9/26 PBC on SHO PPV: Jermell Charlo vs Jeison Rosario / Jermall Charlo vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko

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Assuming both Charlos win, whats next?

for Jermall..who knows...he hasnt been the most aggressive person of late to get the fights he needs

Jermell would have an IBF and WBA mandatory coming up..i think the IBF is first..however for undisputed the WBO belt is also there

 

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Boxing trainers break down Jermall Charlo-Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Jermell Charlo-Jeison Rosario
By Steve Kim



Saturday's pay-per-view event at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime PPV 7 p.m. ET), features bothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo, who will co-headline in a two-part format. For both fighters, this weekend represents a massive opportunity to further establish themselves as rising stars in the sport.



The first portion of the PPV features Jermall, who will defend his WBC middleweight title against former title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko. On the second part of the show, Jermell will put his WBC junior middleweight title on the line against WBA and IBF titleholder Jeison Rosario.



Both fights will be among the toughest the twins from Houston have had thus far in their respective professional careers. A victory for both will further legitimize their claims as the baddest brother duo in boxing, but it won't be easy; Derevyanchenko and Rosario are two legitimate world-class opponents.



ESPN asked a panel of boxing trainers for analysis on the two bouts. Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity.



Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko



Joel Diaz: This is going to be a tough fight for both. Derevyanchenko is a very durable pressure fighter who always comes to fight. He's no pushover. The result of the fight will depend on what Charlo has that night. Charlo needs to be smart, move around, and keep him at distance, use his reach to keep him on the outside.



I think that Derevyanchenko steps it up to the next level. I think it's different when you fight a "GGG" [Gennadiy Golovkin] than when you fight a Charlo. The majority of fighters, they step up to the level of opposition. I think Derevyanchenko, fighting GGG, he did a great camp, his mind was different. He wanted to show the world what he would do.



I was there that night [at Madison Square Garden] -- I had a fighter on that card. I saw Derevyanchenko winning that fight. I'm going to be honest. This is Charlo's toughest fight to date.



But I think Charlo will win because he's a bigger, taller guy. Charlo will win, but Derevyanchenko is there to put up a fight.

Ben Davison: I think it's an interesting fight. I think against anybody with the sort of style Charlo has, Derevyanchenko will have a good deal of success., As we saw with Golovkin, Derevyanchenko is a phenomenal fighter. You're not going to have an easy night with him, not unless you're a slick sort of boxer, and I don't believe Charlo is.



This could potentially be Charlo's toughest fight. The [Matvey] Korobov fight was a tough fight. I think Korobov is a good fighter, and Jermall had a lot of trouble in that fight. So this will certainly be an interesting one, because it's such a different style he's going up against.



I lean slightly toward Derevyanchenko. I just think that he's got a little bit more to his game. I know he's coming off a loss to Golovkin, but he drew a lot of confidence off that performance.



Robert Garcia: I think it's a good fight. Derevyanchenko looked really good against GGG. I know GGG might have been a little sick, from what I read. But it was a very, very close fight. But Charlo is just very talented; I think Charlo is going to win a decision.



I don't think he knocks Derevyanchenko out. I mean, he might if he lands a good punch. But I think it goes the distance, and Charlo wins a unanimous decision.



Kevin Cunningham: I never did get a chance to see the Derevyanchenko-GGG fight. I'd seen him when he fought Daniel Jacobs, and that was a pretty decent fight. But I just think Jermall Charlo will handle him.



Jermall's too big, too fast, too athletically talented for Derevyanchenko. I just think he's going to be too much all the way around the board. Jermall's a big guy, too, for middleweight. He's huge after the weigh-in.

Manny Robles Jr.: Derevyanchenko is no pushover -- he's strong, he's physical, he's got a great amateur background. He's already fought GGG, so Jermall's going to have his hands full.



Derevyanchenko had plenty of time to recover from that fight with Golovkin. Sometimes that's what you need to let the body heal up, and I don't believe Charlo's stronger than GGG. He might be the better boxer, but I don't believe he's as strong or as physical as GGG.



Charlo's faster than Derevyanchenko. He's more athletic, a better boxer. But styles make fights, and style-wise, this is a good matchup, I believe. A boxer versus the banger. I would take Charlo, but I don't think it's going to be easy.

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Abel Sanchez: I think that's a great fight. I think Derevyanchenko will give Charlo a hard time. It could be a draw; it could be a one-point fight. I think both guys are very, very skilled.



Derevyanchenko didn't surprise me against Golovkin. We had looked at him a lot because the IBF was pushing him on us before when I was training Golovkin. I think Golovkin had a bad night. Golovkin, for some reason, just wasn't the Golovkin of old. I'm not going to say it's because of the change of place -- he just had a bad night. I think that if they fight again, it's a different story.



Charlo has to box, but he has to be the aggressive boxer. He's got to set the pace. He's going to have to be the one in charge and let Derevyanchenko come to him in a way that he's not used to doing. Golovkin just let him stand there and fight. Charlo's going to have to make him reach.



I think it's a difficult fight, I wouldn't be surprised if either guy wins, but it's going to be a great fight. They're both comers and I think Charlo has a chip on his shoulders. He has to prove something, and he'll try to do that. But Derevyanchenko is skilled, and he'll give him a tough fight.







Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario
Joel Diaz: Rosario is tough. He's no joke. Don't sleep on that guy. Yeah, Charlo is more skillful, but Rosario can take a punch, and if he catches him, he can hurt Charlo. I've seen Rosario many times, and he has power in both hands.



A fighter that gets no respect, that walks into the ring, that walks toward his opponent -- they're very dangerous. They're just coming forward with a certain mentality and that mentality is like Ricardo Mayorga -- he had no respect. He was never a boxer; he was a street fighter and these guys -- Mayorga and Rosario -- have similar styles. Like Marcos Maidana, where they don't care if they get hit, they're there to fight. They don't care.



Charlo is not an inside fighter, most of the time he's an outside fighter. When the inside fight comes, he has problems. Rosario has a shot here.

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Ben Davison: It's a clash of styles. It'll make an entertaining fight, that's for sure. I haven't seen bundles of Rosario, but I think this will certainly make for a crowd-pleasing-type fight. I think it's an eye-pleasing fight, and I'm sitting on the fence on that one.



Robert Garcia: I think Charlo in that one. I think he has a chance of winning by knockout. Rosario, he became champion by beating Julian Williams, in a fight he wasn't supposed to win. So it's one of those surprises that had a lot of people's mouths open. But it would be just that one win that made him look so good, but he may not be that good anymore. That's what I'm thinking.



It happens in boxing, the element of surprise. It's happened before, and then the guys don't really have it again. I think it's going to be one of those stories again.



Charlo has to be smart, definitely, because you still don't really know how Rosario's going to come out. He had a good win. So you have to fight carefully, but I think he'll end up catching Rosario and knocking him out.



Kevin Cunningham: I lean toward Jermell in that fight, because he has the better athleticism. So that should give him the edge, but he tends to want to go to war, and if he sits down in front of Rosario and chooses to go to war with him, he could be making a big mistake. That could give Rosario the opportunity he needs to hurt Jermell.



Jermell's got to be more disciplined than he's been in the past, and he's definitely got to have a game plan and a strategy to control his opponent and outbox him. Sure, if you get an opportunity to hurt him, you take it. But he's got to be focused, because if he decides to sit down in front of the guy and try to take him out, he could get taken out himself.



I thought J-Rock Williams would win the fight with Rosario, but I wasn't surprised because I knew Rosario was very strong. He's in camp in Florida, right down the road from me. So I heard the training and sparring rumors of how strong he is, how big of a puncher he is. So when Rosario knocked out J-Rock, I wasn't surprised. This guy is not a small 154-pounder.

Manny Robles Jr.: It's a tough one for Charlo. Rosario's no pushover, either. You saw what he did to J-Rock. So I like him -- he's aggressive, he's strong, he's game. So Charlo is going to have his hands full. He needs to box, definitely, because a guy like Rosario is going to be on him from the beginning to end. Rosario is also a world champion; he's got something to prove and he's got something to take care of himself.



You would have to favor Charlo -- he's been a world champion in the division for a little while. He's had a loss, so obviously I'm sure he learned a great deal from that loss. But it'll be about him not being overconfident and understanding what he's going to have in front of him that night.



Abel Sanchez: I've had Rosario in my gym before. He had a great night against Williams. I think Charlo will be a different story, though. When Rosario was in my gym, he sparred with Serhii Bohachuk. If I thought more of him, I would've requested him to come back and spar, stick around my gym so the other guys could get better.



Charlo has too many tools in his toolbox -- he's more versatile. Rosario's more one-dimensional, and really, if you go back and look at his other fights, he looked great against Julian, but some of his other fights he didn't look so good. That was a bad night for Julian, and a great night for Rosario.



I think Charlo will be too skillful.

 

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Disagree w the “Charlo has to box” takes, I mean he can try but a better boxer Jacobs couldn’t “outbox” Derevyanchenko I don’t think Jermall will either. Imo this will be decided in the trenches with Charlo’s sharp countering winning him a close fight. A knockout on either side wouldn’t surprise me either, and a Derev decision win wouldn’t either (talking about MY card here)

 

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Charlo Doubleheader: Top Fighters, Top Trainers Make Their Picks
By Random Hits

Published On Thu Sep 24, 2020, 03:13 PM EST

Top fighters and trainers shared their thoughts and gave predictions on the two main events headlining the blockbuster CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER this Saturday, September 26, live on SHOWTIME PPV (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

The unprecedented twin bill features six compelling fights in all, five of which are world title fights, on the same night for one price. Part one of the SHOWTIME PPV telecast is headlined by undefeated Jermall Charlo putting his WBC World Middleweight Title on the line versus top rated contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

Following the main event of part one and a 30-minute intermission hosted by MORNIG KOMBAT, the second three-fight card will begin, headlined by WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo facing unified WBA and IBF 154-pound World Champion Jeison Rosario.

The highly anticipated pay-per-view doubleheader is the talk of the boxing world and some of the game's finest minds are split on who will emerge victorious. Respondents leaned toward Jermall Charlo to retain his title over Derevyanchenko by a tally of 12 to 8 (with one draw pick) while predictions for Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario were even tighter, with Charlo edging it out by a total of 15 to 13. Here is what the fighters and trainers had to say:


JERMALL CHARLO VS. SERGEY DEREVYANCHENKO FIGHT PREDICTIONS

Shawn Porter, two-time welterweight champion
Charlo W 12: Jermall Charlo demonstrated in his fight with Matt Korobov that he has trouble with fighters who can move, box and think in the ring. So that's what he's up against with Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Derevyanchenko lost two close fights to Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin, and it looked like he may have even beaten Golovkin. But in the end, I have Jermall winning this fight by a close decision.

Oleksandr Usyk, former undisputed cruiserweight champion and current heavyweight contender
Derevyanchenko UD 12: Sergiy Derevyanchenko is our guy and has been waiting for a title opportunity like this for a long time. His experience gained against Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin have prepared him for victory over Jermall Charlo. Sergiy by unanimous decision.

Nonito Donaire, four-division world champion
Charlo W 12: Jermall Charlo gets in there and establishes that he is the ring general, which is key going into a fight with anybody. You put your feet in cement, and you claim the ring and make them adjust to what you're doing.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko will bring the pressure, but Charlo is a very crafty fighter, and when he smells blood, he goes in on him, knowing how to work a fighter along the ropes and at the same time using the ring. I see him winning by a decision if not by knockout.

Jarrett Hurd, former unified super welterweight champion
Derevyanchenko UD 12: Sergiy Derevyanchenko had a really good fight against Gennadiy Golovkin, and, in fact, I thought he won. I think that he'll carry that momentum into this fight with Jermall Charlo, winning a unanimous decision.

Erislandy Lara, WBA Super Welterweight Champion
Charlo UD 12: Sergiy Derevyanchenko likes to come forward and I think that plays into Jermall Charlo's hands, who has the power to keep him honest. I just think Jermall is the better fighter with the superior boxing skills and he will come out victorious. Jermall by unanimous decision in a very entertaining fight.

Tony Harrison, former super welterweight champion
Charlo SD 12: Jermall Charlo will win based on his size in a tough fight similar to how Danny Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin did. I know Sergiy Derevyanchenko comes to fight, and I think it's going to be Charlo's most difficult fight to date, but I see him winning close, maybe by a split-decision.

Adam Kownacki, heavyweight contender
Draw: This is a difficult fight to pick, and I believe that it can go either way. I know both guys, and they're each very tough, so I'll say it's going to end in a draw.

Danny Roman, former unified super bantamweight champion
Charlo SD 12: Sergiy Derevyanchenko looked very tough against Gennadiy Golovkin, and he really gave him some problems in a fight that a lot of people believe Golovkin lost.

Jermall Charlo will have Derevyanchenko applying pressure on him for the entire fight, but I believe that he will use his speed, height and reach to win a split-decision.

Brandon Figueroa, Undefeated WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
Charlo TKO 10: Jermall Charlo's going to want to go out there and perform at his best against Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Charlo has power in both hands and he's going to show it. I believe Charlo is going to stop Derevyanchenko by TKO in the 10th.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk, former light heavyweight champion
Derevyanchenko W 12: Sergiy Derevyanchenko has great stamina, great conditioning and applies a lot of pressure. I don't believe that Jermall Charlo will be able to maintain a safe distance for the full 12 rounds.

I believe that Sergiy will be the one with his hands raised in the end, either by going the distance and applying constant pressure or winning by stoppage in the later rounds. But either way, I believe that the Ukraine is going to have another world champion.

Robert Guerrero, former three-time world champion
Charlo UD 12: I think that Jermall Charlo wins against an aggressive fighter in Sergiy Derevyanchenko, whose style plays right into Charlo's. Derevyanchenko is a pressure fighter, and anytime you get someone who can box, work behind a jab and deliver power like Charlo can, I believe that makes Derevyanchenko an easier target. I see Charlo winning by unanimous decision.

Taras Shelestyuk, undefeated welterweight contender
Derevyanchenko KO: Sergiy Derevyanchenko versus Jermall Charlo will be a tough fight. Their two different styles make this fight a hard one for both boxers. I believe that Sergiy will get the victory, but he will need to stop Charlo by knockout or technical knockout. If the fight goes through all rounds, it will be difficult for Sergiy to get a victory on points.

Robert Garcia, trainer of four-division world champion Mikey Garcia
Charlo W 12: I believe that Jermall Charlo will win a decision over Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a very good fight. Derevyanchenko will bring the pressure, but the game-changer is the skills that Charlo possesses, and I believe that he will use them to outbox Derevyanchenko.

Jamal James, interim WBA Welterweight Champion
Charlo W 12: Jermall Charlo is the stronger fighter and he has more skill than Sergiy Derevyanchenko as far as speed and general ring savvy as well, so I feel as if it's going to be a wide decision, if not a knockout win, for him.

Tugstsogt "King Tug" Nyambayar, featherweight contender
Derevyanchenko 12: It's a tough fight for both Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Jermall Charlo. I know Derevyanchenko from the amateurs and he will pull it off in this one. But I believe it's a 50/50 fight. The best man will come out on top.

Sergey Lipinets, former super lightweight champion and welterweight contender
Charlo TKO 8: Sergiy Derevyanchenko has a rugged style and he's coming off of a close loss to Gennadiy Golovkin, so we know he's capable of giving people problems. But I've known Derevyanchenko for a long time, and he's gotten busted up before, and Charlo places his punches really well.

So if Derevyanchenko gets caught by a big punch from Charlo in the middle of the fight, it's going to get nasty, it's going to be a wrap, and they are going to stop it on cuts in about the eighth round.

Matt Korobov, middleweight contender
Charlo W 12: Jermall Charlo is going to win this fight. Sergiy Derevyanchenko can put a lot of pressure, but I think Charlo is smart enough to beat Derevyanchenko.

Charles Mooney, Olympic Silver Medalist and trainer of Matt Korobov
Derevyanchenko W 12: Jermall Charlo is trained by Ronnie Shields, whom I believe is the best in the business. Charlo's jab, combinations, reaction time and defensive skills are excellent. But so are Sergiy Derevyanchenko's, and he demonstrated against Gennadiy Golovkin that he has the abilities to dominate this fight.

Still, Charlo's a hittable target, and it takes an aggressive guy like Derevyanchenko to beat him. Charlo doesn't have the amateur international history that Derevyanchenko has, and Derevyanchenko can really fight, so I'm leaning toward him to win a close one by decision.

Stephen Edwards, trainer of former super welterweight champion Julian Williams
Charlo UD 12: I think Jermall Charlo is too big for Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Jermall's jab and stature will be a lot to penetrate. Sergiy has more amateur pedigree, so I expect him to score points and hold his own.

But I think Jermall's jab, size and chin will win him the fight. I think Sergiy is vulnerable early and a knockdown will be the difference. Jermall by unanimous decision.

Ivan Redkach, welterweight contender
Derevyanchenko KO 7: Sergiy Derevyanchenko has never been a champion and he's extremely hungry and motivated to become one by defeating Jermall Charlo. I really like Charlo as a fighter, and as far as his style, and I have nothing bad to say about it.

But I do believe that Sergiy's pressure will eventually wear down Charlo, and that he will at some point hurt him, not let him off the hook, and be able to stop Charlo somewhere in the middle of the fight, maybe in the seventh round.

Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, light heavyweight contender
Derevyanchenko W 12: Sergiy Derevyanchenko is a very tough, durable guy whom I know from the amateurs, but Jermall Charlo has a great boxing style. Both fighters have great chins. I believe that it's going to be a great fight, and I think it's going to go the distance. But, ultimately, I believe Sergiy will have his hands raised in the end.

 

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JERMELL CHARLO VS. JEISON ROSARIO FIGHT PREDICTIONS

Errol Spence Jr., Undefeated Unified Welterweight Champion
Charlo W 12: I like Rosario as a fighter, but I think Jermell is going to beat him. Rosario has been stopped before. He has been hurt before and recently Jermell's been showing knockout power. I feel like if he catches Rosario with a good shot, he could stop him, but I'm going with Charlo by decision.

Shawn Porter, two-time welterweight champion
Charlo late-round TKO: I think that Jermell Charlo is going to win this fight against Jeison Rosario. Rosario is on a winning streak, but Charlo has a mean streak, and that energetic persona works for him.

Knowing that Rosario has been knocked out before, and when you're going up against a heavy-hitter who lands straight punches and a nice jab like Charlo, I have to go with Charlo by late-round stoppage in a firefight.

Anthony Dirrell, former super middleweight champion
Charlo SD 12: Anything can happen, and we know that. Jeison Rosario's mentality in knocking out Julian Williams was unbelievable. But Rosario's not a guy who dances around too much so Jermell's skills and his beast mentality will get him those belts from Rosario. I believe it will be Jermell by a split-decision.

Marcus Browne, former light heavyweight champion
Charlo KO 12: Jermell Charlo is on a roll, but Jeison Rosario is a very tough cookie. Jermell has a lot of momentum coming off of his revenge victory over Tony Harrison, and, for that reason, I believe that he is in a zone. Rosario did stop Julian Williams on a night when he brought his "A-game," and I believe that he can present some issues. But I see a late-round knockout for Jermell.

Herman Caicedo, trainer of heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz and former bantamweight champion Juan Carlos Payano
Rosario W 12: Jeison Rosario is sharper and more powerful with his punches and shows a level of calmness beyond his years. I believe he will defeat Jermell Charlo and maybe even earn a late stoppage.

Chris Colbert, Undefeated interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion
Charlo KO 10: I believe that Jermell Charlo versus Jeison Rosario will be a tough fight for the first three or four rounds, but that Jermell's clean power-punching will be too much and Rosario will get caught with a vicious shot and be knocked out cold.

Nonito Donaire, former four-division world champion
Charlo KO 8: Jermell Charlo is in against one hell of a fighter in Jeison Rosario, who is big and tough and will make it a dogfight. But I think that over the distance, Jermell will start to catch up to him and win by eighth-round knockout.

Luis Ortiz, heavyweight contender
Rosario W 12: I think that Jeison Rosario will win this fight against Jermell Charlo. Rosario is bigger, stronger, has better punch placement and lands with harder shots. I believe that he will win a decision, if not by early knockout or TKO. It's a life-changing event and Rosario won't waste this opportunity.

Tony Harrison, former super welterweight champion
Charlo UD 12: As much as I don't like Jermell Charlo, he gained my respect in our two fights. Charlo's facing a guy in Jeison Rosario who is game and very motivated after knocking out Julian Williams. I think it's going to be a tight fight, and I think each of them can be hurt at one point, but I see Charlo winning by a unanimous decision.

Jorge Cota, super welterweight contender
Rosario KO 10: I know both Jeison Rosario and Jermell Charlo because I fought both of them, losing a split-decision to Rosario and being knocked out in third round by Charlo by a punch that I didn't see coming.

But even though my fight went the distance against Rosario, I felt the power of every single punch he threw, whether it was on the arms, the shoulders, the chest, the stomach or the head.
I never really felt Charlo's power until he caught me with that one punch. So with that in mind, I believe that Rosario will do similar damage to Charlo, wearing him down before finally stopping him in around the 10th round.

Erislandy Lara, WBA Super Welterweight Champion
Charlo KO 11: Jermell Charlo will be too much for Jeison Rosario because he is the better boxer. The fight will be competitive until the later rounds, when Jermell will score a knockout. I don't see this fight going the distance. Jermell by 11th round knockout.

Sebastian Fundora, undefeated super welterweight contender
Rosario late-round KO: I believe that styles make fights, and that their styles are perfect for one of them to be knocked out. But I think that Jeison Rosario has the edge over Jermell Charlo, and that it will be Rosario who delivers the knockout in the later rounds.

Andre Dirrell, Olympic Bronze Medalist and veteran contender
Charlo KO 10: I believe that Jermell Charlo will come out of this with a knockout victory over Jeison Rosario, who will bring it, but Jermell will have all the answers and make the adjustment. I'm looking for Jermell to win by ninth or 10th round-knockout.

Danny Roman, former unified super bantamweight champion
Rosario KO 10: Jermell Charlo versus Jeison Rosario is going to be a war that I don't think will go the full 12 rounds. I believe that Rosario will win by 10th-round knockout.

Stephen Edwards, trainer of former super welterweight champion Julian Williams
Charlo TKO 6: Jermell Charlo versus Jeison "Banana" Rosario is a tough fight to assess. I think Rosario is the better boxer. Jermell looks like the better boxer because he can use his legs and he has a good jab. But Jermell's not hard to hit and he's been out-boxed for long stretches by Tony Harrison, John Jackson and Demetrius Hopkins.

Rosario has some skillful moves - except he just comes forward. But Jermell is clutch and he has an elite chin also. I also believe Rosario loses steam after six rounds. So, look for Jermell to clip him late in a great fight. Jermell by TKO.

Kenny Porter, trainer of two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter
Charlo KO 10: I think Jermell Charlo will win this fight by stoppage against Jeison Rosario, and I'm thinking that it will be a knockout in the ninth or 10th round.

Javier Fortuna, former two-division world champion
Rosario KO 7: I have no doubt that Jeison "Banana" Rosario will defeat Jermell Charlo and make history for the Dominican Republic. I believe that Rosario will do to Charlo what he did to Julian Williams, but that Charlo will be knocked out cold.

Kevin Cunningham, trainer of super welterweight contender Erickson Lubin
Charlo KO 8: Somebody is getting knocked out in the Jermell Charlo versus Jeison Rosario fight, and I'm picking Charlo to win a shootout. I believe that Charlo's athleticism will give him the edge over Rosario, and I think he'll stop Rosario in the eighth round.

Juan Carlos Payano, former world bantamweight champion
Rosario W 12: I believe that Jeison Rosario is going to win against Jermell Charlo. It's Jeison's time, and he won't waste it. Jeison is bigger and stronger and will walk down Charlo.

Rolando Romero, undefeated interim WBA Lightweight Champion
Charlo KO 9: Jermell Charlo versus Jeison Rosario is going to be a dogfight over the first half of the fight, but I think that as it goes on, Jermell's just going to crack him. I think it will be a late-round knockout, probably in the eighth or the ninth.

Michel Rivera, undefeated lightweight contender
Rosario W 12: Jeison Rosario is my pick against Jermell Charlo. From the heart and from the head, Rosario is better at power punching and very poised in all situations. Rosario by decision or by early knockout.

Jesus Ramos, undefeated welterweight contender
Charlo TKO 10: I see Jermell Charlo boxing a little smarter than Jeison Rosario and taking him into deep waters with his experience. It's a been there done that situation for him.

Amilcar Vidal, undefeated middleweight prospect
Rosario TKO 10: I believe that Jeison Rosario against Jermell Charlo will be a very entertaining fight, but it's also the biggest of Rosario's career. For that reason, I believe that Rosario will be at his best and win by knockout in the later round, perhaps by 10th-round TKO.

Andre Rozier, trainer of middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko and former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs
Rosario W 12: This is a very intriguing bout. Jeison Rosario is a big 154-pounder, as is Jermell Charlo. They both have good punching power. But It will come down to a battle of wills, and I'm seeing the hunger of Jeison being a stronger force. Jeison by decision.

Carlos Negron, heavyweight contender
Rosario KO 10: Jermell Charlo is very skilled, but Jeison Rosario is the harder, sharper puncher. As long as Rosario doesn't get surprised with a shot, he will win by knockout in the later rounds.

Charles Mooney, Olympic Silver Medalist and trainer of middleweight contender Matt Korobov
Rosario SD 12: If Jermell Charlo's mind isn't right, he can leave a lot of openings for Jeison Rosario to capitalize on and walk away with the championships. Rosario's a tough guy, so I'm leaning toward him to win a tough, close fight by split-decision.

Caleb Truax, former super middleweight champion
Charlo KO 9: I think that Jeison Rosario may give Jermell Charlo some problems early due to the fact that he's a big 154-pounder with good power, but I think that Jermell's general experience, punching power, accuracy and ability to come on in the later rounds will enable him to stop Rosario in the eighth or ninth round.

Eduardo Ramirez, featherweight contender
Rosario KO 9: Jeison Rosario is a younger, newer champion and more motivated fighter than Jermell Charlo. I have no doubt that he is the stronger more powerful fighter and that he will win by a late-round knockout.

 

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Who you got Rosario vs Charlo?

 

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How Much Did Derevyanchenko's Brutal Battle Against Golovkin Take Out Of Him?
By Keith Idec

Published On Fri Sep 25, 2020, 02:19 AM EST

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Sergiy Derevyanchenko gave Gennadiy Golovkin 12 of the roughest rounds of his life last October 5.

Their brutal battle satisfied even the ficklest fight fans because it provided the type of sustained savagery seldom seen in boxing. They traded flush punches throughout their thoroughly entertaining slugfest, right until the final bell.

Golovkin won a debatable unanimous decision, as all three judges – Frank Lombardi (115-112), Eric Marlinski (115-112) and Kevin Morgan (114-113) – scored the fight for him. Both boxers absorbed such absurd amounts of punishment, though, it has left many within the boxing industry and some fans wondering whether either fighter will ever be the same.

Neither Golovkin nor Derevyanchenko has fought in the nearly one year since their unforgettable brawl. Derevyanchenko will return to the ring first Saturday night, when he’ll get his third shot at a middleweight title against WBC champion Jermall Charlo.

Derevyanchenko’s handlers are confident that he has fully recovered from the grueling Golovkin bout, based on what they witnessed during his recently completed training camp in Brooklyn. The Ukrainian contender considers his long layoff exactly what he needed to return reinvigorated to prepare for another very difficult fight against the unbeaten Charlo.

“I [had a] good rest,” Derevyanchenko said during a press conference Wednesday at Mohegan Sun. “I’m relaxed. And when I come back to the United States, I wanted training, I wanted to fight. It helped me.”

The 34-year-old Derevyanchenko spent almost nine months out of the gym after facing Golovkin, who has since turned 38.

“I think the rest was good for him,” Andre Rozier, Derevyanchenko’s head trainer, told BoxingScene.com. “It gave him a chance to settle down a bit, enjoy the fruits of his labor. He came back really rested and reassured. When he came back to the gym, he came back ready to work, ready to get it on. He looked fantastic during this camp. When you see him at the weigh-in, you’re gonna be like, ‘Oh my goodness!’ He looks like a piece of chiseled steel.”

Lou DiBella understands why concerned observers fear Derevyanchenko might’ve left something in that Madison Square Garden ring 11½ months ago. DiBella’s promotional contract with Derevyanchenko expired following his close loss to Golovkin, but Derevyanchenko and Keith Connolly, Derevyanchenko’s adviser, kept DiBella as part of his team for the Charlo fight.

“It could take a lot out of a guy,” DiBella said. “I acknowledge Charlo has never had a fight like that. It also might give Sergiy a greater sense of how good he is, so maybe it cuts a little bit both ways. Maybe it’s not all negative. The other thing, though, is the pandemic served Sergiy’s interests, in the sense that I think getting a fight sooner, no matter who it was against, fighting six months later, instead of one year later – I think it’s a great benefit for him to fight one year later.

“I think he has had a lot of time to get himself healthy, his body, and to clear his head. I think he has not been disadvantaged by not fighting for a year and having the time off. I tend to think this is just what the doctor may have ordered.”

DiBella also feels Derevyanchenko delivered more punishment than Golovkin, who scored a flash knockdown during the first round.

“He was in a grueling fight and he took a lot,” DiBella said, “but the reason I thought he won the fight is because he gave much harder than he took. I’m more curious to see how Triple-G comes back from that f*cking fight.”

Kazakhstan’s Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) is expected to make a mandatory defense of the IBF middleweight title he won versus Derevyanchenko against unknown Polish challenger Kamil Szeremeta (21-0, 5 KOs) on November 21.

Derevyanchenko obviously has signed up for a tougher challenge than Golovkin against the taller, hard-hitting Charlo.

Ronnie Shields, Charlo’s trainer, thinks Derevyanchenko deserved the victory over Golovkin. Shields also acknowledged that the version of Derevyanchenko that gave Golovkin so much trouble might not exist anymore.

“I’ve seen fights like that take a lot out of people,” Shields said. “At the same time, I’ve seen fights like that didn’t take a lot out of people. I don’t know. That’s the thing, we don’t know until we get in there Saturday night to see.”

Shields is certain that Charlo won’t fight Derevyanchenko as recklessly as Golovkin did.

“When he fought Golovkin,” Shields said, “it was like Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots. They was just standing in there, no backwards steps, going back and forth. There was no jabbing in the fight to try to set things up. They was just going at it. That’s the way Golovkin wanted to fight him. More power to him, but again, styles make fights and we’re just gonna see what happens.

“[Derevyanchenko is] just a hard-nosed guy. It’s just the way he fights, and he seems to always be in good shape. But the thing about him is to fight him smart. You can’t fight his fight. We have to fight our fight.”

Charlo (30-0, 22 KOs), who is less than a 2-1 favorite, and Derevyanchenko (13-2, 10 KOs) will headline the first three-bout block of Showtime’s six-fight pay-per-view event at Mohegan Sun Arena (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT; $74.95). Later Saturday night, Jermall’s twin brother, Jermell Charlo (33-1, 17 KOs), and the Dominican Republic’s Jeison Rosario (20-1-1, 14 KOs) will meet in a 12-round, 154-pound title unification fight for Charlo’s WBC championship and Rosario’s IBF and WBA belts.

Rozier envisions Derevyanchenko giving Charlo the most difficult fight of his career, even after his punishing war with Golovkin.

“I think that he’s still young enough to recuperate from such a tough battle,” Rozier said. “But you have to understand, the Europeans, especially the Ukrainians, they’re a different breed of athlete. They work hard and they have that fortitude that sometimes we miss in our guys here in the United States. I think that’s what’s gonna be the game-changer, the fact that they know how to work, focus and condition. You’ll see that on Saturday.”

 

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Who you got Rosario vs Charlo?

Going with Charlo but I see the fight more intriguing now then upon the announcement. Reason for that is me rewatching their last fights and I also missed earlier that Rosario got a new trainer for the J Rock fight and that it was basically his first full camp in his career. He's still young too so he might very well be a whole different fighter from the one struggled with Cota not long ago.
Rosario has some sneaky counters and heavy hands. I go with Charlo cause Rosario can be hit, is aggressive and Jermell Charlo thrives on exchanges usually but now I wouldn't be surprised at Rosario catching him with something big and taking him out. The Charlos seem to have a good chin though but I won't go as far to say they have solidified iron chin, they haven't been in there with enough big punchers who were also skilled enough to land bombs on them so a Rosario KO wouldn't be a shock either.
Going with Charlo but I'm intrigued

 

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micah 117 1/4; casimero 117.8

 

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vasquez 121.4; figueroa 122

 

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derevyanchenko 159.4; charlo 159.75

 

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payano 121.6; roman 121.2

 

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alameda - 121.6; nery 121.4