Castillo vs. Diaz / Lacy vs. Williams

First off, we have Diaz, a young bull stepping up to the plate, the betting odds are in favor of Diaz thus far, this is bound to fluctuate near fight time though, however I'm sure Diaz will be favored. My pick? I look at it from a general standpoint. You have Castillo, a guy who picks shots very well and knows how to relax in there, who also punches with respectable force, but with all his experience, he likely will not take chances against a young bull like Diaz. Then you have Diaz, a young bull who is relatively inexperienced, extremely strong, who is looking to take the guy out early. Diaz also swims, so you know he has that extremely powerful punch. However..I predict Diaz will be on the verge of coming in and attempting to destroy Castillo, when, he gets caught with a shot from Castillo trying to deliver a punch of his own. This is my prediction. I believe the powerpuncher will generate the very leverage that will put him out, when Castillo connects with the shot in the fifth round, you'll see Diaz coming in with a left or right hook and just having generated power from his legs, he will get stopped by what appears to be not even a huge punch from Castillo. ------------------------ Lacy vs Williams Lacy again the huge favorite. Everyone thinks it will be an easy KO for Lacy because Williams was stopped in the first round against a guy that doesn't even have an impressive KO record. The thing is, in my opinion, Lacy will get very frustrated and waste lots of energy, after all, he does have a hunter-gatherer mentality..isn't exactly an intelligent fighter.. My pick? I think Williams has learned a lot from that bout he got KO'd in, and will outbox Lacy, winning a split decision, breaking the undefeated Lacy's record. He's with Steward now, and that is a true student of the game. Make no mistake about it, they have brought in stalking slugger after stalking slugger honing William's skills for tonight's fight. ---------------------------------------------- I hope you all enjoy tonight's card as much as I will.