Why is Maidana an underdog?

[110110110]

Nope Morales is shot and Maidana is just an unskilled brawler with power and a ton of heart.

Yes but he is not just a unskilled brawler, he is the definition of relentless and knockdowns dossent work on him .

Imo he is on level with the Kahn/Bradly/ortizs of boxing ,but his apeal is that with only half there skills,he still manages to tear them up

[-Kev-]

Boxrec has the fight listed as a 12 round fight. And I can't find anything that says this is going to be a 10 rounder. Anybody got a link or something that says Maidana-Alexander is a 10 round fight?

Is it for a title? If not then it's supposed to be a 10 round fight. Non title fights are usually 10 rounds, unless they're some big PPV fight like Mayweather-Mosley, or some title eliminator.

[mushahadeen]

Maidana is an underdog because GBP and Amir Khan paid off Joe Cortez and the judges.

Otherwise, he shouldn't be an underdog.

[Rocky Rode]

Is it for a title? If not then it's supposed to be a 10 round fight. Non title fights are usually 10 rounds, unless they're some big PPV fight like Mayweather-Mosley, or some title eliminator.

It's not for a title, but there's always non title fights that go 12 rounds. Ortiz-Berto wasn't for a title but it was scheduled 12 rounds. It happens all the time and boxrec is saying it's a 12 round fight and I can't find anything else that says otherwise...

[BartBears]

It's not for a title, but there's always non title fights that go 12 rounds. Ortiz-Berto wasn't for a title but it was scheduled 12 rounds. It happens all the time and boxrec is saying it's a 12 round fight and I can't find anything else that says otherwise...

I thought till today its 12 rds. New England said it few pages back that its 10 rds. Honestly, title or not, I don't see any reason this two wouldn't go 12 rds.

[Boxingtech718v2]

He is not a slow starter, he tried to kill Amir as soon as the bell rang ,was swinging away on morales from the get go, and knocked down Ortiz in the first round.

Its the other way around, alexander needs to be on his A game from the get go if he dos his tit tat puching, maidana will catch up to him and give him hell.

Maidana usually loses the first couple of rounds of many of his fights. He lost the first couple of rounds to AK and let Khan get in his behind early. Watch the Maidana didn't start going for the kill until the 4th rd.

[TheSlickster]

Khan looked better against Maidana than Morales did. Maidana looked bad against Morales and still won, rightfully so. Maidana looked good against Khan and still lost, rightfully so.

So Morales couldn't beat a Maidana who clearly overlooked him.

I disagree about the first sentence but I agree with the rest.

[ИATAS]

the oddsmakers always take into consideration the promoter and where the fight is being held.

Being Alexander is a Don King fighter and the fight is in his hometown, not too mention he's had two highly controversial decision wins already in his hometown, it's no surprise alexander is the favorite.

Basically, the oddsmakers believe maidana will need a KO to win.

[bojangles1987]

unless Maidana knocks Alexander out....

Alexander will automatically win

Even then, we can't be too sure the ref won't call it a headbutt or something like in Martinez-Cintron. Alexander should absolutely be favored here.

[Southpawology]

its a 12 round fight, there was an article on here few days ago that said it was a 12 rounder