Comments Thread For: Mares-Santa Cruz: Fighters and Trainers Predictions

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LOS ANGELES - With fight week officially underway, top media members, fighters and trainers offered up their fight night predictions for the highly anticipated featherweight match-up between Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz and Abner Mares headlining Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN Saturday, August 29 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

The long-awaited battle is considered to be one of the most evenly matched fights in the sport and fans can look forward to the best that boxing has to offer on basic cable as Premier Boxing Champions returns to ESPN for its third installment on the network.
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[Eastcoast]

I'm taking Mares. Both these guys have been disappointing in the past few years after initially looking like killers early in their careers. Conventional wisdom says a big puncher beats a pressure fighter. Leo couldn't stop that stiff in his last fight, if that guy had a punch like Mares it would've been a bad night for Leo.

[ox805er]

man I can't wait to be at the fight with a beer in one hand, my girl on the other.. seeing a good scrap!!!

I love both guys.. I really can't see a clear winner here.. other than al haymon.. but I will go with the untouched Leo to overwhelm Mares.. just hope he can take the punches cause Mares is gonna put some leather on him..

Leo by SD or UD..

[The Collector]

hmmm...this one is a hard to predict...too many variables. Pre-Gonzalez loss I would definitely say Mares, but after that loss he looked shaky and unsure of himself at times. LSC is moving up in weight, need to see how strong he will be at this weight + quality of opposition in the last couple of yrs has been really poor. I'll say if Mares can work the body and make LSC respect his power, he'll have a very good chance to win, but if he doesn't it will be all LSC in the 2nd half of the fight. LSC volume punching and cardio may overwhelm Mares; making him fight faster than he wants!!! I have no idea, but it has all the ingredients of being a really good scrap!!!

[The Problem Child]

Been watching the promos leading up to this, and I can tell it's going to be one hell of a fight. Both seem extremely fired up for this. WAR LEOOOOO though!!! ALL THE WAY... ERR DAAAYYY AALLLZZ DAAIII!!!

[Nightfall]

can't wait for this one. i got my boy mares by decision. like them both doe

[Beercules]

I'm picking Mares in this one.

[turnedup]

Leo Santa Cruz by a hand twitch...lol.

Nah i'm backing Mares but he probably doesn't get the decision on the scorecards since there is more staked in santa cruz than his future.

[NO/BS2468]

Don't think that Mares has the power to keep Santa Cruz off of him, should be good as long as it lasts. I'm thinking after this Haymon is matching Santa Cruz up with Russel Jr.

[Eastcoast]

Boy looks ready.