Precision Punching Power
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Against Lara—a very fast, defensive and a southpaw counter-puncher—Canelo is going to need to land and connect on high precision power punches.
This is where Canelo is going to need to connect and land some precision bombs against Lara’s body. Canelo will need to attack the body with smart aggression early and often in the bout.
A breakdown of total of power punches for Canelo’s last two opponents, Austin Trout and Alfredo Angulo, offers a good look into what Alvarez must do to give himself a good chance to win.
Against Trout, Canelo landed 96 out of 224 total power punches—per CompuBox Online—thus resulting in a 43 percent power punch rate.
In Canelo’s last fight against Angulo, the young Mexican connected 197 out of 309 total power punches, the result was an impressive 64 percent power punches.
Canelo is going need to land near 50 percent of his power punches to be effective in the fight. If he can connect with these bombs to the body early and often then he will take control of the bout.
