Josh Kelly Trainer Switch: How About Derrick James?

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I'm confused, are you saying fighters that left the UK to train in America or UK fighters being successful fighting in America? Because Prince Naseem did just fine training and fighting in America.

Anyways, how was that relevant to Kelly training with James and James being a good fit for...

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Why does he Kelly need to leave Booth? He obviously doesn't. He can stand put and continue working with Booth no problem.

I just feel that he is going to continue having similar issues the rest of his career with Booth. Think the James gym and the type of sparring Kelly will consistently...

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A big part of getting with James would be to train in the Texas heat with those killers in the gym. Why would James be traveling to the UK to train him? Kelly would have to set camp in Dallas....

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Two of the biggest factors as well as James getting Kelly to sit down on his shots more and limit all the unnecessary movement....

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154? His issues don't all of a sudden get solved going up to 154. He needs to tweak certain parts of his style....

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I don't think he would need a complete makeover or anything, but just would need good hard sparring in camp and then being able to sit on his shots more. Because let me tell you, if you don't sit on your shots while sparring Spence or Charlo, you're going to get run over. I just see some similarities...

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PPV for THIS fight? No way. If it was against someone like Wilder, then sure.

This has to be a misprint or something. Unless it is part of another big card?

Anyways, ready for this fight to take place already. Want to see Ruiz even in decent shape this time around....

[KTFOKING]

PPV for THIS fight? No way. If it was against someone like Wilder, then sure.

This has to be a misprint or something. Unless it is part of another big card?

Anyways, ready for this fight to take place already. Want to see Ruiz even in decent shape this time around....

[KTFOKING]

I mean it's not going to change no reason so you will have to just learn how to deal with it.

I'm still getting used to it myself....

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Instead of Gamber, I'd definitely rather him go to James. He needs that hard sparring and needs to be FORCED sit down and gain respect from his opponents. Does anyone even know what kind of fighters Kelly even spars with?...

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I mean if he wants to stay in the UK, then sure any of the names mentioned could work. But I think coming stateside can really help him. Just better work for WWs and in the case of James, we have already seen him turn around Charlo who had some of the same issues as Kelly....

[KTFOKING]

Eddie is arguably the best in the game right now so pretty much anyone going to him is a good move. That one may take time though. Valdez looked pretty rough in stretches and Nery didn't work out with him either.

I'd like to still see it though. With James, he at least has fighters in...

[KTFOKING]

You talk about high guard, what kind of stance does Spence often times use? Even Charlo?

But it's not just about that. Kelly can still do some of the things he does. I just think James can tweak his style enough and implement more of a pro style. And with the style Kelly has, sparring is...

[KTFOKING]

Fair point on his stamina, but training in the Texas heat would only help right? I feel his stamina issues are impacted by the mental pressure his opponents put on him and how much energy he uses moving unnecessarily. That's what I mean when I say he doesn't really know how to control the tempo of the...

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Ratings are not the same anymore with streaming being implemented more than ever. These ratings were not bad at all. People need to temper their expectations. The entire card averaged over 700k viewers while the main event averaged almost 900k viewers.

Let's see what Valdez does next time...

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I mean you listed another UK based trainer which I get and Ingle has experience with training someone like Naseem. Okay, so I get it, but I don't think Booth is all that great for him. I fully understand sometimes a fighter just isn't good enough. But Kelly doesn't sit down on his shots at all and still...

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Good numbers. Had a good lead in that helped but Valdez always does solid numbers. This fight deserved these types of numbers or a bit better. Valdez with a star making performance, you love to see it!

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Just watched the entire fight today and I don't think that was a robbery or far from it. Broner certainly was landing the cleaner shots in a lot of the rounds but his lack of activity always will give the opponent a chance to beat him.

Broner is an above average fighter that's it. Not...

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i think most people acknowledge that while Josh Kelly has some skills, he is missing a lot elements to his game that he needs for the pro game. So instantly after the fight many mentioned McGuigan or Ingle or other UK based trainers. And on face value, that makes sense. However, I feel like Derrick...

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Even though it out did all the SHO cards since the pandemic, these numbers were not close to what Broner is accustomed to doing. And just for comparison, I believe Gervonta Davis last fight did over 600k. Tank has clearly surpassed him in terms of popularity and it will be interesting to see what type...