Analysis: Prates favored over Maddalena despite Australian's pressure

An analysis piece predicts that Carlos Prates will defeat Jack Della Maddalena in their upcoming bout, despite Maddalena's pressure-fighting style. The breakdown suggests that while Maddalena's gameplan of pressuring Prates could work in theory, the Australian lacks the kicking and footwork skills of Ian Garry, who successfully controlled Prates. The author notes that Maddalena will have to rely on boxing to control distance, which increases the risk of being caught by Prates' strikes. Even if Maddalena wins rounds, Prates remains dangerous until the final seconds, as demonstrated when he nearly finished Garry in the fifth round after four losing rounds. The analyst concludes that for Maddalena to win, he would need to pressure Prates for 25 minutes while maintaining perfect defensive discipline, which seems unlikely given that even Belal Muhammad landed clean strikes on him.