Am I the only one who doesnt see anything special James Kirkland?

[bojangles1987]

He's young, strong, and has a lot of KOs. The hype just comes with that.

[johncods]

This thread isnt about how exciting he is.

Heck Alfonso Gomez can be exciting. Im talking about what do people in see in him that makes people think hes a good fighter and the big threat.

LOL come on man Gomez can't punch thru a wet paper bag. I just said he carries dynamites in those hands and is super agrressive. Yes he is very vulnerable but with that kind of power, toughness and agreessiveness he is a force to be wreckoned with.

I just hope the prison time didn't affect him that much. Here is a clip to remind u how agrressive/mean this motha****a is. He is literally chasing joel julio in the 1st round and julio is a big puncher himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akW8GQ9fQek&feature=related

[egreezy]

He is the JMW Tavoris Cloud with a higher ceiling.

[..WaRSpencE..]

His exciting style and relentlessness is admirable..his controversy out of the ring and being trained by that so called woman brings in more attention as well..

Highly skilled?..NO!
His hype train is running cuz of his style..not skill..he's pretty Tyson-ezque if you ask me..

And his nickname Mandingo Warrior helps bring the b!tches in!!..lol

[cooper5]

Let's see how Kirkland responds to the layoff and jail time but he isn't a especially fast or skillful boxer. He was however a very strong fighter with world class power. Which usually meant for entertaining fights.

[mathed]

Last time the US had the second coming of Tyson, he was knocked around the ring for 12 rounds by Calzaghe.


Kirkland is most definitely a beatable man, but he has an entertaining style, so i'm happy watching him. Is he a Lacy waiting to happen? Who knows. For now, i'll just enjoy him working his way to the top.

As I was posting, I was thinking the same thing. People expecting Tyson parte dos and all goes as expected until a boxer comes along and puts him to shame. I was loving that Lacy fight, everyone at my house was thinking and expected a Lacy KO and I said the Zagster would beat him.........beat him he certainly did.......very badly, lol

[Evil Abed]

I'd favor him over Angulo, Vanes, Lara and Cotto(The size difference and style is too much)

He gets beat by PW and Sergio.

Hes like a bigger Katsidis.

He can beat any B fighter but can't handle the elite.

And right now at 154 there are only two elite.

[MiguelDirrell25]

That's all it is at this point

I would like to see him in there with either Angulo,clottey,Cintron,chavez jr and if he can beat one of those guys I'll say its more than hype and he has potential.

[MARKBNLV]

I just cant get down with the hype train. One of my friends say they like Kirkland because he's Tyson esque in his aggressive style and attitude.

So is that what it is? Do people think hes like the second coming of Tyson?


Because I dont see that at all. I dont see anything special about him.

I dont think he can beat Martinez, Williams, Lara, Dzizniruk or Cotto.

No he is one dimensional,plus he seems kind of ****** to begin with,people ate up that Tyson instinct Ann Wolfe sht way to much,he is about as good as Perro a frindge contender at best.

[Devils Advocate]

This thread isnt about how exciting he is.

Heck Alfonso Gomez can be exciting. Im talking about what do people in see in him that makes people think hes a good fighter and the big threat.

Kirkland ain't the most skilled guy out there I'll admit but we need guys like Kirkland and Angulo that are willing to lay it all on the line. Kirkland is exciting b/c most of us watch knowing that either he's gonna get KTFO or he's gonna KTFO of somebody. Thats where the hype is, as far as Oscar and others hyping him up there just trying to build the guy a fan base and get his a HBO date.