
CompuBox Stats: Vanes Martirosyan vs. Erislandy Lara
Erislandy Lara had a 13-punch edge in power shots landed vs. Vanes Martirosyan, who came forward enough to impress two judges.

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Erislandy Lara had a 13-punch edge in power shots landed vs. Vanes Martirosyan, who came forward enough to impress two judges.

The cautious Mikey Garcia finally caught up with Jonathan Barros in round eight.

Hot prospect Gary Russell Jr., returning from a five month layoff, never missed a beat, landing 55% of his power shots before laying out late sub Castaneda in round three.

Vintage Wladimir Klitschko- he landed an avg. of 13 of 37 jabs per round, while limiting the iron-chinned Mariusz Wach to an avg. of 5 landed punches per round. Klitschko emptied the tank in round eight, landing a career high 34 (26 of his fights tracked by CompuBox) of 61 power shots (56%).

Abner Mares' pressure vs. Anselmo Moreno's defense. Moreno's last five opponents landed just 17% of their total punches. That ranks Moreno in a tie with Floyd Mayweather as the best defensive fighter among today's elite fighters. Both landed above the weight class average in power punches.

Neither fighter burns up the CompuBox computer. Erislandy Lara hits harder and plays better than Vanes Martirosyan - Lara's last four opponents landed just 21% of their punches and 25% of their power shots. Lara landed nearly half of his power shots.

Mariusz Wach threw and landed more jabs per round than WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko - against marginal competition at best. Wach also landed twice as many punches per round than Wladimir. Will he be that brave on the big stage under the bright lights? Wlaimir's last seven opponents landed just 21% of their total punches.

Mikey Garcia is the busier and more accurate fighter. Jonathan Barros not busy enough and can't crak - eight of his last nine fights have gone the distance.

Junior welterweight Karim Mayfield was the more efficient puncher and landed the harder shots. Mauricio Herrera threw over 100 more punches in the fight.

Upset special. Welterweight contender Carlos Abregu had a 103-29 edge in power shots landed, hitting on 46%. Surprisingly, Thomas Dulorme was ahead by one point on all three scorecards thru six rounds.