Mitchell vs. Katsidis: Who wins?
March 2nd, 2010
By Sam Gemmell: Frank Warren has won the purse bid for the fight between Kevin Mitchell (31-0(23) and Michael Katsidis (26-2(21), which is expected to take place in May, 2010. The fight will be held somewhere in England, with the O2 Arena in London looking most likely.
Mitchell, 25, has looked great in his last two fights, firstly boxing the ears off Breidis Prescott in a 12 round unanimous decision win in December, 2009.
Katsidis is a very very tough lightweight, who has a good chin, excellent power and is very aggressive. Katsidis looked good in beating Vicente Escobedo by a 12 round split decision last time out in September 2009.
I expect the Mitchell-Katsidis bout to be a real classic. We have two real tough guys who like to brawl, but the difference will be Mitchell’s superior all round game. Mitchell has everything that Katsidis has and a little bit extra in the way of boxing ability. I see Mitchell getting put down maybe once in this fight, but so will Katsidis. Eventually, the fight will be close until the mid-late rounds when I see Mitchell knocking out Katsidis. i just feel Michael has been in too many wars.
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wot a fight this cud turn out to be both men are capable of a stoppage win heart says mitchell head says katsidis shud b a cracker fight of the year methinks
Katsidis will win and you will all be making excuses for mitchel! love to see someone fight Mick in his backyard!
Mitchel takes my vote.
good article im not 100% sure but graham earl had kats down twice then got KO but is his chin that good i think its kev all the way 6th KO
I think if i had to throw my wages at this fight id bet on Katsidis but i really dont know.
I think the only thing you can bank on is that its guna be good.
Good article Sam,
Kat’s tough but Mitchell can mix it or stand off and box this is gonna break Kat’s heart.
That said it’s a tough night for both….
….It’s War……C’mon Kev
Interesting thing is that Mitchell has the height and range advantage
Mitchell also has a good chin and good power I see Mitchell winning by late TKO or UD
katsidis points , really hope kevin can pull it off he has a very good chance but feel katsidis will just draw him out his game into a slug match. come on kevin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ash the amount of times i get asked wether im related to him is unreal! haha cheers
mitchell all the way!!! not many will find it easy against him
Mitchell wins it for me, Katsidas is great to watch but can only go forward looking for the big punch, Mitchell shown against Johansonn that he can go into the trenches and shown against Prescott that he can box on the backfoot and still cause damage, and with the same vunrabilitys as Hatton, I wouldnt be suprised if Katsidas got busted open early.
Finally a positive article on an English boxer, what’s going on? ….oh yeah, that scum-bag xenophobe gillfraud’s not writing it (writing hardly the appropriate word). Good article, thanks Sam….Any relation to Archie?
@king khan that guy gilfoid is a toal wierdo, all he does is write about british fighters and how there are going to lose.
the funniest prediction of gilfoids was khan getting ko’d by salita early on LOL
Thank god for this article after Reading that nob Scott gilfoid.. I agree with the writer a late KO for Mitchell the boy has got serious skills and will be one of the leading lightweights in the world
@ Kim i agree with you Mitchell looked horrible in that fight, but that was at super-featherweight where he was weight drained, also he has switched trainer and at lightweight he looks a much better fighter. I agree Mitchell should use his skills in this fight, but also he should trade at times, just to show who is bossing the fight. it’s gonna be an excellent fight guys, hope you like my articles
Good article and the 2nd one in a row that totaly contradics what scotty guifroid has been saying Guifroid you have been offficially owned!!
Mitchell never close to losing?
You didn’t see the Johanesson fight then? Mitchell was out on his feet.
Mitchell needs to avoid a war.
If he boxes smart he wins UD.
If it’s a war he gets KTFO
Good article. I think Katsidis has the edge in power but ye Mitchell can out box him and take him out in the late rounds
Mitchell has never looked close to losing a fight, I see this as a tough fight but I’m going to back Mitchell to win. He is quicker, can counter well and can bang. I see Mitchell being one step ahead in this fight and winning by either KO or 12 round decision.
Mitchell is a world champion in waiting, I see him being trouble for anyone he faces.
good article. i cant wait for this fight its going to be good war.