Boxing: James Kirkland defeats David Toribio

[DwightMcCann]

I shot a boxing card at the Chumash Casino Resort on Friday night. It was produced by Gary Shaw Productions (http://www.garyshawproductions.com/index.shtml) and the two main events were televised by ShoBox: The New Generation. A number of these images are available via FightWireImages (http://custom.photoshelter.com/c/fightwireimages/gallery-list) a wire service run by Ed Mulholland et alia, a POTN member.

James Kirkland ran all over David Toribio in a light middleweight bout that was scheduled for eight rounds but was ended by a TKO in the fourth when David went to the mat for the third and last time.

#1 Typical pounding throughout the match with James belting David.
http://www.dwightmccann.com/Images/ChumashBoxing12012006/Kirkland_Toribio_120106/image/Kirkland_Toribio0116.JPG

#2 David sitting on the ropes taking a beating which was where he spent much of the night.
http://www.dwightmccann.com/Images/ChumashBoxing12012006/Kirkland_Toribio_120106/image/Kirkland_Toribio0163.JPG

#3 David, again stitting on the ropes, has taken his last punch of the night and is on his way to the mat, unable to get up.
http://www.dwightmccann.com/Images/ChumashBoxing12012006/Kirkland_Toribio_120106/image/Kirkland_Toribio0202.JPG

#4 I couldn't tell if David was knocked out as I did not see him respond to the doctor but shortly thereafter he was put on a stool and checked out thoroughly before being allowed to walk to his corner.
http://www.dwightmccann.com/Images/ChumashBoxing12012006/Kirkland_Toribio_120106/image/Kirkland_Toribio0209.JPG

#5 James Kirkland in victory.
http://www.dwightmccann.com/Images/ChumashBoxing12012006/Kirkland_Toribio_120106/image/Kirkland_Toribio0221.JPG

#6 My "Eye-in-the-Sky" captured referee Jerry Cantu stopping the match immediately after David went down for the last time.
http://www.dwightmccann.com/Images/ChumashBoxing12012006/Kirkland_Toribio_120106/image/Kirkland_Toribio0305.JPG

[johnstoy]

Slightly more physique on James in the upper body...A lot of the punch also, comes from the huge musculature of the legs including the great Quads...Dave needs to add a strong regimen to his leg work...Lift and follow through are very effective when applied from the entire body...Pic # 2 shows less development in that particular area of the upper legs on Dave...that's a start anyway...we could pick apart each boxers physical characteristics and it still comes down to over all conditioning and precise timing, among others...thats my humble opinion.