**** Kirks ESB Championships ****

[kirk]

Originally Posted by David B

there is something robotic in Kessler's gestures and behaviour
that i didn't see in his interviews before
hopefully the wars didn't take their toll yet
curious to see his future interviews
hopefully i am wrong
but this one leaves me with a bad feeling

Agreed..... seems a bit stiff. Hope its not a sign of things to come but who knows at this point. I might be looking too much into it.

The respect these two have for eachother though is immense. Carl has always viewed Kessler with admiration and respect, I remember before their first fight how he talked, I was surprised at how modest and nice he was being.

Cant wait for the fight.

[kirk]

Lufcrazy says he already got his tickets for it.... pretty cool.

[IntentionalButt]

Originally Posted by BeastsideBoxing

If I was Kessler I would've asked for that tv hostess for a coffee date.

Mikkel is asexual. (which is my preferred conclusion to draw from him never being known to have girlfriends...)

[BeastsideBoxing]

Originally Posted by IntentionalButt

Mikkel is asexual. (which is my preferred conclusion to draw from him never being known to have girlfriends...)

Must've been traumatized by his big boobed sister.

[IntentionalButt]

Originally Posted by BeastsideBoxing

Must've been traumatized by his big boobed sister.

She probably smothered him with them when he was a kid.

Older siblings are master torturers.

[kirk]

2/8 - Kevin Bizier vs. Nate Campbell - 12x3 NABA Welterweight Title (ESPN 2)
2/9 - Kiko Martinez vs. Carl Frampton - 12x3 EBU Super Bantamweight Title (SKY)
2/9 - Lee Selby vs. Martin Lindsay - 12x3 BBBofC British Featherweight Title (SKY)

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Bizier UD
Frampton TKO 11

Selby vs Lindsay : This seems like a tough one. Havent seen any of these guys fight before so been doing some 'studying' on them.... seems like this will be a good fight. Ill put my pick in a bit later for this.

[lufcrazy]

I honestly can't wait.

The bute fight overshadowed anything I've witnessed as a fan and this can only be an improvement.

There's me and 4 mates, we're gonna book an hotel and hit the clubs afterwards. Probably gonna find me a lady friend for the night as well

[kirk]

Originally Posted by lufcrazy

I honestly can't wait.

The bute fight overshadowed anything I've witnessed as a fan and this can only be an improvement.

There's me and 4 mates, we're gonna book an hotel and hit the and clubs afterwards. Probably gonna find me away friend for the night as well

[kirk]

Right now 5 people are picking Selby, 3 people are picking Lindsay.

Im gonna go with the underdog here (for our league at the current time) and go with Lindsay. I see certain things in this matchup, but who knows.... Im going off of very little seen of either guy. I just see some vulnerabilities in Selby.

So

Lindsay TKO 5

[lufcrazy]

Originally Posted by kirk

2/8 - Kevin Bizier vs. Nate Campbell - 12x3 NABA Welterweight Title (ESPN 2)
2/9 - Kiko Martinez vs. Carl Frampton - 12x3 EBU Super Bantamweight Title (SKY)
2/9 - Lee Selby vs. Martin Lindsay - 12x3 BBBofC British Featherweight Title (SKY)

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Bizier UD
Frampton TKO 11

Selby vs Lindsay : This seems like a tough one. Havent seen any of these guys fight before so been doing some 'studying' on them.... seems like this will be a good fight. Ill put my pick in a bit later for this.

Selby is gonna knock him out mate. His record is so deceptive, maybe more so than anyone at that level today. He has 1 shot power but used to drain himself to cut weight. He was much weaker early on as a pro but whenever he's fought at that weight he's sparked his opponent. He knocked out John Simpson, that was as unthinkable as say someone knocking out glen Johnson. The only way Selby loses is if he believes in his power too much and abandons his jab.

I know on paper Lindsay looks better but he's the underdog for a reason.

[kirk]

Originally Posted by lufcrazy

Selby is gonna knock him out mate. His record is so deceptive, maybe more so than anyone at that level today. He has 1 shot power but used to drain himself to cut weight. He was much weaker early on as a pro but whenever he's fought at that weight he's sparked his opponent. He knocked out John Simpson, that was as unthinkable as say someone knocking out glen Johnson. The only way Selby loses is if he believes in his power too much and abandons his jab.

I know on paper Lindsay looks better but he's the underdog for a reason.

Interesting Thanks for the breakdown Luf, I should have waited a few minutes to post my prediction

Im gonna have another look at them

[IntentionalButt]

Originally Posted by lufcrazy

Selby is gonna knock him out mate. His record is so deceptive, maybe more so than anyone at that level today. He has 1 shot power but used to drain himself to cut weight. He was much weaker early on as a pro but whenever he's fought at that weight he's sparked his opponent. He knocked out John Simpson, that was as unthinkable as say someone knocking out glen Johnson. The only way Selby loses is if he believes in his power too much and abandons his jab.

I know on paper Lindsay looks better but he's the underdog for a reason.

Agreed.

Selby at present is kind of like Hozumi Hasegawa from 2006-2009, kirk. All of a sudden, mid-career, boom, crazy world class power.

[kirk]

Just watched Selbys last fight, You know what, I think I will stick to the underdog here.

Thank you for the insight on these two though, much appreciated and useful. I can see why Selby is the favorite.

We will see.

Im gonna stick with Lindsay by TKO

Will be a good chance for you guys to pick up the peoples championship whoever wants to challenge for it

[lufcrazy]

It is crazy his power developing. Before the fight with smith he'd just fought a handful of 6 rounders at the higher class and I feel he never took himself seriously. Maybe he wasn't cutting at the last minute, maybe he was bloating up but either way he was nowhere near as sharp nor strong as he looked that night.

In the post fight interview he said he always knew he had the power but he only displayed it in title fights (low level domestic titles that are the gemstone of British level boxing).

He's essentially clearing out domestically. He is welsh, he beat the best English feather in Smith, the best Scottish feather in Simpson and he's about to stop the best Irish feather in Lindsay.

After this he'll test himself at euro level and it's gonna be interesting to see how he's matched.

[lufcrazy]

I pick Selby for the peoples cha.oionship!