Intelligent Pressure
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While Orlando Salido is a midrange fighter, he also applies great pressure. Salido needs to be mindful of Francisco Vargas’s heavy hands, avoiding getting hit too much, but also applying pressure when the opportunity presents itself. If he is able to do so effectively, he will have the ability to cause great havoc Saturday night.
A lot of Salido’s fights end up being all-out wars, but he often gets hit too much and dropped too often–possibly the reason why he has lost some close and even controversial decisions.
Saturday night, Salido needs to combine intelligent pressure with a little less killer instinct and a little more ring IQ. If he does this, Salido will be able to land, yet take less punishment from Vargas.
