Comments Thread For: Photos: Lara in Tough Sparring For Canelo Showdown

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LAS VEGAS -- With less than two weeks to go until his SHOWTIME PPV® showdown with Canelo Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KOs), WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs) is looking sensational in sparring and running on all cylinders.

"My sparring partners are pushing me with numerous styles and I'm adapting to all of them comfortably," Lara said. "I told them to come extra hard to prepare me for the pressure Canelo is going to bring. I feel great and my timing is right on.
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Any bets on the fight? I'm picking Lara by UD. Come see me if you want to put some points on it.

[Divine Hammer]

lara: *whispers* i pray you are ready canelo. i prrraaaaaayyyyyyy *whispers*

[MrClutch85]

Lara will school Canelo

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I wonder who he's been sparring.

So they think Canelo is gonna pressure? You would think so since Lara has struggled vs pressure before. But is Canelo capable of doing so?

[Albeerto]

Any bets on the fight? I'm picking Lara by UD. Come see me if you want to put some points on it.

I'll take u up on this bet. How much? I got canelo by ko

[skinnystev]

in just about every picture lara looks like he is clinching lara needs to have a heart to heart talk with his countryman gamboa just so he knows what is coming his way

[Resilient]

Lara will school Canelo

Like GRJ was supposed to against Loma??

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I wonder who he's been sparring.

So they think Canelo is gonna pressure? You would think so since Lara has struggled vs pressure before. But is Canelo capable of doing so?

Got to prepare for any and everything. Lara already knows he can outbox him if Canelo chooses to fight his normal fight. Lara best work on areas where he is weak at.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Got to prepare for any and everything. Lara already knows he can outbox him if Canelo chooses to fight his normal fight. Lara best work on areas where he is weak at.

This is true.