**** Kirk's Championship Boxing Prediction League 2016 ****

Matthew Macklin vs. Brian Rose
Toss up, Macklin if he fights aggressive he should be able to take out Rose and quickly, but if Rose boxes on the outside like he did against Jones in the rematch and Maciel he may be able to win a SD, I don't see a Rose KO. They're both great at ****ing up in matches they should win, so which one will **** it up this time?

Lee Selby vs. Eric Hunter
Selby is in a tough fight here a lot tougher than a lot of people seem to think, Hunter is a skilled boxer, he boxed masterfully against Rene Alvarado and Belmontes, and by all rights is undefeated, his losses are 2 DQ's and a SD. And taking into consideration how bad Selby looked against Montiel, this could end up being an upset.

Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua
I've already stated my case on this match, Martin is a KO artist, the one draw he has was when he was a nobody in Southern California against a Mexican with 2 most likely bias Mexican judges in a 4 rounder, he KO'd Dawejko in 4 something Mansour couldn't do, his style is a nightmare for any come forward aggressive fighter, and AJ has lost to every southpaw he's faced, in spite of he official scores as an am, and he was KO'd by one as well.

Konstantin Ponomarev vs. Brad Solomon
Pick em fight, Ponomarev on paper should take this, I think Solomon got a gift against Granados but Ponomarev doesn't fight like Granados, and I'm not sure which undefeated fighter's side the judges will be on, this probably won't end in a KO, I could see a controversial SD even though I believe Ponomarev will outbox him.

Oscar Valdez vs. Evgeny Gradovich
This should be an easy fight for Valdez, Evgeny comes forward, Valdez is a counter puncher by nature and a sharpshooter, he should be able to KO him, but I thought the same thing before he fought Tamayo, and he didn't, if he fights the wrong fight, this could turn into a nightmare for him.

Arthur Abraham vs. Gilberto Ramirez
Zurdo should win this on paper, he's bigger has a longer reach, he should be able to use his size advantage well, and without the benefit of German judges, AA should lose, if Zurdo really goes for it, maybe even by KO, but AA can never be written off and Ramirez has looked less than stellar in his last few matches. And this is by far the best fighter he's ever been in the ring with.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Jr.
Will the anti-gay controversy affect the judges, will Arum throw Manny under the bus to build up Timmeh, has Bradley really improved or it all an illusion, the match will probably look the same as the first two, but maybe it won't. Manny may get old over night, Bradley might really be a better all around fighter.

Jesus Soto Karass vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai
Soto-Karass the better boxer and he has some pop, so he could probably hurt Kamegai whereas Guerrero and Gomez couldn't, but Kamegai is heavy handed and if it turns into a war he can get the KO as well, but its near the southern border so it'll probably go to Soto-Karass if it goes the distance, but will it.

McJoe Arroyo vs. Jerwin Ancajas
Arroyo lost his match against Villanueva plain as day and it was a blatant robbery, he's not that good, Ancajas is basically an undefeated fighter with KO power, and its in the Philippines, will they be gunning for revenge on Arroyo for stealing the 0 of Villanueva, I believe so.

Stuart Hall vs. Rodrigo Guerrero
Both have a few losses, both have looked good recently, anything can happen, but it is in the UK so....

Josh Warrington vs. Hisashi Amagasa
Will Amagasa moving up in weight give him even more punching power, and if he can land on Rigo flush and drop him, he can land on Warrington, Warrington is the epitome of a featherfist, he won't KO Amagasa, will Amagasa just walk through him, its in the UK if it goes to the cards Josh wins.

Marcus Browne vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic
Pick em fight, Hot Rod is an atypical EE fighter, he fights on the outside and capitalizes on his opponents mistakes, Browne is very unproven, and isn't a big puncher, this could be a major league exposure of him, or a coming out party. Rad is the better boxer of the two...so who knows.

Krzysztof Glowacki vs. Steve Cunningham
Glowacki was losing on the scorecards and Huck had taken over before the surprise KO win, does Steve still have the power to hurt Glowacki, will the drop in weight affect Steve and make him vulnerable, and when has Steve ever been truly outboxed?

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Chris Algieri
Moment of truth for Ol' Swoll Nips because Van Heerden and Lo Greco aren't worth a ****, Algieri is, he beat Provo and the Khan match should have been a draw, Lartey hurt Spence, can Algieri, if Chris fights on the outside and counters Errol can he outbox him, toss up.

Gary Russell Jr. vs. Patrick Hyland
Toss up, Gary should win, but Hyland's one loss is against Fortuna who probably hits harder and it went the distance, has he improved, has Russell Jr been off for too long, upset in the making?

Jose Pedraza vs. Stephen Smith
Pedraza should be able to KO the glass jawed Smith, but maybe he's not as good as we all think he is, and Smith was drained against Selby and looked amazing against Boschiero. Hmmm

Gianluca Branco vs. Leonard Bundu
Italy tends to prefer real Italians to Black Italians of African origin, its something you have to take into consideration. Not saying Italians are racist or anything...but they're racist.

Mark Magsayo vs. Chris Avalos
Magsayo should steamroll the battle scarred Avalos, but is this too much too soon for the young Filipino wunderkind, it could backfire.

Erik Skoglund vs. Ryno Liebenberg
Skoglund isn't great, and Liebenberg isn't as bad as everyone seems to think, he was stopped on a cut not a legit KO against Eleider and he almost beat the volume punching Oosthuizen, Skoglund got a gift against Glen Johnson and isn't nearly as good as Alvarez or even Oosthuizen actually. A toss up most will overlook.

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Takashi Uchiyama vs. Jezreel Corrales
Corrales is a step up from Walters and Fortuna in my opinion, he's looked spectacular in his last few matches, dare I say Mayweatheresque, Uchiyama has a hard to land on retreating counter puncher to deal with this could be the upset of the year.

Jeff Horn vs. Randall Bailey
Horn has yet to truly impress me, he should win against Bailey, but this may be too much to soon for the young Hornet. Bailey is still capable of an upset, he isn't totally shot to hell yet.

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Andre Dirrell vs. Blake Caparello
Caparello is a lot better than people think he is, he's slick and slippery as hell, and Dirrell probably doesn't hit hard enough to KO him, this match could be very close, but its in the US so Andre should win....but, you never know.

Anthony Dirrell vs. Caleb Truax
Truax KO'd Don George quicker than Adonis and he rocked Danny Jacobs, Anthony should win this, but he looked horrible in shutting out Rubio and against Jack, and Bikax2, Anthony is good at ****ing up what should be sure things.

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Ovill McKenzie vs. Dmytro Kucher
Kucher has an iron chin the only man to go the distance with Junior Makabu and he should have had a draw, but if Ovill takes the fight to Kucher like he did Ramirez and in England he'll get the nod, but Ovill's chin isn't great, but Kucher is not a power puncher but hits hard enough, I'm baffled by this one.

Fernando Montiel vs. Jorge Lara
Lara is unproven and Montiel looked good in losing to Selby, Lara should win this, but Montiel is probably better than anyone he's fought aside from Cesar Juarez.

Edwin Rodriguez vs. Thomas Williams Jr.
Williams has no chin none, Edwin should bomb him out in a round, but Williams also has a big punch and if Seals can almost KO Edwin then Williams can, truly a toss up in every sense of the word, but someone is gettin' KTFO in this one.

Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz II
Berto has been in with better fighters recently, he should take this with relative ease, but he's probably not on PED's anymore, so his power won't be as great, and Vicious Victor just might be the Juanma to his Ponce De Leon. He might be Berto's kryptonite.

James DeGale vs. Rogelio Medina
Porky should lose, but Porky knocked J'Leon Love the **** out, so he's always got a puncher's chance.

Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute
Upset written all over it, Jack will never be on Bute's level, and he's chinnier than Bute as well,if Jack tries to mug Bute he'll be ripped to pieces by Lucian's straight left, and he can't outbox Lucian. So go with Jack at your own peril.

Anselmo Moreno vs. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
Moreno fighting in Panama this should be a given, but Rungvisai is capable of the upset by outworking Moreno, but its doubtful, but crazier things hae happened, like Budler losing in SA.



I Hope this clears things up and makes things a lot less complicated for you all.

 

Yeah I have and as much of a fan of Sagan as I am, cycling needs more guys like him, Cancellara has a special place in my heart and I really wanted him to do the double this year, but I have my fingers crossed for him at Roubaix, its an entirely different animal than Flanders and I'm not sure if Sagan is quite up for it yet, but it wouldn't shock me.

Also I have my doubts about Fabian and Contador retiring this year, I doubt they'll hang around as long as Horner or Rebellin, but they still have a few more good years left in them and hopefully they'll reconsider.

As far as the Boxers go, down goes AJ.:hey