If he hits Rodriguez with it, he’ll probably go to sleep. “ Mike’s like a 21-year-old with raw talent-a strong, skillful guy with a big a right cross. He’s 6-1 with four knockouts in his past seven bouts, the loss coming in November 2013 by unanimous decision to 168-pound champion Andre Ward, a bout for which Rodriguez missed weight at 170.
Getting to the later rounds against Rodriguez has been difficult of late. Seals has to use his movement to make it into the later rounds.” But Rodriguez has veteran tricks, a come-forward style and applies a lot of pressure. “Seals has speed, timing, rhythm, great athleticism and was in great shape. “They’re two really good dudes and friends of mine,” says Banks, who trains heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
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The biggest reason is a wide chasm in experience, which starts with their amateur careers: While Rodriguez went 84-9 and won the National Golden Gloves in 2006, Seals had a grand total of five fights before turning pro.Īnd when you look at their professional bios, you’ll see Rodriguez has fought 149 rounds in 28 bouts, compared with Seals’ 42 rounds in 19 fights.įormer heavyweight contender Johnathon Banks has perspective on both men, having been in the ring with each in sparring sessions. Perhaps so, but there’s no doubt that Michael Seals (19-0, 14 KOs) will enter the ring at Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the prohibitive underdog against Rodriguez (27-1, 18 KOs). “You’ll see talents and abilities that aren’t by luck or a fluke.” “The longer the fight, the smarter and sharper I get. “Deep waters won’t when I have speed, power, focus and a strong will to win,” Seals says.
Not only does the 33-year-old former collegiate linebacker insist he’ll be ready to swim the deep waters Friday night, but he plans to play the role of shark devouring his prey. Get the scheduled 10-round fight into the latter stages, their thinking goes, and their opponent will crumble. It’s a fact that Edwin Rodriguez and his camp think they can exploit in Friday’s 175-pound clash against Seals (Spike TV, 9 p.m. Michael Seals is 19-0 with 14 knockouts, but none of those victims were as experienced or skillful as Edwin Rodriguez, whom Seals will face Friday in Biloxi, Mississippi.
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