Absolutely couldn't have said it any better TeleTuff. I just don't understand some of the venom in the boxing wired world directed at Kerm, who in my mind is one of the most fan friendly, and skill wise underappreciated, of fighters. He (and his team) just wasn't ready for the first Margs fight (too much too soon for a guy who started boxing at 18-- and I think this remains the root of the "fragile mentality" perception, yet I do think this is overstated (Kerm had plenty of opportunity to crack in some of his other non-Margarito battles yet had the wherewithal to pull through), and his "visionquest" to redeem himself and take the second Margs fight makes me respect him even more even though he lost (I'm not even going to venture into the hands controversy until we know more about what happened against Mosely). Kerm's 29 but really, given his late start, is still a "developing" fighter skill wise-- and its this boxing skill development (now under Ronnie Shields) that determines how much better he will get. If he stops developing, I think his career plateaus-- but he sure doesn't sound like a guy who will let that happen. I give him plenty of props and am rooting for him this Saturday to become a factor to be reckoned with at both 147 AND 154 from here on out.
Still don't know much about the Agrentine (if Buema is still his best win-- I have my doubts that he can handle Kerm's power if Kerm can catch up to him).


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