If this fight was before he went to prison (Kirkland) and before his loss I was 50/50 of who would win, now I have to go with Angulo based on his activity while James was away and now Nacho being an added feature.
both are one dimensional fighter kirkland is faster and angulo has a better chin IMO but this should be a hell of a fight. gotta go wid the faster guy here. kirkland by stoppage.
I like this fight..too bad it wasn't made before Kirkland went to jail, ..but then again who knew.I have Angulo over Kirkland on this one, dont think Kirklands chin will hold up. Angulo is slow and can get caught, but Kirkland will stand right in front of him and exchange and those are the kind of fighters Angulo takes out.
I would be worried about Angulo thinking it's an easy one round demolition because if Kirkland comes in the condition he was before prison then his speed is a big early problem and Angulo has been hurt.
I've always liked and picked Angulo over Kirkland. Much better boxer, much tougher guy. The fact remains that Kirkland's style is based upon speed (and then punching power). Since his return he hasn't had it and has looked bad because he can't bumrush fast enough to cause the other guy to panic.
If Angulo trains for a prime Kirkland then Kirkland gets his ass kicked. I'm worried of what happens if he trains for post-prime Kirkland because Kirkland is too young to actually be past it and could easily come back 100%.