**** Kirks ESB Championship 2012 ****

thanks
nice to see all of you back

 

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5/16 - Francisco Pianeta vs. Oliver McCall - 10x3 (Germany Das Vierte)

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Think I change to Kiattaweesuk TKO and Cuello UD.

 

Welcome back David! arty

 

thanks
how are you doing
i suppose you are still at number 3 in the rankings

 

Fine thanks. You? You are still third? I dunno what my position is :!: Had three loses two weeks ago.

 

hell no
had several bad picks the last 3 weeks
i suppose it is still
1.Brand
2.Pinoy
3.Malden

 

still no new rankings
expect Kirk to come out with a massive update very soon

 

Oh :good

 

Chatty will be doing the updates. Kirk doesnt have time.

Chatty took on the massive task two weeks ago of going trough the whole thread and update the standings :admin

 

Oh, and Will Tomlinson by TKO instead of by UD.

 

Chatty

 

:good

 

Thangthong Kiattaweesuk KO
Will Tomlinson UD
Karim Mayfield UD
Mikkel Kessler KO
David Price KO
Dierry Jean UD
Odlanier Solis KO
Denver Cuello SD
Juan Alberto Rosas UD

 

All right, let's see, I've gotten a couple of messages asking for a breakdown of the Mikkel Kessler-Allen Green fight. So, here go:

This is an easy fight to call and predict. If Allen Green were to actualy win, it would be a very big upset in my eyes. It would be top 3, alongside Sonny Boy Jaro's win over Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and Ismayl Sillahk's, Lennox Lewis moment of controlling the fight, having too much fun, and getting KO'd by a guy he should have easily beat and stopped versus Denis Grachev. So, basically, Kessler should be a major, major favorite over Green. The best odds on the fight is Kessler a 1/6 favorite. And that is going up, last night they were at 1/5. So, you need to jump on it in a hurry, because it's free money.

What Allen Green needs to do in order to win is, well, basically throw his left hook when Kessler is throwing punches in bunches. That's Green's only shot of winning, is that punchers chance. Green has a good left hook, he's knocked out many when landing flush with that left hook. Nobody, world class, but still, it is a weapon. That's pretty much Green's game plan. He can't do much else. He does have solid boxing ability. He showed in a few rounds versus Glen Johnson that he does have a good jab, he can move, but he can't do that for 12 rounds, heck, he can't do it for 3 minutes of a round. He gets tired and loses focus. So, that's about it for Green. He doesn't throw punches in bunches, he can't stick and move for an entire fight, he really just can't do anything at the world class level. He just has that one punch power in his back pocket. That's his only hope. And the thing about that is, Green doesn't like getting hit. And I don't think he's smart, nor his corner, to realize that's his only bet. When Kessler starts coming forward and throwing a combo, unleash that left hand, and see what happens. Throw when he throws. That's his only chance is to catch Kessler coming forward, throwing, and not anticipating a punch.

What Mikkel Kessler needs to do to win, is just be Mikkel Kessler. Come forward, establish that jab, use your size to bully him. Unleash that 1-2, and Green will fold. That's really all Kessler has to do in order to win the fight. Pump the jab, get in range, throw the straight right, get Green on the ropes, and then unload a combo. He'll twist and turn, trying not to get hit, but he will, and he'll be hurt. Eventually quitting in the ropes, or he'll fall down and pretty much say no mas while taking a 10 count.

So, this fight is pretty simple, and pretty much easy money, if you got in on Kessler on those 1/4, 1/5 odds. Get on it early. I may even throw a couple of bucks on round 5. I don't know, round 5 just looks good to me for some reason. May'be even round 6. But, I think this will be a fairly early stoppage. First couple of minutes in the first round may'be starts off a bit slow, Green lands a few jabs, but after that Kessler starts landing the jab, really establishing the heat, coming forward, lands the right hand. Round, much the same. Kessler starts tagging Green more and more, round 3, 4, and then 5. That's it. After that Green quits. So, there you go. D: