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i didn't read all the posts... but here is my opinion on the situation. the growing cult of personality around Kimbo is really misguided. he hasn't fought anyone that had skills (except for gannon who submitted him standing up a couple times, much to everyones dismay). for the most part, he fought people who sucked worse than he did... mainly a bunch of misguided, clueless ghetto weirdos who made the near fatal mistake of trying to show off for their friends. being big and putting your head down and swinging doesn't make one a good fighter... even when you happen to connect and even hurt people. only in the last fight i saw, did it become apparent that he had actually started to train... you could see it in his punching and body work. is it enough? who knows? is he a great fighter? well... he hasn't fought anyone that they knew right away that he could beat. can he be a great fighter? depends on how comitted he is, how hard he trains and how well he accepts the inevitable fact that he's going to also lose from time to time.
i dont think people seem to really understand what it takes to get into shape for a fight and what kind of conditioning it takes. beyond that, its much much harder for someone who is a heavy weight. i box 5 days a week, trust me... i know. no matter how hard i work... its never enough. mercer knows. if i had to bet money right now on a fight between him and a pro boxer, i would bet money on kimbo losing steam right away... as he always does after a few flurries.
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