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

Flip!!!!!

I am thru picking Linares in any fight...even if he fights a journeyman, I fancy him to KO Jorge! What a disgraceful chin

 

RESULT: Hugo Ruiz won tonight by 8th round tko.

 

Well that's the end of Linares, good boxer but terrible chin. Can't see a way back for him now.

 

Yep, Linares is pretty much done at the world class level. 135 is loaded, 140 is loaded...yep, don't think Linares can be a world class fighter. He'll just be...there. Good contender type fighter, but that's about it.

 

Johnson won by TKO9. :deal

 

:yep i was about to post my pick but i saw that he won.

 

8(5)-1 this week.

 

34(20)-6.
My best month so far.

 

Shimizu UD
Kameda TKO
Lebedev KO
Bahktin UD
Konecny TKO
Ao UD
Hasegawa TKO

 

Hey guys sorry about not finishing the articles for the rankings the other night, Gonna finish the 2nd half now so we can get this show on the road and get the LHW lists started.

 

• Tarver next
• Then Afolabi
• Then Jones
• Then Fragomeni
• Then Alexseev
• Then Kayode

 

And Lateef Kayode i suppose.

Also, the judges in Wlodarczyk - Palacios were from French, Italy and South Africa (He had Palacios winning)

 

5. Antonio Tarver

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Another fighter that is having success at an old age. Tarver began his pro boxing career in 97', Shocked the world in 04' knocking out faded boxing superstar Roy Jones Jr in a couple rounds, Had many other big fights with top guys such as Bernard Hopkins, Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin in the mid-2000's, and most recently, knocked out top Crusierweight Danny Green in his home of Australia last year. So he has already had a full career. World titles, His 15 minutes of fame ( RJJ KO ), Big money fights, " Rocky " moments ( Real life and film ), and final stands against the youngsters. When will it all end? Time can only tell. He fights power puncher Lateef Kayode May 26th on Showtime Boxing, Maybe that's when!

 

6. Ola Afolabi

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Afolabi is a picture-perfect knockout artist. View his fights with glass jawed contender Enzo Maccarnelli, or Terry Dunstan ( often considered knockout of the year by the fight fans who saw it! I think it could have very well been ) if you don't believe me, He has real power in both hands. Fast hand speed too, Some would call him, " Slick and black " people who don't generally follow him know him for his war with Marco Huck ( 1 ) a few years ago that he came very close to winning. They will have a rematch May 5th Actually. Very interested in that one. Both have improved over the years so expect a war.

The only legit complaint I have is sometimes he fights with a low workrate, Not always but I can't say every fight he has is exciting.

 

7. Guillermo Jones

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Jones is another talented fighter wasting his career with inactivity and of course Don King as his promoter. Jones only has been fighting once every year or 2 for the last 5 years, 5 fights since 2005! What a shame. I believe he is going to retire soon seeing as he is so inactive and is almost 40 years old.

Anyways Jones has fought some great guys in his years, Steve Cunningham is one of his major highlights, He lost a SD in that fight. Nothing wrong with that, Gave USS a tough fight. He also fought Johnny Nelson in 02', Got a draw.

Anyways in his most recent bout in November 2011 he displayed his power winning a stoppage to Michael Marrone. His career is going nowhere fast, Hope he sucks up a final big fight or two if he doesn't plan to get more active or call it a day and hang em' up.