Quote Originally Posted by Majesty View Post
People were saying after Kirkland's last fight that not being with Ann Wolfe really hurt him because she pushed him so far beyond his limitations he could take it into the fight which added to that determination. I think it truly is a case of the trainer making the fighter. I'm not sure Mayorga is gonna knock him out this time, depends how he shows up in the ring, watching the fighter when he was trained by Wolfe and the one now is like night and day, it was like Tyson after he got rid of Rooney, so if he gets that determination and ferociousness back then i'd pick Kirkland by late stoppage.
Yeh I think Wolfe does nothing but help him. But huge difference with Tyson is that for all intents and purposes he was a 'complete' package when he jumped ship from Rooney, skills were at peak I believe. Had that to lead way even when mentality waned then. Kirkland is really quite green and his legs look short circuited when caught clean.