Working behind a steady jab (7 of 28 landed per round), junior middleweight contender Jermell Charlo landed 50% of his power shots. Charlie Ota is busy, but can he sustain that pace against his toughest opponent to date?
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MasterPlanSun May 25, 2014, 6:30 PM UTC
Jermell seems as good as his competition. He did great vs. a pressure fighter like Rosado. He did better than the much bigger opponents Gabe fought earlier like Quillin and J'Leon Love. Only GGG beat Rosado worse.
But against Ohta last night and D-Hop, he didn't look to good. Even though he looked better tonight vs. Ohta than against D-Hop last year. The only rounds he lost were the flash knock-down in round 3 and the low blow in round 9.
Chris Pearson
John Jackson
Eddie Gomez
Hugo Centeno
Alfredo Angulo
Julian Williams
Willie Nelson
Vanes Martirosyan
Austin Trout
Ishe Smith
I'd like to see him in the ring with any of those guys. A few are step ups (Trout; Smith; Angulo) a few are at his level (Nelson; Vanes some slightly below (Williams; Gomez.)
Mayweather, Lara (who he won't fight), Molina and Andrade are the Champs at 154. His brother is still targeting Molina, so it looks like an Andrade match up in inevitable as he's next on the ladder over at the WBO rankings.
PBPSun May 25, 2014, 1:30 PM UTC
Angulo would be problematic, even right now so I'm down to see it.
Me too. I think its a good fight. He's already beat Rosado which was a good step up fight. Now its time to bump up the comp a little more.
Angulo beats him, he isn't ready for him yet.
It's a tough fight but if he can't beat Angulo then its just time to accept that he's not an elite level fighter yet. I think its a good step up and win or lose he will learn something and be able to improve from it.
His brother is going after Molina which is a 10X more dangerous fight.
M_BisonSun May 25, 2014, 1:19 PM UTC
Charlo is what he is. Just a well schooled, disciplined pure boxer. Seems a little too robotic but he's still young and has a lot to learn. The thing about him is he will never look sensational because he doesn't have the mentality to press and finish. But continuing to match him up with fighters that won't disrupt his rhythm is a mistake. When he steps up he's going to have to learn to make adjustments.
I want to see him fight Angulo next.
Angulo beats him, he isn't ready for him yet.
Doctor_Tenma4618Sun May 25, 2014, 1:06 PM UTC
Charlo is what he is. Just a well schooled, disciplined pure boxer. Seems a little too robotic but he's still young and has a lot to learn. The thing about him is he will never look sensational because he doesn't have the mentality to press and finish. But continuing to match him up with fighters that won't disrupt his rhythm is a mistake. When he steps up he's going to have to learn to make adjustments.
I want to see him fight Angulo next.
Angulo would be problematic, even right now so I'm down to see it.
lefhookerSun May 25, 2014, 1:03 PM UTC
Im done with charlo bro.Man there so boring to Watch.. no power, KO,or excitement at all!!
