Where should Kirkland go from here?

[Rantcatrat]

If he can get a fight with: (1) Canelo, (2) Lara, (3) Martinez, (4) GGG, or (5) Macklin. I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of options too.

[Master]

Where he can get the most money which should be Canelo or Cotto.

[Dia bando]

Kirkland is there to be hit,! I like watching him but will he beat the best in the division,
against the best I think he will come off second best, he will always have a punchers
chance, but I feel he needs more in his arsenal.
I could be wrong,! but I don't think so.

[Morgan-B-Howell]

Kirkland Laing?

[p4pking]

I don't think he beats any of those guys, Macklin is the only one he'd be competitive with imo. Not that he should hope for it, but he'd be more live as a comeback opponent for Austin Trout, or Curtis Stevens for that matter. Would like to see Keith Thurman fight him as well, that would be entertaining for sure.

[mrbig1]

Kirkland is there to be hit,! I like watching him but will he beat the best in the division,
against the best I think he will come off second best, he will always have a punchers
chance, but I feel he needs more in his arsenal.
I could be wrong,! but I don't think so.

You sir are wise. He's a punching bag with arms.

[Spicoli]

Unfortunately, I don't see him going anywhere significant. He is what he is and whatever 'improvements' he can make have already been made. On a side...did anyone listen to that interview and think he had just been ko'd?! The man didn't 'sound' good.

[La Cucaracha]

Target the big money fights he gets beaten sooner rather than later would like to see him in against Nelson

[Hulk]

Kirkland looked like shit against Tapia. He was not in near the condition that he was against Angulo.

I don't see James being a champion at 154. He's got heart and power but not the total package.

[powerpuncher]

at this point, i would really push for a canelo fight to semi cash out. he is more than likely going to lose to someone who isnt a really big name like trout and then fall back down in rankings. he at least has a small chance at beating canelo but i doubt it. he will at least make money and i think still get a few good fights in after that. lara is by far the worst match up for him so he should avoid lara for sure.

[Beanflicker]

Canelo would be ideally for him. Biggest money + a winnable fight for him.

A guy like Lara (and probably Trout) would pick him apart.

[IamInuit]

Canelo would be ideally for him. Biggest money + a winnable fight for him.

A guy like Lara (and probably Trout) would pick him apart.

If I'm Trout I am chasing that fight and hopefully signing with 50 afterward. So if Kirkland makes the call he's got to jump on. Trout needs to find a sense of urgency in his career and his approach to his fights. He almost fights indifferent and against a fellow counter puncher that indifference appeared to be enhanced. And get out of New Mexico. All that peyote is scrabbling his brain.

For Kirkland its a fight that can be made and dare I say he looked pretty good for a guy shy on fundamentals that has been inactive for close to 2 years with in and out trainers, his volatile relationship with Miss Wolfe and gangland mentality. He's not getting the credit he deserves given all the circumstances. Tapia was a real prospect. And props to him also for fighting Kirkland at that stage in his career. That is rare these days. Such a risk.

I don't think James has a hope in getting Lara, Alvarez or Andrade. The are all Oscar fighters and he burnt that bridge

[El Kabong]

Canelo would be ideally for him. Biggest money + a winnable fight for him.

A guy like Lara (and probably Trout) would pick him apart.

No way, Canelo can take what Kirk can dish out and give it right back to him. Trout he'd have a shot at. Lara is another given what night he catches him on because Lara can look awesome or woeful.

Cotto is interesting but I think he's got enough left to take Kirkland out.


I think there is 1 bout and 1 bout only for Kirkland....a rematch vs Carlos Molina!

[Hulk]

Canelo would be ideally for him. Biggest money + a winnable fight for him.

A guy like Lara (and probably Trout) would pick him apart.

No way, Canelo can take what Kirk can dish out and give it right back to him. Trout he'd have a shot at. Lara is another given what night he catches him on because Lara can look awesome or woeful.

Cotto is interesting but I think he's got enough left to take Kirkland out.


I think there is 1 bout and 1 bout only for Kirkland....a rematch vs Carlos Molina!

Kirkland would have to be in tip top shape to face Cotto. Otherwise Miguel would destroy him inside a few rounds, maybe even the first.