I, for one, think that calling the stoppage "terrible" is going to far. The guy was knocked down thrice within two minutes and didn't seem to be all there. You could say it was a bit too soon, but there was 1.24 to go on the clock and he didn't look like he would make it to the bell. Cortez saved him from a potentially massive beating.
This content is protected Now how can you not like that mug right there! That's a mug of a TRULY happy person! LOL, mean mugging vs. cheesing!
This content is protected This content is protected How does lanky, scrawny, happy and asian beat compact, muscular, powerful, angry, and black? Please tell us, because Kirkland would like to know as well!
Honestly, I don't even think Kirkland could win a rematch. Ishida has a granite jaw and can actually fight as we've seen against Pirog and Williams. Kirkland has a china chin and WOULD get tagged again.
Oh, I have no doubt Ishida would spark Kirkland out again, in pretty much the same fashion. . . They could fight at 154, or 175, whatever. . Ishida step-back counter punches him to death. . .
The funny thing is I actually like kirkland but it was just so funny, when he got dropped all three times he got up like did I just get dropped by ishida?!?!?! Ishida was so happy lol i dont think i've ever seen a fighter so blissful or make such a happy smile for the 'tale of the tape' it was just so bizzare
:yep Kirkland had that WTF just happened look. I think he stopped it kind of early.. You can make the argument that he was looking bad and dropped by a very light hitter multiple times in a short period... But he also tried to get right back up and possibly could have survived the round. I'm glad he was given the chance in the Angulo fight to continue on, and I have to think the same could have been possible in this fight. Either way, nothing clear enough to say a bad stoppage or he would have survived to win. **** happens, it's boxing! :bbb
He didn't take Angulo's bomb, the first one put him on his ass. Then Angulo gassed out going for the finish, unlike Ishida who didn't get wild but stuck to his style and beat that ass.
its just weird im not implying in the least that this fight wasn't legitimate but to have a war with angulo and stand up to some heavy shots and Ishida drops him 3 times seriously