Troy Williamson vs. Josh Kelly | CH5 - 2 December 2022

[keithmoonhangover]

Adam Booth did a masterful job in the corner last night. Keeping him calm, keeping him focused, paced and breathing correctly.

[emallini]

Kelly did not fall apart like most predicted. Good performance.

[handsofstone]

Looked like Kelly was gonna blow Williamson away in a round or 2 initially but Williamson caught him with a big right at end of 4th and I thought that might be catalyst for a comeback but Kelly elected to box , opened Williamson up a couple times later but boxed and moved for the 12 rounds

[Ruthless-RKO]

Showboating also hit a nerve for some who took to social media to comment.

One said: “F****** despise Josh Kelly. He does not have the talent to back up his arrogance. Absolute bell.”

Another added: “Josh Kelly and Adam Booth might be the most arrogant for no reason fighter trainer combo in history.”

A third stated: “I personally love a bit of showboating, cockiness and all that, but Josh Kelly just proper irks me and always has.”

Some defended Kelly, though, as he took every round from Troy Williamson.

“Josh Kelly just badly schooled Troy Williamson. Shame it wasn’t a stoppage.”

“That was fantastic from Josh Kelly. I did everything right, simple. 12-0 – a complete shutout.”

[skanksta]

Adam Booth did a masterful job in the corner last night. Keeping him calm, keeping him focused, paced and breathing correctly.

Yeah x2
Really clever stuff from Booth and he retained human form throughout, too.

[keithmoonhangover]

One of Troy's brothers was arrested for throwing two chairs and one hitting a pregnant woman. One guy got stamped by a a bunch of lads for asking a girl (who he knew) how she was following a family bereavement. And finally there was a 20 man brawl between the Mackems and the Boro/Darlo lads.

[Teddy's Toupee]

119-109 Kelly, best performance of his career but still more fart than sh1t, he did dominate Williamson, better footwork, picked the better punches, landed the left hook and rolled under time and again, hurt Williamson a few times coming up with the uppercuts through the middle but still postures too much and is too busy feinting and posing out of range, he did make Williamson miss all night but too boring for me an nowhere near as spectacular as commentators and Kalle saying

He's getting a proper hiding if he ever gets a crack at a world title. Both of them looked miles away from anything aproaching world-class boxing.

But as a British title fight, it was good. Kelly has already been found wanting at Euro level. He could well some day get the European if Ava drops it.

I thought it was poor for British level to be honest. Williamson didn't seem to have a clue about feints or setting up his shots and his punches seemed pedestrian. Kelly threw some shocking haymakers and his "elusiveness" was more to do with Williamson's predictability than Kelly's supposed preternatural abibilities. Kelly never beats a solid European level boxer.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Adam Booth did a masterful job in the corner last night. Keeping him calm, keeping him focused, paced and breathing correctly.

Yeah x2
Really clever stuff from Booth and he retained human form throughout, too.

Booth is a bellend of epic proportion.

[keithmoonhangover]

Adam Booth did a masterful job in the corner last night. Keeping him calm, keeping him focused, paced and breathing correctly.

Yeah x2
Really clever stuff from Booth and he retained human form throughout, too.

Booth is a bellend of epic proportion.

.......but a great cornerman.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Showboating also hit a nerve for some who took to social media to comment.

One said: “F****** despise Josh Kelly. He does not have the talent to back up his arrogance. Absolute bell.”

Another added: “Josh Kelly and Adam Booth might be the most arrogant for no reason fighter trainer combo in history.”

A third stated: “I personally love a bit of showboating, cockiness and all that, but Josh Kelly just proper irks me and always has.”

Some defended Kelly, though, as he took every round from Troy Williamson.

“Josh Kelly just badly schooled Troy Williamson. Shame it wasn’t a stoppage.”

“That was fantastic from Josh Kelly. I did everything right, simple. 12-0 – a complete shutout.”

He's like the Tom Cruise of boxing(not status-wise, obviously). An annoying, arrogant aching arsehole of a man.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Yeah x2
Really clever stuff from Booth and he retained human form throughout, too.

Booth is a bellend of epic proportion.

.......but a great cornerman.

Not particularly.

[keithmoonhangover]

Booth is a bellend of epic proportion.

.......but a great cornerman.

Not particularly.

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

[skanksta]

.......but a great cornerman.

Not particularly.

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

Yeah.
I actually like his schtick, but - like him or not - he's clearly a great cornerman generally, and particularly last night.

[forcefraser]

One of Troy's brothers was arrested for throwing two chairs and one hitting a pregnant woman. One guy got stamped by a a bunch of lads for asking a girl (who he knew) how she was following a family bereavement. And finally there was a 20 man brawl between the Mackems and the Boro/Darlo lads.

So glad I moved away from the UK. Far too many tools

[Teddy's Toupee]

.......but a great cornerman.

Not particularly.

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

Oleaginous smirking and demonstrating how to inhale and exhale. Genius.

[emallini]

Showboating also hit a nerve for some who took to social media to comment.

One said: “F****** despise Josh Kelly. He does not have the talent to back up his arrogance. Absolute bell.”

Another added: “Josh Kelly and Adam Booth might be the most arrogant for no reason fighter trainer combo in history.”

A third stated: “I personally love a bit of showboating, cockiness and all that, but Josh Kelly just proper irks me and always has.”

Some defended Kelly, though, as he took every round from Troy Williamson.

“Josh Kelly just badly schooled Troy Williamson. Shame it wasn’t a stoppage.”

“That was fantastic from Josh Kelly. I did everything right, simple. 12-0 – a complete shutout.”

Social media is for losers

[keithmoonhangover]

Not particularly.

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

Oleaginous smirking and demonstrating how to inhale and exhale. Genius.

Keeping his fighter calm and confident and making sure he uses breathing techniques between rounds, which is something a lot of top trainers do. You know your boxing mate, I'm surprised you can't see great corner work when you see it.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

Oleaginous smirking and demonstrating how to inhale and exhale. Genius.

Keeping his fighter calm and confident and making sure he uses breathing techniques between rounds, which is something a lot of top trainers do. You know your boxing mate, I'm surprised you can't see great corner work when you see it.

If Booth genuinely believes Josh Kelly can get to world level he's as deluded as his boxer and that makes me question his judgement and ability as a coach.

[keithmoonhangover]

Oleaginous smirking and demonstrating how to inhale and exhale. Genius.

Keeping his fighter calm and confident and making sure he uses breathing techniques between rounds, which is something a lot of top trainers do. You know your boxing mate, I'm surprised you can't see great corner work when you see it.

If Booth genuinely believes Josh Kelly can get to world level he's as deluded as his boxer and that makes me question his judgement and ability as a coach.

Come on mate, he's hardly going to say, "British level is all he's good for, he'll never make it at world level." That's never going to happen.

For what it's worth, I think Kelly will be a genuine top ten contender by the end of next year.

[skanksta]

What do you expect him to say TT ?
"That's clearly my clients limit - he should retire now!"

Besides, he just won a Brit title 119-109 against a KO artist.
A few more wins like that and some improvement.., he'll likely win a Euro Title and get a shot at least.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Keeping his fighter calm and confident and making sure he uses breathing techniques between rounds, which is something a lot of top trainers do. You know your boxing mate, I'm surprised you can't see great corner work when you see it.

If Booth genuinely believes Josh Kelly can get to world level he's as deluded as his boxer and that makes me question his judgement and ability as a coach.

Come on mate, he's hardly going to say, "British level is all he's good for, he'll never make it at world level." That's never going to happen.

For what it's worth, I think Kelly will be a genuine top ten contender by the end of next year.

He might get in the top ten, but he won't and never will be a genuine threat to anyone at genuine world level.

[MightyWarrior]

Not particularly.

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

Oleaginous smirking and demonstrating how to inhale and exhale. Genius.

Ha ha yes that’s exactly Booth, a very weird man. The clueless commentator asking Groves how great Booth is. George hates booth

[cormack]

One of Troy's brothers was arrested for throwing two chairs and one hitting a pregnant woman. One guy got stamped by a a bunch of lads for asking a girl (who he knew) how she was following a family bereavement. And finally there was a 20 man brawl between the Mackems and the Boro/Darlo lads.

Just a normal night in the North when Mackems Geordies and smoggies are in the same place .

[Teddy's Toupee]

What do you expect him to say TT ?
"That's clearly my clients limit - he should retire now!"

Besides, he just won a Brit title 119-109 against a KO artist.
A few more wins like that and some improvement.., he'll likely win a Euro Title and get a shot at least.

Blowing smoke up a boxer's arse isn't good coaching. If Booth is as deluded about his(Kelly's)abilities as Kelly clearly is then they're not doing each other any favours.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Aw, ha'way man Teddy. He was perfect in the corner last night. Give the man some credit.

Oleaginous smirking and demonstrating how to inhale and exhale. Genius.

Ha ha yes that’s exactly Booth, a very weird man. The clueless commentator asking Groves how great Booth is. George hates booth

Extremely weird. He's like a creepy cult leader. Quite fitting as Josh Kelly's mannerisms and overweening confidence put me in mind of notorious "Scientologist" Tom Cruise.