June 22, 2021
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Lubin-Rosario in action Saturday

Super welterweights Erickson “Hammer” Lubin faces former unified champion Jeison Rosario in a WBC title eliminator in the Davis-Barrios PPV co-main event on Saturday in Atlanta.

“I think this is the wrong fight for Rosario to take coming off a knockout loss,” said Lubin in the lead up to the fight. “It doesn’t matter if I knock Rosario out or if I don’t. My job is to look good and come out victorious. I’m going to go in there and show the world that I can make anyone in this division look bad.”

Rosario stated, “First and foremost, I have the power to knockout Lubin and anybody in the 154-pound division. The camp that I’ve had, and the little tidbits of southpaw knowledge that I’ve picked up on, make me confident that I can knock Lubin out.

He also spoke about losing his WBA and IBF belts to Jermell Charlo last September. “What happened in the Charlo fight was the fluke. Me winning the titles was not the fluke. I’m going to show everybody that I will bounce back from that loss and win my next fight. I have no problem taking this fight. It’s not a mistake at all. This is what we do. We fight.”

 

 

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  • Looking forward to this. These guys are having a meaningful fight and this is gonna be a good one

  • Both KO victims of Charlo, so chances are someone is going to sleep, IMO. Good fight and a lot at stake, a title shot could be next against the winner of Charlo/Castano.

  • Nice upcoming scrap, BUT:

    1) Does Lubin have enough offense to hold off a solidly built/larger Rosario?;

    2) Does Lubin have enough chin to deal with Rosario’s offensive heat?;

    3) Does Lubin have enough conditioning to provide movement (rounds 1-12) while dealing with Rosario’s body punching and pressure?; and

    4) Does Lubin have enough jab to minimize Rosario’s high pressure?

    During his inside approach, Rosario has to use his jab to make sure he does not run into any major counters from Lubin. While/After displaying his offensive arsenal, Rosario must also return his hands into defensive position to minimize Lubin’s counters.

    I see a TKO victory for Rosario.

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