Anyone know how much Kirkland was offered to fight GGG?

[BoxingGenius27]

I heard on another website that Kirk priced himself kind of high. I can't find any numbers anywhere.

But since that fight has fireworks written all over it, why don't they just pay the man what he's asking for?

Ratings + Action = $$$$

[Derranged]

GGG is clearly ducking Kirkland by offering him peanuts. No room for interpretation whatsoever.

[BoxingGenius27]

GGG is clearly ducking Kirkland by offering him peanuts. No room for interpretation whatsoever.

I hope you don't think I was alluding to GGG ducking Kirk in the OP?

[Derranged]

I hope you don't think I was alluding to GGG ducking Kirk in the OP?

Its a joke. Because with many posters its either or:

GGG is the most feared man on the planet

GGG is ducking every fighter with a pulse.

[US Dirk Killer]

Yup.... Because he doesn't have a history of pricing himself out does he?

[icha]

I heard on another website that Kirk priced himself kind of high. I can't find any numbers anywhere.

But since that fight has fireworks written all over it, why don't they just pay the man what he's asking for?

Ratings + Action = $$$$

he didit before when he was already signed for canelo... looks like he is trying to cash out on just one fight...

[Hougigo]

Let me guess... they refuse to pay him because they like lowballing their opponents right?
Kirkland's never priced himself out right?

http://www.bad lefthook.com/2012/6/2/3059522/canelo-vs-kirkland-injury-shoulder-money-purse-demands-boxing-news

Under a million to $2.5 is a hell of a jump

[BoxingGenius27]

Let me guess... they refuse to pay him because they like lowballing their opponents right?
Kirkland's never priced himself out right?

http://www.bad lefthook.com/2012/6/2/3059522/canelo-vs-kirkland-injury-shoulder-money-purse-demands-boxing-news

Under a million to $2.5 is a hell of a jump

This whole GGG thing has you acting really weird lately

[Hougigo]

This whole GGG thing has you acting really weird lately

What're you talking about?
I'm the same as always

[BoxingGenius27]

Anyway, why GBP tried to get Kirk to fight Canelo hurt is beyond me:

Instead of making Kirk-Canelo after Kirk smashed Angulo, GBP decided to make Canelo vs Shane Mosley. Then once they realized Kirkland was hurt after the Molina bout, they tried to make him fight Canelo all of a sudden knowing he wouldn't be ready by the supposed date.

I don't blame Kirkland for asking to get paid if he was gonna fight hurt.

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...tears-shoulder

Junior middleweight contender James Kirkland suffered two tears in his right shoulder during his controversial 10th-round disqualification victory against Carlos Molina last Saturday night and will undergo arthroscopic surgery Monday, co-manager Michael Miller said.

Kirkland will be operated on by San Antonio shoulder specialist Dr. Phil Jacobs, Miller said. Jacobs examined Kirkland on Tuesday because he had been complaining of pain in the shoulder following the fight at Reliant Arena in Houston.

"James was complaining after the fight about his right shoulder a lot. James is the epitome of a non-complainer," Miller said, "so I was thinking there has to be something to it.

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"I said if it's just sore, that's one thing. But if it's really hurting on Sunday, call me. James called me on Sunday and said it was hurting him like crazy."

The injury certainly could be an explanation for Kirkland's poor performance and general lack of aggression.

Molina had dominated the fight, but Kirkland, who was trailing on two scorecards, dropped him just as the bell rang to end the 10th round. However, Molina was disqualified by referee Jon Schorle in a highly controversial decision when one of Molina's cornermen entered the ring, even though the bell had rung and Molina had easily gotten to his feet.

Schorle, however, was still giving the mandatory eight-count.

Miller said Kirkland (31-1, 27 KOs) would be out for at least three months following surgery. The wait kills the plan for a Showtime main event June 30 against Paul Williams at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Williams-Kirkland had been in the works under the assumption that Kirkland defeated Molina and would be ready to fight in June.

"The doctor said there was some damage and some parts of the shoulder that needed to be tightened up," Miller said. "It's supposed to be a 45-minute surgery on an outpatient basis. James is supposed to show up at noon, surgery at 1 and he should be out by 5. He'll have his arm in a sling for three weeks, and then after that he's supposed to have a two-month physical therapy regimen.

"But Dr. Jacobs said, 'I anticipate three months until you're back doing what you were doing before the surgery.' The doctor knew something was wrong because he could feel it in James' shoulder even before the MRI, but he said James would be good as new."

Warriors Boxing promoter Leon Margules, meanwhile, filed a formal appeal this week on behalf of Molina (19-5-2, 6 KOs) with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which oversees boxing in the state.

He is seeking to have the result of the fight changed to a no-contest because he believes Schorle did not apply the rules correctly and that the round should have been over as soon as Molina had beaten the 10-count, which he did before his cornerman entered the ring.