Quote Originally Posted by DGs_Diane View Post
Okay since I am new here, I'm sure that I am going to get blasted here, and lose what little rep points I have, but I am going to defend Sergio.


You want to compare him to Pavlik, okay, let's do that. (First, in no way am I criticizing Pavlik, I am a huge fan of Kelly's, he a local guy who's career I have been supporting for sometime now.) Go and look at who Kelly was fighting at the same stage as Sergio's career now, he was fighting the same type of guys, with the same type of records, as the guys that Sergio is fighting now. Kelly did it the smart, and right way, he slowly worked his way up in the level of competition he faced, and that is what Sergio is attempting to do as well. Remember Pavlik did not get that title shot until his 32nd fight, Sergio only has 21 fights, so cut the guy some slack, and let him grow as a fighter. He has skills, but they are skills that he is still developing.

I've actually gotten the chance to get to know Sergio, and he is a very down to earth guy. He is very respectful, and very honest. He will, and has, come right out say that he has sucked in some of his fights. Like the Ayala fight, he didn't walk out of the ring pissed off over the decision, he was pissed off at himself for fighting so poorly, and he even said so in the post fight press conference, and interviews. Trust me, he knows when he doesn't fight well, and nothing pisses him off more than that.

So all I'm trying to say is that Sergio is not the jerk that many of you think he is, and I think he should be given the chance to develop his boxing skills the right way, and not sink his career by jumping into a fight that he is not ready for.

Sergio is OLDER than Pavlik, so you can almost throw out the "look at who kelly was fighting at this stage in his career" You're missing the point i think.. Kelly earned everything he has now.. he worked his way from the BOTTOM up.. He was not overhyped.. in fact many had him losing to Miranda pre-fight.. and he was the underdog in the Taylor fight.. Kelly HAD to fight the guys he fought to work his way up to get the big fights.. Sergio won the Contender.. We all have seen what the contender has done for fighters as far as marketability goes, and as far as title shots.. Sergio won the Contender, and he talks a lot of smack, and then runs from the competition... Sergio is ranked top 15 as a middleweight and he hasn't done anything to earn that.. that is why he is "over-rated"..

As far as the guys he is fighting at "this time in his career".. Sergio is fighting NOBODIES (when he could be fighting champions or higher caliber fighters) and what makes it WORSE is that he fought ONCE in 2007 and looked COMPLETELY TERRIBLE and should've lost that fight.. For someone who relies on his speed and reflexes to win fights, he is not getting any younger.. Throw out the "this time in his career" and look at his age, and the style of fighter he is.. Not that he is old, at 27, but he is not getting any younger.. He obviously does not have KO power (or even close) so he needs to make his run when he will be able to.. which was right after the Contender, up until the end of last year.. and now he actually has to fight some people to be recognized considering he waited so long after the Contender.

Sorry man, he is cocky and over-rated.