James Kirkland-Joel Julio, Victor Ortiz-Vivian Harris - 3/7

[warp1432]

Sergio Mora continues to prove he can't make good career decisions. Awesome.

[GRUSTLER]

BoxingScene.com reported a few weeks back that Golden Boy Promotions was in talks with HBO for a March doubelheader that featured unbeaten prospects James Kirkland and Victor Ortiz. The deal is done, the date is March 7 and the opponents have been named. [details]

I think this is a good card and should be VERY entertaining!! James Kirkland is
going to have to tighten that Defense up & come in the ring with better conditioning & the mentality of possibly going the Whole 12rds because last time against Vera, he was looking tired in the ring. If he can step his defensive game & stamina up I can see him being a problem at 154. ANGULO/KIRKLAND 09! Speaking of Vera, what happened to Andy Lee? Dude went underground after his upset. Emmanuel Steward seems to shelf his guys after they lose Lee/Cintron.

[bishop2006]

Great fights,i dont see any of them going past 6,Ortiz is gona knock out Harris,i know that for sure

Kirkland-Julio is a sick fight,its gona be a total war,both have been down before,but im gona pick Kirkland,IMO,hes got a more devastating punch then Julio,and has better conditioning because sometimes Julio comes in a bit puggy,this is gona be fireworks

[TJ Tornado]

Man I so hope Love Child just beat the **** out of that fool Kirkland, that guy is nothing but a hype job.

[roujinziro]

This should be an exciting card. Mora turning down Kirkland makes sense, after all he can't punch and Kirkland can put a serious hurt on him. I also think Kirkland was hyped up a lot, but if he beats Julio no one can say this kid isn't the real deal. All that would be left for him to face (development-wise) would be a speedy boxer like a Martinez, since I don't know if he's faced a real good one yet.

Ortiz should get a decent test, but based on Harris' last outing (being nearly knocked out in a tune-up fight), Ortiz should get him out of there in under 7 rounds.

It's good to see Guererro getting back in the ring, he'll have 2 fights this year before April, and it's always good for these guys to stay active.

[badnewsbrown]

i can't believe everyone is writing harris off. to me he's clearly the better fighter. i know he look he **** last tme but if vicious vivian is on top form he should win this.

[Southpaw16BF]

Posted my thought on Ortiz/Harris yesterday, but Kirkland/Julio is going to be fireworks, to very young hungrey fighters who both punch very hard.Godd fights.

[IMustBreakU]

This is a top contending card. Finally HBO, are you starting to get it now? I hope so. The Kirkland/Julio fight is a toss-up. Basically whoever lands the first big shot will win. Both these guys have one hitter quitter power. I've seen Kirkland get momentarily dazed by a nobody and Julio REALLY hits hard. Also Julio should only have one loss. I understand he was robbed by some European judges.

I see the the fight being stopped in 3 and Julio's hands up in victory.

[Scott9945]

i can't believe everyone is writing harris off. to me he's clearly the better fighter. i know he look he **** last tme but if vicious vivian is on top form he should win this.

Harris is damaged and faded. Ortiz goes right through him. Great main event though.

[ИATAS]

wow, so far this is the best card of the year!!

I'm a kirkland fan/supporter, but I don't know if he's ready for this kind of competition yet, he still gets hit a lot. Should be a war. I'm hoping Kirkland can get the KO.