Kirks Championships : Boxing Prediction League : 2018

REALITY CHECK TIME!!! BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID.

DO NOT PLAY IT SAFE NEXT WEEK.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov vs. Malcolm Klassen
Rakhimov has fought no one of note, and the fact that he had such a close fight with Emanuel Lopez should send up some warning signs. Klassen is a tough out for a lot of guys. If Rakhimov isn't the real deal, he'll be exposed.

Pedro Campa vs. Ivan Alvarez II
Campa is taking this rematch in a fight he barely won, also coming off of a KO loss to a journeyman, does that mean he'll be even more tentative in this rematch and give up rounds?

Jaime Munguia vs. Jose Carlos Paz
Munguia is sloppy as all hell, and eats punches like they're tasty M&M's. He should win this one, but the first guy with some pop might test that frequently exposed chin of his, Paz coul be that man.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. David Avanesyan
Egid will probably win this one, but when stepping up in class, he tends to be a little more conservative, and his power isn't as devastating, Avanesyan is his toughtest test to date, he should win, but its no foregone conclusion.

Raymundo Beltran vs. Paulus Moses
Ray is due a loss, and little tiny ass Super Featherweight Bryan Vasquez had him out on his feet in the 12th of their match, Moses like Klassen is a tough out, and he could very well pull the upset here, Beltran runs hot and cold, he's been on a hot streak, but was starting to look a little cold again last time out.

Edward Heno vs. Merlito Sabillo
Heno could be a hypejob, he's had a ridiculous number of draws, one of them disputed that I know of, and against fairly poor opposition, whereas Sabillo has lost to the better fighters, so what's worse, drawing with average fighters, or losing to superior fighters? You make the call. Its a pick 'em.

Vincent Feigenbutz vs. Ryno Liebenberg
As much as I hate this phrase, Feigenbutz is hot garbage, his power is vastly overrated, and he's been exposed thoroughly by De Carolis, Liebenberg gives everyone hell, even when they beat him, and I don't think Feigenbutz is on his level or any of the guys who've beaten Liebenberg's level.

Ryan Walsh vs. Isaac Lowe
Lowe has more power and better skills, Walsh lost one sidedly to Ceyaln after dropping him early, whereas Lowe was hurt by Ceylan early, but came back and started coming on, Ceylan badly wanted out of that match, and took the first opportunity he had to get out after a head clash, truly 50/50, I lean Lowe.

Jack Arnfield vs. Tommy Langford
Arnfield lost badly to Ryder and got a gift, ignore the official result, and he went life and death with Rose, Langford is easily the more skilled of the two, yeah he got KO'd by Khurtsidze, nut guess what, so would Arnfield, the definition of 50/50.

George Groves vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
Groves is a stylistic nightmare early for Eubank, Eubank is a stylistic nightmare late for Groves, 50/50, ignore the CEJ hype, Groves can easily win this one.

Tony Harrison vs. Jorge Cota
Harrison should win by KO, but... if Cecil McCalla hurt him badly, then Cota has a chance, don't write this Mexican journeyman off too easy, he's tough as nails on occasion. 70/30 Harrison.

Caleb Plant vs. Rogelio Medina
Plant I find thoroughly unimpressive, and he doesn't like pressure all that much, he's NEVER fought anyone close to the level of Porky, this could be a nightmare stylistically for Caleb, sure Porky got stopped by Benavidez and Jack, but he was a late replacement in the Jack fight, and hadn't had close to a full training camp, and he gave Benavidez, who I can guarantee is a bigger puncher than Plant, hell walking through massive bombs. Porky should have gotten the nod over DeGale, this match, Porky should probably be seen as a slight betting favorite actually.

Devon Alexander vs. Victor Ortiz
This is a very winnable fight for Ortiz, Alexander didn't react well at all to the power shots of Aron Martinez, although they're both southpaws, which leaves Ortiz open to the right hook, which spelled his doom against Collazo, but Alexander doesn't have the pop of Collazo, will Ortiz walk through everything Devon throws at him and get the stoppage, or will he find a way to **** this up and get stopped again, or schooled? Heart says Ortiz, head is confused, but leaning Devon.

Edwin Rodriguez vs. Lionell Thompson
Edwin is WIDE open to counters when he fights recklessly, and clearly his chin isn't holding up well at Light Heavyweight, and Lionell is coming off of a series of impressive wins, will La Bomba bomb his chinny ass out of there in a few rounds, or will Lionell pick up where Top Dog left off? A pick 'em fight, I wouldn't have considered a pick 'em a few years ago.

Ladarius Miller vs. Argenis Mendez
Miller is the TMT guy, lost to Herring and got a gift, and that's against a former Marine, so if he goes the distance, expect him to win, but Mendez also runs hot and cold, an upset is possible.

Ray Robinson vs. Yordenis Ugas
Robnson is the more skilled of the two, and Ugas looked pretty bad against Dulorme, and should have lost, but Ray lacks the pop of Dulorme, will Ugas walk through him or get schooled?

David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril II
Will Gavril come in more confident? He finished well, and IMO hurt Benavidez when he dropped him, more than he realized, Gavril was probably more skittish early and started to believe in himself more as the match progressed, could that help him in the rematch? Or will it hurt him? He may come in too confident and get KTFO.

Danny Garcia vs. Brandon Rios
Far more competitive than people think, Danny's confidence may be shattered after the loss last year, and considering this should probably be his 3rd, 4th hell maybe 5th loss or draw, who knows how much psychological effect seeing that 1 on his record will have on him. Yeah, yeah, yea, Rios got stopped by light hitting Bradley, Rios was also coming off of a few wars, after a year off, barely made weight and had a poor camp, his body and mind weren't in it that night. Since coming back he looked great against Herrera, ate a few too many shots, but I'm sure he'll shore up his defense a little more against Swift. Danny can be outworked, and there's a little part of Rios that reminds me of Mauricio Herrera, he pops out his jab a lot more than people seem to realize, and its just enough to get on the inside, and Rios is a hell of an inside fighter, if Danny shows up lacking confidence, and Rios shows up in the right headspace, this could be a war, and a very winnable fight for Bam Bam.


Think about it!!!!