Witter: “I’d Knock Khan out In Three Rounds” – Boxing
July 21st, 2009
By Nate Anderson: Former World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Junior Witter (37-2-2, 22 KO’s) sees a fight with Amir Khan as being an easy one for him, predicting that he’d stop the 22-year-old Khan in the 3rd round when and if they ever fight each other, according to The Sun.
Witter, 35, has a fight coming up next month against Devon Alexander (18-0, 11 KO’s) for the vacant WBC light welterweight title on August 1st at the Agua Cliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Witter lost his WBC title in a close 12 round split decision loss to undefeated American Timothy Bradley last year in May. Witter very much wants a rematch with Bradley so that he can attempt to avenge his defeat.
After the loss to Bradley, many boxing fans wrote Witter off as finished in the sport, ignoring the fact that the fight was closely contested and might have had a different outcome had Witter not been knocked down in the 6th round by a right hand from Bradley. Since that defeat, Witter came back six months later to defeat Victor Hugo Castro by a 3rd round stoppage in November. And now will be fighting for the vacant WBC title against Alexander in August.
Witter doesn’t see Khan as being the top fighter in the light welterweight division unless he can get by him first. Beyond the Alexander fight, Witter wants only Bradley and Khan. Witter has since given up on fighting Ricky Hatton, whom he attempted to get a fight with form years but was ignored by Hatton for some reason.
Witter has his doubts about Khan wanting to fight him, Like a lot of critics of Khan, Witter feels that Khan took the back door way to a title, choosing the easier option of fighting WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik rather than the much tougher way to a title by facing WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley.
Witter was less than impressed by the Kotelnik fight, disappointed in Kotelnik’s performance against Khan, saying that he wasn’t doing enough punching to get the win. Witter doesn’t see Khan as much of a puncher, and feels that Kotelnik is the better puncher.
Witter does give Khan some credit, pointing out that he was able to follow his trainer Freddie Roach’s game plan in beating Kotelnik without veering off course. Witter feels that Hatton should hang up the boxing gloves and get out of the sport, but feels that Hatton will stick around and eventually fight Khan for the title.
Witter feels that Hatton would have a chance of knocking Khan out in the first portion of the fight, but if he came up empty after that, Hatton would end up losing by a 12 round decision. This isn’t big news, because that view is echoed by a lot of people, who see Hatton’s best chance of beating Khan would be if he could pressure him hard in the early going and hit him with some big before Khan gets warmed up in the fight.
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Would love to see that fight! Think Witter would spank him. He’s got a great style.
Witter chats sugar out of his ass he got schooled by Bradley anyone who thought that fight was close is deluded. Witter is finished Khan would school him
witter cannot knock khan out khan will break his face with new coach freddy roach no1 coach in world
khan to win by vicious right hook
I knew it would only be a matter of time before Witter would have something to say about Khan and i knew hed be saying something like this.
Witter wants to be a world champion again. Hes got his chance against Alexander. If hes in good shape, which you can be at 35, and has one of his good nights he could well beat Alexander even though its a very tough fight.
And if he can beat Alexander im sure he could handle Khan well enough.
As much as i like Khan and aplaud his victory over Kotelnik im not blind he beat a basic fighter by doing the same thing all night and he is limited to fighting like that to protect his chin, everything comes down the middle in a flurry then back to the chin, he dare not swing and get much power in his shots. And he still got tagged.
Witter has much more power and is much more flamboyant, Khans not guna KO him hes guna have to take more shots from Witter and they will be harder and at times bombs.
“# Anonymous Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 12:37 am
Amir Khan should fight Marcos Rene Maidana next. I think that would be a better win for Amir Khan.”
Sorry to say but Maidana would have Khan out on the canvass in less than rounds – he is far too powerful for Amir.
i dont think khan would beat bradly, and if witter can pressure khan early i could see khan being stopped. i also think that marco maidana would stop khan if the they fought i mean thers not alot of people khan can fight that arnt risky at this weight even now i think ricky would stop him.
That was a bit negative from Junior ‘A Bit Bitter’ Witter! He should be focussing on beating Devon Alexander- if he doesn’t do that where can he go?
Depends which Witter shows up, the one that beat Vivian Harris would definatley stop Khan in 3
Devon Alexander will outbox Witter and win a loop sided UD.
Amir Khan should fight Marcos Rene Maidana next. I think that would be a better win for Amir Khan.