Is Erislandy Slick?

[Queen_Leia]

For Floyd, a 75" reach. Floyd's never fought anyone with more than a 73" reach. More importantly perhaps, Lara has a lop-sided win over Trout. Canelo got a fight with Floyd by beating Trout by a hair. Lara trounced him.

Dude, your kidding me right. Because Lara has long arms, Floyd is scare of him. His reach means nothing. Floyd has fought long arm fighter before, and skill for skill, Floyd is a far more superior boxer than Lara.

a) Floyd would not have gone life and death AND have gotten dropped twice by Angulo
b) Floyd would not have a draw with a child pedophile
c) Floyd would have not gotten a draw with the Armenian

Since Lara turned pro, I've can count (4) fights where he's struggled, with Floyd, only (1).

Canelo and GGG would likewise be wary of Lara because of his reach. Furthermore, Canelo has been given the biggest problems by boxers as opposed to sluggers and swarmers.

Lara's soutpaw stance and boxing ability make him all the more feared by all 3.

His reach means nothing, Saul was schedule to fight Paul Williams before his accident and Paul has a longer reach (and win) over Lara BY FAR!!!

As for Golovkin being scared of Lara because of his reach...I'm not even going to address the fact that Golovkin has the second highest KO rate in all of boxing....Yes, I can assure you, he is not scared of Lara reach.

For Floyd, to show he is truly the best at light middleweight and to prevent the spread of his reputation as a ducker. Canelo should fight him to out of pride: he was challenged in person by Lara and there is no bigger threat at 154 that he has yet to fight. As for GGG, to prove he is not a liar. He said he'd fight anyone from 154 to 168. Lara falls in that category and would be the best name on his record.

OMG, you act like Lara is the best 154 lber fighter in the world...I don't think he beats Andrade or the Charlo twins. You want to talk about how Saul beat Trout by a hair and how Lara trounced him...well Saul ****d Angulo from round 1 while Lara went life and death and kissed the canvas twice against the man so whenever someone brings up Trout, I bring up Angulo.

Fighting Lara mean nothing, he doesn't do nothing for cable ratings (Floyd, Saul, and Golovkin do)..he doesn't sell out arena (Floyd, Saul, and Golovkin do)....casual fans don't know who the hell he is (Floyd, Saul and Golovkin are known commodities).


One more thing, the man is a runner..his legs are his defense, he can't stand in the pocket like Floyd or Saul and not get hit AND he can't infight at all.

Floyd will walk him down behind a high ground and kill Lara entire body

Saul will walk him down, he will move head coming in, and kill Lara body

Golovkin will walk him down, his chin will protect him from Lara incoming and kill Lara mind, body and soul.

[GrandpaBernard]

How about: Runner Semi-Slick Mover? Or Slick-Runner Bob and Weaver?

Surely we can have long discussions on these intricate contemporary styles.

Sure. I'm not a fan of the label runner though. Especially for guys like Erislandy who can catch opponents with sweet accurate shots

To a degree. Lara doesnt respond well to constant pressure which is Angulo's style. Thats why I want Canelo-Lara because that is NOT Canelo's style. I dont even see a boxer puncher beating him, if you cant match him in skill you need relentless pressure. Look at Broner-Chino nd Angulo-Lara. Similar fights, they both worked on being in range to land their good shots by applying pressure.

I also think Lara would school Alvarez

[Rome-By-Ko]

Lara is slick,and he has good fundamentals..

[Kagami Taiga]

Lara isn't really slick. If u think Lara is slick then so is Manny and guys like Tim Bradley. Only fighters that I really consider slick nowadays are Floyd, B hop, Rigondeaux and Ward. Those guys are simply nearly impossible to get a clean shot off of. Lara gets tagged and tagged hard at times. He's always getting cut up.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Lara isn't really slick. If u think Lara is slick then so is Manny and guys like Tim Bradley. Only fighters that I really consider slick nowadays are Floyd, B hop, Rigondeaux and Ward. Those guys are simply nearly impossible to get a clean shot off of. Lara gets tagged and tagged hard at times. He's always getting cut up.

The guy's you mention are some of the best at being slick and hard targets..I don't really agree with the Rigo one tho,I have to see him fight bigger fighters before I can say he's really slick tbh..Floyd B-Hop Ward are some of the best defensive fighters in the game..It does not mean guy's like Lara and Bradley(I don't think Manny is even close to being slick)are not slick..It just means Floyd and Hop and Ward are better at it..

[Skip Bayless]

he has a bit of slickness to him but mostly relies on a lot of movement. kind of like amir khan

[B-Bomber]

Neither , in my opinion.

Lara is a boxer , a 'pure boxer' so to say.

His problem is not a lack of defense or technique, it seems to me that he struggles a bit when not allowed to box.

Molina is the kind of fighter that can (and will) stink the place out, and Lara suffered.

Angulo is not a guy who boxes, and had success becose he forced Lara to brawl. He ate a lot of leather and eventually got stopped, nonetheless he was on Lara's arse all night long.

Both Canelo and Floyd are guys who like to box , Lara wouldn't be a stroll in the park for either in my opinion , especially for a relatively flat footed Canelo.

[franktastic21]

Someone should of told the guy in your avi to try it sometime instead of 'running' face first into punches

Basically if you use footwork these days its running and you are a coward.

Don't side step or the crowd will boo and rename you Linford Christie, your own promoter will put you down and nobody will tune in.

haha agreed 100% boxers need to learn how to move and not just stand there taking a facial beating

[The Gambler1981]

He has to use his legs and range to avoid punches so no he is not really slick, you can move and be slick but that involve only moving a bit being just out of range while making the other guy think you are close enough to punch.

Being slick involves being tricky to give you openings, if a guy moves away from you but moves a yard out of range before resetting you can't trick anyone like that, although it can still be effective and certainly will mitigate the amount of damage you will take.

[-Kev-]

He moves a lot but when he's cornered he gets tagged pretty easily. Alfredo Angulo had an easier time hitting Lara than he did hitting Canelo. That should tell you something.

Trout had a tougher time hitting Lara than he did Canelo.

That should tell you something. Styles make fights.

Molina couldn't hit Lara cleanly, Martirosyan rarely caught Lara with anything meaningful, Williams high output was for the most part nulled by Lara's slickness and defense.