Official! Saul "Canelo" Alvarez VS James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland

[bigjavi973]

Saturday 9 May 2015
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, USA
Commission: Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation
Promoters: Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions) / Eddy Reynoso
(Canelo Promotions) / Mike Battah (Leija Battah Promotions)
Tickets: 210-979-3302
Television: USA HBO Russia BoxingTV Mexico Azteca Australia Main Event

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

Age: 24
Height: 5'9"
Reach: 70 1/2"
Stance: Orthodoxf
From: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Record: 44W(31KOs)-1L

VS

James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland

Age: 31
Height: 5'9"
Reach: 70"
Stance: Southpaw
From: Austin, Texas
Record: 32W(28KOs)-1L(1KO)

#fantasyboxing Update: @Canelo priced at $5,500 and Kirkland priced at $4,900 for http://t.co/e8TkGJHSa1***39;s $4k game. pic.twitter.com/0RN8oaCj9D

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) May 4, 2015

[bigjavi973]

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Highlights:






James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland Highlights:

[Caught Square]

Canelo by stoppage, Kirkland is inactive and always seems to have problems outside the ring. To go along with that he has a style that is tailor-made for Canelo to look good against.

[bigjavi973]

I'm picking kirkland for the surprise tko just to piss off the canelo fans

[Dean_Razorback]

how did i never notice kirkland is a southpaw?

[TOBYLEE1]

James has been too inactive for my taste. If Canelo jumps on him early it might be over. Canelo will have problems after round 8 if Kirkland is still around

[El-blanco]

Canelo by first round tko. Seriously.

[bigjavi973]

how did i never notice kirkland is a southpaw?

probably cuz when he stalks them he squares up a bit.

[bigjavi973]

Canelo by first round tko. Seriously.

Canelo needs to finish him quickly or he's gonna be in trouble. Kirkland doesn't throw pitty pat punches like angulo did vs canelo.

[El-blanco]

Canelo needs to finish him quickly or he's gonna be in trouble. Kirkland doesn't throw pitty pat punches like angulo did vs canelo.

Kirkland starts off terrible he was in big trouble within a minute vs Angulo, wiped out by ishida and was hurt by tapia as well. Canelo needs to start fast and put him away before he gets going.