*** Kirks Championships *** | 2020 Boxing Prediction League

Nelson UD close

 

Good luck to everyone taking part and competing this year. May the best poster win

 

Kilic MD, Hart Close UD, Tanajara Close UD, Munguia TKO5

 

Hart UD, Tanajara UD, Munguia KO, Ergashev KO, Takesako UD, Formella UD, Cota KO, Colbert UD, Williams KO.

 

Any brave souls picking Smith KO?

 

Smith KO
Munguia close UD

 

I think so. Smith lost to Bivol, who is a very, very good technician; dare I say very underrated (but yes boring to watch). And Barrera, who he knocked down but also fought most of the fight with a broken jaw.

Hart's a good fighter but he isn't on Bivol's level. He's a better boxer than JSJ but I've seen him trade in spots where it definitely wasn't to his advantage. Smith is not a very good boxer, pretty one-dimensional but he can crack and if Hart decides to engage JSJ I think he's getting put to sleep. If Hart does win, I think it'll be a pretty boring fight TBH but I think Hart is who he is and I don't think his gameplan is to box and stink it out.

 

The thing with Hart is that he's not very smart and has a very bad fight iq. And obviously lacking a busy and consistent jab. So i guess he will be involved in some questionable exchanges with one of the hardest hitting guys at 175. Smith KO is definitely a realistic outcome but overall i'll stick with Hart. He's with Top Rank and Smith - without scoring KD's - won't win a lot of rounds i think. He might be able to steal some rounds if he can hurt Hart but doubt he'll get a lot of those rounds without that. Hart has good recovery so even if he's hurt he will fight back.

 

Switching to Hart UD

I'm chickening out.

 

Nelson UD, Hart UD, Tanajara UD, Munguia KO.

 

KILIC UD

 

Seems like Kilic and Nelson are quite evenly divided..
first test of the year..