First let me start by saying, I am not a Canelo fan. However, it was a damn shame in my opinion the HBO crew building up Kirkland for Canelo. I don't think he is ready or dangerous enough yet. I liked that he was noticeably more compact in his buildup for this fight and it clearly helped him out. However he got hit a ton. Even though Angulo was all gassed out and therefore ultra slow since the first round, he still hit Kirkland a lot. Hurting him a couple of times.
If I was Canelo, I'd sign to fight him while Kirkland is still hot and maybe hasn't reached peak yet. Canelo doesn't risk too much and he is a big boy, which means Kirkland will have a hard time hitting him both clean, and hurting him.
On another note Kirkland was all class in the post fight interview and deserved to win. But, I can't help but feeling that Angulo was on his way to an easy fight before he made a newbie mistake.
If I was Canelo, I'd sign to fight him while Kirkland is still hot and maybe hasn't reached peak yet. Canelo doesn't risk too much and he is a big boy, which means Kirkland will have a hard time hitting him both clean, and hurting him.
On another note Kirkland was all class in the post fight interview and deserved to win. But, I can't help but feeling that Angulo was on his way to an easy fight before he made a newbie mistake.
Gran Campeon
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