Who is more likely to successfully come back: Lemieux or Kirkland?

[Evil Abed]

Agree on this aspect, but Kirkland making excuses for himself is not going to win him fights especially if he doesn't make changes.

Lemieux questioning himself could cause him to make subtle changes, train harder, and get to the elite level.

Very good point.

Lemieux could definitely benefit from this in the long hall.

This will help both. They both don't have the pressure of being undefeated anymore.

The David had to take a lot more physical and mental damage to get there.

Rebuild mode begins for both.

Lets hope they fight each other down the road.

[Battle*Hardened]

Lemiuex loss to a top ten in the division, Who the fuck did Kirkland lose to?

Lemiuex got rocked by a guy with legit power, Kirkland got KTFO by a a guy with a 25% Ko percentage at a lower level.

Lemiuex is more skilled, he just needs to calm the fuck down, and pick where he throws the haymaker.

[cleaner147]

huh? Freedom homey chose option 3?

thought you told me Lemieux may become a better fighter because of what happened in his last fight.

changed your mind?

[Evil Abed]

Lemiuex loss to a top ten in the division, Who the fuck did Kirkland lose to?

Lemiuex got rocked by a guy with legit power, Kirkland got KTFO by a a guy with a 25% Ko percentage at a lower level.

Lemiuex is more skilled, he just needs to calm the fuck down, and pick where he throws the haymaker.

Krkland has beaten better opposition.

Vera and Julio.

So he knows that he is capable of being better.

David dosen't know that yet.

That's a huge mental hurdle.

[lefthook2daliva]

Krkland.

He can make more excuses to himself and say he wasn't ready and he got caught.

David is probably questioning everything about himself right now.

There's probably some truth to this.

This is pure speculation but, if Kirkland really believes that this was a fluke, he might just buckle down and train harder. Make sure he takes every opponent 100% seriously. Might actually help in the long run.

I thought Lemiux's corner did him a great disservice by throwing in the towel when they did. There were a few seconds left in the round and he was likely still ahead on the cards. For him to have come back after that round might have given him the solid confidence of which champs are made.

As it is, he probably thinks his corner saved him from serious injury and that he's not as naturally gifted as he thought he was and that can affect everything he does in the sport. It gives him a reason to accept less from himself and therefore gives a built-in excuse for any subsequent loss.

[chiguy91]

i chose both will likely come back.
lemieux got a lesson in boxing, kirkland got a wake up call.
lemieux will bounce back from this and train harder while tightening his game up, while kirkland needs to take it easy and work on his flaws, as well as find a good trainer.
both will come back though, since i think they'll both be fed easy fights to boost their confidence back up. both of them have things to work on, hope they both bounce back from this.

[Check]

Probably both. Lemieux possibly is better than Kirkland and may have a longer career and accomplish a lot but Kirkland is tough enough to win a belt or two. Both have skills to come back from a knockout loss.

[Russian Crushin]

Why are you calling it a comeback? All they did was lose 1 fight

[-Boxzilla-]

Krkland has beaten better opposition.

Vera and Julio.

So he knows that he is capable of being better.

David dosen't know that yet.

That's a huge mental hurdle.

Over 2 years ago. At this point obviously those wins mean jack ****.

[Battle*Hardened]

Krkland has beaten better opposition.

Vera and Julio.

So he knows that he is capable of being better.

David dosen't know that yet.

That's a huge mental hurdle.

Rubio is by far the best fighter on eithers resume and Lemiuex was dominating up until the KO. He knows how he should have fought after the loss.