**** Kirks Championships 2013 ****

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(DEFENDING 2012 Champion)

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Jose Pedraza TKO8

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Nugaev TKO5 Tolmajyan wide UD Bennett UD Charlo UD Wilder TKO Jardon TKO Escandon UD Moreno UD Yaegashi UD Yamanaka TKO

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$130 Tolmajyan Close UD

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************NEED TO SEARCH FOR AUGUST 1 PICKS (KAMEDA/PORPRAMOOK)*******************

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Pedraza tko 10. Nugaev close ud. Wilder tko 5. Charlo wide ud. Bennett close ud.

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Pedraza Close UD Jardon KO Makabu UD Rustam Nagaev KO Francisco Vargas KO Jermall Charlo UD Deontay Wilder KO Nehomar Cermeno UD Anselmo Moreno UD Julio Ceja KO Akira Yaegashi UD Shinsuke Yamanaka KO Artur Szpilka KO Andrzej Fonfara UD Ovill McKenzie KO Nathan Cleverly UD Jonathan Romero UD Daniel Geale UD Sergio Thompson KO Jonathan Gonzalez UD Daniel Jacobs UD Denkaosan Kaovichit UD Isaiah Thomas SD Claudio Marrero SD Argenis Mendez SD Juergen Braehmer KO Kubrat Pulev UD Stanyslav Kashtanov KO Leo Santa Cruz KO Abner Mares KO Omar Andres Narvaez UD Naoya Inoue KO Alexander Ustinov UD Adrian Hernandez KO

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I have to leave right now, somebody feel free to finish the rest lol.

And I'm wondering if des has his August 1 picks laying around, I couldn't find it.

 

It's debatable. I don't think anyone can really say without a shadow of a doubt that Larry's reign was better than Wladimir's. I didn't live through that era so maybe I'm missing something, but I think the statement that particular poster made is just either hating on Wladimir or he has the nostalgia glasses on.

When doing research and when you look at Ring Magazine's from that time everybody ragged on Holmes. Which, back then, was sort of like what boxing forums are now. If Holmes fought the same fighters he did back then, people on here would rag on him. We would get the people that would degrade Holmes for going life and death with an old past-his-prime Ken Norton. We would get the people that would say a prime Norton would have made Holmes **** his pants at the weigh in...things of that nature.

Holmes' fight with Gerry Cooney would have been a laughing stock. Basically it all comes down to everything looks better when looking back. So, basically, in my opinion, I think both eras are comparable and you can have a discussion of which fighter actually did fight in a tougher era. But it isn't something that is hands down, 100% in favor of Holmes.

 

Rustam Nugaev Close UD

Hernandez is good, he has killer shots to the body and a great jab that will land and will land good in this fight, also a good hook. But in this fight Nugaev has a head start when it comes to scorecards +2 rounds, also he will be the one to push forward, controlling the center of the ring. There is also the fact that even tho Hernandez will look better, he does get hurt early in fights, tho only Bogere managed to finish the job, and probably Nugaev doesn't have the quality of a great finisher, but he can ko you in one punch, don't need to follow and finish on that. He caused the death of Martin Sanchez in the ring so his power must be good.
Hernandez lost decisions, but SD and MD Mike Perez and Luis Ramos Jr and draw with Mickey Bey which it means he's good to make it close against guys that have a style pleasant to the eye.
The thing is that I'm afraid that against a guy like Nugaev, who looks slow, telegraphing punches, and will probably eat quite a few good jabs and left hooks Hernandez can take the decision, and do it wide enough that the small hometown/good promotional advantage wont matter.

I took a chance with my other pick, risking to lose a 10-8. Cant take another one.

 

Tolmajyan Wide UD
Hernandez Close UD
Bennett close UD
Charlo wide UD
Wilder TKO 5

 

Jardon close ud. Escandon close ud. Moreno close ud.

 

des3995 picks:

Nugaev TKO6
Tolmajyan wide UD
Bennett close UD
Charlo TKO7
Wilder TKO6

Jardon TKO
Escandon UD
Moreno UD
Yaegashi UD
Yamanaka TKO

 

Jose Pedraza UD (Close)
Rustam Nagaev UD (close)
Brandon Bennett UD (wide)
Jermall Charlo UD (wide)
Deontay Wilder KO3
Dante Jardon UD (wide)
Oscar Escandon UD (close)
Anselmo Moreno UD (Wide)