Quote Originally Posted by armin View Post
Quote Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales View Post
Kelly proved that he wasn't able to deal with adversity and was mentally weak when pushed, he would crumble which is a shame
I don't think mentally weak is accurate, he never quit that takes a certain fortitude...he did lack the ability to adapt inside the ring and obviously his inner demons outside the ring are proving/proved to much to overcome to have a long career.
That is pretty much the thick of it but @ElTerribleMorales has a point even if he was just referencing the Hopkins fight. I kept telling people that the old dog was going to school him because his rinse and repeat style was ready made for Hop.I think that fight took him over the edge. He believed all of his own hype and the pundits that had him as the huge favourite in the fight. He was most likely already teetering on the edge or at least well into the pickling process before that fight but after that the guy was done really.