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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Canelo Alvarez Knocks Out James Kirkland In An Exquisite Boxing Match That Is The Talk Of Social Networking (Video)
This past Saturday, Mexico's
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, 24, took on America's James Kirkland,
31, in an
exquisite, riveting boxing bout in Houston, Texas. Social networking was
riveted by the fight, as Canelo landed what has to be the
knockout of the year, sending Kirkland to the canvas. Canelo has
an excellent record of 47-1.
Canelo knocks out Kirkland
It took champion Floyd
Mayweather to beat Canelo in 2013, handing him his only loss
to
date. Therefore, Kirkland, who is promoted by rapper 50 Cent's SMS
Promotions, should have gone into this fight with a stronger
strategy. His defense needed to be stronger. You can't take
someone like Canelo lightly.
Canelo walks off victorious
Kirkland, whose record is 33-2,
has an alias of "Mandingo Warrior" (LOL @ the boldness of
choosing "Mandingo" as apart of his name). Kirkland was without
his trainer, tough female boxer, Ann Wolfe, in a move some
online stated hurt his game. After the fight, Wolfe stated to
the press, "Tell what my emotion was? Was to see my family hold
their faces. To see my son...to see James like that, his mother
upset like that, to see everybody upset, it wasn't a 'I told you
so, I'm happy because that happened to you.' It was f****d up."
Canelo Alvarez and James
Kirkland
It's clear Ann was a big part of
his success and when the biggest test of his career came without
her in his corner, it descended into massive knockdowns, then a
knockout that is on a number of sports highlight reels and
hundreds of websites. No one wants to be on a highlight reel for
that. The knockout was the toast of social networking on the
weekend.
Canelo Alvarez, 50 Center and
James Kirkland
Kirkland showed heart and
bravery, but it seemed as though he was distracted in the ring
and forgot much of what he was taught in the gym. Canelo knocked
Kirkland down, then knocked him out in the third round. Kirkland
barely utilized any head movement and little footwork in
attempting to evade Canelo's highly effective shots. It was a
game of chess for Canelo, who used subterfuge, cunning and
evasiveness to set Kirkland up for the knockout. It was a masterclass.
Social networking had a field
day
As the Judiciary Report has stated in the past, boxers must
be well-rounded. That means great and proficient head movement,
footwork, power punching and craftiness. You have to master all
aspects of your craft if you are to become one of the best and
truly make your mark in the boxing world.
Side Bar: what's with all these rappers trying to
become boxing promoters. Boxing is not an easy sport. Between
rappers 50 Cent and Jay Z's poor results, it's clear they don't
know boxing.
