**** Kirks ESB Championship 2012 ****

:good Emiliano Marsili is the next star of Italian boxing. From the videos I have seen he looks talented. Your ON!!!!!!

 

At the age of 35?

 

He isn't showing any fading. 1 round KO win in his last fight. Maybe he'll have a Fragomeni type career?

 

Someone accept my wager :twisted:

 

It's a good idea and it isn't much more effort to calculate really, I just didn't think it was worth including until the rankings actually started to materialise and separate.

 

True, Fragomeni is quite a phenomen. But I do think Marsili wil lose this.

Wouldnt mind being wrong though.

 

Kirk, Ji Hoon Kim and Provodnikov's fights have changed, still decent fights, are we picking them?

If so,

Ji Hoon Kim Vs. Yakubu Amidu - Ji Hoon Kim TKO 4

Ruslan Provodnikov Vs. David Torres - Ruslan Provodnikov TKO 8


Also I forgot to pick Sam Sexton-Larry Olubamiwo.

Sam Sexton Vs. Larry Olubamiwo - Sam Sexton TKO 4.

 

Speaking of Fragomeni I heard he was supposed to fight Silvio Branco in November. I am angry it got cancelled and not even rescheduled yet. I liked that fight.

 

A shame about Fragomeni - Branco yes. I was looking forward to it as well.

Sam Sexton - Larry Olubamiwo - Sexton TKO

 

You should accept my $25 wager on Kennedy, think about it, People's Championship + $25, if you win :hey

 

Teon Kennady-Christopher Martin- Christopher Martin by UD
Robert Stieglitz vs. Henry Weber- Robert Stieglitz by KO
Arthur Abraham vs. Pablo Farias- Arthur Abraham by KO
Ryol Li Lee vs. Shoji Kimura- Ryol Li Lee by KO

Friday Night Fights is a good, interesting main event. The Saturday night fights, aren't as interesting. Pretty much tune up type fights. So, I'm not gonna get into detail about those fights. Arthur Abraham is coming back getting a decent opponent in Pablo Farias and Robert Stieglitz is getting a soft tune up getting ready for Mikkel Kessler. Anyway, back to Martin-Kennedy...

Both Martin and Kennedy suffered bad, surprising losses last year. And what's funny is they both loss in about the same way. Martin, a usually slow starter anyway, started off really slow just couldn't find his timing and was clearly outpointed by Jose Angel Beranza. Same thing with Kennedy he was slow, flat footed, and clearly lost to Alejandro Lopez. What is interesting is that is both their last fights, so both fighters will be hungry and looking to get back on track. Back to back losses in boxing is never a good thing. Now, let's talk about the styles of both fighters. Now, it's pretty much safe to say, nobody is knocking anybody out. Kennedy has okay power, good pop in his right hand, but Martin is slick, keeps his left hand low and rolls away from straight rights. Martin, pot shots, doesn't have a whole lot of force in his punches. Really, it would be a big surprise if either fighter stopped one another.

Also, Martin, just the way he moves, when you look at his feet and the way he gives his opponent angles he looks a bit like Juan Manuel Marquez. He's got good footwork. If he uses the sort of style Lopez used against Kennedy, Martin could easily outbox him. And it wouldn't be a surprise, Lopez really was negative against Kennedy, I mean really negative. He was on the verge of running and then flailing in with a 4-5 punch combo. But hey, it worked. Kennedy couldn't cut off the ring, and really looked uncomfortable moving forward. If Martin boxes from the outside and stays there I think Martin easily outboxes Kennedy.

 

Kennedy ud. Stieglitz ud. Abraham tko. Li lee tko.

 

Martin UD
Stieglitz UD
Abraham TKO
Lee KO

 

Wait, wtf happened to Ji Hoon Kim vs. Ali Rahimov??? That card is now ruined. c

 

Martin UD. :good