Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana
Broner had a tough one last time, so he is back in a very winnable fight, with a man who makes most fights exciting. This is the first big puncher Broner has taken on, however, and he is doing so at 147, so he deserves full credit for that. Broner does have a pretty good chin, and Maidana has been dropped with head and body shots before. I see a replay of the DeMarco fight, with maybe a bit more offensive success by Maidana. Broner by 8th round TKO. Then it is time for Danny Garcia... no more excuses.Guillermo
Rigondeaux vs. Joseph Agbeko
Agbeko is the type of fighter who would probably age well. Winning with conditioning, chin, and volume. However, none of those things will bother Rigondeaux, who is a master boxer. Abner Mares is overrated, but has good boxing ability. In the rematch, he showed what can be done against the Ghanan. This will not be close, but it will be long. Rigondeaux by wide UD
Keith Thurman vs. Jesus Soto-Karass
Thurman is a typical protected and carefully matched Al Haymon fighter... only taking on guys who are recently exposed, or recently hot. Karass got a great win, but one can blame Berto's overrating, bad luck, and bad style decisions for that. Karass did what he always does, which will be suicide against a fighter like Thurman. Styles make fights, and image is everything. Thurman is the goods, but would lose to the slicksters in the division, at least where he is right now. However, he will have everyone waiting to anoint him a legend after his 6th round KO of Karass, even though he hasn't really stepped up yet.
Roy Jones vs. Bobby Gunn
Why bother predicting this fight? Well, Roy's late career has been very sad, as had many a legend before him, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, etc. However, he is taking on a fighter he can easily beat, so that he can sneak into another payday against another aging champion. Cruiserweight is seemingly wide open, and maybe he can land one more belt before he walks away. That may make the up and down of the last 10 years a bit more tolerable for his fans, and finally convince him to call it quits Gunn offers nothing except a body to go rounds with, and I don't even think Jones will look good doing that. Jones by UD.
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Chris Strait
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