Angulo vs Kirkland: Fight Review

Angulo v Kirkland lived up to what I expected out of these 2 warriors, fireworks!  From the opening bell they went to war, producing possibly the round of the year.  Angulo knocked down Kirkland with what was a flash knockdown in the 1st minute, which didn't seem to hurt Kirkland.  Angulo swarmed Kirland for about 2 minutes but could not finish him, Angulo punched himself out.  Kirkland got his 2nd wind and proceeded to go to work on Angulo, landing power shots that took a toll on Angulo & eventually knocked down Angulo, what a 1st round!  Angulo never seemed to recover from that point on, as Kirkland took advatage & started racking up round after round.  Angulo showed great heart by trying to fight through Kirkland's onslaught, but he was too gassed to recover from Kirkland's powerful pressure.  Kirkland wound up stopping Angulo in the 6th round, what a fight.  Just what boxing needed, a shot in the arm.  These 2 warriors put it all on the line, but at the end, Kirkland catapulted himself as a true contender in the division, as for Angulo, he can only hold his head up high with pride for showing great heart.  I would not mind watching Angulo v Kirkland 2 in the future, this fight was what boxing is all about, heart & action.


*For the record, I did pick Angulo to win by stoppage in the 6th, it ended up being Kirkland with win by stoppage.