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I think Lipinets puts up a competative effort, but Garcia wins decisively. Lipinets has skills, decent power and is a true 140 fighter but Garcia is crafty, extremely skilled and has much more pro experience. Garcia by majority decision.
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Shouldnt sleep on Lipnets.Comment
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I actually rate Lipinets and like this fight The guy can **** and tough as nails
Most people are writing him off because he didn't put on a dominant performance against Kondo
Still think Lipinets is a top 3-7 at 140, but beating Garcia is a tall task because to me Garcia falls in line with Mayweather / Payton Manning /Barry Bonds type of athlete , in that he was around the elite level of the sport his entire life. He was picking up skills to the trade as a youth that many Championship athletes haven't even learned yet when their at the top
Lipinets might have a chance if he goes in not respecting Garcias skill set and makes it a rough, dirty fight with relentless pressure and try's to break GarciaComment
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Garcia is all business in the ring. He looks so dominant in there and takes control nearly immediately. I'd expect him to get past Lips and move on to something more lucrative.Comment
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Another cherryComment
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I don't think it was just that. Lipinets was being built up as this talented prospect, yet nearly got dropped by a nobody in Kondo, for a vacant belt. Meanwhile, Mikey Garcia knocked out nearly everyone he fought, including world champions.
Being top 3-7 in a weak division doesn't say much. However, I do agree with you on Garcia being a very tough fight for Lipinets. Lipinets could be biting off more than he can chew.
That's a good way to run into counters. I think Lipinets is gonna have to use his head if he wants to beat GarciaComment
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I agree with you but just because he had a tough fight doesn't mean he's not as advertised. It was essentially his first big fight and it was for a strap but he pulled through.
Another thing is everyone always underestimates the Japs when they come stateside. More often then not those guys are tough as f.uck and almost always hold their own ( Tevin Farmer last opponent as a example)
I agree that 140 is weak but people had no problems hyping up Crawfords opponents at 140 like they were credible , so why should this be any different. To me hes a top 5 guy I maybe wrong but even if he gets blown out by Mikey doesn't mean he couldn't hang or beat most of the top guys at 140.
he may run into counters like you said and it maybe a short night but I think we can all agree that Mikey is levels above Lipinets as far as skill
I doubt he can outthink or out box him and keep it competitive
I think his best chance would be to throw caution to the wind And go for broke apply constant pressure be aggressive boderline dirty and not show him any respect .Make it a fight not a boxing match
When guys are levels above you in skill you might need to test their will and see if you can take that from them. Similar to how Salido did Loma / Maidana did Mayweather. It might be his best chance
Although Salido was getting destroyed by Garcia after he broke his nose he was able to be a little more successful and he and his brother chose to walk away knowing he was up on the cards rather then continue fighting. Not saying he should go and flagrantly break his nose but see if you can push him to the limit we haven't seen Mikey push back yet and a lot of times Boxers that are so skilled don't have that in them because they've never had to rely on that beforeComment
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