Lara will dominate Canelo, says Trout

By Boxing News - 05/19/2014 - Comments

canelo444By Dan Ambrose: Austin Trout is more convinced now than ever that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) is heading for a big loss in two months from now against WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) in their catch-weight fight at 155 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Trout thinks that Lara can and will do everything that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did to Canelo in beating him by a 12 round decision in September of 2013, but Trout thinks that Lara will do a better job because he won’t be trying to mix it up as much as Mayweather did.

Canelo, 23, is training really hard for this fight because he knows what’s at stake if he loses. He could see his career as a pay-per-view fighter sunk in it’s early infancy. The boxing public will put up with a loss or two, but they lose interest when the defeats are bunched up together where they’re happening left and right in a short time period. If Canelo loses to Lara, it’ll be his second defeat in his last three fights.

The question is will boxing fans want to keep paying to see Canelo fight if Lara clowns him? Golden Boy Promotions can drag out Alfredo Angulo again for Canelo to shine against, I’m sure, but he can’t make a career out of beating up on Angulo or that type of fighter.

“I got Lara winning. I don’t think he’ll knock him out but I think he’s going to dominate,” Trout said. “He’s gonna outbox the [expletive] out of him in my opinion. Whether they give it to him, that’s the question…Lara won’t have to [press the action to try and make it exciting], ever, I don’t think. Lara is very tricky. He’s got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. You can never get a read on him, because as soon as you do, he does something else.”

Lara is a clone of Mayweather, except that he’s a little bit bigger and more powerful, but pretty much the same fighter. In some ways, Lara is tougher fighter than Mayweather due to his southpaw stance, his power, and his ability to get around the ring quickly. He’s like a younger Mayweather with more size.

It’s hard to disagree with what Trout is saying about Lara dominating this fight because he’s got the skills advantage over Canelo, and the advantage in speed, mobility and defensive ability



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