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Your picks,please.

Laguna by decision. Height, speed skill, reach; all too much for Chavez.

Chávez, UD 15, close

Laguna UD Chavez.

The great Julio Cesar Chavez must pressure Ismael Laguna every round. If not, Laguna's speed and counterpunching accuracy will prevail. Laguna won't do the Meldrick Taylor mistake of going toe to toe with him. He will be using a lot of the ring by moving side to side and not being an easy target to hit cleanly. If Chavez pressure on Laguna, he wins. But Chavez is a slow starter. Laguna wins by a close unanimous decision.

JCC SR of the mid to late 80's was a beast. That Chavez would take out Laguna late TKO/KO.