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Originally Posted by JKidd

To touch on Rosado, he's pretty much in the mold of Orlando Salido in that he was thrown into the fire at a very young age. They've both got a lot more losses than you'd imagine a prize fighter to have, but they both got their start with some big names, and those big names had no issues disposing of their younger selfs.

I know he's had issues making 154 previously, so a move to 160 isn't too far away for Rosado, but I'd much rather see him fight K9 than move up now and fight Golovkin. Style wise, I think he has the style to beat K9, and I think he has a legit shot to knock him out, if K9 actually opens up with him. Much like Danny Garcia, another Philly product, Rosado is getting VERY good at throwing the shorter, better timed punches that land harder and quicker than how long it takes for opponents to cover. If he were to get the nod with Golovkin (I doubt he will, HBO isn't looking for a super middie or a light middie, but a true middleweight), we'd have fireworks for sure. I'd favor Golovkin, but I completely expect Rosado to give him a hell of a test, and welcome him to the true world class level with some great shots.

I just read its beween Rosado and Guerrero. HBO likes Rosado because of his current win streak and being on TV a lot recently, but Guerrero is backed by Haymon and HBO has big ties with AL.