Na Tony Penecale

He neherā e rongonui puta noa i te aamu. The Hatfields and The McCoys, Te Capulets me te Montagues me te Yankees New York me te Boston Red Sox he neherā kawa katoa. 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 whawhai e rua e mau ana i te whakapehapeha o to ratou whenua ki roto ki te whakakai me i te mantra o toa Spartan, ka puta ratou i te whawhai ki te whakangungu rakau ranei i runga i te reira. Who will be carrying his shield at the end of their encounter and who will be carried out on his?

PAKEKE, RECORD, Me tatauranga

Maoa: Age: 35 tau

Record: 40-4 (33 Knockouts)

Teitei: 5’7”

Taumaha: 153 * * Taumaha mō te a'ee whakamutunga (6-6-15)

Totoro: 67"

Alvarez: Age: 25 tau

Record: 45-1-1 (32 Knockouts)

Teitei: 5’9”

Taumaha: 154 * * Taumaha mō te a'ee whakamutunga (5-9-15)

Totoro: 70"

Mau ohipa Ring

Maoa:

WBO Junior Welterweight Champion ('04 -'06)

WBA Welterweight Champion ('06 -'08)

WBO Welterweight Champion ('09)

WBA Junior whitu Champion ('10 -'12)

WBC whitu Champion ('14 -Pres)

Alvarez:

WBC Junior whitu Champion ('11 -'13)

WBA Junior whitu Champion (13)

STYLE

Maoa:

Nei pouaka He Stalker tinana i te tū haratau, Kua whakawhanakehia cotto pūkenga pai mekemeke engari pai tonu ki te haere mai tonu i mua, a kakahu hoariri ki raro, ki te whakaeke tinana nanakia. 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, i muri i hoariri ki tona kua tawhitotia iho. Will often leave himself open to counters when trying to unleash his offense.

Alvarez:

He pukuriri, toa tinana ki tâu'a pūkenga mekemeke me te wawetanga, Pinepine Alvarez mau hoariri ki raro, ki te pēhanga ōrite me nifó taimaha-tukua. 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 i tika, engari e kore e nui, pūkenga ārai paheke, me te ārai nifó.

MĀLOHINGÁ

Maoa:

* Attack Body - cotto ko te tino pea te puncher tinana pai i roto i te hākinakina i teie mahana. He wings thunderous hooks on the inside that make contact with whatever is available: rara, pokohiwi, utumu, pouaka, me ringa, ki ngā hua e halaia.

* Kaha - cotto ko te toa kaha, me te tinana. Even as he has grown from junior welterweight up to middleweight, tonu ana ia hei kaha tinana, nehenehe o te mau iho hoariri nui.

* Heart - te maua e cotto te rota o te whakapehapeha ka sitepu ia ki te mowhiti. He has been in a number of wars where he’s been cut, patototanga iho, ranei i roto i te tahi atu mau tupuraa kino, whakakitea a kua cotto te ngakau o te toa.

Alvarez:

* Power kekeno - mauria e Alvarez whatitiri i roto i te ringa e rua. He is knockout power in either hand, engari tona patu tino rahi noho i roto i tona matau maui. 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.

* Kaha - Alvarez ko te pae tino-höu me nohoia-hanga toa ki te manamana kaha. He is effective in backing fighters up, ara, no te kore e ū nifó Nini. Against the smaller Josesito Lopez, ara ia ia i ona waewae, ka tonoa ia ki te koaka ki nifó e ū ki te uma o tana.

* E halaia Body Attack - Alvarez pai ki te mau i tana hoariri ki raro i roto i te ahua Mexican tuku iho o whiunga i te tinana. While he is economical with his punches, e whakaorangia ia mätou i runga i ia tokua, tautautefito ki kuru mahue matau te ki te ate.

VAIVAI'ANGÁ

Maoa:

* Ngā pānga o Wars - kua cotto kua whakataetae ki te pato'iraa-ao o te piha no te i runga i te tekau tau. He suffered two brutal losses to Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao and suffered punishment in his wins over Ricardo Torres, Zab Hura, a Shane Mosley. While he has had a resurgence working with Freddie Roach, ngā pānga o ana pakanga mua e taea e te whara.

* Easy ki te Hit - hanga cotto kua whakapai ake ki tona korero, engari kua te pakirehua e tona korero pai ko te hara pai tonu. His wide open offense and relentless body attack often leaves him open to be hit with counterpunches, matua matau me uppercuts.

* Chin - Pūkenga ki te hara e rau e pängia ana ia ki te haukoti i nifó, Ka taea e kauwae wiriwiri o cotto hei tunu mo te kino. Cotto was wobbled or dropped in several of his earlier fights and then battered, bloodied a TKO'd i roto i tona whawhai ki a Margarito (1st whawhai) a Pacquiao. Even the light-punching Floyd Mayweather staggered him late in their fight.

Alvarez:

* Kotahi ahu - e kore e Alvarez urutau pai i roto i te waenganui-whawhai. 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.

* Rohirohi - mahi pakeke i roto i te omaoma me Alvarez Ko nga wa katoa i roto i te āhua nui, engari maha kitea te reira pakeke ki te haere honga tonu hoki te a tawhio katoa, rawa rite ana whawhai haere ki te rauna waenganui ranei i muri mai. In his match with Austin Trout, Whakakitea Alvarez ngenge nui i nga wa, me te ara kitea ia te pūruatanga o.

* Easy ki te Hit -Alvarez he tonu he momo hara-tuatahi o te toa nei e pai ki te tono te pēhanga ki ona hoariri. He will leave himself open to counter punches, ringa rawa matau, counter mahue matau.

A'ee MUA

Maoa:

(6/6/15) - Wahia cotto Ahitereiria Daniel Geale i roto i te korero taitara whitu, patoto ia i roto i te wha rauna. After winning the first three rounds, Floored cotto Geale rua i roto i te 4th tawhio, ia akina ki te tuku.

Alvarez:

(5/9/15) - Riro Alvarez te pūmanawa Whawhai-o-2015 ki te kaitono mō te Knockout-o-te Tau, whakangaro James Kirkland i roto i toru rauna. 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 BEST mahi

Maoa:

* Sergio Martinez (6/7/14) - Cotto inoino te tino-i titiro engari hoholo, me te whara-pängia ana "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 10th tawhio.

* Zab Hura (6/9/07) - Cotto i ki mau te tahi mau taime fifi wawe ki te southpaw ohorere, whiwhi Ru me te mamae i te tapahia i raro i tona ngutu. Cotto’s relentless pressure gradually broke down Judah, sapping tona kaha. Cotto finished the show, maturuturu Hura i roto i te 9 a tawhio noa i mua i te mutunga tu ia i roto i 11 rauna.

* Alfonso Gomez (4/12/08) - Whakanohoia cotto i runga i te whakaaturanga auheke, te ranu pūkenga mekemeke ki te whakaeke tinana nanakia ki te tino obliterate paingia "ka nguha" konumohe Gomez i te TKO a tawhio 5. Cotto dominated the action and scored knockdowns in the 2nd, 3RD, me te 5 rauna, te patu ia Gomez ki tāpaetanga.

Alvarez:

* James Kirkland (5/9/15) - Ko te reira i te 2015 putanga o Hagler-Hearns. Kirkland attacked relentlessly at the bell and Alvarez responded in kind. Alvarez scored a knockdown in the 1st a tawhio noa, a tape'ahia taime poto o Kirkland o te angitu, kuaha ia ki te uppercut i roto i te 3RD tawhio, i mua i oti i a ia ki te picturesque ringa matau momeniti anake i muri mai.

* Kermit Cintron (11/26/11) - Te hanga ana 3RD taitara korero, Alvarez i hanga titiro te reira ngāwari ki te toa ahua mangu Welterweight o mua. Alvarez made Cintron appear older than his true age of 32, a whiua ia ki te humarie. Alvarez scored a knockdown in the 4th a tawhio noa i mua i te aki te ia mercilessly, me te akina te paahitia i roto i te 5th.

* Carlos Baldomir (9/18/10) - Ko Alvarez te 20 tau prodigy tawhito anga i te toa roa te ao o mua i roto i te 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, utua ia te kohatu i te aroaro o patua e ia te moenga, me te pā ki a ia i tona mate mutu anake i roto i te mahi-tau 16.

KĪ ki te wikitoria

Maoa:

* Whakamahia ngā hīkoinga ki a koki ki te pupuri i Alvarez atu toenga

* Kaua e tu koromatua-ki-koromatua ki te fakanatula nui Alvarez

* Whenua wawe ki te riro te faatura o Alvarez

Alvarez:

* Kia mau ki te pēhanga ki runga ki cotto ka hatepea atu te mowhiti

* Cotto werohanga i roto i a ka hopukia atu ia ki te hokohoko nifó

* Kia manawanui wawe a kakahu cotto iho

UIRAA

Maoa:

* Ka taea e cotto tu ake ki te hoariri o muri me te nui?

* I ona whakaora whakamutunga e rua atu o te take o te anga ahua mangu iti fakafepaki ranei?

* Pehea te nui e cotto tino kua mahue?

Alvarez:

* E taea Alvarez huri tona gameplan ki te hinga ia wawe i muri?

* Kia whakakitea E ana taunahatanga ārai ki te taua puncher mōrearea?

* He Alvarez te whakapai ake tonu?

PENECALE Prediction

Ka whakatuwhera cotto whakamahi ana ngā pūkenga mekemeke tâu'a me wawetanga, neke rerekë, a jabbing i roto i te kaha ki te pupuri i Alvarez i whakanoho ona waewae. Alvarez will advance trying to establish his own jab and work the body. Whenever Alvarez gets too close, Ka kaurori, atu cotto me taahi i runga i te koki ki te ārai pakeke torutoru. The first two rounds will be strategical but tense. The eruption can happen at any time.

Ka tīmata te mahi ki te tūkino i roto i te 3RD a tawhio rite Alvarez tonu whiwhi ofi me ope cotto ki te tīmata ki te tu ki tona whenua. Like a couple of mountain rams butting heads and locking horns, ka tīmata i te nifó mana ki te rere. Cotto will throw flashier combinations, ngā tika overhand ki te matenga, matau maui ki te tinana, me ārai pakeke ki te mata, me te utumu. Alvarez will dig his toes in and throw thumping single shots, uppercuts me matau, e rua ki te matenga, me te tinana, e hua i roto i te abrasion i raro i te kanohi maui, me te toto o cotto e vaí ki i tona mangai.

I roto i te rauna waenganui, Ka whai mekemeke pai, me te skillset o cotto ia paku mua i runga i nga scorecards engari ka waiho te rahi me te kaha painga o Alvarez, āta, me te pono, mau cotto iho. 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.

Haere ki te 7th tawhio, ki te a'ee tata noa, me te iteraa e kore ia e taea e kino ia i te nui Alvarez, Ka hoki cotto tona arotahi hoki ki te mekemeke i runga i te waho. The change in tactic will momentarily bewilder Alvarez, i hoko tauhokohoko whakamarie i roto i te awarua. The brief momentum shift will allow Cotto to regain a slight lead on the scorecards.

Te ite e ia kei muri ia me te anga i te hoariri nei te āta memenge, Ka faaohipa Alvarez blistering pēhanga i roto i te 9th tawhio, kiko cotto, ia akina ki te neke Kilisimasi ki te ora ranei, a meinga ia ki te whakapau pūngao utu nui i roto i te mahi pera. Whenever they get close, Ka whakamahi Alvarez ona pokohiwi ki uaua cotto me topenga ia ki matau poto me uppercuts, ha mōmeniti meatia ki a ia i roto i te 10th tawhio.

Ki te morphing tona mata ki te kanohi grotesque o te toto, me te tetere, he cotto huru pau ka hoki i roto i te pakaru haere 11th, patua tino mate a teuteu etahi o ona matau pai ki te tinana, me te upoko. Alvarez will be happy to trade hooks with him and the action will be intense. Late in the round, Ka whenua Alvarez he uppercut Nini rite cotto he tuwhera whanui a ka maturuturu te toa Rican Puerto ki ona turi, tata tutakina tona kanohi maui, me tona mangai turuturu toto. His heart will pull him to his feet and Alvarez will come in for the kill, poupou cotto ki te taura i reira te anake te utu o nifó totitoti e te pere.

I muri i te pa karapu ki te tīmata i te a tawhio noa whakamutunga, Ka patu i Alvarez cotto i te tīmatanga. A pair of right hands to the side of the head will wobble Cotto, ia akina ia kia hurori haere ki nga taura, ka hinga ki ona turi. Referee Robert Byrd will administer the count with Cotto rising at the count of 8, kaha rawa hoki ta raua ngangautanga e he OK ki te haere tonu ia. As soon as Byrd waves the fighters back together, Ka tupu Alvarez puta noa i te whakakai, ū te ringa matau, uppercut maui. As Cotto falls back against the neutral corner, Ka taahiraa Byrd i waenganui o ratou, ka mutu te whawhai, kïia Alvarez rite te toa.

Ko te toa i te TKO i 59 hēkona o te 12h a tawhio noa, ka waiho a Haora "Canelo" Alvarez!!!!