if he learns to block he'll be fine. I don't think he'll be at the elite level but he can be a solid B class fighter if he just learns to put his damn hands up and stop bending down.
I don't think he'll ever beat Marg now.
10 times out of 10 I'll pick Tony.
Kermit just looked in fear of him the whole time.
He'll have a good career so long as he ducks Tony and waits another 2 years for a showdown with Cotto.
MMA could be a good way to go as long as he brushes up on his wrestling and does a little cross training in catch or JJ.
I think he knows how to do those things Kam. What he just doesn't have is the constitution to stand up to continual onslaught from someone bigger than he is. Margarito unnerved him, twice, and he fell apart.
I actually think MMA might not be a bad option.
Its safe to say hes so weak mentally he would get raped in MMA
Its safe to say hes so weak mentally he would get raped in MMA
i don't think he does. even in his other fights, he'd have his hands low and merely duck. Feliciano hit him more than he should since Cintron has a paper-thin defense. Granted Cintron had a broken hand which affected him but he's not the only power puncher who neglects defense b/c most guys he faces go to sleep when he hits them.
sure, he fell to Margarito's pressure but that's what happens, as i said, to a guy who's used to people fallin down whenever he hits them. The same applies to Edison Miranda, who also has his hands down and doesn't kno how to block well (altho i see more potential w/ Miranda b/c of his ferocity). These guys who fall in love w/ their own power and don't learn proper defense.
the fight was less of Cintron folding than revealing his one-dimensional style w/o a defense. If he had a defense, he would at least lasted the whole fight and find more opportunities to land. I don't doubt his heart as some seem to, it's just a lack of technique and defense. If he actually folded, he would have just quit.
Its safe to say hes so weak mentally he would get raped in MMA
I disagree. Its easier to take a breather in MMA than it is in boxing and thats kinda Cintrons problem. He needs breathers as he doesnt handle consistant preasure that well.
I don't know, his defense was a lot better against Estrada, who is more of a pressure Fighter than Feliciano. Miranda's never known how to Box, and Bonilla's not the best guy in-terms of instructing raw technique.
I think he wanted to quit and was on his way to quitting. Based on that crap about crying to the ref when he knowingly showed Tony his back and the back of his head and got hit. All the time he spent crying he could have been firing back, it's not like he wasn't connecting, just Tony wasn't going anywhere and Cintron was on the retreat.
I don't know, his defense was a lot better against Estrada, who is more of a pressure Fighter than Feliciano. Miranda's never known how to Box, and Bonilla's not the best guy in-terms of instructing raw technique.
I think he wanted to quit and was on his way to quitting. Based on that crap about crying to the ref when he knowingly showed Tony his back and the back of his head and got hit. All the time he spent crying he could have been firing back, it's not like he wasn't connecting, just Tony wasn't going anywhere and Cintron was on the retreat.