Kirkland’s comfort zone resides in a phone booth, too, except he’s stronger and far more explosive than Molina. Unlike Lara, the aggressive southpaw’s more at ease throwing right hooks and uppercuts than he is throwing straight left hands at a distance. That, combined with an industrious motor, can make Kirkland a terror to deal with, and if trench warfare is often won by the side with the louder weapons, Molina may be at a disadvantage. From The Cruelest Sport