It has almost been a year since Kirkland's last fight

**MJ223** · 03-20-2013, 04:16 PM

Pretty much...... He lost it

**-PBP-** · 03-20-2013, 04:21 PM

He has a good interview on YouTube. I don't feel like searching for it but he basically said that in May or June of last year, after Paul Williams' accident, the two candidates to fight Canelo in September were him and Victor Ortiz. Remember Kirkland had to do the dirty work by taking an incredibly risky fight against Carlos Molina, arguably a top 3 fighter at 154. He also had a risky fight with Angulo.

GBP made offers to both Kirkland and Ortiz. The offer to Ortiz was way more than it was for Kirkland. He didn't feel that was right because Ortiz has never had a fight at 154 and isn't even a real junior middleweight. So he held out wanting the same offer that they gave Ortiz.

GBP went to the press criticizing Kirkland for backing out of the fight for "wanting more money" and then it got ugly. He sued GBP for not looking out for his best interests and the lawsuit hasn't been settled yet.

**Danny Gunz** · 03-20-2013, 04:24 PM

I remember that situation. I still dont get why he didn't take the Canelo fight. He initially signed then said he wanted more money.

There is no way he was ever going to get Victor Ortiz money who was always a bigger name than Kirkland and was just coming off the Floyd fight.

**Heavy Hitter** · 03-20-2013, 04:29 PM

He has Curtis Jackson's attorney and he is suing everyone he's involved with in boxing.
So he's locked himself in legal battles which are keeping him out of the ring at his own choice.

**Fetta** · 03-20-2013, 04:34 PM

didnt he say that his trainer gave him some black pill or something like that? Also didnt he hurt his shoulder?

**ElBossHogg�** · 03-20-2013, 04:39 PM

kirkland to busy being un-loyal and popping black pills and pulling out of career fights and sueing everyone he knows to be taken seriously by any one in the boxing world.

**Danny Gunz** · 03-20-2013, 04:45 PM

Sure fire way to fall into obscurity is to get caught up in legal issues right after the best fight of you career

I bet he started all of this cause he wants to sign with SMS, or at the time TMT, than the hype completely washed away for TMT.

**Larry the boss** · 03-20-2013, 05:04 PM

I think we have seen the best of Kirkland to be honest,he lacks mental fortitude.

It has almost been a year since Kirkland's last fight