HBO hosted a great card last night. Alongside of the Mesi vs Barrett fight, we got to see Vitali Klitchko vs Kirk Johnson.
One quick note on the Mesi/Barrett fight, in my opinion, if Barrett would have performed as he did in the final three rounds of the fight, I really do think that he could have won the fight. He just started up a little too late. The fight that I was looking forward to was the Vitali Klitchko vs Kirk Johnson fight. Kirk Johnson came in at a heavy, out of shape 260lbs for the fight which definitely did not help him. lol...I got a kick out of Larry Merchant calling him Krispy Kreme breath....hehehehe
Anyway, it was all Klitchko from the beginning of the fight until they stopped the fight. Johnson looked really bad. Vitali on the other hand was showing the world what he had to offer! He was focussed, and he was hungry. He seemed so calculating with all the punches that he threw as well. It was a very good fight. It would have been better if Johnson had come in in better shape than he did. Of course we knew that Vitali would call Lewis on at the end of the fight, and that of course did happen. Now, will Lewis accept?
We also got some news that George Foreman won't be co-hosting the show after February. He's going to devote some needed time to his kids, which was nice to hear. I do love listening to him talk during the bouts and will certainly miss his comments.
So, anyone else watch last nights fight?
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Vitali Klitchko vs Kirk Johnson