Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.10.2008 Armed with serious gifts for gab and jabs, analyst Kevin Kelley sized up a new boxer when he showed up at Roger's Westside Gym this week. Himself. Years after fighting standouts such as Naseem Hamed, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera — and after launching a commentating career on HBO, Westwood One and other outlets — Kelley is still planning to climb through the ropes tonight at Desert Diamond Casino. At age 41. Against somebody nearly young enough to be his son, 26-year-old super-featherweight prospect David Rodela of Oxnard, Calif. Why? Kelley's trainer, Don House, has one answer. "The reason why he's not worried is he has nothing to prove, nothing to lose," House said. "If (Rodela) beats him, it's just 'he beat an old man.' " Golden Boy matchmaker Eric Gomez said Kelley (60-8-2,...
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