your twitter post (Mikey and Leo) and Saturday mailbag  prediction and you hit both on the head again. You even had Mikey by ko against an undefeated tough as nails fighter. The tough pick was Leo. None of the experts thought he could win because he was supposedly not versatile enough. You are on a roll! My questions are where does Leo go from here? And how good is Mikey? Is he the best fighter at 135 and is he a p4p guy?

Bread’s Response: Thanks my friend.

If I’m Leo I put some money in my pocket and take a top 10 guy in LA. Maybe Jesus Cuellar. Leo deserves it after a career defining performance.

Mikey is the real deal. I think he’s a top 10 p4p fighters in the world. When he’s active he’s probably my favorite guy to watch. But there are two tricky styles for Mikey to overcome at 135 and 140. Not sure if he defeats them both. Terrence Crawford now and Robert Easter in a year or so. I think he beats everyone else.

Rock, Paper, Scissors of boxing. Good call on Mikey but I didn’t see Leo doing that. I know you did but it didn’t fit into the rock, paper, scissors of styles. Frampton was more versatile. How did you know to go with Leo? Is Mikey the top dog at 135 and 140?

Bread’s Response: There is no exact science in picking a boxing match. But there are some styles given equal size, that usually trump others at a 70/30 ratio. Swarmers usually have a tough time with legitimate brutal punchers. See how George Foreman handled Joe Frazier, Juan Marquez handled Juan Diaz and Bob Foster handled Dick Tiger.

It’s just one of those things. The swarmer’s style is predicated on not being hurt and outworking their opponents. Well when they get in with huge punchers who hurt them, most of them can’t box off of their back foot. So they keep going into the power which accentuates the force of the punches.

Again it’s not an exact science but it would be tough for any fighter who is not an uber athlete to just bore into Mikey Garcia. He’s of the Juan Marquez, Alexis Arguello ilk in that regard. A technical marvel, who happens to be a lights out combination puncher.

I believe Mikey Garcia is the best fighter at 135. Meaning I think if everyone lined up he would beat the most people conclusively. But and this is a big but, I don’t know if he beats Robert Easter and Terrence Crawford is an even tougher fight at 140. You brought up rock, paper, scissors…Well you know what gives technical but non athletic punchers fits? Boxers who can fight on the move. Especially those using the urban rhythm!

I have seen Garcia destroy most of his opposition in the same way. I’m a big fan of his. But he hasn’t destroyed guys like Easter and Crawford. I think Easter probably needs a couple more fights but I’m telling you guys his style is a tough one for Garcia even if Garcia is the more advanced fighter at this moment. Easter has great coaches in his father and Mike Stafford, he has pedigree and the kid is a legitimate 6 ft with the arm length of a super middleweight.

Juan Manuel Marquez had fits with Tim Bradley, Freddy Norwood, Floyd Mayweather, Joel Casamayor and even Marco Antonio Barrera who had evolved into a great boxer, puncher mover by the time they fought.

I think Garcia handles everyone else at 135 and 140. The dream fight is Mikey vs Lomachenko. Loma can move but he stays in the box, he’s smaller and he doesn’t have long arms. I think Mikey vs Loma is 50/50 but right now if you twist my arm I pick Mikey. I loved the way he handles a southpaw. He jabs and steers them back to his right hand. Most right handed fighters abandon the jab vs lefties.

Being able to do more things than your opponent does not equate to being able to beat your opponent. Frampton is probably the better boxer between him and Leo. He’s also a little faster and quicker. But sometimes being able to do all of those things doesn’t mean you can do them at the right time.

Santa Cruz has a huge physical dimension edge over Frampton who is extremely short with short arms. I watched a full version of Santa Cruz vs Frampton 1 online about 2 weeks ago and I observed 3 things. The crowd, Leo’s jab and Frampton’s big start.

The adjustment that Leo had to make was not as big as it was made out to be. A better start. Well Leo has a really good chin. So the chances of him being visibly hurt that early again were in his favor. Jab more. Leo is a volume puncher who used a great jab to beat a Frampton like fighter in Abner Mares. So why couldn’t he try to do the same thing vs Frampton. Mares is every bit the fighter Frampton is. Next is the crowd. Well the fight was moved to Vegas for a reason. Stand up Leo great performance.

Is Mikey Garcia one of the best punchers in boxing? That ko was scary I thought his opponent was seriously hurt.

Bread’s Response: Mikey Garcia is without a doubt one of the best 10 punchers in boxing along with GGG, Krusher Kovalev, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, Canelo, Errol Spence and Artur Beiterbiev. When you consider his technical efficient style he may not be the hardest but he could be the best.

Garcia’s opponents are lucky he’s a terrific fighter but not a super athlete, because if he was he could literally kill someone in a boxing ring.

What’s your pick with Broner vs Granados? And how do you feel about the WBC clean testing program with VADA?

Bread’s Response: I was thinking about picking Granados for the upset. But after some careful thought I’m picking Broner by late stoppage in another FOY type of fight. Here is why.

One is I really respect Broner’s trainer. Mike Stafford is severely underrated. I also look at hard luck fighters like Granados. I really respect and admire Granados, he’s one tough cookie. But the thing about guys like Granados, Emanuel Augustus, Mauricio Herrera and Glen Johnson is when they get in position and become the sexy pick to win, they usually don’t. I don’t know what it is about them but it’s almost as if they perform better when under the radar. There are exceptions in their collective performances but the usual is they lose this type of fight.

I also watched the Amir Imam fight close. Granados did a great job in beating Imam but Imam is made to order to crowd. He’s a sharp shooter but he’s gangly and he’s really not a mobile fighter. Once you crowd him he’s not as efficient.

Broner is nasty on the inside. Most standout amateurs from Ohio and the DMV area can really work on the inside. I think Broner will be at home where Imam was at a disadvantage.

Last but not least I think Imam is a big puncher. Maybe a harder puncher than Broner with his right hand. But Broner is physically stronger and a better body puncher. Broner also has underrated toughness. He’s a lot tougher than he gets credit for. I think Granados will be game and his workrate should be a concern for Team Broner but ultimately I think Broner wins late in a war. A Brutal one.

I think VADA is the best. I applaud the WBC. I hope they keep it up and remain objective. They can’t have picks on who they are willing to bust. Deontay Wilder has caught 2 cheaters within a year. I think the A side stars in boxing should all submit to VADA all year around. It’s only 20k for all year testing. Stand up WBC and VADA. And one more thing you will be able to tell who the cheats are when they shy away from the Green Belt….

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