Comments Thread For: Kirkland's Trainer: Tapia wouldn't last a week in our camp!

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Ryan Burton catches up with trainer Ann Wolfe, to discuss the recent victory by junior middleweight James Kirkland, who powered past previously undefeated Glen Tapia at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
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[Nomadic]

Lot of boxers wouldn't last! Train with using your head for a guard.

[KermitTheKiller]

well that's all dandy, but Kirkland doesn't have a very long shelf life so it's kind of irrelevant.

Kirkland has horrible footwork, head movement and no defense a boxer puncher would annihalate Kirk.

target practice for real experienced fighter Tapias a rookie

[Nomadic]

well that's all dandy, but Kirkland doesn't have a very long shelf life so it's kind of irrelevant.

Kirkland has horrible footwork, head movement and no defense a boxer puncher would annihalate Kirk.

target practice for real experienced fighter Tapias a rookie

It showed, first round he had that eye swelling and on the verge of being cut.

[shawn4943]

'"A stretcher for who!"

[JJRod]

Ann Wolfe is a tough ass trainer.

I don't know why Kirkland leaves her so much, she clearly makes him better.

[Respect Power]

Anne has got the toughness down . Now how bout working on protecting his face ?He gives it out but takes a lot of punches . That can't be good for his Heath to fight every fight like that. Whata action packed 6 rounds thou , damnnnnn. I think the ref sucked for not getting in there and breaking it up better , he coulda prevented that last unessasary punch.

[richardt]

well that's all dandy, but Kirkland doesn't have a very long shelf life so it's kind of irrelevant. Kirkland has horrible footwork, head movement and no defense a boxer puncher would annihalate Kirk. Target practice for real experienced fighter Tapias a rookie

Nothing is irrelevant, even if a fighter has a short-lived, mercurial career as long as a fighter makes an indelible impression and takes the span he has and makes the best of it. There are the fighters who bring great skills to the ring and others that do not but have attributes that make fans stand up and cheer and that is in a Kirkland fight.

If it came down to just skills, we would not need fights; they would be decided on paper. But the fact is, history is littered with solid boxers who were overcome by other less skilled fighters who bring serious conditioning, heart and will to the ring and those intangibles when witnessed become quite tangible actually, and those fighters fill the seats.
These guys make up part of the gamut of Boxing just as the more stylistic or endowed fighters do. Never count out a guy who seems willing to die in the ring over some Boxers who will check out when the going gets rough. Just when you think the sorority of Boxing is owned by the perceived elite, a fighter with an endless supply of Heart and Willpower comes along and crashes through. **** happens.

[ShoulderRoll]

Kirkland has horrible footwork, head movement and no defense

Just like Rocky Marciano.

Kirkland is one of those guys that doesn't care if you are more skilled than him or not. He wants to see if you have more heart and toughness than him, and if you can take the punishment he is going to dish out.

[thiefery]

Nothing is irrelevant, even if a fighter has a short-lived, mercurial career as long as a fighter makes an indelible impression and takes the span he has and makes the best of it. There are the fighters who bring great skills to the ring and others that do not but have attributes that make fans stand up and cheer and that is in a Kirkland fight.

If it came down to just skills, we would not need fights; they would be decided on paper. But the fact is, history is littered with solid boxers who were overcome by other less skilled fighters who bring serious conditioning, heart and will to the ring and those intangibles when witnessed become quite tangible actually, and those fighters fill the seats.
These guys make up part of the gamut of Boxing just as the more stylistic or endowed fighters do. Never count out a guy who seems willing to die in the ring over some Boxers who will check out when the going gets rough. Just when you think the sorority of Boxing is owned by the perceived elite, a fighter with an endless supply of Heart and Willpower comes along and crashes through. **** happens.

Thank you...