James Kirkland Knocked out in the First Round (VIDEO)

[tyger]

James Kirkland pre-prison proved himself in the ring against good competition. Post prison Kirkland did not!

This was not the same man! And he has himself to blame for it.

[Tamis!]

Damn!

Sad for Kirkland to end like that. But I'm sure he's gonna get back. But this one's tough.

[-Antonio-]

WOW Joe Cortez. WTF was that? He was about to get up again. Or was there a 3 KD rule? I feel like Cortez has reached the limit of **** ups in his career at this point.

Although I always felt Kirkland would be exposed by a solid boxer who could take a punch, I feel like his chin was not horrible before and he went down from everything here. It's clearly not the same fighter. He took Julio's and others best punches just fine.

[BennyST]

Damn now that I saw the the first kd again, it was only a glancing blow!

It was a great shot actually. He had everything going into a straight left and so wasn't at all seeing what was coming at him, plus he was moving directly into that punch with his chin and all his body weight behind it.

That last punch was perfect too and a very direct, hard shot to his chin in profile. You don't get a much better shot at someones chin the way he did at Kirkland's. Kirkland was in profile and so the point of his chin was exposed and I don't think he saw that last right hand which really cracked him right on the point of the chin. Great shot.

Cortez is seriously one of the worst refs ever. It sounded like he said to Kirkland, when he was asked why he stopped it that, "You went down three times" so maybe the 3KD rule was in effect. Either way, Cortez is a piece of **** and not because of this fight. I didn't think it was too bad. Could have kept going on but Cortez just sucks in general. He makes a fight changing, ****ty decision every fight now because of his ego and desperate need to include himself in the fight and constantly make his presence known and felt.

[badass316]

4:15 --- was that nonito taking pictures ?!

good win indeed!

I believe it is. I noticed that too

[Ray*]

Nice little win for the jap! It was alway inevitable that this was going to happen to Kirkland with his fighting style.

[_original_]

I'm still not over this loss, man I just can't believe it. I mean had a top fighter done this I would understand, but look at the ****ing opponent he had???

[joelab75]

why some people here blaming the ref? Kirkland had no chance at all. if he got up again he would just go down again. ref did the right thing to stop the fight.

[No1]

Ishida looks like a light heavyweight.

I was going to say that. He looked huge. He battered Kirkland. Kirkland has always had a very shaky defence. He was just picked apart with punches straight down the middle

[Cash Cow]

2 years in prison.

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