Nobuhiro Ishida vs James Kirkland

[@mrgor24]

when cherry picking opponents goes WRONG

[@sinusbradycardia]

Ishida was a former world champion.

[@alidaygo619]

Lol

[@joeliciuos1]

Yeah! Lmao!!!😂😂

[@matthewzizzo4586]

@@sinusbradycardia yup ...and at 35 , was definitely no cherry pick .....they just didnt think ishida would come at him trying to set up a right cross from the very beginning .......also that 1st lefthook knockdown was right on the button.....but even that left hook was perpetuated by a right cross that Kirkland did not expect.

[@ippothedestroyer]

@@matthewzizzo4586 It was a cherry pick. They didn't even have a translator in case ishida won.

[@zomgVoLGaR]

They didn't even had a japanese translator in case Ishida won,ROFL.

[@brooklyn560]

Lol lol lol lol!!

[@carlosroberto167]

Haahaa

[@QiluXie]

Haha, they never prepare to interview ishida

[@fukudama0721da]

うまい

[@talil6009]

They really counted that man out lmaooo smh

[@michaelwuttke5841]

After seeing the videos of Kirkland trying to kill his sparring partners, good to see this KO loss.

[@shawnkay5462]

Especially the Canelo fight

[@bigjake2295]

That’s what brought me here.

[@christophergutierrez9868]

Yes sir I enjoyed this much

[@robertcracker7058]

Kirkland is a scumbag

[@randomuser1596]

Yep

[@TheKAZUTIMEshow]

石田選手おめでとうございます！！！このビデオを何度も何度も繰り返し見ています！！！このビデオから沢山の勇気をもらっています！！！石田選手感動と勇気をありがとう！！！

[@PunchPerfectPlayer]

beautiful boxing from Ishida

[@fitt4393]

Yes

[@gibbledman]

Kirkland said the same thing when Canelo knocked him out "Oh I wasn't hurt at all, the referee just called it off." YEAH OK BUDDY HAHAHA

[@bluedeadpool7511]

Much respect to Nobuhiro not just for getting a badass victory but also for the fact that he had one of the biggest weight jumps in boxing history from Super welterweight to Heavyweight badass fighter none-the-less definitely underrated much respect from USA

[@SBroconis522]

Light Middleweight to Heavyweight, same as Guillermo Jones.

[@Tr1pMind]

Kirkland should've fought in UFC where they don't care if you're on the ground for half the match!

[@tspease68]

You fuck n Right 👋👋👋

[@michaelmyers4943]

I hope he does that so his opponents don't have to stop punching his head in when he hits the canvas 🤣

[@pharnstv4818]

i swear thats what i dont like in UFC too.. all that tacking and submission bull.sh.it ..

[@Sporkonafork1]

@@pharnstv4818 it's not bullshit if it's incredibly effective. Don't be close-minded about other ways of fighting.

[@CarlosCFC92]

@@Sporkonafork1 true it ain't bullshit but sometimes, or most of the times it's painfully boring, suffocating to watch, specially when both fighters have an even ground game, that's when all goes to rubbing faces on asses, dammit.

[@PNOYPWR]

Kirkland keep on telling the referee: Why stop the fight? I been blocking all his power punches with my face.

[@fitt4393]

😂😂

[@christophergutierrez9868]

Burn

[@simonjames1604]

sooner or later ishidas hands were bound to get sore!

[@TomoharuOjima]

Numberの記事から来ました。ものすごく興奮しました。相手が舐めてたのかも知れないけど石田選手の闘いは立派でした。彼のボクシング人生の波乱万丈にも感動しました。今はボクシングジムで指導されているそうで、彼の下から世界チャンピオンが誕生することを願っています、応援します。 ノニト・ドネアがカメラ持って石田選手と喜び合っているシーンに感激しました。

[@mirr11-nagnay]

Funfact: That photographer who congratulated and wanted to take a picture of Ishida at 5:47 also defeated Kirkland in the amateurs.

[@chew337]

He looks like donaire lol

[@premanmanja3879]

@@chew337 yes hahaa

[@pharnstv4818]

thats Donaire..

[@pharnstv4818]

@@chew337 yes thats Donaire, and he beat Kirkland in the Amateurs.. its crazy .. but its true

[@slendergainz]

@@pharnstv4818 what the hell thats so crazy lmao

[@LogicalStatements3]

"A stay busy fight" Oh shiiiiiiiiiit lol

[@blootoot6580]

right lol disrespect

[@owl8032]

When cherry picking fight goes wrong >.

[@chubbycatfish4573]

The wrong guy stayed busy in this fight.

[@smug3311]

Bruh

[@JordanExchange]

Ishida showed no fear in this fight, he showed courage and heart. I remember watching this fight, i went nuts when he knocked him out those three times. I was just in shock. It was kinda sad to see Ishida get his ass whooped by Williams later on.

[@Aih1616]

Always good to see when underdog bite hard

[@CvrlosSvnchez]

The commentators really seemed unprofessional, this it boxing...anything can happen at any given moment, just because the Japanese boxer didn't have as much KO's as Kirkland doesn't mean he doesn't have what it takes. Kirkland blamed the ref and said it was a bad call...knowing he should have been more prepared, getting knocked down 3 times from 15 punches that landed in under 2 minutes is embarrassing, no excuses.

[@雑草という草はない]

Everyone knew he really was a sore loser.

[@maiorino92]

+Carlos Sanchez well said... i begin to think that they should let this kind of works at ex-fighters

[@maiorino92]

+Carlos Sanchez they even said ''Ishida a guy who can't punch''. What the hell you know?? Only because he have few ko's in his record, it means shit!

[@sammymohamed1755]

I mean, I think it what they were saying was reasonable. They didn't have to belabor the point but still it was what hardcore fans were thinking. They are trying to fill in those watching on TV why they were so shocked to see what they were seeing. It's a surprise when a fighter with 6 KOs in 30 fights blasts through an opponent like Kirkland, who was a 30/1 favorite in this fight IIRC and who was then seen as a promising prospect, in just one round.

[@jrayner21679]

Yo everyone knows Kirkland’s problem had nothing to do with preparation. His problem was his loose baby neck. Seriously had the chin of a toddler that just had three beers. Blessed with that crowd appealing style but was given a glass chaw to level the playing field. Hey needed better defense meaning he should’ve been with Floyd Mathweather working on maybe avoiding some punches instead of eating punches like skittles. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet is just as fun as with a helmet but when you wreck you might want to wear it. I don’t know how Jesus camp didn’t address this issue way back. This wasn’t the first time he reacted like he got hit by Tyson. HBO didn’t do its research obviously.

[@ghostblade2154]

Insane how Kirkland was able to take Angulo's and Tapia's punches but couldn't handle Ishida's.

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

i know right makes no sense

[@angkalawang]

That dude is 6'2"

[@jag5014]

Kirkland was better than what he showed here. He was coming off of doing prison time, and for some reason he decided to immediately return fighting several times just weeks apart. This was his 3rd fight within the month of his return and was clearly out of it.

[@ok-ur4yh]

the first punch was extremely clinical as well, perfectly turned kirkland's chin as he was raising up straight into it

[@PracticeMakesPaper]

@@jag5014Facts.. You know your boxing

[@paulibarra910]

My parents went to the fight, they said ishida was drinking shots after shots people were giving him after winning.

[@bryanrodas6623]

That’s Sick

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Piston Honda vs Glass Joe

[@vincentfisher1603]

I once had a boxing instructor tell me that a mediocre puncher can still ko someone if he knows where to place his punches and can hit his opponent. Ishida proved my instructor correct.

[@TheGohthecrow]

05:45 wtf? Donaire a director of photography? Lmfao

[@Boundlesss1]

I know hahah, wtf?

[@larkvarhees9177]

I knew it! I was just too lazy to rewind to make sure

[@hehersonromeomallavo2483]

hahaha i had to look again bet there he is!

[@sXeVaker]

Lmao, good catch!

[@matthewzizzo4586]

Yeah, Exellent catch

[@TheKAZUTIMEshow]

Very impressive 1st Round Knock out victory by Ishida with his power punches!!! We know anything can happen inside of the ring!!! Congratulations, Ishida!!!

[@gustavoramirez-rangel5773]

I'm from Mexico I always root for japan!

[@3litemongoose]

God dammit that Japanese boxer is so happy can't hate him at all so smiley

[@jjlamar]

I couldn’t stand it either bro😂😂

[@Shinobi33]

what's the story behind this fight? cause those weren't dives. he genuinely got rocked. was Kirkland exhausted? too many fights in too little time? Ishida is definitely polished and experienced but that was bizarre to watch. but hey styles make fights.

[@Mike.Cebert]

Hah Jim Lampley and Max both going on about how this should have been a showcase mauling for Kirkland and then he gets KTFO. Serves them right for not giving every fighter a punching chance of beating anyone.

[@fendertremolo9793]

Every fighter does not deserve I punching chance. Ishida had like 6 knockouts in 20+ fights. He isn't a good fighter or hard puncher. And absolutely no one could have predicted this. This was a shocking upset, that shouldn't have happened. Don't act like you knew this would happen.

[@seanmulcahy9735]

@@fendertremolo9793 ishida was a former world champion, so "not a good fighter" isn't really true. He was, however, definitely not much of a puncher, so a 1 round KO was pretty surprising.

[@angeloglenn28]

5:45 is that Nonito Donaire??

[@RetroR0bbie]

Some Fighters just got your number. It's cool to see upsets like this. Ishida is a very likable fighter.

[@nxiongs93]

in fighting never underestimate your opponent over estimate them and your true spirit will show up

[@georgekarpouzis6108]

One of the strangest fights I've ever seen

[@dannyboy4140]

Whats so strange about it? We saw a boxer outbox another boxer, nothing unusual.

[@JeremiahObediah]

Ishida's responses (to the best of my ability). The translator from Ishida's corner did a pretty good job, but I think he was having trouble coming up with the English words by himself on the spot. If you're Japanese and think I messed up, please correct me, the Osaka accent can be a little bit challenging for foreigners. Answer #1: I really was able to do it by following the fight plan Answer #2: I think that the other side underestimated me, and I was able to get in a short right punch...

[@fukudama0721da]

#1 traners fight plan. #2 so other side will big punch form

[@雑草という草はない]

+Jeremy A #1 : 「トレーナー陣や、？？？、本当に作戦どおり出来たからだと思います」 #2 : 「向こうは舐めてたと思うし大振りで来ると思ってたんで、右、右ショートパンチを狙ってました」

[@tomahawky1]

Ishida needs to head straight to the casino afterwards lol

[@jonathanblanchet1370]

I'm an english speaking french-canadian and eager japanese language learner. Such a blast to learn a few words from this great translator !

[@peterloks53]

this guy is a perfect anime character

[@El_Jalapeño_XD]

Hipo nuipo 😎

[@Clymax01]

Ishida is a heavyweight now

[@efrenvalle485]

For reals?

[@TheKAZUTIMEshow]

There are no easy opponents, and we should respect all opponents inside of the ring!!!

[@garnetnard4284]

I don’t know what all of these Japanese people are saying but I’m liking all their comments!

[@MadEddiex]

in boxing is not all about strength but accuracy

[@PunchPerfectPlayer]

+Luis Martinez accuracy and evasiveness

[@Dece132]

and timing

[@fuitbag]

dead right I was surprised more recently in a fight because I felt as though I barely hit the guy but it was where I landed and the timing not really a huge punch by any means.

[@CinamonChina]

amen to that I should keep that in my mind

[@efrenvalle485]

Never truer words bro

[@roidjones]

Ishida v Canelo give the people what they want, lol

[@andrespena5992]

Lol. They trained together like Canelo sparred against ishida

[@Jesse_Saucedo]

Canelo Vs Lemieux Both signed to Golden Boy I wanna see that on PPV Only if Lemieux wins The IBF Middleweight title In June

[@bigVC25]

Jesse Saucedo lemieux left golden boy a while ago now.

[@Jesse_Saucedo]

bigVC25 No Lemieux is fighting In June Vs N Dam for the IBF middleweight title And it's being promoted by Golden Boy And airing on Showtime

[@cmoneyno5]

Ishida is Canelo's fighter

[@bonpoko.]

5:46ドネア!!

[@j.j.374]

Im Mexican & much much respect for Ishida.... he does sparring with Canelo... so he can hang with the best... I know he lost to GGG but still... my respects!!!

[@aaronespinoza5806]

Biggest thing I took away from this fight was how easily James was outboxed and couldn't adapt. This is why they say boxing is more of a chess match than alot of people realize. Power and speed mean nothing if you have no accuracy or way to avoid getting hit.

[@Southpaw128]

Its funny cause Ishida was definitely cannon fodder for Kirkland

[@UNSTABLE111]

Thats what happens when you underestimate ..ANY FIGHTER

[@shimosemasachika]

I want to translate it in this way. He said "I have believed in our team, thus tactics worked out. Since Kirkland underestimated me, I waited for his hasty attack and a chance of right short punch"

[@H.K.5]

People underestimated Ishida because of his losses to Golovkin, Paul Williams and Dmitry Pirog but any three of these guys would KO Kirkland.

[@Chaos1214]

I blame the messenger service! Obviously Ishida never got memo. 😄

[@efrenvalle485]

Never sleep on your opponent.

[@You-uo5wz]

これが本物の大和魂

[@BrazenBreeds]

I'm still not sure what happened here. Jail or not, it was if Kirkland went from being a machine impervious to punches to having NO punch resistance at all.

[@rsuriyop9723]

LMAO @ 3:48 "Kirkland got knocked down by a guy who can't punch"

[@TheKAZUTIMEshow]

Thanks for leaving your reply messages, Revlver Acelot, and it's good to hear from you! Yes, I understand what you mean! I have also been practicing and training Martial Arts! Yes, these professional boxers' punches are really fast, powerful and heavy, so a clean hit punch by them can knock out everybody! Not by accident nor only luck! It is a result of their daily hard practices and trainings!

[@StayFocusedForever]

Hilarious! Never underestimate your opponent!

[@sammymohamed1755]

Anyone know what the betting line looked like for this fight? I am kind of curious to appreciate how big of an upset it was.

[@staticshockboxing]

^ this....

[@Norhod]

17,5 vs 1 from what I see (in japanese)

[@IamMcLovinML]

5:44 Nonito turned into a cameraman lol

[@onehand-b7f]

3:17 このショートの右を当てたことで石田は自信を持ったと思う。

[@Shadowdancer777]

Was happy for his corner. They looked happy. Our guy did it!😃

[@return2k2]

Kirkland is one of the most reckless fighters in boxing. He could've been one of the best boxers if he had better defense.

[@erickburgos8242]

Never underestimate no one, classic example right here, ishido had a huge kool aid smile on him, good work by the guy

[@pupsalex]

Cheers for uploading.

[@powersliding]

"kirkland suppose to beat the hell out of him" then gets knocked out three times..some commentators are so overrated

[@juliansteen109]

He was supposed to beat the hell out of him. The commentator said what everybody thought. He never said that ishida had no chance

[@dannyboy4140]

You did not get Kellermans point

[@s64x]

最高の試合です！👍👍👍

[@ZAPAT1STA49]

The reason why we'll get Kirkland vs Canelo is bc Saul has fought 3 slick fighters out of 4 of his last fights. He deserves a come forward exciting fighter like Kirkland. James has also won a few after this loss. He's just been inactive bc he went to the Wienke Wright School of Boxing.

[@burningknuckle26]

Great fight. Kirkland and many other people underestimate Ishida.

[@AuRoRaCuRtAiN24]

当初石田はKirklandのステップアップの相手と過小評価され、試合目前で契約の半分のギャラを提示される有り様だった。 しかし、当時母国が震災に遭い心の整理がつかない中、彼はただ試合に向き合い勝利を掴んだ。これを世紀の番狂わせと多くの人が言うが、私はただ彼の気持ちがKirklandに勝っていたと信じている。

[@andrespena5992]

That's some Rocky shit 😂😂😂

[@lebavu8260]

“Let’s take a look at 3 of his knockdowns” lmao yes let’s rewatch it. Came here after seeing the aggressive bully sparring video lol. His face was holding back tears from crying right after that first knockdown.

[@jamesdykes2968]

I saw that sparring video recently too...the more I try to root for JK...the more I know I really shouldnt.

[@うんちっち-w1l]

ざまあみろてwww

[@Earl_Andrew]

from a guy who can't punch?? did you hear that?? even the commentators is one sided

[@adanjunior]

Congratulations for the Japanese fighter 👋👋👋◼️🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

[@gsimon123]

A little food for thought: This is an undefeated Kirkland versus a weak punching guy who put his lights out like this. Canelo (a WAY bigger guy than Ishida) actually struggled against a shit version of Kirkland before finally managing to KO him. Kirkland was ALWAYS chinny but chinnier after this fight; Canelo fought him after and it took multiple flush power shots to finally stop Kirkland. Ishida had never been stopped in his career and is a tough dude. Ishida's only knockout loss is to GGG and it is probably GGG's most brutal one-punch KOs in his career. GGG hits harder than Canelo no question.

[@S01-k9z]

I think the fact it was his 3rd fight in 5 weeks and he just came off a war with a tough puncher and was supposed to walk threw this Japanese guy had something to do with it, he wasn't fresh, underestimated his opponent , and ounchvresitsnce went from fighting the Columbian. Staying fresh and picking opponents wisely is important Kirkland wasn't prepared . Anyone can be beat styles makes fights .

[@aaronespinoza5806]

Sounds like you're trying to insinuate this Japanese boxer would beat canelo just because he did good here. I guess you never heard the term styles make fights

[@juampy725663]

I'm happy for this one. I didn't know how it had turned out.

[@omarvazquez3355]

This could very well be the biggest FAIL in boxing history. Listen, a guy who is 27-0 with 24 KO's, young, strong and up and coming gets knocked out by a guy with 6 losses and only 7 KO's in 22 wins. I mean, even Buster Douglas had a shot against Tyson because he had power. This was TOTALLY unexpected. NO ONE could ever say that they honestly though Ishida had ANY chance at ALL.

[@H.K.5]

Ishida has fought much better opposition than Kirkland has. If Kirkland fought some of the guys Ishida fought then he would have way more losses on his career.

[@beebee2471]

「ざまあみろ」陣営の方の素晴らしいお叫び

[@robinsonavila1757]

Kirkland have big muscle for Nothing damn

[@croccofanto]

If this rely is true, then Canelo should be ashamed to fight this guy... Canelo Vs GGG. MAKE, IT, HAPPEN!

[@MuddyVision_]

exactly what im saying lmao but the canelo fans don't wanna hear it at all they get mad, shit if my favorite fighter fought a c class fighter I would be disappointed lmao and canelo was ringside at this fight so he know he has an easy night with this guy which is why he picked him

[@zebbedi]

Watch Kirkland's other fights. This is a blip, his Buster Douglas moment. If this guy has his head on straight he is very very dangerous.

[@boogiecakes5467]

So Canelo and GGG gotta fight at a catchweight? Why do people want a Light Middleweight to fight a Middleweight, yet when the same logic is applied for a GGG vs Ward everybody makes an excuse. lol

[@croccofanto]

boogiecakes i have no prob with that.

[@fucker661]

Why? The guy bounced back from this. It was one of his early fights where he didn't have his trainer and had gotten out of jail.

[@marcusherbold993]

3:14 “Kirklands supposed to beat the hell out of him” 😂😂😂

[@JoesCoco]

And ppl think this guy can stand up to GGG?! Gtfo!! Lmao

[@championkila]

beautiful boxing skills.

[@麻婆豆腐-d6z]

強すぎる！ 格好良すぎる！！

[@Baz-Ten-Sounds]

There's something comical about this..Kirkland walks on to every single punch. Then the ref bundles him down when he's actually up off this ass!

[@gg456stormy]

That ref was dumb. Stopping the fight is one thing, but why tackle a guy when he's getting up at the count of 1?

[@andrewbuckley8452]

I love it.

[@tompwns]

so has ishida improved and developed punching power or is kirkland chinny. never seen him fight before.

[@geoffn54]

The idea of Kirkland fighting Golovkin is just absurd. GGG destroyed this Japanner in 3 rounds.

[@handsomeasiandude1126]

Kirkland got 2 losses as of late. One from Ishida. One from Canelo.

[@TheRealRiddla]

What the hell did I just watch?

[@P2055516]

You gotta watch that Anne Wolfe interview, it explains what happened in the ring.

[@14spokenwords]

Damn Jim Lampley you scary... following Japanese men around Las Vegas and stuff...

[@jesshellaaa]

how about Ishida recently?

[@HenryTheBoilermaker3rdYear]

This is the biggest shock I have ever seen.

[@bismofunyans7119]

canelo watching ringside with oscar lol u can see their reactions

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

You can tell that Max really lost respect for Kirkland after this fight.

[@kawaiiafangirl]

Wow. Only 15 punches landed for Ishida and 3 of them were able to knockdown Kirkland.

[@AndresFnt]

The fuck is wrong with Kirkland? Goes for the body early on misses 9 out of 10 of his jabs to Ishida's head- doesn't circle out after throwing punches, stood in the pocket with a weak head movement game and got countered by a C-level knockout artist? Kidding me? Shit....He has the power he just needs to work on the fight IQ

[@laopiniondediego]

he had an 18 month lay of, and he wasnt really prepared (he didnt train with his usual trainer Anne Wolfe) , i really dont know, but it was a big upset

[@beanut.putter]

which pay per view was this fight on?

[@ahfei6847]

Kirkland has some great defensive skills

[@TheHuiohenalu]

石田最高！

[@tddongtv]

5:45 Nonito Donaire now a photographer?

[@CarlieGuss]

Miata-san!??? (Hoping someone get my reference)

[@erkhesb2579]

Carl Monroe Hajime no Ippo?

[@MrRJC1991]

Carl Monroe MIYATA*

[@KiNGKaZMA03]

Im still amazed that he was able to ko kirkland when kirkland was able to withstand angulo's, joel julio's, and glen tapia's punches and hes still the only one that beat kirkland

[@nahdontevenstart]

“former world champion” “Veteran at age 35” Commentators: he’s supposed to beat the hell out of him Lmfao another reason to watch fights without commentary whenever possible unless it’s Andre Ward

[@EggDevilKing94]

James Kirkland also never had a great chin, in his last fight before this one, he was wobbled/stunned by a no name irrelevent journeyman with a good K.O. ratio, but a horrible record. That was a preview to what happened here. The taller Ishida caught Kirkland with a few swift, clean, crisp punches that all landed flush on Kirklands chin. P.S.-sorry for all the comments.

[@1988Trapstar]

its a clear cut fix... and on top above that he probally bet on himself to loose as well

[@juandtrope]

porque aparece Maidana al principio ?