Poll: Kirkland vs Mayorga at 154

I already stated earlier i think if we were talking now, Kirkland would hammer him.... im talking prime mayorga.

Mayorga is fighting Din Thomas soon in his first MMA match, hes having problems with Don King that P.O.S (king that is)

But probably for the best, i dont want to see mayorga beat up too much more... hes taken a lot of shots through his career.

edit - saw someone already answered you on where mayorgas at lol... my bad.

 

I have a feeling that Kirkland is undergoing a little overrating due to his streak and 'taken away at his best' type thing, because honestly, if you go back and look at Kirkland, yes hes a beast.... but Mayorga would be the strongest, hardest hitting guy hes fought himself, and with just how completely wide open kirkland leaves himself, he tends to get very sloppy chasing opponents too (mayorga in his prime was wild, but rarely sloppy... there is a difference)... hes going to be eating shot after shot and by about round 6 they will start to show. Mayorga showed in the Tito, Vargas and Mosley fights that he has heart for days... he will stay in there with Kirkland, and Kirkland has already been stunned a bit at this stage of his career, i dont see him trading with mayorga succesfully.

Again, Kirkland is one of my top 5 current fighters..... and i think he gives mayorga hell, but hes just too wide open, trades too much, for a fighter with as good a chin and as big a punch as Mayorga.

Mayorga is coming with better footwork, better ability, better chin, close power, wont get hit as much as kirkland, and will be landing CRAZY bombs from angles Kirkland has never seen before on that wide open chin.

I can def see Kirkland really really troubling Mayorga, like i said, i think Mayorga is a guy who feeds off being able to bully his opponent a bit, and there will be none of that here... Kirkland will be on him like crazy, and i expect Kirkland to win the first 3 or 4 rounds actually, but chopping right hand by looping left hook Mayorga will start slowing Kirkland down, with Mayorgas superior defence (probably the only time youll ever hear that) footwork and chin proving the difference.

Mayorga has the fast, short, sharp straight right that i think will be landing on kirkland all night long.... with Kirklands strength and aggression able to push Mayorga back.

What a damn fight this would be prime for prime.... the unstoppable force vs the immovable object.

In the end though, like i said i think both the immovable object gets moved (mayorga gets backed up and beat up through the first 4 rounds or so) AND the unstoppable force gets stopped (Kirkland gets chopped down by round 10)

Great fight.


If we are talking 2010



i think Kirkland bullies his way to a decision or late stoppage over Mayorga. I dont think Mayorga has 'it' (fire, desire, chin, and energy) at this stage to beat a guy like Kirkland who is going to be pushing him every second of the fight, and where hed have to go through hell to win....
Mayorga tends to throw one punch at a time now, and his shots dont have what they used to.... adding to that his last fight was yet ANOTHER brutal knock out.... logic says Kirkland eats him up.