Mikey Garcia

By Jason Kim: HBO will be putting on one of their better cards for this November 10th with a doubleheader show headlined by WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (39-11-2, 27 KO’s) defending his title against unbeaten challenger Miguel “Mikey” Garcia (29-0, 25 KO’s) and junior middleweight contenders Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO’s) going up against Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) at the Wynn Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Showtime had the chance to match the offer to get the fight but they passed on it, perhaps realizing that none of these guys are real big names in the United States. The fights are great, but Lara, Martirosyan, Salido and Garcia are still guys without a substantial fan base in the U.S at this time.

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By Eric Thomas: In a fight that’s long overdo, unbeaten #3 WBC Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) will be fighting #2 WBC Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO’s) in a mouthwatering WBC Final junior middleweight eliminator bout on November 10th at the Wynn Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner of the Martirosyan vs. Lara fight will become the mandatory challenger to WBC 154 title holder Saul Alvarez. However, the Martirosyan-Lara winner won’t get a crack at Alvarez until next year sometime.

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By Jason Kim: on November 10th, WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (39-11-2, 27 KO’s) will be defending his title against #1 WBO Mikey Garcia (29-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also on the card will be unbeaten #3 WBC junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) facing would could turn out to be his first loss of his career against #2 WBC Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KO’s) in a WBC 154 pound final eliminator bout.

Mikey Garcia, 24, is totally unproven and hasn’t looked all that great in terms of skills in his fights against mostly 3rd tier opposition. Garcia has good power, but really bad ring habits. He doesn’t really throw combinations, doesn’t throw many punches, and mostly loads up with his single shots. He’s got power but not much more than Salido, who throws a lot more punches and is much more versatile. Garcia fights like he’s so stiff, and he’s going to have big time problems against Salido when he doesn’t fall down from Garcia’s single power shots.

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