How impressive was Kevin Mitchell against Prescott?
December 18th, 2009
By Liam Brindle: How Impressive was Kevin Mitchell’s win against the lightweight contender and knockout artist Breidis Prescott on the 5th December in Newcastle? When the fight was made I thought it was a leap forward and a leap too far for ‘The Dagenham Destroyer’ because he had never fought anyone who punched like Breidis Prescott before.
Although Kevin Mitchell had an air of confidence about himself I could just imagine Breidis Prescott steamrolling him.
So fight night cam and me and a friend where perched on the edge of the couch hoping that Mitchell would not disgrace himself and maybe stay in there for 7 -8 rounds.
To our surprise and viewing pleasure Kevin Mitchell boxed absolutely beautifully from the opening bell. Slipping under Prescott’s wide bombs and countering, letting Prescott throw his punches out of range then stepping in and countering and had much faster hands and feet which were causing Breidis all kinds of problems.
As each round came to an end Prescott was getting more and more wound up and Mitchell continued to whip up the Newcastle crowd. Prescott ran out of ideas as Mitchell carried on slipping his big shots and countering with some nice looking combinations of his own.
In his corner at the end of the 11th going into the 12th Mitchells corner man was saying ‘Don’t worry about hitting him… just don’t get hit…DONT LET HIM HIT YOU’, Mitchell went into the final round offering Prescott his chin in a Prince Naseem esc mannor, Prescott tried to take the bait and was countered yet again.
We all know that Mitchell won by a huge UD, when you bear in mind that just a few years ago Mitchell had a hand injury that threatened his whole boxing career and was working on the London Underground to make ends meet financially, this really is a monumental achievement.
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As Floyd says “Theres nothing cool about being in wars/tear ups” hahaha (SO TRUE) all it does is age you as a Boxer…..A Smart Boxer always beats a Fighter/Brawler/Big puncher
Alot of youz dont really overstand This Game do you!!!! FOR SOME, The paying Public……youz love to see a tear up/war in the square ring…BUT ITS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THAT TO GET THE VICTORY!! Mitchell fought a very intelligent fight, defensive, elusive, and most of all his footwork was tremendous…Prescott got beaten soundly and Prescott was very frustrated too from the 3rd round onwards…Mitchells gameplan was spot on…….P.s…..Its the same way Floyd will beat The Pac-man…
Josh……you are exactly right……Mitchell fought a very clever defensive fight..JUST LIKE MAYWEATHER DOES!!! Mitchell knew he couldnt stand toe-to-toe with Prescott….SO HE BOXED HIM BEAUTIFULLY (good footwork too, True boxing fans know..ITS ABOUT The FEET 1st and foremost…”how you move”) anyway in between rounds i heard Tibbs is it?(Mitchells trainer) shouting to Mitchell “Youre doing great… stay away ..dont get involved, yr boxing the ears off ‘im” hahaha…FOLKS..BOXING IS AN ART.
hakim, doesnt mayweather do the same thing. and hes regarded as one of or even the ebst of his generation. i support khan aswell as every other british boxer. and if your british you should do the same
Agreed mitchell was excellent in this fight and showed he is ready for world level. Looking forward to future fights from him, he really really impressed me. I was like you just hoping he could hang in there =)
he did great in my humble opinion. ive been a fan for a few years and one thing he did show was maturity in this fight. he has shown in his fights previous that he has all the attributes to be a top boxer but he never seemed to put them all together before and tended to lead with his heart not his head. i agree with the man that said he didn’t look as sharp at this weight but im hoping he will get it back once his body is fully adjusted. look forward to his next step up on the trail of world glory.
HE RAN LIKE A THIEF.
Yep, KM showed that he can really box well, although I felt he didn’t look half as sharp as I’ve seen him in other fights at the lower weight … his punch economy against Bredis, although very effective, was low ! Mitchell is a good fast combination puncher, but we didn;t see anywhere near enough of it against Bredis … to me, it was too much of a ‘safety first’ aproach from his corner man, Tibbs. I felt that KM could of went for a stoppage an time after the 9th … but his corner seemed to drum it into him to just stay safe and away.
Still, KM will prove his worth in time, I feel.
Nothing too impressive he just stayed away from big punches.
as said, prescott is very overrated.
khan got suckered, was too confident, took him lightly, got tagged and unfortunately prescott can bang. khan was to naive, had be boxed clever and taken his time he would have won cos prescott only has the heavy hands.
people are calling for a rematch, saying khans scared.
why rematch him, only to go out and destroy him in 3 rnds ?
then get slagged off for fighting a fighter thats not at world level, saying khan was cherrypicking.
be realistic khan took that loss and learned from it, change his whole setup and now better for it is jointly ruling the junior welter’s.
khan to fight bradley and take his title.
mitchell done ok but prescott is very overrated and is at best an average boxer
not vey unless you like hit and run. he looked scared this mind you is the only performance that was pretty substandard , and i think kevins best days could be passing him if he is to win a world title it will have to be very soon.
Excellent performance by Mitchell in stepping up in weight to outbox Prescott.
I was concerned that Mitchell would not reach his early potential after witnessing the Johanneson fight, but he now appears to be back on track for a World title shot and definately has the potential to be a future World champ.
not vey unless you like hit and run. he looked scared this mind you is the only performance that was pretty substandard , and i think kevins best days could be passing him if he is to win a world title it will have to be very soon.
James Hakim of course he would of got his head knocked off thats why this sport is called boxing!! its not about standing and getting hit. go wach mma
well done kevin great work
He showed amazing adaptability after the dangerous way he traded with Carl Johanneson. Unlike in that fight, he clearly respected his opponent’s power and did what he had to to win. I think his future fights will be much more exciting. It would be good to see him take on John Murray or Gavin Rees.
my boy done good so dont chicken curry you mug punters
Hakim u Khan lover u know s**t all mitchell mugged prescott off Khan overprotected overhyped joker.
He showed amazing adaptability after the dangerous way he traded with Carl Johanneson. U
Mitchell boxed well. Hakim you plainly cannot tell the difference between boxing and fighting. Why does Mitchell have to step up again to light welter and fight Khan or Bradley ? Are you suggesting there is no lightweights around to test him ?
I think Khan should fight Prescott to see if he can win against him. Then he should fight some top ranked guys in their prime.
hakim ur khan f#cker mitchell boxed him and schooled him
Mitchell was running the whole fight, if they went toe-toe prescott would of seriously hurt him but mitchell was to scared.
I give no respect to mitchell as he was just scared off him, he knew he would of lost the ring was a bit smaller.
I want to see Mitchell agaisnt Bradley or Khan to get what he deserves = a big fat loss.
Khan to fight Maidaina or Bradley next.