just downloaded and watched the fight. Kirkland is at the moment without any defensive skills, he's going forward and throwing bombs without jabbing his way in, reckless wide punches just as he's in a prison fight.
This guy needs a trainer correcting him cause this way of fighting won't pay off against more skilled opponents. A pure boxer will outbox Kirkland for 7-8 Rds and then KO Kirkland ,
The journeyman yesterday was able to hit Kirkland at will and even stagger him without following up for the kill. The top 10 cats wont hesitate to throw a flurry of punches to force a stoppage. As I see it now, Kirkland, unless he improve his defensive skills, will most likely do a "Salita" when stepping up to face a top 5 fighter in the division.
This guy needs a trainer correcting him cause this way of fighting won't pay off against more skilled opponents. A pure boxer will outbox Kirkland for 7-8 Rds and then KO Kirkland ,
The journeyman yesterday was able to hit Kirkland at will and even stagger him without following up for the kill. The top 10 cats wont hesitate to throw a flurry of punches to force a stoppage. As I see it now, Kirkland, unless he improve his defensive skills, will most likely do a "Salita" when stepping up to face a top 5 fighter in the division.
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