Omar Figueroa vs. Daniel Estrada
Lou Catalano, Staff Writer
Daniel Estrada enlisted the help of legendary fighter and urine sampler Juan Manuel Marquez for this fight. I think it will pay off here as I see him defeating Omar Figueroa, whose brittle hands make Floyd Mayweather‘s seem like those of the Incredible Hulk.
Prediction: Estrada
Vincent Nolasco, Staff Writer
Omar Figueroa will defeat Daniel Estrada via unanimous decision this Saturday night. Figueroa will be the more active fighter and he will land more power shots.
He will bring the nonstop pressure throughout the bout. Along with being a pressure fighter, Figueroa will continue to display a few new wrinkles in his defense. At the end of the night, the crowd will be happy due to the nonstop attack that Figueroa will display.
Prediction: Figueroa
Gabriel Polanco, Staff Writer
I smell an upset brewing as the chronically hand injured Omar Figueroa looked horrible against Jerry Belmontes. The Texan fighter is defending his title against hard-nosed Mexican veteran Daniel Estrada.
Estrada, being guided by four-division champion and Mexican legend, Juan Manuel Marquez, has the tools I think needed to beat Figueroa. I have him winning by a VERY close unanimous or split decision.
Prediction: Estrada
Brandon Glass, Contributing Writer
This is a tough one. I give the edge to Omar Figueroa, although Daniel Estrada is a much taller guy.
Figueroa gets the edge here, because he is one the most underrated body punchers in the fight game. That will help him as he needs to get the taller Estrada to tire and hunch over to punch effectively to his head without reaching and overextending.
Missing the six-foot mark by only an inch, Estrada is a formidable opponent who can switch hit like Terence Crawford (don’t know if Estrada is as fluid and natural as Crawford is), and is a big puncher as well. Figueroa and Estrada have a common opponent they both defeated, Nihito Arikawa who has built a reputation off of his fighting spirit.
Prediction: Figueroa
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Daniel Estrada has become the sexy pick for upset of the weekend. But in the words of the legendary Sunshine Scooter, not so fast my friends!
Omar Figueroa will be back to form after having a tough outing against pesky amateur foe, Jerry Belmontes in his last outing. I expect Figueroa to do what he always does, bring the action. But I think he’ll be sharper and ready for whatever Estrada brings, unless it’s Juan Manuel Marquez’s super-bolo punch.
Prediction: Figueroa
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