Kotelnik was a lot better tonight then against Khan, a lot of credit to him. That was a close fight though no matter what. Alexander is far far to predictable though, he keeps his head still and he seemed really bothered with pressure and volume. And christ he took a shit ton of jabs. He just happens to have a great heart, he never quit on himself and he gutted out a close and maybe a lucky win. Kellerman said it right 'long on the intangibles, short on the tangibles', he has some genuine refining to do before he ever steps in with someone who fights as smart and as slick as Bradley. He's green and that's expected! He hasn't fought near the competition until now of Khan or Bradley, Witter just didn't put up much of a fight imo.
Sad for Kotelnik he fought a great fight. When you see someone gut through a tough tough fight like that, similar to what Berto went through with Luis Collazo, you want to see how they come back and adjust to not let that ever happen again. In my opinion, Berto really hasn't changed much at all since that fight but Alexander is young and seemingly driven enough to where he can keep improving. It can be a great learning experience.
Last edited by amat; 08-08-2010 at 08:09 AM.
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