Alfredo Angulo vs. Joel Julio breakdown

Both these men can seriously punch and could hurt the other. But I think Angulo is the better technical fighter as he has good balance and keeps his hands high. Julio can be known to wing the right hand which can come in a little wide.

Angulo does struggle with movement and good boxers as evidenced by his upset loss to Kermit Cintron in 2009. In that fight, Cintron was able to stay out of Angulo's wheelhouse enough to secure a win over the surging Angulo. Julio has decent hand speed but he's not a boxer/mover type and I'm not sure he can be.

He relies on his power and pressure whether successful or not. Julio tried to match power and strength with James Kirkland last year and while Julio landed plenty, he was overwhelmed and sapped after 6 rounds, ultimately surrendering on his stool at the conclusion of that round.

I see a similar scenario playing out in this fight. Angulo will provide pressure and Julio will hold his ground and bomb back. But I think Angulo will probably prove to be too much because he can bring massive pressure and is unrelenting. Angulo will have to be careful though because he has shown a vulnerability to right hands and that is Julio's bread and butter.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Julio score a knockdown and/or wobble Angulo but I see Angulo's pressure and his nasty offensive arsenal getting to Julio and eventually wearing him for a stoppage win in a scintillating fight, perhaps somewhere around the 7th round.

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