[Boxing- USA] 14.5/ 23:00 J.Charlo- B.Castano

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[Boxing- USA] 14.5/ 23:00 J.Charlo- B.Castano

Castano deserves plenty of credit for everything that went right the first time around. He visibly hurt Charlo with lunging left hooks against the ropes in the early rounds and somehow managed to push an aggressive pace without taking too much punishment in return thanks to his head movement and high guard.

In many ways, the performance authored by Castano last summer was a perfect one, which leaves some doubt as to whether he can improve on it. Charlo, on the other hand, almost certainly can.

Hearing Charlo predict a knockout has to be a good sign for those backing him as a slight betting favorite. When Charlo fights with intention, he tends to make big statements. But the reality is, especially on the elite level, Charlo is simply a different fighter when he lets his hands go and uses his jab as an offensive weapon.

Charlo often falls too in love with his pursuit of the perfect counterpunch to end the fight. Even though he caught Harrison in Round 11 of their first fight, for example, his relative inactivity had left the fight far too close on the scorecards.

Whether it's a lack of 12-round stamina or a frustrating lack of intention, Charlo can be his own worst enemy when he doesn't bite down and let his hands go more consistently. Imagining a rematch where Charlo commits to making Castano pay for closing in on his opponent's real estate will, in theory, make it exceedingly harder for Castano to have success.

It will take biting down on his mouthguard at times to get there but Charlo's advantages in speed, power and boxing IQ are destined to be too much for Castano over the long haul. And if the final third of their first meeting was any indication, it's clear Charlo began to figure out the angles needed to start doing just that.

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