Thoughts on Kid Chocolate Quillin?

What do yall make of this kid? I haven't seen him in action for quite a while and his progression has been a little slow, but i remember being thoroughly impressed with his fightgame the few times i had the pleasure to watch him.

I will never get tired of watching fighters with good fundamentals and this kid pivoted on the turn and the lead left foot constantly on the outside and it was damn impressive. It really is the throwback to prize fighting. Kid Chocolate has the tools as he reminds me of a smaller USS Cunningham with the bounce in the step and commitment to two stepping forward. Give me sound fundamentals over leaping hybrids or smoke and mirrors switch hitting any day.

Watch out for Kid Chocolate, this young stud can throw them fists baw!

 

It's frustrating because these young prospects are so damn inactive, need to be a lot busier IMO.

 

^ Don't worry Andy won't have to face him anytime soon.

 

After several months on the milk carton, Kid has finally been found and is facing Jesse Brinkley in a bit on one of those Mexican channels.

 

Lonnie Smith vs. David Rodela (Pacquiao/Khan sparring partner) first up.

 

This Lonnie Smith is one the loudest grunters i've ever heard. He's wild and telegraphs his punches like crazy, but he's just walking to Rodela who has very little to keep him honest and is just getting outhustled.

Smith is 3 rounds up so far.

 

Rodela had his best round in the fourth (well compared to what he did in the first three) caught Smith with everything he threw with little effect, circling on the outside and throwing combinations and lead uppercuts. Smith just grins and walks through it though. Smith is getting tired a little bit but Rodela has nothing on his punches and on the inside and is a sucker for the over hand right.

 

Smith seems to have ground to a halt and run out of ideas at the start of 6th and final. Rodela rattling off combinations on the outside and finally holding his own on the inside. Smith is fighting in bursts in this final round but still is really giving some heat to Rodela though, he's the stronger and more powerful snap on his punches. He is just resting there now on the inside though...until the last 20 seconds of the fight when he unloads with right hands and left hooks and seems to have Rodela hurt on the ropes, Rodela fires back and they exchange to the final bell. Rodela is tough and did great to survive.

I have Lonnie Smith winning this 4 rounds to 2.

 

Quillin vs Brinkley.

Tentative start, feeling eachother out. Quillin looks so much bigger and is using spacing well, getting his jab going. Brinkley walks to him and they tie up on the inside...they go like that til 50 seconds left in the round Quillin catches Brinkley with a counter right hand and has him hurt...Brinkley does a silly dance and goes to the ropes, Quillin stays calm and trys to finish him. Brinkley survives. Big round for Quillin. This won't last long.

 

Quillin is so lean and sharp here, he's measuring Brinkley with the jab and catching him with that right hand at will. Brinkley is not coming forward as much in the second and is trying to bounce on his toes. Quillin controlling him with the jab and could finish this whenever he wants.