[Lunny]

Good fight this, I've gone with Garcia late on but Salido is tough and its obviously going to be the hardest fight Garcia's been in.

How do you guys see it?

 

[Scotty]

I was just wondering why the hell there wasn't a thread on this fight and lo and behold:clap:

Salido is nails and but I'm going with Garcia. I think he is cool headed enough to keep it together and win on the cards. Great match up and I am really looking forward to it. The HBO card should entertain and NBC is decent enough too.

 

[GazOC]

Salido for me but with no massive confidence. Salido has been through the wringer while Garcia still has questions to answer in that department.

 

[Lunny]

Salido for me but with no massive confidence. Salido has been through the wringer while Garcia still has questions to answer in that department.

True. To me any outcome could happen in this fight. Would not touch it at all as far as betting is concerned! Should be a good one.

 

[Vano-irons]

I hope Mikey is the favourite, because I'll lump it on Salido. He has mixed with far better fighters as in my mind is levels above.

Don't get me wrong, Garcia is a good fighter, hits hard and is very patient, but Salido is one tough man. He was pretty much laughing at JuanMa's power on both fighters. He'll walk Garcia down, draw him into a brawl, and stop him. I'm very confident

 

[Michael]

If Garcia can weather a late storm and has the chin/stamina to take what Salido has to offer, I think he can pull off a decision, or maybe even a stoppage at some point.

Garcia has the tools at his disposal to beat Salido, he can box, hit hard and can counter well. He also has a lot of the patience an discipline that Juanma Lopez didn't have to stick to a gameplan. Lopez ballsy guy that he is, couldn't help but get himself into a brawl with the hard hitting and rugged Salido, but Garcia wont let that happen. I, inclined to think that he has enough whack in his fists, particularly the right hand to keep Salido honest.

It'll be interesting to see how Mikey takes Garcia's best shots, and how he fares in the late rounds though, because this is the acid test for him. Going to be a great fight.

 

[Lunny]

I hope Mikey is the favourite, because I'll lump it on Salido. He has mixed with far better fighters as in my mind is levels above.

Don't get me wrong, Garcia is a good fighter, hits hard and is very patient, but Salido is one tough man. He was pretty much laughing at JuanMa's power on both fighters. He'll walk Garcia down, draw him into a brawl, and stop him. I'm very confident

If Garcia can weather a late storm and has the chin/stamina to take what Salido has to offer, I think he can pull off a decision, or maybe even a stoppage at some point.

Garcia has the tools at his disposal to beat Salido, he can box, hit hard and can counter well. He also has a lot of the patience an discipline that Juanma Lopez didn't have to stick to a gameplan. Lopez ballsy guy that he is, couldn't help but get himself into a brawl with the hard hitting and rugged Salido, but Garcia wont let that happen. I, inclined to think that he has enough whack in his fists, particularly the right hand to keep Salido honest.

It'll be interesting to see how Mikey takes Garcia's best shots, and how he fares in the late rounds though, because this is the acid test for him. Going to be a great fight.

Great points in both posts. Can't wait now!

 

[JFT96]

Just because Garcia hasn't had as hard tests until now as Salido has, it doesn't necessarily mean Salido's a level above. Everyone has to step up at some point and I think props has to go to Garcia for looking to take on the divisional no.1 in most people's eyes. Salido is a solid but not unbeatable fighter and I'm pretty sure that Garcia has the tools to take enough rounds off him to get the W.

It will be tough for him because Salido is a good pressure fighter but I think Garcia PTS

 

[Chatty]

Its a bit of a pick em and could go either way. I've seen Salido struggle before and its more with composed guys who can box a bit as well as have enough power to get respect. Lopez was made for him in everyway in that he come forward, walking onto shots in an effort to get him out of there but Garcia won't do the same, he'll put on thoughtful pressure but will be mainly boxing and I think he's young and fresh enough to be able to see out a very close decision.

I'm not writing Salido off though, he has more experience, has mixed with the better boxers, is tough as nails, can box well and has a decent dig. Its got the makings for a hell of a scrap, can't wait.

 

[Chatty]

I hope Mikey is the favourite, because I'll lump it on Salido. He has mixed with far better fighters as in my mind is levels above.

Don't get me wrong, Garcia is a good fighter, hits hard and is very patient, but Salido is one tough man. He was pretty much laughing at JuanMa's power on both fighters. He'll walk Garcia down, draw him into a brawl, and stop him. I'm very confident

I disagree with that, whilst could take his shots I don't necessarily think they had him in any sort of trouble, he still had Salido backing up when he was on the offence and up against the ropes, Salidos face was a mess after the fights which shows damage was done. He's just one of these tough gritty fighters that will keep coming.

Haya showed his chin isn't indestructable either, lovely counter left hook in the third had him down and dazed and then down again after barely touching him with a left straight in the fourth. Salido was on the backfoot for the rest of the round and luckily Haya wasn't good enough to finish him. Thats a great fight by the way if you havent seen it, go watch it.

 

[Indigo Pab]

At the moment I'm leaning towards Garcia but it really is a pick'em for me.

I think the Barros win was a good one for Garcia and he really made a statement in stopping him. He had trouble with him at times but who hasn't? Barros is a bit underrated in that regard, he gives good opponents difficulty and it's said that they gave an "underwhelming" performance as opposed to Barros being a solid operator at world level. Hardly a momentous victory, but stopping him is impressive.

Might be setting myself up for a fall at some point but I kind of have suspicions that Salido may have been flattered by Juanma's poor mentality a bit. The Haya fight just has me constantly wary of it now, a lot of fighters might look less than stellar in that kind of marking time fight where they appear to just be taking it easy, but he was decked by him. Twice. Kind of heavily too. However he has shown himself to be pretty astute offensively(more so than he's often credited with) and if there's one thing I'm unsure about Garcia on is how he works through the gears, I think at times he can be a bit one-paced. I think there's a difference between getting ragged/undisciplined and not stepping up the pace in correlation with how much the opponent is slowing down(the one time he can't be accused of this is when he has his man hurt though, I think he could become a great finisher. EDIT: To be fair I actually think he can only be accused of this in certain fights, it's not really a consistent flaw. Look at me countering my own points :lol. Added to that Salido is an absolute terrier so if he can start fast and disrupt Mikey's rhythm and take advantage of him backing up in straight lines, it's more than feasible to see him winning.

Sometimes he takes a while to get going though so I'm not sure if that's realistic. Garcia moves in tight circles, feints and counters well and doesn't allow himself to get too undisciplined so I can't see him getting embroiled in the kind of war that would favour Siri. Nor do I see him circling too wide and allowing his own movement to fatigue himself. I think he'll take a decision a decision in the end, I don't have a clue how close it might be but I think he has enough poise and solid fundamentals to pick off the openings Salido presents him without getting caught up in too many exchanges himself.

 

[Vano-irons]

Just because Garcia hasn't had as hard tests until now as Salido has, it doesn't necessarily mean Salido's a level above. Everyone has to step up at some point and I think props has to go to Garcia for looking to take on the divisional no.1 in most people's eyes. Salido is a solid but not unbeatable fighter and I'm pretty sure that Garcia has the tools to take enough rounds off him to get the W.

It will be tough for him because Salido is a good pressure fighter but I think Garcia PTS

I certainly think Garcia has the capability to outbox Salido, but my worry is that he will be drawn into a fire fight, and we just don't know how he will cope. Opposition wise, Salido has mixed with, and beaten, far better fighters than Mikey has.

I disagree with that, whilst could take his shots I don't necessarily think they had him in any sort of trouble, he still had Salido backing up when he was on the offence and up against the ropes, Salidos face was a mess after the fights which shows damage was done. He's just one of these tough gritty fighters that will keep coming.

Haya showed his chin isn't indestructable either, lovely counter left hook in the third had him down and dazed and then down again after barely touching him with a left straight in the fourth. Salido was on the backfoot for the rest of the round and luckily Haya wasn't good enough to finish him. Thats a great fight by the way if you havent seen it, go watch it.

I've not actually seen the Haya fight, will give it a watch.

JuanMa's power did keep Salido honest, but the Mexican hardly took a backwards step in two fights against a man who prides himself on his power.

I'm not sure Mikey hits as hard as JuanMa does.

Still, it a cracking fight

Salido KO9

 

[EnglishWay]

Love this fight, really up for this one.

Salido will bring it on strong but mikey is clever enough in the ring to hold him off mostly (of course he'll go through some tough stages).

Mikey can punch and he'll land a well timed punch for the win.

Garcia TK08