I don't think Angulo will ever be the same after tonight

[x3_bazooka_x3]

I don't think he will be the same steam rolling locomotive. I don't think his style will change but his ability to apply his style effectively may not be as good as it used to be. Sometimes one fight can take a lot out of fighters, case in point Cotto vs Margarito, Taylor vs Chavez, Williams vs Martinez, etc. Time will tell though...

Angulo hadnt done anything he was just a propsect never won a world title didnt really beat anybody I mean be real the guys he beat were nothing special.

I mean how many former world champions did he beat? I dont recall any I could be wrong but I just dont. What we saw tonight was two fighters face each other in which the winner would move up to the next level and the other fighter will either go back to the drawing board and get another shot to prove himself Or go back to the drawing board and accept the fact that, that this is about as good as he is going to get thats the level he can reach and I think this is the case with Angulo.

[sdcluser]

Fighters never seem to be the same after taking vicious beatings. Angulo is a warrior but taking all those punches takes a toll on you, no matter how tough you are. That was the worst beat down that I've seen in awhile. That's why defense is important.

REMATCH. I tend to agree with you but we thought Kirkland was not the same after Ishida. Don't be so sure.

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Nah, I don't think it was THAT vicious. The punches landed after the first round weren't incredibly powerful. Running out of gas after punching himself out was what ultimately killed Angulo.

lol spoken like a guy who's never laced them up, that last round was brutal especially

[x3_bazooka_x3]

lol spoken like a guy who's never laced them up, that last round was brutal especially

you box? Pro or Amateur?

[spyvsspy]

Angulo ****ed himself over by going for the kill in the 1st. Thats a rookie mistake and it cost him a future payday...

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this was a make or break fight imo, I don't know if he will fully recover.

[Shogunofharlem1]

Fighters never seem to be the same after taking vicious beatings. Angulo is a warrior but taking all those punches takes a toll on you, no matter how tough you are. That was the worst beat down that I've seen in awhile. That's why defense is important.

I dont think so because usually that happens when a fighter gets dominated and then beaten into submission ala hatton being outclassed by floyd (then killed by Manny) or cotto being torn down after throwing the kitchen sink into tonys face. This was a combinaton of Kirklands determination and Angulos carelessness. If this was just twelve rounds of Kirkland kicking the **** out of Angulo I would agree with you but like I said this fight is a combination win. Angulo was a zombie in round two which also makes me question his conditioning in training. Did he think that Kirkland would be an easy win and half assed his training?