Amir Khan vs Andreas Kotelnik fight thread

[chip]

Hiya mate even a washed hatton would eat him alive

[yvonne]

Hiya mate even a washed hatton would eat him alive

Alright they bud,Hatton would have a great chance on KO'ing Khan no doubt.Hatton would just charge him down and cut off Khan escape route.I was'nt too interested when i heard Khan would fight Hatton,but the more i think about the fight happening the more i like the sound of it.It would drew loads of people and would pack out any big stadium over here in the uk.I would go and watch it Live.It would be a great send off for Hatton

[donnydarkoIRL]

The most impressive thing about Kahn for me was his stamina, fair dues, he went 12 rounds and although according to punchstats his output dropped his movement at the end was fluid and effective.

Bilbo mentioned earlier in the thread that the 140lb division isn't that imposing - Kahn has noone to be afraid of.
I think he ommitted Torres and Holt from his consideration and I feel they both would relieve Kahn of his senses.
There's also Pacquiao, Hatton and Witter at the weight, so I'll find it interesting to see where Warren directs him next.

[Master]

What is the bet that Amir will make a number of weak ass defenses against non-punchers.

[skel1983]

What is the bet that Amir will make a number of weak ass defenses against non-punchers.

More likely vacate, hes mandatory is now against the interim champ Maidana who will brutally KO Kahn.

[ono]

I think he should avoid any of the top dogs and the power punchers for a few years. Maybe even relinquish his belt, and fight a couple out of Alvarado, Bailey or even Bradley. Keep busy and hone his skills. I don't think anyone can doubt there has been an improvement since he went with Freddie.

His chin looked a little bit more solid at 140. I didn't think he was troubled at any point and even though Kotelnik isn't a huge puncher he does have a bit of power and is a full blown light-welter. Maybe shades of Miguel Cotto who's chin was quite bad at 140 but good at 147. Bit too early to tell but the signs last night we're quite promising (unless you're Miles and you want to see him brutally knocked out).

He's 22 at the end of the day, he's still learning. There is no rush whatsoever. As for him mainly hitting gloves last night i should point out that he still landed more than double of what Kotelnik landed. He didn't have to change what he was doing because he was winning quite comfortably. Kotelnik was the one who had to change but he could never get to grips with Khan's speed and movement and as a result, he couldn't do anything.

All in all a good solid win. Kotelnik is a good quality fighter, probably up there with the best at 140 (apart from Pac) so to completely dominate him at 22 is decent.

[leftylee]

I think he should avoid any of the top dogs and the power punchers for a few years. Maybe even relinquish his belt, and fight a couple out of Alvarado, Bailey or even Bradley. Keep busy and hone his skills. I don't think anyone can doubt there has been an improvement since he went with Freddie.

His chin looked a little bit more solid at 140. I didn't think he was troubled at any point and even though Kotelnik isn't a huge puncher he does have a bit of power and is a full blown light-welter. Maybe shades of Miguel Cotto who's chin was quite bad at 140 but good at 147. Bit too early to tell but the signs last night we're quite promising (unless you're Miles and you want to see him brutally knocked out).

He's 22 at the end of the day, he's still learning. There is no rush whatsoever. As for him mainly hitting gloves last night i should point out that he still landed more than double of what Kotelnik landed. He didn't have to change what he was doing because he was winning quite comfortably. Kotelnik was the one who had to change but he could never get to grips with Khan's speed and movement and as a result, he couldn't do anything.

All in all a good solid win. Kotelnik is a good quality fighter, probably up there with the best at 140 (apart from Pac) so to completely dominate him at 22 is decent.

So does that make Soleymane M'Baye decent ? I mean he beat Kotelnik TWICE.

[skel1983]

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I think he should avoid any of the top dogs and the power punchers for a few years. Maybe even relinquish his belt, and fight a couple out of Alvarado, Bailey or even Bradley. Keep busy and hone his skills. I don't think anyone can doubt there has been an improvement since he went with Freddie.

His chin looked a little bit more solid at 140. I didn't think he was troubled at any point and even though Kotelnik isn't a huge puncher he does have a bit of power and is a full blown light-welter. Maybe shades of Miguel Cotto who's chin was quite bad at 140 but good at 147. Bit too early to tell but the signs last night we're quite promising (unless you're Miles and you want to see him brutally knocked out).

He's 22 at the end of the day, he's still learning. There is no rush whatsoever. As for him mainly hitting gloves last night i should point out that he still landed more than double of what Kotelnik landed. He didn't have to change what he was doing because he was winning quite comfortably. Kotelnik was the one who had to change but he could never get to grips with Khan's speed and movement and as a result, he couldn't do anything.

All in all a good solid win. Kotelnik is a good quality fighter, probably up there with the best at 140 (apart from Pac) so to completely dominate him at 22 is decent.

You say avoid the power punchers but then say Bailey would be a good choice, Bailey would hurt and KO Khan badly.

[JazMerkin]

Khan dominated a guy who had never been beaten in anything but a close fight before. He was robbed twice against Mbaye & was only narrowly beaten by Witter. Before the fight everyone was saying Khan had taken it too lightly & Kotelnik was this & that. He's still ring-rated, he beat Maidana who battered Ortiz & he's a very difficult fighter to look good against, but Khan managed it (although not to the extent that Jim Watt was rubbing one out over Khan's performance). He may not have landed great but he still landed better than Kotelnik who everyone was saying is an accurate puncher & almost impossible to hit. I mean even if you don't like the guy, you have to give him some credit for that performance, he fought smart, did actually get a few decent shots on Kotelnik & took a couple as well. It wasn't a classic fight, but it was never going to be.

Few things to note though, no way did Khan take every round, I had it 117-111, giving Kotelnik the 4th which could've gone either way, that 120-108 was a joke. That PPV ended up being shit. I was happy with the Hall-Small fight which was intriguing & was glad my local boy Smallie won, but seeing 3 guys having their 3rd fights as the main undercard takes the piss. Why did we not get to see Brook-Lomax, a far more significant fight, or Enzo almost gettin blinded? Kell Brook has a hell of a lot more promise than any of the Olympians & was actually fighting a dangerous opponent who he dealt with in 3. As for Jim Watt, this guy has been pissing me off for years, anyone who thinks he got up Khan's arse should listen to him during the Hatton-Mayweather fight when he appeared to suggest after the KO that the judges could have had Ricky ahead

Sky should just dispose of their entire team & bring in the Setanta Sports lot. Rawling & Woodhall were always pretty good especially compared to the Sky lot.