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Pavlik-Lockett: I watched some Lockett clips on youtube, which isn't the best way to judge a fighter I know, but he just doesn't seem that good. His only chance is to get lucky with a big punch, but even so he doesn't have what it takes to KO Pavlik IMO.
Hatton-Lazcano: Lazcano has been inactive for a while, is coming off a loss and was never that great when he was at his best. He's been picked as an easy fight for Hatton and I expect he'll be stopped around the 6th.
Malignaggi-N'Dou: I cannot see how N'Dou has a chance. He spent every round of their first fight following Paulie around the ring. While he is probably the harder puncher, he doesn't even have a punchers chance because Malignaggi has a very good chin. Malignaggi also knocked him down in their first fight, so even if it became a toe-to-toe I can't see N'Dou winning.
Valero-Shimada: Never seen Shimada fight but he's 36 and for some reason is dropping down 2 weight classes for this fight, which may mean that he ends up weight drained. He's ranked by boxrec as the 142nd best fighter in his division.
De la Hoya-Forbes: This is my pick. Forbes will be motivated like hell for this, and there's a chance that de la Hoya doesn't take him seriously enough. I'm still 95% sure that DLH will win, but Forbes is the only one of these who I'd say has any chance at all.
Hatton-Lazcano: Lazcano has been inactive for a while, is coming off a loss and was never that great when he was at his best. He's been picked as an easy fight for Hatton and I expect he'll be stopped around the 6th.
Malignaggi-N'Dou: I cannot see how N'Dou has a chance. He spent every round of their first fight following Paulie around the ring. While he is probably the harder puncher, he doesn't even have a punchers chance because Malignaggi has a very good chin. Malignaggi also knocked him down in their first fight, so even if it became a toe-to-toe I can't see N'Dou winning.
Valero-Shimada: Never seen Shimada fight but he's 36 and for some reason is dropping down 2 weight classes for this fight, which may mean that he ends up weight drained. He's ranked by boxrec as the 142nd best fighter in his division.
De la Hoya-Forbes: This is my pick. Forbes will be motivated like hell for this, and there's a chance that de la Hoya doesn't take him seriously enough. I'm still 95% sure that DLH will win, but Forbes is the only one of these who I'd say has any chance at all.
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