Tactical analysis asks who will back up in Maddalena vs Prates clash

A detailed tactical preview questions whether the Maddalena versus Prates fight will feature a center-cage collision or if one fighter will be forced to retreat. Both fighters have built their success on moving forward, with Prates dropping 11 opponents while advancing and rarely backing up except against Neil Magny. Maddalena similarly has never been seen retreating except in brief moments. If they meet in the center trading punches, the analysis suggests danger for Maddalena, who absorbed over 50 clean straight punches to the head against Belal Muhammad while Prates only needs one shot to finish fights. Maddalena's advantages include short combination boxing and counter-striking at close range, where Prates struggles when pressured with volume. The analyst compares this to how Ian Garry succeeded by using size, speed, front-hand strikes, and leg kicks to safely control distance, tools Maddalena largely lacks, though he hits harder than Garry and could damage Prates. The piece concludes by favoring Maddalena via decision or TKO in rounds 3-4, predicting he will force Prates backward and win through volume striking.