How should a Canelo KO of Kirkland be viewed?

[Kirkland Laing]

Is this the fight thread? Michael Buffer's voice is back. Buffer must have been pissed off last week. The biggest fight of his career and he sounded like a bullfrog with the flu.

[Kirkland Laing]

Alvarez couldn't have looked much better but to be fair Kirkland couldn't have looked much worse.

I've got Colonel Bob and some amazingly swishy guy as the colour man. Anybody know who the hell it is?

[TitoFan]

The End.

[Beanflicker]

I think it's a solid win for him. He went to war with a warrior and got it done quick and brutal.

He's fought Lara, Trout and Mayweather in his last 4 or 5 fights, it was time to see him get in there with a brawler.

[109253]

Terrible KO! Сауль Альварес vs Джейм Кирклэнд - Ужасный нокаут (18+) видео

[Gandalf]

I wasn't impressed with Canelo because I thought Kirkland fought such an immature, face first kind of fight. You should spark out someone that is going to wing pitty pat punches like that. It was fun in a caveman way, but was a bit predictable. I guess it was made to order after Lara, but I don't think it means very much. Kirkland should probably not be allowed to step up again. He just doesn't have the tools to protect himself.

[Fenster]

Alvarez couldn't have looked much better but to be fair Kirkland couldn't have looked much worse.

I've got Colonel Bob and some amazingly swishy guy as the colour man. Anybody know who the hell it is?

It is boxing writer and self-proclaimed nerd Doug Fischer of The Ring magazine (Floyd fans despise him)

[ElTerribleMorales]

it went on as planned, he fought a guy who is one dimensional, never consistent, and had been inactive for nearly a year and a half, should have been rematching Lara or Trout rather than facing Kirkland in the first place, this was nothing more than Canelo/Angulo 2, but well the ginger head fans are gonna make this seem like it was a rising of the phoenix moment when it really wasn't, Mayweather schools him again if they ever tried to sell a rematch

[Dark Lord Al]

Kirkland is over rated , I would like to see Canelo fight GGG.
Was a fun fight to watch mind you.

[mrbig1]

Kirkland is over rated , I would like to see Canelo fight GGG.
Was a fun fight to watch mind you.

I've been saying it for the last two years. Kirkland is a club fighter at best. The skill level was worlds apart. Canelo vs GGG would be a great fight. This is a fight that would really test GGG.

[Beanflicker]

Kirkland is flawed for sure but he's still a unique test for Canelo: a huge punching southpaw who throws a ton of punches.

Kirkland was not an easy out. Canelo made it look easy, but the shots that got Kirkland out of there were highly skilled counter blows, and Canelo had to weather a storm and absorb some punishment before he could get that knockout.

Kirkland isn't one of the best at 154, nobody would claim that, but he does bring a lot of fury with him and it's an interesting style to go up against. In Canelo's last 5 he's fought 3 southpaws. He's fought Floyd, Lara and Trout, three ultra slick movers/counter punchers. He's not fighting soft opposition.

[beenKOed]

Is this the fight thread? Michael Buffer's voice is back. Buffer must have been pissed off last week. The biggest fight of his career and he sounded like a bullfrog with the flu.

I'm glad he's OK, he sounded bad last week.

[Gandalf]

Is this the fight thread? Michael Buffer's voice is back. Buffer must have been pissed off last week. The biggest fight of his career and he sounded like a bullfrog with the flu.

I'm glad he's OK, he sounded bad last week.

Yes, back to normal here. I think everyone was under the weather in that Pac fight with both fighters, the announcer, and the anthem singer being off.

[chris6878]

y was he not with wolf?
y did he block punches with his face?
canelo has no defense either, a slick boxer beats him

james will be broke in jail or homeless soon.....also punch drunk

[Gandalf]

It was a pitiful showing from Kirkland, meanwhile HBO was riding both fighters trying to suggest it was something meaningful. Kirkland hadn't fought in a couple of years and on getting knocked down, got up and did the same thing again and again. 'Oh, but look at the will, look at the will!' was all HBO could say. Please, pull the other one! HBO has almost become boxing's version of CNN. Tell the truth! He fought a predictable and stupid fight. Instead, it's constant marketing. Canelo is HBO's Royal baby. Ginger, fleecing the public, manipulating emotions and his own network tugging the strings.