Kirkland Laing was called "The Gifted One", a genius within the confines of the boxing ring. He was an enigmatic individual who never did things the conventional way, and maybe that was his problem - life and boxing came too easily to a man who seemed to have a glorious future ahead of him. As a result, he will be remembered for what might have been. If he had had the discipline to go with his talent then who knows what he could have achieved?