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I kinda have a theory that Kirkland is really tense/too excited in the first round. If you notice all of his knockdowns (and TKO loss) have been in the first round. From the second round and on he seems to walk through everyone's punches.
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Yea, People are acting like he didnt take hard shot from Julio, Brian Vera and even Angulo after the knockdown. He gets caught with a Flash knockdown during the first round and then walks through EVERY shot from then on. I've seen him spar plenty of times and will see him spar tomorrow. He gets stronger as the rounds progress.Comment
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Love watching this guy but he's gotta get realistic about his chin. Thinking the ishida knockdowns were flash knockdowns.
The Angulo knockdown, his body went limp. It was like Marquez getting knocked down against Pac in the 2nd fight. He was most definitely hurt he just did a great job recovering and he gets a ton of credit for that.
But his chin is most definitely an issue.Comment
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it's funny how everyone claims that they love come forward exciting fighters who are prepared to die in the ring
kirkland solidifies a come foward fighter who's prepared to die but yet as you see in this thread he's getting attacked by multiple posters.....
i guy that stated NOTHING wrong in this interview...........
many american fighters get attacked & the typical excuse is "they run too much"
but kirkland doesn't run at all & is very humble........kirkland is exciting as it gets, but yet you still have people in this very thread attacking him to hell.
in realty this forum is literally infested with insecure twits........
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i think calming him down in the first round is more of a issue then his chin...........
in the ishida fight wolf wasn't in his corner & he was fat.
angulo is a massive puncher..............wolf has already stated that she's going to get him VERY calm in the 1st round & work his work rate up little by little.
this is bad news to the laras of the world who will be looking to catch him early on.........Comment
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Angulo is heavy handed but he's not a massive puncher. Neither is Ishida.
I'm not saying he can't be successful and he's shown in the past that he could take a punch from guys like Julio...but for whatever reason he's been vulnerable since he got out of prison. Maybe that will straighten itself out, maybe it won't.
I'll tell you though, I don't wanna see him with an accurate puncher that will land clean, precise shots from all different angles though....Comment
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i would LOVE for him to fight a guy that will land precise shots from all different angles (thats the type of guys ann has him sparring with)...........in fact i want his next fight to be ether lara or canelo.
kirkland & wolf will slowly expose that he's back at his best..........first it was he can't take heavy blows (he murdered angulo) wait for the lara & canelo fights
(well, the lara fight because canelo will just run from kirkland as always)
btw if angulo isn't a big puncher i don't know who is @ 154. i don't know too many 154 pounders stronger then angulo..........Last edited by americanbot; 01-18-2012, 03:00 PM.Comment
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Kirkland is a monster. Big fan of his. Wanna see him and Canelo hook up.Comment
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I didn't say Angulo wasn't a big puncher I said he wasn't a massive KO puncher like you were alluding to.
I mean if Kirkland proves he can take those kind of punches than good for him, he's nothing but good for the sport. Fire in the ring I'll be tuning in every time he fights. I'm just not convinced yet that he can take sharp punches is all...
I mean Angulo hit him with one decent shot than completely blew his load while landing pretty much nothing....not the best barometer. What it showed he had is guile and heart to survive, which is impressive in and of itself.Comment
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