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Both men have power and go for the KO. Both men use their chin for defense.
So far the cold war has been good to us but this seems like a fight that I would hope could end it, or even crack it a bit. Eventually both men will need each other. NYC would be an ideal place that could easily sell out Barclays or the Garden.
It's the most pressing matchup that can be made between the interchangeable #2 and #3 ranked guys at 160 and will be an absolute barnburner. Haymon needs to stop treating Petey like a local star. What these promoters have forgotten is that people will still want to see these men fight even if they lose. Their styles give them mileage in terms of drawing power.
So far the cold war has been good to us but this seems like a fight that I would hope could end it, or even crack it a bit. Eventually both men will need each other. NYC would be an ideal place that could easily sell out Barclays or the Garden.
It's the most pressing matchup that can be made between the interchangeable #2 and #3 ranked guys at 160 and will be an absolute barnburner. Haymon needs to stop treating Petey like a local star. What these promoters have forgotten is that people will still want to see these men fight even if they lose. Their styles give them mileage in terms of drawing power.