Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Kermit Cintron. Can't understand this guy. Came into the fight throwing half-hearted punches at Alvarez. Then.... when the fight was already decided and Kermit had been hurt a few times.... he seems to get pissed off and throws some awesome BOMBS at Alvarez. Had he done that from the very beginning, it could've been a lot different fight altogether. I think it was Roy Jones Jr. that nailed it right on the head when he said that Kermit wasn't going to stand much of a chance until he started "throwing punches like he means it".

First time I saw Kermit fight, it was against Walter Mattheyse (sp?) of Argentina. The guy was undefeated with like 26 KO's in 28 fights. The first round was actually good. Then Kermit destroys the guy with one of the scariest KO combinations I've EVER seen. A left uppercut that shut the circuit breaker off on Walter, and before the poor guy could actually start falling down..... a right hand cannon shot that knocked the poor guy even more senseless. From that point on, I always thought the sky was the limit for Cintron.

But posters in here are absolutely correct. Kermit's biggest problem has always been between the ears. Who knows.... the ex-wrestler-turned-boxer-at-19-years-of-age just doesn't seem to have the fighter's mindset needed for boxing. Which is too bad, because in terms of the total package (size, athleticism, power, etc), he could've been something great. But it just wasn't meant to be.

Retire, Kermit.
he has that Mike Tyson/Zab Judah mentality, if things get too complicate or tough he shuts down, that's why when there were talks of there being a showdown between him against either Cotto or Quintana I honestly favored both guys over Kermit, he's too emotional of a fighter and not in a good sense, a good example of an emotional trainer taking that emotion or desperation and channeling it into a positive is Arturo Gatti and Evander Holyfield, when things got tough or they felt they were about to crumble they only came back stronger, Cintron doesn't have that, when things get too tough he doubts himself then quits altogether, we call him Kermit "El Lloron" Cintron due to the way he usually breaks down and whines or cries during and after a fight