Jorge Linares vs Omar Figueroa...........Who wins?

[forget]

I don't have much faith in Linares ability to take a punch anymore. I think Omar stops him.

[Evil Abed]

Omar.

Linares just doesn't have the chin. Much like Khan.

[JmH Reborn]

I got Omar by brutal beating

He's got power and a relentless attitude. I just think Jorge will fade late and crumble

[jio999]

Would be rooting for Linares but that's a toss em up

[Loque-san]

Very bad style matchup for Linares on paper: he doesn't like pressure, he has a weak chin and cuts easy. But he has sublime skills.
You need to forget Figueroa-Arakawa because Linares will give him a lot of movement and reduce his punch output.
But it's hard to have confidence in Linares knowing his past.

[Light_Speed]

I'll always root for my boy Jorge, but I have to favor Figueroa in this fight.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I agree but I think Linares has a big big chance of just beating Figueroa from beggining to end. If Linare's face holds up he beats almost everyone at 135 just with his skillset alone. Also Figueroa has had many hand problems after that Arakawa fight, that can play a huge factor in the fight. If Figueroa can't throw as much and as hard as he likes to he's in big trouble considering Linares is a lot faster than him and if linares builds a big lead it might be too late for figueroa even if he linares fades late.

Figueroa won't fight unless his hands are ok so the only factor would be if he hurts his hands IN the fight.

Second, Lilnares doesn't like pressure and Figueroa is a huge puncher. Linares never hurt Arakawa, and Figueroa hurt him on a few occasions dropping him twice.

Bad style match up for Linares, we can bet on it if and when it happens.

Also, Floyd gets his ass handed to him by Rowsey, you should go to a MMA gym and challenge someone and see what a pro MMA fighter does to only a boxer.

Then get back to me

[baya]

i don't see how linares can stay away from that tazmanian devil for 12 without folding.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

i don't see how linares can stay away from that tazmanian devil for 12 without folding.

I agree, I mean Linares is a front runner. When he's doing the hitting, he's fine. When someone hits him back, he folds like a lawn chair in a trailor park.