Kirkland arrested in hometown!

[BoomBoom]

Very bad news. maybe the judge will give him a break. I doubt it though cause it is a felony.I hope this didnt cost him his career.

[Scott22]

hopefully things work out for him

[Rantcatrat]

No excuse really for this. As a former felon with a sure-fire career in boxing ahead you,, you can't pack a gat.

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[ElTerribleMorales]

No excuse really for this. As a former felon with a sure-fire career in boxing ahead you,, you can't pack a gat.

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i agree, if he's innocent well hope he gets off fine, if he actually was carrying a gun, he should pay the price

[Spicoli]

What a dumb azz.Hes obviously not completely broken the cycle in past surroundings.Its all about 'convincing' the higher powers now and being 100 % compliant and crystal clean with authorities.Whatever comes out in the short term with violating terms of probation,I think he should sit it out.He'll get more scrutiny for the charge,rightfully so, than anything he can generate vs. Michael walker.

[XaduBoxer]

Well, prison is not a totally bad boxing training ground... Just ask B-Hop... j/k

Seriously, this is a real bad situation for Kirkland... He could end up 2 years in prison (minimum) for this kind of charge considering he's still on probation...
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[markb018]

No sympathy for idiotic moves like this. He spends almost 3 years in prison before, you would think he would want to stay out. The guy is on probation, he is fucked. Probation is the second chance. Sorry to say but throw the book at him if he was carrying a gun.

[TeleTuff]

Kirkland deserves to do time!Probation aint no joke!simply put probation is the courts way of saying,look,...you1ve fuked up pretty good up to this point,but inspite of that we are going to give you one more chance,keep your nose clean.

Now you take Kirkland,who up until this point has not cashed any Mega Pay checks,but he`s been on HBO A couple of times and I`m sure he`s made some descent Money,not to mention his undefeated Future in Boxing,so instead of getting A nice car,and place to live,and enjoying life,while concentrateing on bright Boxing carear,he feel it`s necesary to tote around A firearm illedally while on probation,....Some would say,.."You can take the Man out of the Ghetto,but you cant take the Ghetto out of the Man".....Very dissapointing to say the least. Oh well Fuk him whatever he get`s he deserves.

[CutMeMick]

It seems at times as though some people just can't shake off the bad things.
I don't think he'll do time taking into consideration of his career (which believe me judges do and they'll see that he's going down a good path now. If anything they'll give him probation...

[TeleTuff]

I would`nt be so sure about that,if Kirkland is not takeing his Boxing carear seriously,why should the courts?...One thing the courts do take seriously is,repeat offenders,illegal firearms,and probation violaters

[scraptime]

It seems at times as though some people just can't shake off the bad things.
I don't think he'll do time taking into consideration of his career (which believe me judges do and they'll see that he's going down a good path now. If anything they'll give him probation...

How do you figure the judge will see he's going down a good path when he is caught with a firearm? Not to mention, if it's a stolen piece, cause we don't know that. If anything the judge will use his ass as an example because he is looked up to by people to a certain extent for being a popular and professional athlete. He deserves any sentence he gets, if he does! Some people never change their gangster mentality, even if they relocate. A gangster mentality is like a heroin addiction, hard to kick.

[Big Dick Whittington]

hopefully things work out for him

Why should things work out for him ?
He's had his chance and here he is making the same mistake again .

What a numptie Kirkland must be ,he''ll soon be exposed that's if the Judge doesnt send him to prison where he can relate tales of what have been !

What Might have been if I was born with any intelligence .

[Lance Uppercut]

hopefully things work out for him

Why should things work out for him ?
He's had his chance and here he is making the same mistake again .

What a numptie Kirkland must be ,he''ll soon be exposed that's if the Judge doesnt send him to prison where he can relate tales of what have been !

What Might have been if I was born with any intelligence .

Hopefully things work out for us(boxing fans). Kirkland is the most exciting prospect today, if he gets sent to jail we as boxing fans suffer. In that regard I am pulling for him.

On the other hand, I wish I knew more details. It is mind boggling that he could be this stupid.

[albsur2006]

God damnit, this stuff just angers me. You're on top of the boxing world basically, you've got HBO investing money and TV time on you, you're undefeated, you're a crowd pleaser, you're making good money, WHY THROW IT ALL AWAY?!?! This kinda reminds me of the T.I. incident where he got caught trying to buy those machine guns. I'll never understand what goes through some of these guys heads. Kirkland is a felon, he knows better than to be in possession of a firearm but he did it anyway. I'm hoping that he's innocent or something. He's nowhere as rich and popular as T.I. and even T.I. had to do a year of jail. Kirkland could easily get 5 years down here in Texas. This just saddens me, some people can't just let go of their old life and live a new better life.