Comments Thread For: Team Canelo Eye James Kirkland Clash For December

[KevinHenry007]

I wouldn't be shocked if Canelo hurts him in the first round and finishes him. I would be shocked if Kirkland lasts more than 5 rounds.

The very same can be said about Canelo if Kirkland makes it out the 1st round.

[JJRod]

He was approached while he was injured from the Molina fight. He said if he was gonna fight injured he wanted to get paid more. But of course GBP tried to make it look like a duck job.

Again this myth has been debunked. It's complete bull, and a poster like you should know better.

Kirkland had already had successful shoulder surgery in early April of 2012. He was approached in early June of 2012 for a fight with Canelo that wouldn't be until mid September of 2012. More than 5 months after his successful surgery.
Don't make it seem as if Canelo wanted Kirkland 5 days after he came out of surgery, was only going to give him 3 weeks to train, or as your comment insinuates Kirkland was still injured at the time they approached him. It wasn't the case.

In addition Kirkland was offered a career payday at the time, 1 million dollars. He wasn't offered peanuts. This is why he had agreed, his manager had agreed and everyone on GBP was on board. However days after agreeing to the fight Kirkland declined first saying his shoulder wasn't fully recovered, only later to change his story saying he wanted more money. Asking his manager and GBP for 2.5 million, something that even his own Manager Dunkin said was nuts, and not reasonable.

Plus there were so many inconsistency's with his story and rumors about a new advisor named Curtis Meeks in Kirklands ear telling him not to take the fight. It was pretty obvious Kirkland was not wanting to fight. In other words ducking.

[GhostBlade]

Demetrius Andrade, Charlo Twins, Carlos Molina, etc.

Meh. Basically there isn't anyone left. No one would pay to watch Canelo fight any of those guys. Those guys are faceless fighters in the division.

[djt117]

Meh. Basically there isn't anyone left. No one would pay to watch Canelo fight any of those guys. Those guys are faceless fighters in the division.

If 300K paid to watch him fight Lara, don't see why they would / should not pay for Andrade.

I do think those two (Canelo & Andrade) will meet but I think it will be at 160 (both are tight at 154).

A Middleweight division with Canelo, GGG, and Andrade (all of whom I think would be open to fighting each other -- and nobody has Haymon to jam things up) ... Middleweight would go from being a weak division to one of the hottest divisions in the sport.

[GhostBlade]

If 300K paid to watch him fight Lara, don't see why they would / should not pay for Andrade.

I do think those two (Canelo & Andrade) will meet but I think it will be at 160 (both are tight at 154).

A Middleweight division with Canelo, GGG, and Andrade (all of whom I think would be open to fighting each other -- and nobody has Haymon to jam things up) ... Middleweight would go from being a weak division to one of the hottest divisions in the sport.

Lara is a bigger name than Andrade or at least more of an exciting matchup. The fight with Lara at least seemed exciting on paper but Andrade is going to get hurt against Canelo and no one knows who Andrade really is so the fight is as meaningless as Froch vs DeGale.

[Divine Hammer]

this fight would have been relevant 2 years ago, but james kirkland hasn't done anything meaningful since KO'ing angulo. tapia was a young inexperienced prospect.

canelo needs to man up and move to middleweight and fight GGG. i will never give him any credit until he fights and beats GGG.

[GhostBlade]

this fight would have been relevant 2 years ago, but james kirkland hasn't done anything meaningful since KO'ing angulo. tapia was a young inexperienced prospect.

canelo needs to man up and move to middleweight and fight GGG. i will never give him any credit until he fights and beats GGG.

Get real. Canelo doesn't have to move to 160 lbs. if he doesn't want to. Canelo takes on the toughest guys in his division and there's no reason for him to move up. He's still young and there's always time to move up in the future once GGG is out of the spotlight.

[Divine Hammer]

Get real. Canelo doesn't have to move to 160 lbs. if he doesn't want to. Canelo takes on the toughest guys in his division and there's no reason for him to move up. He's still young and there's always time to move up in the future once GGG is out of the spotlight.

so canelo going to fight at 155lbs forever?? c'mon canelo is a middleweight posing as a "jr middleweight".

at some point he's going to have to move up and fight guys his own size.

GGG makes a good boy out of canelo. deal with it please.

[Gary Coleman]

I wouldn't be shocked if Canelo hurts him in the first round and finishes him. I would be shocked if Kirkland lasts more than 5 rounds.

Agreed. Kirkland doesn't have the chin for this. The first lead uppercut Canelo lands, it's game over.

[BendOver]

Dream come true?
The dude agreed to the fight last time and backed out.
Even his managers and the people around him were befuddled as to why he turned down a career paycheck against Canelo in 2012.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Stop it, we all know james was hurt and he say if they want me to fight him with one arm they have to pay me, handsomely.