¡Kermit Cintron es solamente BASURA!

OK?

Are we all accepting this?

Everybody on the same page?

****ing...finally?


Time after time, Cintron gives us every reason to believe he isn't the elite he was made out to be during his initial rise up the ranks (and the next rise up the ranks...and the next...)

Time after time, a swarm of apologists tell us that because of Excuse A and Rationalization B...well, we haven't seen the best of Kermit. He can come back better than ever. He's gone through a rough patch but that's over now. He just needed to "find his center", get himself focused, what have you - but once he does that, ooh boy! Look out, world!

He just needs Manny Steward.

Oops. Nope...

He just needs Ronnie Shields.

Oops. Nope...



The guy has five losses - officially. He should really have seven.

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That is 7 of his 11 noteworthy opponents in his career.


He has two decent legitimate wins - both by decision and competitive. (Angulo and N'Dou - the former dangerous but not that difficult to outbox with a bit of movement and the latter just old & above his peak weight and already growing disillusioned/disgruntled with the sport, bitter after his pair of losses to Malignaggi and already halfway transformed into "Losemore N'dou"...)

His secondary wins are Feliciano (which, whatever... - and he labored to stop Jesse...) and a TKO over Prince Ouali when both he and Cintron were fern green.

That's it. Take away the Smith gift, and he has four even remotely notable wins (two that aren't really pushing the limits of the term "notable" - and those two weren't especially dominant victories).

Lucas Matthysse's brother is a joke, so don't even mention that very flattering highlight reel knockout on Cintron's ledger.

King David Estrada? Also not very good, and Cintron went life and death with him.


He's done nothing to ever convince the world of his supposed elite talent. He's done everything to demonstrate that he lacks the tangibles AS WELL AS the intangibles to be a top dog in this sport.


His boxing skills are passing fair at best. Good enough to stick and move his way to a decision over El Perro (with an assist from good old Influenza) but poor enough to see him clearly schooled by Carlos Molina, and to a lesser extent Antwone Smith.

His power - at welterweight was alright. He was never the hardest puncher at 147, but he was up there. Sure. At light middleweight his power is barely noticeable.

His chin at welterweight was average. At 154 it's outright poor.

He's got the heart of an aphid.

He doesn't adapt well. When things don't go to plan, he comes apart at the seams.


Can we NOW finally stop hearing about how he's a threat to everybody in his weight range? Can we stop kidding ourselves that tweaking this or that in the gym, or changing his diet, or climbing a mountaintop and meditating for a week is going to suddenly UNLOCK HIS TRUE POTENTIAL and see him shine pretty like the beautiful mythical Cintron unicorn his fans always knew he could be?

Can we just ****ing realize that all he is right now is a tablespoonful of stale resume stuffing?

"Hey, so-and-so beat Kermit Cintron. Isn't that the boxer-puncher guy from PR who used to be a welterweight prospect and on TV a lot before spiraling down to the sewer? Eh, I guess that's an okay win..."

:deal

 

Ten years of hype now - ten years of constant television exposure and being hyped up by delusional fans as one of the best in his division (some even said p4p!! atsch) and what to show for it?





UD12 Angulo

UD12 N'Dou



YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! arty