Only 10 days left/Rigondeaux-agbeko/Lara-trout

Austin Trout is going to win this fight, and I expect Rigo by KO. Lara doesn't impress me at all and Trout I believe is the better boxer, so we'll see.

Both cubans will show the world on the same night that Cuba is the best factory of boxers in the world. These guys are giving hell to everybody out there.

Rigo will make Agbeko gun shy, I'm curious to see how he deals with the pressure. The latest videos of RiGOD, he looks good. Very good. I'm picking Lara over Trout, I just don't see what Trout does better that can win him this fight.

I might buy a dvd/HDD recorder and watch one while recording the other

Can't wait for the fights. It's a shame both are fighting on the same day on two different cards

Like I say, Lara will put everything together and win impressively

Sweet, sweet slumber will be the winner. Oh and go Trout.

sorry for the double post, the computer(in my job) froze and I started to type again, both post came at the same time, I don't know why, I thought the first one was lost...

rigo by late TKO and lara by UD should be a nice night of boxing...

Lara will be victorious, Lara has a ton of weaknesses but Trout doesn't possess the tools to expose them. Trout doesn't step in with his punches, is technically an arm puncher and like Lara he himself can't fight on the inside so he won't be able to exploit Lara's inability to do so. If anything Lara might mix it up in close because he does have the much superior technique. It's one of those fights where Lara can shoot straight left hands down the middle without much worry for incoming shots, Lara has the much better hand speed and snap to his punches. Not really impressed with either, both tend to get overrated on here. Personally I don't believe for a second that Trout would have struggled with Angulo as much as Lara did, that said I like Lara in this fight.

I think Lara looks ordinary when he fights anyone with a pulse. He looked like **** against Molina, Martirosian, and Angulo. Molina in the only world beater out of the three. I expect another lack luster performance from him. The only way this fight ends up being any good is if Trout presses the action. Something he's not known for but, he showed he could do against Canelo. I think Trout deserves to be the slight favorite, he's the bigger man and has fought the better competition. And even though he was getting out boxed by Canelo that performance was much more impressive than Lara's last victory where he looked like he was on his way to being stopped. It's a pretty dead even fight and will probably be a snooze fest. But I like Trout by close UD.While I respect yor comments, I have to disagree with some, I know the bottom line is the results but you have to look at the whole picture, Lara-molina almost got cancel do to a tooth infection Lara had three days prior to the fight, molina was a late replacement and Lara couldn't train properly cuz his trainer was off to Ireland with Rigondeaux for his fight with casey, none of this was molinas fault but he didn't win either it was a hug fest and he got tag a few times along the way, he even got real hurt in the 8 or 9 round and was lucky Laras stamina was $h1t, I say he hustle his way to a draw. Lara-martisoran was a $h1tty fight althought lara took over from the 5 round on and couldn't miss with the lefte even if he want it to, the draw was a house fighter decision Lara-Angulo, common man, he answered a ton of question, chin, desire and heart, and he was setup for fail, the smallest ring they could find and memory foam for a mat, rehydrate clause for him none for angulo, on top of that angulo show up in the best shape of his life or he was on some kind of energy boost, if you take all the facts into consideration your assessments are not that accurate, then again we are going to see it 12/7/2013 and could comment after the fight, thank you for your comments...

For those pointing to molina--martisoran-angulos fight they have look a the whole picture; when he fought molina we have to remember that he was a late replacement, he was sick three days before the fight and they want it to cancel the fight, he say no and went ahead with it, he didn't train properly cuz shields was off with Rigondeaux for his fight against casey, he arrived to camp with two weeks left, molinas fault? of course not, but he didn't fought a 100% Lara and still got hurt in the fight, Laras stamina was ***** so could not follow up, I say molina hustle-hug his way to a draw, none of them deserve the win, and no molina is not a world beater, fraud, pacquio, marquez, Rigondeaux etc... Are Lara-martisoran was a *****ty fight althought Lara took over from the 5 round on and couldn't miss with the left even if he try, it was a house fighter decision and in some way the armenian fighter quit Lara-angulo, oh boy it was a fight but again you have to look at what went on before the fight, rehydratation clause for Lara, none for angulo so fight night a MW was fighting a LW, the smallest ring they could find and memory foam for a mat, he had all the cards stacked against him, on top of that angulo show up in the best shape of his life and on some kind of energy boost, he dropped him twice, hard, still Lara didn't miss a bit and dish out a punishment that the proud mexican warrior couldn't take no more, I think Lara turn a corner on that fight and will put it together this coming 12/7/2013

Big night for both Cubans and i think both will prevail. Not sure of the outcomes but I think Lara with a decision is the easiest pick to make. Rigo vs Agbeko is a real good matchup. I hope to see another dominant performance on Rigo's part.

To be clear, my definition of "world beater" is someone at or near the top of their division. Molina's a solid fighter, an overachiever. He's cagey, but he's a spoiler. I don't think he beats Mayweather, Canelo, Cotto or Trout, and I don't see him beating Lara in a rematch. That puts him in the second-half of the 154 top-ten. Carlos can beat guys like Ishe Smith and Bundrage, who themselves aren't world beaters. Just my opinion. I feel you but I think Molina has a chance of beating anyone at 154 that isn't Mayweather. He's a terrible match up against guys like Canelo, Cotto, and Trout. None if hear guys probably want to even fight him because its almost a lose lose situation. Like you said he's a spoiler and even if you do beat him you like like **** doing so. IMO he would beat Lara and would probably beat Cotto. Molina vs Canelo or Trout would be 50/50 fights if Al Haymon or golden boy didnt have the influences they have over the outcomes of their fights.

Rigo easy KO. Agbeko was getting beat on in Sparring, the sessions are on youtube. And Trout throws too many punches with solid defense to boot for Lara. He wins on activity alone. As for whoever said Molina isn't a world beater.... He'd beat everyone in the world in his division not named Mayweather or Canelo right now. And I think he'd probably get it done against Canelo too. So yeah, He's a world beater at 154. To be clear, my definition of "world beater" is someone at or near the top of their division. Molina's a solid fighter, an overachiever. He's cagey, but he's a spoiler. I don't think he beats Mayweather, Canelo, Cotto or Trout, and I don't see him beating Lara in a rematch. That puts him in the second-half of the 154 top-ten. Carlos can beat guys like Ishe Smith and Bundrage, who themselves aren't world beaters. Just my opinion.

Rigo easy KO. Agbeko was getting beat on in Sparring, the sessions are on youtube. And Trout throws too many punches with solid defense to boot for Lara. He wins on activity alone. As for whoever said Molina isn't a world beater.... He'd beat everyone in the world in his division not named Mayweather or Canelo right now. And I think he'd probably get it done against Canelo too. So yeah, He's a world beater at 154.

This is very true. But I don't think it's exactly pure power. I think he generates power from a combination of being perfectly balanced , accuracy , speed and where he places his punches. He has decent pop , but I think with those things he has 1 punch k.O power. That's why I want to see him be more aggressive. I think he can toy with people. Not only by outboxing them. I think your analysis is correct. Rigo has good natural pop, augmented by his great technique. He places his shots nicely, especially to the body. And I think Arum would agree with the bold. lol

I expect Agbeko to be himself. He's going to try to press Rigo, make him uncomfortable, work the body and make it a rough fight. I'm interested in this fight because Rigo hasn't really faced a world class experienced pressure fighter so I think we will see some new tricks up his sleeve. The pressure is on Lara. IMO, he hasn't looked "spectacular" since the Paul Williams fight. He was starting to take over the Vanes fight before it got stopped and he showed heart and toughness against Angulo but its time he puts a complete fight together and show the world why many believe he is the best 154 pounder in the world right now. This is also a must win for Trout. Many thought he beat Canelo and this would be the perfect fight to set up a rematch sometime next year.

Not necessarily looking forward to them at all, both very boring fights on paper. Next event I'm really looking forward to is the Broner-Maidana card.

I think Lara looks ordinary when he fights anyone with a pulse. He looked like **** against Molina, Martirosian, and Angulo. Molina in the only world beater out of the three. I expect another lack luster performance from him. The only way this fight ends up being any good is if Trout presses the action. Something he's not known for but, he showed he could do against Canelo. I think Trout deserves to be the slight favorite, he's the bigger man and has fought the better competition. And even though he was getting out boxed by Canelo that performance was much more impressive than Lara's last victory where he looked like he was on his way to being stopped. It's a pretty dead even fight and will probably be a snooze fest. But I like Trout by close UD. Good post (although I wouldn't go calling Molina a "world beater"). This is a toss-up fight. I never thought Lara was as good as some seem to think. I think he's good, just not that good. I liked his performance versus Angulo for the guts and determination he showed, although Landy really should've looked better versus the limited "Perro." Lara's biggest issue is his lack of activity. Perhaps he has some stamina issues and likes to conserve energy. He has balls, fighting on with a nasty hematoma versus P. Will and coming back from two KDs to make Angulo quit. Landy can be exciting in that regard. This is a big fight for both men, so I expect some urgency.