Comments Thread For: James Kirkland: I'm Going To Knock Tapia's Ass Out!

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NEW YORK -- Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's SMS Promotions officially announced its signing of world light middleweight contender James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland (31-1, 27 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract.

"James concentrates on conditioning and building strength,"50 Cent said. "He brings the fight to you and is aggressive in the ring. The crowd loves the action and I'm excited to make him a part of our team."

"I had a relationship with 50-Cent before he came into the boxing business," Kirkland explained. "We already had a friendship when he got this group together. He can do what no other promoters can do. He's a different type of promoter who can make things happen in and out of the ring for me. It's clear to me that I made the right decision."

Due to problems outside of the ring, the 29-year-old southpaw from Austin, Texas has been inactive since stopping Carlos Molina in the 10th round of their March 24, 2012 fight in Houston. Kirkland successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas 154-pound title belt, originally captured November 5, 2011 when the knockout artist registered an impressive sixth-round technical knockout of Alfredo Angulo (20-1) in Mexico. [Click Here To Read More]

[Outworn]

Smh... Still no news on who's training him. Anyway the Mike Tyson of this era has return.

WAR KIRKLAND!!!

[rey guey]

I think if Kirkland is actually training and focused, he should be able to beat Tapia.

if he wins I hope he goes to 160. if Golovkin beats Stevens then he'll need somebody to fight while he's waiting for a Martinez fight and who'd be better than Kirkland.

yes I know GGG fans will say Martinez should fight Golovkin 1st but all signs are pointing to Cotto in June. sorry GGG fans but Cotto is a bigger fight for Martinez than Golovkin.

just being realistic

[lillu89]

Smh... Still no news on who's training him. Anyway the Mike Tyson of this era has return.

WAR KIRKLAND!!!

Did you just compare James Kirkland to iron mike lmao are you high?

[LAPete]

Let's not forget Ishida.

[ИATAS]

Despite all his troubles and **** ups, still love to watch the guy fight.

[Outworn]

Did you just compare James Kirkland to iron mike lmao are you high?

Of cos James Kirkland doesn't belong in the same league as Mike but both throw punches in bunches and is a come forward fighter.

The Mike Tyson comparison is more cos they both went to jail.

James Kirkland is the rare breed of fighter who come to fight unlike most of his counterpart who ran and boxes.

[Outworn]

Just because he got KO'ed by Ishida in one round people forget all the wars he went through.

People know Ann Wolfe wasn't in his corner for that fight. Look at the next fight with Ann Wolfe. He went to Cancun to KO Angulo.

*****es love ******s running around throwing one punch at a time. SMH...

[illpapi]

Well, I must say that its possible for him to knock Tapia out because his chin is still suspect. But in a way Tapia kind of reminds me of Danny Garcia...he gets underestimated but seems to find a way to win. All I'm saying is that Tapia should leave the brawling at home for this fight because he might get caught badly and it could be good night. But I also think Tapia has some pop so if Kirkland is not careful he can also be out on the count. It will be an interesting fight to say the least.

[Da Machine]

I love watching James Kirkland fight. He's one of the guys I will just overlook how dumb he is outside of the ring.