Boxing Tirple header on HBO this saturday, May 17th

[2-0-Sixx]

Going to end in some brutal KO's I predict. Hopefully no upsets since these are three quickly rising stars in boxing.

First Fight:
Junior middleweight
James Kirkland (21-0, 18 KOs) vs Eromosele Albert (21-1, 10 KOs)
Kirkland has quickly developed a reputation as a knockout artist, with 16 of his 18 knockouts coming in the first three rounds.

Second bout:
junior middleweight
Alfredo Angulo (12-0, 9 KOs) vs Richard Gutierrez (24-1, 14 KOs)
Like James Kirkland, the slugging Angulo seeks recognition as the top junior middleweight in the world.

Main Event:
junior lightweight
Yuriorkis Gamboa (9-0, 8 KOs) vs Darling Jimenez (23-2-2, 14 KOs)
Gamboa, who won flyweight gold for Cuba at the 2004 Olympics, has earned widespread recognition as a powerful puncher after just one year of pro experience. Jimenez was a four-time Golden Gloves champion as an amateur and has KO'd eight of his last nine opponents.

 

[Tony]

I've never heard of any of these fighters but I'll check them out this weekend.

 

[ColdBlooded]

Go Darling Jimenez !!!

 

[2-0-Sixx]

You need to. Gamboa is the best boxing prospect by far. The guy is going to be a huge star, quite possibly P4P king. I mean, he has 9 pro fights and already has a Main Event on HBO and will likely have a title fight lined up within a year.

James Kirkland is a maniac in the ring. Extremely fun to watch. I've been watchin him for a minute now and saw him fight live a couple years ago in Tacoma. He's a beast!

I haven't seen much of Alfredo Angulo though.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

James Kirkland vs Conyers below. I thought this was a candidate for round of the year in 2007. Watch the Full fight (3 minutes) here:

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I've never heard of any of these fighters but I'll check them out this weekend.

Gamboa's TV debut (full fight, a minute and a half, lol):

 

[Tony]

James Kirkland vs Conyers below. I thought this was a candidate for round of the year in 2007. Watch the Full fight (3 minutes) here:

LOL at Conyers.

 

[Tony]

Gamboa has got some nice hand speed... yeah I'll check these fights out.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

yeah that was a dope fight. Conyers was Scott Hall drunk for the majority of that fight.

 

[PsyDaL]

good lookin out 2-0 on these fights. Imma check em out this weekend....

 

[heyzel]

Darling Jimenez is going to be for a short night gamboa is the real deal

 

[4fifteenRolla]

lol i love how they all knew they had to step it up in terms of their tv game and left weak ass Showtime for the real deal next to PPV - HBO!!! yeah that! I just cant stand watching showtime 4 whatever reason, its just 4th class to HBO

 

[2-0-Sixx]

somethin bout showtime bothers me too. But I'm starting to like their commentary better then HBO. If you watch the Marquez/Vazquez fights, they actually are calling the fight. Whereas HBO they're always talking about some other shit unrelated to what's going on in the ring, then bam KO occurs or whatever.

 

[naner12]

I got Kirkland getting upset by Eromosele. Besides Albert losing to a random ass fighter dudes looked fairly impressive recently. Gamboa is going to annihilate Jimenez and I'd like to see what Angulo can do when he doesn't completely steamroll his opponent. Should be a dope night.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I got Kirkland getting upset by Eromosele.

Shit, I hope you're wrong.

 

[heyzel]

lol i love how they all knew they had to step it up in terms of their tv game and left weak ass Showtime for the real deal next to PPV - HBO!!! yeah that! I just cant stand watching showtime 4 whatever reason, its just 4th class to HBO

showtime has had the better fights for the pass acouple of years it just that hbo has all the mainstream fighter but like2-0 said they are not bias the fight commentary

 

[m.w.merlino]

I'd like to thank 2-0 sixx for posting that Conyers vs. Kirkland fight...possibly the funniest 3 mins of boxing I've seen.

@ 2-0 or Heyzel: I want to read some good boxing literature/history/bio but the shit I see in most book stores looks weak. You guys have any suggestions?

 

[naner12]

@ 2-0 or Heyzel: I want to read some good boxing literature/history/bio but the shit I see in most book stores looks weak. You guys have any suggestions?

No love for the naner? Don't trust my reading skills? Tunney is a dope book. Desribe both the careers of Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey and the lead up to their two historic fights. Also shows boxing politics of the 1920s with Dempsey not defending his title against black fighters.

Atlas: From The Streets To The Ring - A Son's Struggle To Become A Man
If you like Teddy Atlas as a commentator or if you liked him as a trainer shit is highly recommended .. even explains that scar his face.

Hands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran <~~ enough said.

Charley Burley, The Life & Hard Times of an Uncrowned Champion is heat especially if you don't know who Charley Burley is. After one of Burley's fights SRR was SUPPOSEDLY quoted as saying "I'm too pretty to fight Charley Burley".

 

[heyzel]

Ken Norton- Going the Distance- this book is alright ken talks about being on the outs with his son former 49er linbacker ken jr and the larry homles fight.


everybody tells me the teddy atlast book is the shit

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I'd like to thank 2-0 sixx for posting that Conyers vs. Kirkland fight...possibly the funniest 3 mins of boxing I've seen.

@ 2-0 or Heyzel: I want to read some good boxing literature/history/bio but the shit I see in most book stores looks weak. You guys have any suggestions?