Yes you can, Kelly!!!!

From what I'm told, he's upset with himself right now, and that is to be expected. He's a competitor and a (former) champion. For the second time he's been undressed publicly by a very skilled fighter. It's not difficult to see that this could be very discouraging for a fighter and lead to any fighter questioning themselves. Given Kelly's shortcomings, he cannot step through the ropes discouraged or questioning himself. He has to have 100% confidence that what he is good at can overcome his shortcomings and that he can win with his toughness and strength of will. He must be asking himself if all those critics were right all along. He must be asking himself if it is worth pulling himself up and trying again. Well....

YES YOU CAN, KELLY!!!! :bbb:fire:twisted:rosstheboss:boxer

There are so many things that Kelly can work on and that he can improve and incorporate into what he does already. He can use his left better, he can learn to do some things on the inside, go to the body better. He can learn to mix his attack up and use a little variety. These are things that he can do. He's never going to be a slick, counter puncher or someone with speed and quickness, but he can work on a lot that will serve him very well. Yeah the cutman sucked but Sergio was great. Sergio turned it on in the Championship rounds while Kelly couldnt. Whether it was the eye bothering him or his legs going on him, Sergio took it to him and took his straps. But he can regroup and come back. There is a lot of potential yet to be fullfilled. But this is boxing and sometimes...a lot of times...potential goes unfullfilled.

He knows how to win and he knows what it's like to get his ass kicked and lose. Remember how to win, work on some of things that got your ass kicked and DO IT!!!!

 

I agree Williams is a better style matchup for Kelly. Not easier, just better. But there are things that even a one dimensional fighter can do against Sergio. You don't have to be a slickster to work on your non dominant hand and learn to mix up the attack. Sergio has his own set of flaws just like any fighter but Kelly couldnt do anything about it, especially as the fight wore on. I'm not saying he will roar out of the corner and ko Sergio ala Willams/Quintana but Kelly can do somethings to blunt or at least diminish Sergio's advantages enough to keep him right in it.

 

saying "yes we can" would be what you are referring to and would also imply I have any affect on what Kelly does, smartass (j/k)

but....yes he can :deal

 

tough to argue with that :good

 

a couple losses didnt kill many a fighters career. Shane is the champ again and in one of the biggest fights of the year. A couple of guys just "having his number" and having a stylistic advantage over him didnt stop him. It doesnt have to stop Kelly.

There are so many little things Kelly can work on that his skill set, however limited some think it is, will allow him to do. Will it be enough to overcome Maravilla's style? Can't say. Sergio is very talented and a bad style matchup for Kelly. Moreso than I thought and gave him credit for going into the fight. But Kelly was right in it until Sergio stepped on the gas...so I still have faith.

 

yes it would. williams will be very tough for anyone but people who are there to be hit do get hit by kelly.