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For me it's hard to say how Canelo will come out in this fight. I feel like his team is over confident in his hand speed which was evident in the Mayweather fight where their game plan predicated on Canelo shooting faster harder shots at range. Canelo didn't bully Mayweather and Floyd simply set the tone for the fight and got off first dominating the rounds. Not knocking Canelo but lets just say he hasn't proved himself to what I think he could be; he's just a little young and kind of hard to say considering he has had 40 something fights but inexperienced when compared to guys like Lara or GGG. He showed his power against Angulo which is his greatest asset besides maybe his chin which I assume is good. What it all boils down to is can Canelo control the tempo from early on and keep Lara off his game plan or will Lara pot shot, take over the tempo and make Canelo do what he did with Floyd and that is stay at range and allowing Lara to get off first. I think this fight will be a big deciding factor on whether Canelo is the type of fighter to do anything it takes to win and that is make adjustments. I have a feeling Canelo's gameplan for this fight is not like the way he fought angulo but relying to much on his speed and boxing ability. Lara on the other hand will be able to time Canelo and use his better boxing ability to frustrate and throw him off. What I fear most for Lara is if he can avoid not getting hit flush because I think Canelo will be looking for the finish if the opportunity presents itself.
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