Kirks Championships : Boxing Prediction League : 2018

And why are they terrible picks? I gave my detailed picks just in case nelly lines up another opponent for me on short notice.

 

Quit ducking me. Why are they bad picks?

 

Since Horn has never been KO'd and Bud plays it EXTRA safe when in against slightly bigger dangerous guys, and Horn is insanely slippery, and has amazing punch resistance, he doesn't have a 50% chance of being flattened. Bud has never fought at Welterweight, and he's making his debut against a guy who even winning a close match over Pacquiao, that is a win that is literally LEVELS above anything Bud has came close to accomplishing. Bud has fought NO ONE and I repeat NO ONE that tested his meddle with the exception of Gamboa, who was a midget, and dammit he tested it, thankfully they were not the same size, and Gamboa has a terrible chin. Horn will take Crawford to the brink, sure maybe I might be insane, but is IB insane too? How about Paulie? Or Crawford himself?

I answered the second part higher on the page.

 

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That's what I figured, but wasn't entirely sure, its late here.

Yeah, I'm leaning towards sticking with it, Terry isn't bad, I just see Hooker's style as being problematic for him.

 

Nathan Gorman vs. Sean Turner
How good is Gorman's chin? Can Big Sexy get on the inside? And if he can, will orman fold? In my eyes, guys like Robbie Davies Jr. and Reece Bellotti are superior to Gorman, and they lost to guys who aren't as good as Turner. This one is a toss up.

Tyson Fury vs. Sefer Seferi
Fury will win this, Seferei doesn't have the power to hurt him, Fury does, it'll be a by the umbers rudimentary wide UD, but most likely mid round stoppage for The Furious One.

Terry Flanagan vs. Maurice Hooker
This is Turbo Terry's debut at Light Welter, how well can he take a punch a division north? Will his minimal power improve or falter? Hooker boxes well from the outside, Perez knows how to get on the inside and has good head movement, Flanagan is so so at it. Will he a southpaw be able to get past Hooker's jab? Can he take his straight right? The southpaw killer? Not sure.

Jermell Charlo vs. Austin Trout
Jermell's power has improved drastically.... or has it? Hatley was KO1 by Tyner, it took Charlo half the fight, Lubin got dropped by a Mexican journeyman, and everyone knows Jackson was packing glass. Trout soaked up a ton of punishment at the hands of Hurd who was a LOT more relentless than Charlo will be. Trout is tricky as hell for guys like Jermell, and still will be. Will we see the same Jermell that struggled against guys like Martirosyan? Possibly, this one isn't a sure thing.

Leo Santa Cruz vs. Abner Mares II
The first fight was a lot closer than most seem to remember, I had it a draw, as did one of the judges, Mares will not fight the way he fought this time around, (like a balls out maniac) he's improved dramatically since hooking up with Robert Garcia, this will be the Mares that faced and dominated Cuellar and Gutierrez, Mares is capable of executing a Frampton like gameplan and he's had two years to improve upon the first performance, this fight may end up being completely different from the first, kind of like LSC-Frampton II.

Dadashev-Perez
Dadashev should stop him, and if Perez goes he distance will he get the decision? Probably not.

Moran-Pedraza
Pedraza is a level or three above Moran, but he is moving up in weight, so you never know, crazier things have happened.

Horn-Crawford
Read my article.

Hunter-Kiladze
Kiladze is a very skilled operator, and if we're to believe Freddie, he had the flu going into the Kownacki fight, which may of affected his performance, and even then he lasted longer than Szpilka, Hunter should win this, but after a year off, moving up in weight, (will his average power carry up) coming off of a savage beating, who the hell knows.