Lampley proclaiming Kirkland/Tapia is FOTY

I certainly think the fight was simmering to that point where it could have been considered for FOTY, but Kirkland took over and the bout ended one sided so i do not think it can be FOTY. If Tapia was in there like in teh early rounds then may be. Kirkland has been stopped and down before so if Tapia kept landing the bombs it would have been much more exciting, I just think the fight reached a stage where the winner was a forgone conclusion and it was just a matter of time. Lampley and Kellerman are drama queens, they always try over hype things, ive even hear both talk about future opponents when the fight is still there to be one which is very disrespectful to the challenger. When you watch HBO you always know who the commentry team want to win. Mark Leroy, Kilwinning OH I agree about lampley and kellerman. There nothing but cheerleaders. Max "it's not to late to call your friends". These guys are really reaching sometimes, it's starting to become boarder line pathetic.

It was a smart move on Kirkland to split with gbp. Now he can fight nobody's in the division for that HBO money.

re I certainly think the fight was simmering to that point where it could have been considered for FOTY, but Kirkland took over and the bout ended one sided so i do not think it can be FOTY. If Tapia was in there like in teh early rounds then may be. Kirkland has been stopped and down before so if Tapia kept landing the bombs it would have been much more exciting, I just think the fight reached a stage where the winner was a forgone conclusion and it was just a matter of time. Lampley and Kellerman are drama queens, they always try over hype things, ive even hear both talk about future opponents when the fight is still there to be one which is very disrespectful to the challenger. When you watch HBO you always know who the commentry team want to win. Mark Leroy, Kilwinning OH

I am amazed that Kirkland didn't even go down, much less get knocked out in the first round considering the shots he took. Perhaps getting sodomized by Wolfe for the 100th time has made him tougher? That's exactly what it is. There is a reason the moment he left Wolfe he got KO'd by someone who isn't known as a hard puncher. She builds up his punch resistance.........by beating his ass regularly lol.

up to that point, it was a hellish fight. kirkland was looking like a veteran in control, but his defense is so leaky, and tapia was strong enough to hurt him on several occasions. it would have definitely been a candidate if tapia were a bit more competitive later on. hell, if he came back to knock kirkland out it would have been a classic.

Def not fight of the year,, i gotta vote for ruslan-bradley It was a good fight, turned into a beatdown at the end, but what makes it exciting is that kirkland keeps his chin out and can get dropped or stopped at anytime He is damn near like an action version of amir khan Good to have kirkland back, i always enjoyed watching him fight, too bad he is with 50cent because he wont be able to land any big fights at 154, would love to see kirkland vs canelo, angulo 2, trout, etc Seriously Kirkland should stay far away from Canelo.He'd get killed.

Def not fight of the year,, i gotta vote for ruslan-bradley It was a good fight, turned into a beatdown at the end, but what makes it exciting is that kirkland keeps his chin out and can get dropped or stopped at anytime He is damn near like an action version of amir khan Good to have kirkland back, i always enjoyed watching him fight, too bad he is with 50cent because he wont be able to land any big fights at 154, would love to see kirkland vs canelo, angulo 2, trout, etc

It was a great action fight, but after Tapia's good first round, he pretty much got beat up pillar to post. Also, there was very little skill like in other FOTY candidates (Bradley-Ruslan for instance), it literally looked like a high level bar fight lol.

Don't know if it beats Bradley vs Provadnikov still but no question it was a great fight for as long as it lasted. Two guys who don't move their head or defend will always be entertaining. Tapia is 23 years old, that kid took too much punishment to the point that I doubt he ever reaches his full potential or bounces back fully from that Punishment Kirkland with a new promotion really had no choice to put on a entertaining fight so that he could be invited back to HBO and no question he should be invited back if HBO is truly about "EXCITING FIGHTS"

This is why fighters like Rigondeaux are slated, because the commentators do not call fights honestly. Truthfully speaking I found Kirkland's fight boring, he is an unskilled brute ( as I said before). Zero sophistication to his game, just caveman like swings.

Cause it's December and there haven't been many great fights this year so they are desperate for one.

And when Agbeko landed a punch....AND AGBEKO LANDS A RIGHT HOLY FKING SH*T HE THREW A PUNCH EVERYBODY!!!! lol

Probabaly get **** for this, but thats ok, I love Lampleys enthusiasm, excitement and his love of the sport. Lampley makes HBO boxing. I also missed hearing Ledermans voice last night. I use to like Lampley as well,but it's clear he has become bias towards certain fighters..Almost to the point of rooting for a certain fighter to win,or when the fight you know he likes losses he becomes like a kid..That is not good for the sport..You have to remember,he's a play by play guy..Those guy's can not be cheerleaders..

I am amazed that Kirkland didn't even go down, much less get knocked out in the first round considering the shots he took. Perhaps getting sodomized by Wolfe for the 100th time has made him tougher? James "Cornholed" Kirkland

hbo commentating is the Trailer trash of boxing.

One sided beatdown = FOTY? Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android thats my point he spoke wayyyyyyy too early and jinxed the damn fight

Lampley and Kellerman were back on the Kirkland bandwagon before the fight even started. The guy is a KO waiting to happen (again).

Probabaly get **** for this, but thats ok, I love Lampleys enthusiasm, excitement and his love of the sport. Lampley makes HBO boxing. I also missed hearing Ledermans voice last night.

One sided beatdown = FOTY? Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Nothing that idiot says surprises me anymore..Like Merchant I think it's time for him to hang it up..You also know Jim hates Bradley,right now Bradley Prov is still clearly FOTY..It burns Lampley's buns as well.. He completely jinxed the fight by saying it too early. Yeah I agree bradley/ruslan OR arakawa/figueroa !!