Demolition Dan's Predictions for September 17th

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What turned put to be a very big event on Saturday night has sort of lost a little bit of luster. Kassim Ouma-Ewan McEwen were supposed to fight, but now that fight is off. And Erik Morales-Lucas Matthysse were supposed to fight as well, but that fight is off now. Morales is still fighting and is on the Mayweather-Ortiz card, but is fighting Pablo Cesar Cano. An undefeated fighter, a padded record, good power, but is very slow and is definitely not worthy enough of a world title shot, at the moment. Still, there are a couple of good fights on tap and, of course, the Mayweather-Ortiz mega fight.

 

The first fight on the PPV card will be rising prospect Jessie Vargas. A very strong, powerful undefeated prospect. He is taking on his toughest test to date against a very solid contender in Josesito Lopez. Lopez, very cagey, very experience, and is an all around solid fighter. Coming into this fight both have had big moments in the year of 2011 and both are on fire. Jessie Vargas had a Knockout of the Year nominee when he blasted out Walter Estrada last July, who at that time was his biggest test...a big step up fight for him. And he passed with flying colors blasting Estrada out with a left hook. Lopez in January took on the undefeated prospect of Mike Dallas Jr. fought him very tough, very cagey, took the undefeated prospect into deep waters and eventually drowned him in the 7th round. I like where Josesito Lopez' head is at right now. He has experience and he has been here before and knows that Vargas has had some problems making 140 and has had problems in the past and is lucky that he is still undefeated. Journeyman Cristian Favela too Vargas into deep waters, but Vargas barely escaped with an 8 round unanimous decision, a very controversial unanimous decision. Style wise, Vargas has balance problems. He tends to fall forward when throwing, doesn't use his jab enough, and is really in love with his left hook. Throws it a bit too much, but that left hook has dynamite in it. Josesito Lopez will look to close the distance, and really try and bully Vargas and do some inside work. Lopez on the outside, gets hit a bit, his defense seems very leaky, but he is tough. On paper a really close fight, very much a 50/50 type fight. I think this goes to the cards and Jessie Vargas gets a controversial SD victory. So, my prediction in Vargas by SD. I really hope that it isn't controversial, I don't care who wins as long as it is the best man. It would really suck if the first fight off "Starpower" starts off in controversial fashion.

 

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