Lara vs Hurd--POLL

I think Lara shows his skills here. That said he's not been in with a guy as good as Hurd in awhile & he's gotten to an age where guys start to wind down so who knows. If Lara is up 3-0 at the end of 3 its probably a solid bet his days aren't over yet. If its competitive from the get go than Lara's time might be up or Hurd is a real one. I totally agree. If Lara can't show an ability to stick and move on Hurd while Lara is still fresh early, this could turn into a nightmare for the Dream.

lol that's a much better answer than "we don't like Lara so we are picking Hurd". Lol. Thanks bro! :fing02:

I'm not big on Lara, but that's not the reason why I voted Hurd. I understand that Lara is levels above Hurd, but every so often the better boxer gets beat by a bigger, stronger, more determined guy. I think that's what we have in front of us with this. That's why I voted for Hurd. Not because he's better. He's not. It's because he is peaking right now. He's on a hot streak and he's full of piss and vinegar. Sometimes that's enough to beat the better boxer. lol that's a much better answer than "we don't like Lara so we are picking Hurd".

Forgive me if this is a duplicate but I wanted to create a poll since I have read many are picking Hurd. So who you got? Unless Lara really shows his age, he should win this one handily

I understand that. I'm not necessarily too wild about GGG personally but I'm not dumb enough to go around picking against him. I'm not big on Lara, but that's not the reason why I voted Hurd. I understand that Lara is levels above Hurd, but every so often the better boxer gets beat by a bigger, stronger, more determined guy. I think that's what we have in front of us with this. That's why I voted for Hurd. Not because he's better. He's not. It's because he is peaking right now. He's on a hot streak and he's full of piss and vinegar. Sometimes that's enough to beat the better boxer.

hurd stops him. i dont know why people are hyping the charlos but not him. compare his perfomrance against trout to jermalls. Fair points. I would have to revisit Mall vs Trout but I know Lara dominated Trout and knocked him down. Basically doing everything except get the stoppage. My mind keeps going back to the first half of the Hurd vs Trout fight. I keep seeing how easy Austin Trout was making outboxing Hurd look. Until Trout got tired and slowed down of course. I would like to think if Lara schools this cat, he might reclaim some of the love that he has lost on various occasions. This should really be an exciting Erislandy Lara fight!

Hurd is made for Lara to catch with straight left hands. I agree. I wouldn't be shocked if Lara stops Hurd inside the distance with volume left hands. I feel more comfortable picking the Dream by Decision doe.

Lara is going to win a wide decision or KO him late. I keep going back to the Paul Williams fight and think this will be just like that only without the bogus draw.

Unless he gets his with a good shot, I'd say Lara. Lara's also getting older so there's that too.

Hurd is made for Lara to catch with straight left hands.

The reason why so many people are picking Hurd is because people just don't like Lara. I understand that. I'm not necessarily too wild about GGG personally but I'm not dumb enough to go around picking against him.

Forgive me if this is a duplicate but I wanted to create a poll since I have read many are picking Hurd. So who you got? The reason why so many people are picking Hurd is because people just don't like Lara.

I think Hurd will use relentless pressure to come from behind in the early rounds to wear Lara down and knock him out in a late round.

I think (hope) Hurd gets to him late. I don't rate Hurd highly, but I'd rather have him come out on top than Lara who is an eyesore.

I'm picking Hurd. He can take a lot of punishment and seem to be comfortable getting hit and not be deterred. If he doesn't get severely cut he might just outlast Lara. Lara is definitely the more skilled boxer but I think this will be one of those fights that come down to who can last down the stretch.

Lara wins by comfortable decision. Hurd doesn't have the skill to beat Lara.

I’m still going back and forth in my mind who will win this one. Talk about opposite styles going at it. Looking forward to it. First time I can say that about a Lara fight since Canelo.

I got Hurd, he's big af and when he boxes he doesn't get hit too much

Haven't been happy with Lara lately but I think he wins a wide UD.

I do wonder if the fact that Lara has faced basically 1/2 a live body since the Canelo fight will affect him. Dude is supposedly 34, but who knows, age and a long list of cherry picking opponents could catch up with him. At least one can hope...