How should a Canelo KO of Kirkland be viewed?

[Julius Rain]

I think the question should be will Kirkland go back into retirement to avoid being exposed further.(I think that's the first time I've ever said "exposed about a boxer because I hate that term. But this fight was exactly as it was supposed to be. Planned by GBP, HBO, and Canelos team. It wasn't boxing, it was staged reality TV)

James comes to fight though. I would pay to watch him anytime. As long as he is healthy. I don't think Canelo expose him because that fight with Ishidah 4 years ago already showed Kirkland just as vulnerable. This knockout was pretty brutal. Hopefully he rest up and turns out alright.

[Ron Swanson]

I think the question should be will Kirkland go back into retirement to avoid being exposed further.(I think that's the first time I've ever said "exposed about a boxer because I hate that term. But this fight was exactly as it was supposed to be. Planned by GBP, HBO, and Canelos team. It wasn't boxing, it was staged reality TV)

James comes to fight though. I would pay to watch him anytime. As long as he is healthy. I don't think Canelo expose him because that fight with Ishidah 4 years ago already showed Kirkland just as vulnerable. This knockout was pretty brutal. Hopefully he rest up and turns out alright.

So what, they rest him, give him a couple club fighters to KO then feed him to another top level fighter? I just get sick of these shams. Meanwhile Andrade is out there literally begging anyone to fight him. The champion begging non champions but instead they pull guys out of retirement for entertainment value? F that caveman crap, I want to see excellence in boxing. Excellence is proven when skilled fighters get in the ring. Put good fighters against good fighters. But no, the fans don't care about excellence, as long as there is blood

[Gandalf]

I agree Ron. I like a war, but there needs to be some artistry behind it too. The best fighters have that line drawn whence their better careers. Kirkland showed club level skills today thus he was stopped very easily. Seeing that kind of matchup doesn't satisfy me even though I have a thing for seeing a proper stoppage. Kirkland hadn't been in a ring for years and wasn't ready for that. It wasn't right and all parties should know better. It's like putting an aggressive mouse in against a cat. It doesn't matter how brave the mouse is, it is still going to have its entrails all over the kitchen floor. Bravery alone is not enough.

[Fenster]

Funk me, that was a brutal sparkage.

Last thing Kirk's cornerman said to him was - "watch out for his right uppercut"