I won't crack Kirk weight issues, but why is he coming back now? I am hard pressed to believe that he can still be a force in the division.
Good for him regardless of how far he goes. Vitali is retiring soon, so there will be a couple of belts out htere to choose from. And if he can get in shape and stay in shape, he might even be a good fight for Wlad.
If Johnson can get his weight down into the 220's he could become a viable Heavyweight contender. He is really skilled.
I was a big fan of Kirk, thought he was going to be a force in the division then the unfortunate knee incident happened. Hopefully it has been enough time for it to fully heal and for him to have confidence in stepping into his punches.
If he fights a tomato can, the weight would be irrelevant. hopefully he fights someone in the the BoxRec top 150.