"El Perro" Angulo vs. James Kirkland - Saturday "Fight Thread"

[Mar]

I'm speechless .... Both the fight and the ring chicks . What a fight

[Spicoli]

That was a good scrap. Perfect stoppage..and the crowd did both a disservice by saying NOTHING when concluded. I get hometown and all but shit...that silence was lame

[Gandalf]

The HBO team is totally overselling this. It hasn't been competitive since the first round.

Totally. Good first round, but a one sided beat down from that point on. Angulo had his will taken by the end of the second.

[Pugilistic]

James Kirkland is back.

[captainanddew]

the crowd should have cheered both fighters. They got treated to a fun fight and their guy kept fighting when 99.9% of other fighters would have been stopped.

[CFH]

You know what that reminded me of? Pavlik - Miranda.

[TitoFan]

I'm ecstatic that Kirkland won. F*cked up the Dog. Sorry for the fans.........HA!!!
Swept the floor with Angulo. They should put the dog collar back on and send him to the vet.
F*ck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

I'm ecstatic that Kirkland won. F*cked up the Dog. Sorry for the fans.........HA!!!
Swept the floor with Angulo. They should put the dog collar back on and send him to the vet.
F*ck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you have against Angulo? I'm by no means a fan of his and I think he's a fairly mediocre fighter, but I don't see anything particularly objectionable about him.

[TitoFan]

F*ck the crowd. It's ok to cheer for your hometown boy, but be man enough to appreciate a good fighter and a good fight. They did neither. F*ck 'em.

[Spicoli]

The HBO team is totally overselling this. It hasn't been competitive since the first round.

Totally. Good first round, but a one sided beat down from that point on. Angulo had his will taken by the end of the second.

Come on Miles, hes not even Jewish His will was intact...his backfoot and single gear was taken

[TitoFan]

I'm ecstatic that Kirkland won. F*cked up the Dog. Sorry for the fans.........HA!!!
Swept the floor with Angulo. They should put the dog collar back on and send him to the vet.
F*ck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you have against Angulo? I'm by no means a fan of his and I think he's a fairly mediocre fighter, but I don't see anything particularly objectionable about him.

I like his fights.... don't like him. Can't really explain it. Kind of reminds me of Margarito, and that's a strike against him in my own mind. Plus..... I like Kirkland. I'm glad he's back.

[Spicoli]

telling you....the difference also was punch selection and delivery. Kirkland can still be buzzed and caught off straight fast punches. That cannot be 'untrained'

[CFH]

I'm really happy for Kirkland, it's great to see those kind of redemption stories. I still think his chin and defense will let him down, but he can still have a great career.

Angulo on the other hand is exactly who he was before. A slow, extremely limited fighter.

[bcollins]

Good for Kirkland. He probably needs the win more in a way, just to keep him out of trouble. I have to say that was a hell of a first round - even my wife was excited by that!

[captainanddew]

Good for Kirkland. He probably needs the win more in a way, just to keep him out of trouble. I have to say that was a hell of a first round - even my wife was excited by that!

After round 1 where Angulo was exhausted and hurt much more than Kirkland, Kirkland used the jab and boxed effectively at times. He is still too easy to hit and his chin isn't great.

THey need to match him properly. We all know there are matchups that won't be good for him. With such a fun (and vulnerable guy) why not have him against B level guys that make for fun fights. Let him make money and let us enjoy it. He won't be great but he could be so much fun.