By Albert Alvarez
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather(43-0) vs. Robert Guerrero(31-1-1) (WBC welterweight title)- I wouldn’t be telling the truth if I sat here and told you that I wouldn’t mind seeing the Ghost shock the world this coming Saturday night on Showtime pay-per-view. I mean, who wouldn’t like to see an underdog story play itself out and serve the king a huge slice of humble pie? But reality is the mother of everything within our grasp? It honestly feels strange to me to get so deep into something that is as clear as night and day.
When I see Guerrero, I see him as having to feel that he must hate his opponent so stubbornly, but only because he senses that once the hatred is gone, that it will be then that he will be forced to deal with pain. It is ok to enter the ring with anger, just as long as the anger can be controlled.
The Ghost is going to have to kill the space between both fighters, and he must then bring Floyd’s guard down and punch when he is at close range. He must also not allow for Floyd to frustrate him so much that Guerrero will then look towards the door of desperation. Use your southpaw stance to your advantage, aim for his forehead instead of his chin, and punch where he is going to be, opposed to where he is currently at. Point blank, the Ghost is going to have to fight the perfect fight in order to shock the world.
I strongly feel that Guerrero is going to make the mistake of thinking that Berto is much stronger than Floyd. He will figure that since he was able to move Berto around and beat the dog poop out of him, that he will be able to do the same against Floyd. Big mistake. Floyd’s core is much stronger and his lead right hand will shoot out like a dagger on speed. I see Floyd fighting Guerrero the same way that he did when he fought Victor Ortiz. Mayweather is going to fight aggressive and will sneak in a few looping left hooks that will make Guerrero think twice about attempting to sneak in through the side window.
If you feel that I am exaggerating with my fastball pitch, all you have to do is study the Guerrero vs. Yordan fight. Go to YouTube and check it out for yourself. If Guerrero couldn’t adjust to that minor league pitch, then how is he going to be able to adjust to the major league pitch that awaits him? I could be very wrong, but I see Mayweather beating up Guerrero and earning a unanimous decision. I would be far from shocked if Mayweather ends up stopping Guerrero late.
