Comments Thread For: Kiko Martinez Knocks Kid Galahad Out Cold in Sixth, Captures IBF Title

[1hourRun]

[PunchyPotorff]

Like many on here, I thought Kiko was yesterday's news a few years back. Then... BOOM.
Full disclosure though, Kid was punching a shutout til the bombs dropped. Good for Kiko though.
Hope he can hang onto the belt for a while... vs the tough competition in his division.

[steeve steel]

Another overhyped Brit gets a wake up call .. And can't get up to answer!

[TreyShaw]

Props to Martinez helluva KO

[YoungManRumble]

Dang in the first angle he's got like a 4 inch long boogie running out his nose

[1hourRun]

Dang in the first angle he's got like a 4 inch long boogie running out his nose

[Buggy bear]

Hearn in a bit of trouble now , another one who believes his own hype and has been hiding behind daddy’s money and brand sky , now he’s on his own and ******ly embarking on a journey with a uneconomic vehicle that he cannot drive and does not have the fuel the to power it . Will the lad Benn carry him forward ? Well he’s given him a 37 yr old with a padded record out of the si Bella school of non New York punchers to keep the smoke and mirrors going for a bit longer .

[Roberto Vasquez]

That was funny start of the sixth, first punch Kiko hit him and KO'd him. Galahad always had that obvious weakness of leaving his chin exposed. Those Ingle guys need to fix that in their fighters. Not sure why they don't?? Even with Hamed, he had that obvious weakness, that Kelley exploited and fighters after him. Anyone fast could get to these guys

As for Kiko he has maybe 1 or 2 fights as champion. Cong**** to him tho!

Hearn in a bit of trouble now , another one who believes his own hype and has been hiding behind daddy’s money and brand sky , now he’s on his own and ******ly embarking on a journey with a uneconomic vehicle that he cannot drive and does not have the fuel the to power it . Will the lad Benn carry him forward ? Well he’s given him a 37 yr old with a padded record out of the si Bella school of non New York punchers to keep the smoke and mirrors going for a bit longer .

Doesn't anyone else get annoyed by these Hearn-lovers/haters (same thing!, let's be honest) ? lol You are wasting your time. Start following boxing instead of promoters. And Benn is a bum.

[1Eriugenus]

Bari Awad's cornermen should be taken out & shot! That was also-fuggin-lutely disgraceful. That was shaping up to be a repeat of Watson Eubank II

[1Eriugenus]

Roberto Vasquez wrote 'Galahad always had that obvious weakness of leaving his chin exposed. Those Ingle guys need to fix that in their fighters. Not sure why they don't?? Even with Hamed, he had that obvious weakness, that Kelley exploited and fighters after him. Anyone fast could get to these guys'

Brendan Ingle loved Muhammad Ali & trained all his boxers to follow him. Brendan taught that the only thing a high guard achieved was mitigating, but never avoiding, punches. You avoid punches by standing there with a clear view of them, no gloves in the way, & knowing enough to move your head away from danger. So far as Ingle was concerned the low hands were a strength, not a weakness.

There is a massive problem with this approach, that if you are a boxer with your hands down by your waist, & your eyes fixed on your opponent, your opponent can throw a really wide shot that goes outside your field of vision so you just don't see it coming. That was how Herol Graham was KO'd in a fight he was dominating (v Julian Jackson), that was how Kelley reached Hamed & that was how Bari Awad just got KO'd in a fight he was dominating. The Herol Graham & Bari Awad KOs are remarkably similar.