Michael Katsidis's brother found dead at home

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John Wallace, the trainer of Cox Plate hopeful Shoot Out, is finding it hard to come to grips with the death of star jockey Stathi Katsidis.


Wallace hasn't yet thought of finding a replacement rider for Shoot Out in the Cox Plate but is hoping the AJC Australian Derby winner can win for his close friend.


"I can't believe it," Wallace said."What a waste of a life. He was a nice guy."
Katsidis was found dead in his Hendra home, on Brisbane's northside, early on Tuesday by his partner Melissa Jackson.


Police said there were no suspicious circumstances but were investigating the cause of death.


It's not known whether drugs may have been involved as Katsidis had a troubled past with drugs and alcohol.


He served a nine-month disqualification for testing positive to ecstasy in 2008 and also battled weight problems.


In February 2008, Katsidis had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit when pulled over by police at Toowoomba.


He was fined $1000 for drink driving and disqualified from driving for six months.
Katsidis showed no signs he had returned to his bad old days of using drugs and was even playing tennis with fellow jockeys on Monday.


Wallace said he saw Katsidis at the Sunshine Coast meeting on Sunday when the jockey told him he couldn't wait to get to Melbourne.


Katsidis was due to ride Shoot Out in the Group One Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday and in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington next month.
"I had a cup of coffee with Stathi after the last at Caloundra on Sunday and he was all go," Wallace said.


"He told me he couldn't wait to get to Melbourne and that he'd be down on Thursday.
"A lot of people don't realise it but he helped a lot of people including apprentices and did a lot of good things.


"It's a total shock."

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Shit man, tragic. :(

RIP

Fight better still be on. Would hate for Marquez to have to sit around waiting. Might as well fight someone else. Situation sucks for Katsidis. But the fight ain't set till the end of November. Plenty of time for him to get his mourn on. And than fight.

Damn, news like that is never pleasant. I hope Katsidis is able to focus on any match he'll have after the tragedy, because shit like that could have you in grieve mode, thrashing about; and looking sloppy. Also it could have you making weird footwork and taking too many punches to the head. He is gonna have to maintain a clear head for and during his future bouts. Understand, the grieving process could be a very long process especially for a situation like the one his brother was involved. You're wondering what's the actual cause, he's a good guy, so on, and so forth, but the fact of the matter is it could build Katsidis to achieve victory in memory of his brother, or it could utterly destroy him in the ring.

It's big news down here, Katsidis was one of Australia's best and most successful jockey's.
Apparently Michael Katsidis has taken the news very hard, understandable and it is tragic news. His brother has had a history of drug related issues in the past, terrible outcome.

Tragic news.

Same thing happened to Evander just before the first Bowe fight except his brother was murdered. If his mind is not going to be right he needs to pull out of the fight!

Well there is just over a month to go until the fight, obviously a week or two of no training (at least) is be a huge factor in his performance. Understandably, wouldn't be surprised if he pulls out but, then again, he may use it to spur him on. Everyone is different I suppose. May want to carry on and win the fight in his brother's memory.

Rip :(

truly tragic.

Dogshit of the highest order..... R.I.P

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Fight better still be on. Would hate for Marquez to have to sit around waiting. Might as well fight someone else. Situation sucks for Katsidis. But the fight ain't set till the end of November. Plenty of time for him to get his mourn on. And than fight.

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You my friend are a class act ;D

RIP, sad news

Yeha I feel for Katisidis. Very tough situation to move past, this is all he needed. Now I bet the Vegas odds will be 4:1 for Marquez. watch

Is he training stateside or in Australia? Makes a pretty big difference between going to "get his mourn on"

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Originally Posted by JonnyFolds

Yeha I feel for Katisidis. Very tough situation to move past, this is all he needed. Now I bet the Vegas odds will be 4:1 for Marquez. watch

Is he training stateside or in Australia? Makes a pretty big difference between going to "get his mourn on"

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Training in Thailand at the moment mate. Or was, anyway.

The fight will be postponed, he stopped training straight away to fly back to Oz, they were really close

1 of 2 things will happen either fight gets cancelled/postponed or Marquez gets battered

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Originally Posted by Hulk

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Fight better still be on. Would hate for Marquez to have to sit around waiting. Might as well fight someone else. Situation sucks for Katsidis. But the fight ain't set till the end of November. Plenty of time for him to get his mourn on. And than fight.

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You my friend are a class act ;D

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It the biggest fight of his career. He delays the fight with Marquez and there's no guarantee it'll be there when he's ready. Marquez at his age ain't trying to just sit around and wait. He'll most likely do the smart thing and move on. Marquez don't need Katsidis. Katsidis needs him.

It's a blow for Katsidis, the fight is postponed. It is a tragedy and sometimes we as sports fans have to realise that family comes first no matter who you are. I bet Marquez would do the same if it was his brother.

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Fight better still be on. Would hate for Marquez to have to sit around waiting. Might as well fight someone else. Situation sucks for Katsidis. But the fight ain't set till the end of November. Plenty of time for him to get his mourn on. And than fight.

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You my friend are a class act ;D

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It the biggest fight of his career. He delays the fight with Marquez and there's no guarantee it'll be there when he's ready. Marquez at his age ain't trying to just sit around and wait. He'll most likely do the smart thing and move on. Marquez don't need Katsidis. Katsidis needs him.

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That was not the point of the post. The point was it's a shame that his brother passed away at 28. Your post slighted that.

It had nothing to do with Marquez. It makes no difference to Marquez anyway whatsoever. He can fight Amir Khan or the winner of Bradley/Alexander and do a mandatory while he's waiting.

That is terrible news for Katsidis. I don't know who the brother is, but what an arse for going out the way he did. Regardless, I respect the decision to pull out. You can't readily fight when a brother has done something as selfish and stupid as that, it will mess your mind up.

VD was insensitive, but I do kind of agree with him from a selfish fans perspective, it was a fight I was looking forward to and Marquez isn't getting any younger. Hopefully Katsidis can bounce back and that Marquez can stay busy and not waste the camp entirely.

Fight still on for November 27th. Good for Katsidis, I love Marquez but he seems pretty inspired I hope he can pull out a win it would be a good story.

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Originally Posted by amat

Fight still on for November 27th. Good for Katsidis, I love Marquez but he seems pretty inspired I hope he can pull out a win it would be a good story.

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Gotta give props to Katsidis, he could have walked away and no one would blame him.

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Originally Posted by amat

Fight still on for November 27th. Good for Katsidis, I love Marquez but he seems pretty inspired I hope he can pull out a win it would be a good story.

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Gotta give props to Katsidis, he could have walked away and no one would blame him.

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Agreed completely. It goes without saying everyone will respect his performance regardless of the outcome. He's a very ballsy fighter, I wish him well.

Just read this statement issued by Michael (on 411 mania):

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I have lost my closest friend, my inspiration in life, my one and only brother. This is something I could never imagine, but for some reason I feel his life is not a loss. My brother is me! We live our lives through each other. We dedicate our triumphs to one another and share the challenges we face in life. What does someone do when they lose the one person in their life like this? They are devastated right? Allow me to share with you Stathi's thoughts and what he wants. If you can believe me, I feel you will all be somewhat enlightened to hear what I have say.

The fight will go on! I will do this for Stathi, my family and myself. The moment I walked in for a grueling sparing session after hearing the news of his death earlier that day, my trainer Brendon Smith shook my hand and said to me "you are about to take the bravest step of your life." We nodded, smiled and went to work. I worked as I have never done before. He is with me and will be all the way. I am happy about this.

I have never experienced anything like I felt that day. Stathi is inside me! We will fight this fight together. I know this is what he wants.

I would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers for my brother, my family and myself. God bless.

Michael Katsidis"

Good luck to him.

Respect to the man, I can't root against someone with that kind of attitude. I like both of these fighters, so I am simply going to sit on the fence and watch a good fight.

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Fight better still be on. Would hate for Marquez to have to sit around waiting. Might as well fight someone else. Situation sucks for Katsidis. But the fight ain't set till the end of November. Plenty of time for him to get his mourn on. And than fight.

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You my friend are a class act ;D

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It the biggest fight of his career. He delays the fight with Marquez and there's no guarantee it'll be there when he's ready. Marquez at his age ain't trying to just sit around and wait. He'll most likely do the smart thing and move on. Marquez don't need Katsidis. Katsidis needs him.

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That was not the point of the post. The point was it's a shame that his brother passed away at 28. Your post slighted that.

It had nothing to do with Marquez. It makes no difference to Marquez anyway whatsoever. He can fight Amir Khan or the winner of Bradley/Alexander and do a mandatory while he's waiting.

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It wasn't that the Katsidis fight might not happen. That wasn't the point. Katsidis means nothing to Marquez. Marquez can fight David Diaz and he'll consider it the same. The problem was Marquez going through almost a full training camp for nothing. That's not a good thing at this stage in his career. But all that is irrelevant now with the fight seemingly on.

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Originally Posted by ukboxingwatcher

Just read this statement issued by Michael (on 411 mania):

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I have lost my closest friend, my inspiration in life, my one and only brother. This is something I could never imagine, but for some reason I feel his life is not a loss. My brother is me! We live our lives through each other. We dedicate our triumphs to one another and share the challenges we face in life. What does someone do when they lose the one person in their life like this? They are devastated right? Allow me to share with you Stathi's thoughts and what he wants. If you can believe me, I feel you will all be somewhat enlightened to hear what I have say.

The fight will go on! I will do this for Stathi, my family and myself. The moment I walked in for a grueling sparing session after hearing the news of his death earlier that day, my trainer Brendon Smith shook my hand and said to me "you are about to take the bravest step of your life." We nodded, smiled and went to work. I worked as I have never done before. He is with me and will be all the way. I am happy about this.

I have never experienced anything like I felt that day. Stathi is inside me! We will fight this fight together. I know this is what he wants.

I would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers for my brother, my family and myself. God bless.

Michael Katsidis"

Good luck to him.

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Yep good luck Michael; and Stathi.

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Just read this statement issued by Michael (on 411 mania):

"
I have lost my closest friend, my inspiration in life, my one and only brother. This is something I could never imagine, but for some reason I feel his life is not a loss. My brother is me! We live our lives through each other. We dedicate our triumphs to one another and share the challenges we face in life. What does someone do when they lose the one person in their life like this? They are devastated right? Allow me to share with you Stathi's thoughts and what he wants. If you can believe me, I feel you will all be somewhat enlightened to hear what I have say.

The fight will go on! I will do this for Stathi, my family and myself. The moment I walked in for a grueling sparing session after hearing the news of his death earlier that day, my trainer Brendon Smith shook my hand and said to me "you are about to take the bravest step of your life." We nodded, smiled and went to work. I worked as I have never done before. He is with me and will be all the way. I am happy about this.

I have never experienced anything like I felt that day. Stathi is inside me! We will fight this fight together. I know this is what he wants.

I would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers for my brother, my family and myself. God bless.

Michael Katsidis"

Good luck to him.

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Yep good luck Michael; and Stathi.

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Same from here too. Made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck when I read this statement last night. Can't wait for this fight...... I think Marquez is in deep if Katsidis is on form.

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Originally Posted by ukboxingwatcher

Just read this statement issued by Michael (on 411 mania):

"
I have lost my closest friend, my inspiration in life, my one and only brother. This is something I could never imagine, but for some reason I feel his life is not a loss. My brother is me! We live our lives through each other. We dedicate our triumphs to one another and share the challenges we face in life. What does someone do when they lose the one person in their life like this? They are devastated right? Allow me to share with you Stathi's thoughts and what he wants. If you can believe me, I feel you will all be somewhat enlightened to hear what I have say.

The fight will go on! I will do this for Stathi, my family and myself. The moment I walked in for a grueling sparing session after hearing the news of his death earlier that day, my trainer Brendon Smith shook my hand and said to me "you are about to take the bravest step of your life." We nodded, smiled and went to work. I worked as I have never done before. He is with me and will be all the way. I am happy about this.

I have never experienced anything like I felt that day. Stathi is inside me! We will fight this fight together. I know this is what he wants.

I would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers for my brother, my family and myself. God bless.

Michael Katsidis"

Good luck to him.

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Yep good luck Michael; and Stathi.

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Same from here too. Made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck when I read this statement last night. Can't wait for this fight...... I think Marquez is in deep if Katsidis is on form.

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Yeah its like Ancestor worship, in the first tense. :cool: :cool: cool stuff.

very sad story for kats, very sad for the fans as well who have been denied what would of been a blinder of a fight

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very sad story for kats, very sad for the fans as well who have been denied what would of been a blinder of a fight

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You dozy twat... ;D

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very sad story for kats, very sad for the fans as well who have been denied what would of been a blinder of a fight

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If you read his statement, its game on pal...... Katsidis still wants it.....

Definatley still on.

Bow what's peoples thoughts on hoe this will effect the Kat? Will it sub consciously disturb his fight and Pre fight prep? Or, will he be like a man possessed and it will give him that but extra to win.

I think this has FOTY written all over it.

Katsidis just turned a one-sided, UD loss into a mid-round, early stoppage loss. One look at Katsidis resume and it's damn near impossible to even fathom a win for him over the great Marquez. Katsidis is a physically strong fighter. But I think his power is overrated. He comes forward. That's about it. He doesn't hit as hard as the juiced up Pacquiao. A fighter Marquez beat twice. Nor does he come anywhere close to possessing his speed and quickness. He blocks punches with his face. Has no head movement. And he's prone to cuts. Really the more I think about it, it might be in Katsidis best interest to pull out of the fight. He's in that over his head. I know he misses his brother. Worse case scenario I would hate for him to have to go meet up with him

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Katsidis just turned a one-sided, UD loss into a mid-round, early stoppage loss. One look at Katsidis resume and it's damn near impossible to even fathom a win for him over the great Marquez. Katsidis is a physically strong fighter. But I think his power is overrated. He comes forward. That's about it. He doesn't hit as hard as the juiced up Pacquiao. A fighter Marquez beat twice. Nor does he come anywhere close to possessing his speed and quickness. He blocks punches with his face. Has no head movement. And he's prone to cuts. Really the more I think about it, it might be in Katsidis best interest to pull out of the fight. He's in that over his head. I know he misses his brother. Worse case scenario I would hate for him to have to go meet up with him

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I think you're going to be a MASSIVE KATSIDIS FAN after the fight.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Katsidis just turned a one-sided, UD loss into a mid-round, early stoppage loss. One look at Katsidis resume and it's damn near impossible to even fathom a win for him over the great Marquez. Katsidis is a physically strong fighter. But I think his power is overrated. He comes forward. That's about it. He doesn't hit as hard as the juiced up Pacquiao. A fighter Marquez beat twice. Nor does he come anywhere close to possessing his speed and quickness. He blocks punches with his face. Has no head movement. And he's prone to cuts. Really the more I think about it, it might be in Katsidis best interest to pull out of the fight. He's in that over his head. I know he misses his brother. Worse case scenario I would hate for him to have to go meet up with him

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I think you're going to be a MASSIVE KATSIDIS FAN after the fight.

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You also think Pac is drug free. Goes to show maybe you shouldn't be thinking. Not your strong suit

Credit for Katsidis for continuing to take the fight.