ESPN KO of the Year: Canelo Vs Kirkland

[Rip Chudd]

Does ESPN got a boxing staff that votes on this stuff or is it just Dan?

Definitely my choice for KO of the Year too doe.

That Edwin Rodriguez vs Michael Seals fight would get my KD of the Year award if that was an award. I think the final KD & KO wasn't THAT interesting, but there was crazy ass KD's before it.

I thought of the Rodriguez vs Seals fight as well, but you're right, the knock downs were more memorable

[Sweet Pea 50]

So in other words it's a popularity contest. That's all you had to say. There were a few better KOs on the list, but Canelo won due to popularity. I don't care if 17 people saw a different KO, if it was more impressive then it's the better KO.

Not to take anything away from Canelo, because it was a good knockout(against a guy who is chinny). Not KO of the year IMO, but this was given by ESPN. I'll give an example: When I saw the Canelo vs Kirkland fight and James got knocked out I thought it was a good knockout and James was alright. When I saw the Vicente vs Dominguez KO I was literally concerned for the guy's life, that's how brutal of a KO it was, so it's the more impressive knockout

Now granted these guys were fighting in what looks like a bingo hall, and I didn't see it live, but when I first saw this highlight......

[b00g13man]

Now granted these guys were fighting in what looks like a bingo hall, and I didn't see it live, but when I first saw this highlight......

Damn!!!!!!!!!

[Death_Adder]

oscar sure sent alot of money to espn this year

You think it was as much as Floyd sent to the NSAC?

[bigdunny1]

So in other words it's a popularity contest. That's all you had to say. There were a few better KOs on the list, but Canelo won due to popularity. I don't care if 17 people saw a different KO, if it was more impressive then it's the better KO.

Not to take anything away from Canelo, because it was a good knockout(against a guy who is chinny). Not KO of the year IMO, but this was given by ESPN. I'll give an example: When I saw the Canelo vs Kirkland fight and James got knocked out I thought it was a good knockout and James was alright. When I saw the Vicente vs Dominguez KO I was literally concerned for the guy's life, that's how brutal of a KO it was, so it's the more impressive knockout

It's a mixture of the brutal ko and the stage it happened. Im sure there were many better kos in 2002 you could probably find some youtube of a fight in a elementary school size gym that was better but Lewis/tyson still won it because it was brutal and in front of millions more fans. If you have similar brutal kos the bigger stage is gonna win and that's how it's always been. Nothing new here.

[HanzGruber]

You think it was as much as Floyd sent to the NSAC?

i doubt it

[MASTER OF you]

You think it was as much as Floyd sent to the NSAC?

LOL I wonder how much all those IV injections cost junior?

[MASTER OF you]

i doubt it

of course you do you simpleton.I wouldn't put anything past a guy who brutally beats the mother of his kids.

[therealpugilist]

Man, they're going all out to promote Canelo as the next big thing.

honestly, that was my first reaction....


Quality of opponent considered...not my choice or even top 3, but couldve been worse


the KO of Huck was better because of the comeback and quality of fighter knocked out....Kirkland hasnt been a top ten contender in some time

[The Gambler1981]

I think you could include Rodriguez-Seals the knockout at the end was pretty devastating.

Another that a dude has as a sig .gif is that Lubin knockout over Camacho, you won't see a prettier left hook and it made the dude swim on dry land.