By Tony Penecale
Ho na le rivalries tse tsomo e ho theosa le histori. The Hatfields and The McCoys, The Capulets le The Montagues le The New York Yankees le The Boston Red Sox kaofela bohloko rivalries. It can be argued that the most brutal is the long-standing boxing rivalry between Puerto Rican fighters against their Mexican counterparts. The next chapter matches the experience and heavy hands of Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto against the youth and power of Mexican dynamo Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. When they meet on Saturday night, ka bobeli bahlabani tla ba jereng boikakaso ba naha ea habo bona ka ka tsa bophahamo ba 'me ka lanna mantra ea Spartan bahlabani ba, ba tla hlaha ho tloha loana le thebe kapa ho eona. Who will be carrying his shield at the end of their encounter and who will be carried out on his?
LILEMO, Tlaleho ea, LE Stats
Pheha: Age: 35 le lilemo li
Record: 40-4 (33 Knockouts)
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 153 * * Weight bakeng sa ho qetela bout (6-6-15)
Finyella: 67"
Álvarez: Age: 25 le lilemo li
Record: 45-1-1 (32 Knockouts)
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 154 * * Weight bakeng sa ho qetela bout (5-9-15)
Finyella: 70"
RING SE FINYELETSENG
Pheha:
WBO Junior Welterweight Champion ('04 -'06)
WBA Welterweight Champion ('06 -'08)
WBO Welterweight Champion ('09)
WBA Junior Middleweight Champion (, '10 -'12)
WBC Middleweight Champion ('14 -Pres)
Álvarez:
WBC Junior Middleweight Champion (, '11 -'13)
WBA Junior Middleweight Champion ('13)
Mokhoa
Pheha:
Oa nama stalker ba mabokose a ea Orthodox emeng ka, Cotto o ntshetswa pele molemo papali ea litebele bokgoni empa a sa ntse khetha tlang ho tla pele ka ho toba, le apara bahanyetsi ba fatše le se sehloho 'mele hlasela. Cotto favors hooks and uppercuts to straight punches and turns every bout into a war of attrition. Doesn’t have lights-out punching power but is very punishing. Most of his stoppage victories have come late, ka mor'a hore a lireng o 'nile a tsofetseng ho fihlela. Will often leave himself open to counters when trying to unleash his offense.
Álvarez:
E mabifi, 'meleng oke le underrated papali ea litebele bokgoni le quickness, Alvarez hangata wears bahanyetsi ba fatše le ka tsela e lumellanang khatello ea le le boima-ile ka nehelana punches. Will use feints and counters to throw is opponents timing off and create openings for a strength-sapping body attack. Carries fight-changing power in both hands but sometimes doesn’t throw enough punches. While he is most known for his offensive skills, Alvarez na le hlomphehang, empa e se e khōlō, la tšireletso le bokgoni slipping le thibela punches.
Matla
Pheha:
* Se Busang Presents - Cotto haholo mohlomong le molemo ka ho fetisisa 'mele puncher a papali kajeno. He wings thunderous hooks on the inside that make contact with whatever is available: likhopo, mahetleng, setoto, sefubeng, le matsoho a, le fana ka kotlo diphetho.
* Matla a - Cotto ke e matla le 'meleng oke. Even as he has grown from junior welterweight up to middleweight, a e ntse e le 'meleng matla a, nang le bokhoni ea ho roala ho fihlela tse khōloanyane bahanyetsi ba.
* Heart - Cotto jara e ngata motlotlo haholo ha a ka mehato ea ka ka tsa bophahamo ba. He has been in a number of wars where he’s been cut, o ile a kokota fatše, kapa tse ling e bohloko maemo a, le Cotto o bontšitse baemeli pelo ea.
Álvarez:
* Otla ka litebele Power - Alvarez jara sealuma ka bobeli litebele. He is knockout power in either hand, empa hae senyang ka ho fetisisa sebetsa lula la hae le letšehali hook they. A single left hook rendered the iron-jawed Carlos Baldomir unconscious and his knockout of James Kirkland was a potential knockout of the year candidate.
* Matla a - Alvarez ke 'meleng-hōla le thickly-a haha oke le a boselamose matla a. He is effective in backing fighters up, esita le ha se ke ua lulisa flush punches. Against the smaller Josesito Lopez, a phahamisa mo tima maoto a hae le a mo romela le seile le punches hore lula khahlanong le mohanyetsi oa hae sefubeng.
* Fana ka kotlo se Busang Presents - Alvarez khetha ho apara bahanyetsi ba hae theoha a le setso Mexico feshene ea faneng ka kotlo 'mele. While he is economical with his punches, a o fana ka puo boholo ka maatla a ka 'ngoe litebele, haholo-holo sithabetsa tloha hook they ho sebete.
Mefokolo
Pheha:
* Liphello tsa Lintoa - Cotto o 'nile a competing khahlanong le lefatšeng-sehlopha sa khanyetso bakeng sa lilemo tse fetang leshome. He suffered two brutal losses to Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao and suffered punishment in his wins over Ricardo Torres, Zab Juda, le Shane Mosley. While he has had a resurgence working with Freddie Roach, le cumulative liphello tsa hae pele lintoa e ka ba sena se ama.
* Ho le bonolo ho Hit - Cotto o entse mekhoa e ntlafetseng le a itšireletsa empa a sa ntse o na le mindset hore hae molemo ka ho fetisisa tshireletso ke e ntle robile molao,. His wide open offense and relentless body attack often leaves him open to be hit with counterpunches, haholo-holo hook le uppercuts.
* Chin - ho kopantswe le o robile molao, hore siea mo le tsekamelo ea ho loantša punches, Cotto ea shaky selelu e ka ba le risepe ea koluoa. Cotto was wobbled or dropped in several of his earlier fights and then battered, bloodied le TKO'd ea hae ho tlisa lintoa khahlanong le Margarito (1St ntoa) le Pacquiao. Even the light-punching Floyd Mayweather staggered him late in their fight.
Álvarez:
* E 'ngoe Dimensional - Alvarez ha e feto-fetola hantle ka ho bohareng ba bo-ntoa. He comes in with a single game-plan and has not shown the ability to adjust even when his tactics are not working. He struggled in his wins over Austin Trout and Erislandy Lara and was easily out-boxed against Mayweather.
* Mokhathala - Alvarez sebetsa ka thata ka tlelaseng ea boikoetliso, le eona, kamehla e e khōlō sebopeho empa hangata e fumana ho le thata ho ea ho feletseng sekama bakeng sa kaofela ho pota-pota, haholo-holo ha hae ho tlisa lintoa kena ka bohareng kapa ka mor'a moo garela. In his match with Austin Trout, Alvarez o ile a bontša tebileng mokhathala ka linako tse ling esita le ile a iphumana a tšehetsa ho fihlela.
* Ho le bonolo ho Hit -Alvarez e ntse e o robile molao,-pele mofuta wa sa ntoa ea ratang ho etsa kopo khatello ea ho bahanyetsi ba hae. He will leave himself open to counter punches, haholo-holo letsohong le letona le stats tloha hook.
E FETILENG bout
Pheha:
(6/6/15) - Cotto heletsoa Australia Daniel Geale ka middleweight tlotla tshireletso, a kokota mo tse 'nè garela. After winning the first three rounds, Cotto floored Geale ka makhetlo a mabeli ka 4go th pota, mo qobella hore a ho nehelana ka.
Álvarez:
(5/9/15) - Alvarez hlōla le monyetla oa Ntoa-of-2015 le ya eba nkgetheng Knockout-ea-e leng Year, ho timetsa James Kirkland tse tharo garela. The limited but dangerous Kirkland attacked early and the slugfest was initiated. Alvarez scored three knockdowns including a final right hand the rendered Kirkland unconscious.
3 The PERFORMANCES
Pheha:
* Sergio Martinez (6/7/14) - Cotto sa halefisa ba haholo-nkoa empa botsofali le kotsi-le tšekamelo ea "Maravilla" Martinez. Cotto started quickly flooring the middleweight champion three times in the opening round and punished him throughout until the bout was halted in the 10go th pota.
* Zab Juda (6/9/07) - Cotto tlamehang ho e mamella ba bang ba ngonga ya pkokoso ba pele khahlanong le potlakang southpaw, ho loanela hore ho etsoe le mahlomola le sehiloeng tlas'a puso ea hae molomo. Cotto’s relentless pressure gradually broke down Judah, sapping matla a hae. Cotto finished the show, ho nyahlatsa sekolo Juda a la 9 ho pota-pota pele qetellong ho emisa ho mo a 11 o garela.
* Alfonso Gomez (4/12/08) - Cotto apara ho se le hlollang le bontsa, ho kopanya papali ea litebele bokgoni le sehlōhō 'mele hlasela ho ka ho feletseng felisa tloaelehileng ea "ho Contender" alum Gomez ka 5th ho pota-pota TKO. Cotto dominated the action and scored knockdowns in the 2nd, 3rd,, le 5th garela, ho shapa Gomez ka ho ikokobelletsa.
Álvarez:
* James Kirkland (5/9/15) - E ne e 2015 phetolelo ea Hagler-Hearns. Kirkland attacked relentlessly at the bell and Alvarez responded in kind. Alvarez scored a knockdown in the 1st, ho pota-pota le oa nyopisoa Kirkland e khutsoanyane e nako ea atleha, Flooring mo nang le uppercut ka 3rd, pota, pele qete eena ka bohehang letsohong le letona la e seng mekae feela hamorao.
* Kermit Cintron (11/26/11) - Ho Etsa hae 3rd, tlotla tshireletso, Alvarez o ile a batla bonolo khahlanong le faded pele e neng e welterweight 'mampoli. Alvarez made Cintron appear older than his true age of 32, le ho otla mo habonolo feela. Alvarez scored a knockdown in the 4go th ho pota-pota pele battering mo hloka mohau le qobella le stoppage ka 5go th.
* Carlos Baldomir (9/18/10) - Alvarez e ne e le 20 ea lilemo li murwakala tobane le tšoarellang pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli a Baldomir. Alvarez was successful boxing early and using his advantages in speed and skill to sweep the first five rounds. But it was his display in the 6th that was memorable. Alvarez rocked Baldomir before finally dropping with a left hook, mo etsetsa ba tsebe letho pele a otla khoa mat le ho sebelisana mo hae feela stoppage lahleheloa e le le lilemo tse 16 mosebetsi.
SE TLISANG tlhōlo
Pheha:
* Sebelisa legwork le dikhutlo ho boloka Alvarez tima ho leka-lekana
* U se ke ua ema leoto-to-leoto le ka tlhaho tse khōloanyane Alvarez
* Land ba pele ho fumana Alvarez tlhompho ea
Álvarez:
* Le 'ne le khatello ea ka Cotto' me a felisa ka tsa bophahamo ba
* Out jab se Cotto le mo qobella hore a Trade punches
* -Ba le mamello hoseng 'me a apara Cotto ho fihlela
LIPOTSO
Pheha:
* Ka Cotto ema ho e monyenyane le tse khōloanyane lireng?
* Hae e ne e tse peli tse fetileng hlōla haholo ho taba ea Ho Tobana le faded kapa feela khanyetso?
* E kae ha Cotto le hantle tlohetse?
Álvarez:
* Ka Alvarez a fetole gameplan haeba a oela ka mor'a ba pele?
* Oa hae o tla la tšireletso le melato pepesoa khahlanong le e joalo e kotsi puncher?
* Ke Alvarez ntse ho ntlafatsa?
PENECALE bolela lintho esale pele
Cotto tla bula utilizing hae underrated papali ea litebele bokgoni le quickness, ho fallela laterally, le jabbing ka boiteko ba ho 'ne Alvarez ho tloha ho beha maoto a hae. Alvarez will advance trying to establish his own jab and work the body. Whenever Alvarez gets too close, Cotto tla pivot 'me ho hata hlaha ka lehlakoreng le le tse seng kae ka thata jabs. The first two rounds will be strategical but tense. The eruption can happen at any time.
Ketso tla qala ho matlafatsa ka 3rd, ho pota-pota e le Alvarez ho tsoelang pele o fumana haufi le le mabotho a Cotto ho qala ho ho ema mobu oa hae. Like a couple of mountain rams butting heads and locking horns, le matla a punches tla qala ho fofa. Cotto will throw flashier combinations, Featuring overhand litokelo tsa ho ea fihla hloohong, ka ho le letšehali hook hore 'mele, le ho leng thata jabs ho sefahleho 'me a setoto. Alvarez will dig his toes in and throw thumping single shots, uppercuts le hook, ka bobeli ho ea fihla hloohong le 'mele, e leng fella ka e abrasion tlas'a Cotto ea ka ho le letšehali leihlo le mali a seeping molomong oa hae.
Ho pholletsa le bohareng garela, Cotto bo phahameng ba papali ea litebele le skillset tla ba le mo hanyenyane pele ka scorecards empa Alvarez ea boholo le ka matla a molemo e tla ba, butle-butle le ka sebele, apere Cotto ho fihlela. Cotto’s three-and-four-punch combinations will gradually reduce to two-punch combinations and single hooks to the body. The slower pace will favor Alvarez and he will be able to control the tempo and dig in with hard punches to the body and right hands to the face.
Kena ka 7go th pota, le bout hoo e batlang e esita le le a felloa a ke ke a utloisa bohloko e khōlō Alvarez, Cotto tla revert hae bua haholo ka khutlela ho papali ea litebele ka ntle. The change in tactic will momentarily bewilder Alvarez, ea neng a ho ba phutholohile khoebo ka liforo. The brief momentum shift will allow Cotto to regain a slight lead on the scorecards.
Hlokomela hore o ka morao le ho tobane le e lireng ea butle-butle fading, Alvarez tla sebetsa blistering khatello ea ka 9go th pota, stalking Cotto, mo qobella hore a ho fallela kapa Punch ho pholoha, le ho etsa hore mo ho sebelisa bohlokoa matla a ka ho etsa joalo. Whenever they get close, Alvarez o tla sebelisa mahetleng ho ea ho mesifa Cotto le Clip mo short hook le uppercuts, nakoana ho thekesela eena ka 10go th pota.
Ka sefahleho morphing e be dibaga maske ea mali le ho ruruha, e bonahalang e o ile a qeta Cotto tla ea bakeng sa roba ka 11go th, hlasela matla le winging ba bang ba hae molemo ka ho fetisisa hook ho 'mele' me hlooho. Alvarez will be happy to trade hooks with him and the action will be intense. Late in the round, Alvarez tla le naha le flush uppercut e le Cotto ke butsoe le Puerto Rican oke tla tepella a oa ka mangole, la hae le letšehali leihlo la hoo e ka bang koala le molomo oa hae leaking mali a. His heart will pull him to his feet and Alvarez will come in for the kill, tšehelitsoe ke Cotto ho liropo moo phapanyetsano ea punches e feela emisoa ke tšepe.
Ka mor'a ho ama litlelafo ho qala ho ea ho qetela ho pota-pota, Alvarez tla hlasela Cotto ho tloha ho qala. A pair of right hands to the side of the head will wobble Cotto, mo qobella hore a ho thekesele ho liropo 'me a oela a oa ka mangole. Referee Robert Byrd will administer the count with Cotto rising at the count of 8, vehemently contending hore o OK ho tsoela pele. As soon as Byrd waves the fighters back together, Alvarez tla hlaha ka mose ka tsa bophahamo ba, lulisa le letsohong le letona le ka ho le letšehali uppercut. As Cotto falls back against the neutral corner, Byrd tla a kenella e le pakeng tsa bona le ba khaotse ho ntoa e, a bontša hore Alvarez e le mohlodi.
Mohlodi ka TKO ka 59 metsotsoana e ya 12H ho pota-pota e tla ba Saule "Canelo" Alvarez!!!!