Katsidis’ trainer doesn’t think Khan will take the fight – News
May 28th, 2010
By Sean McDaniel: Brendan Smith, the trainer for World Boxing Organization interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s), says he doesn’t think that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will take the fight against the 29-year-old Katsidis. In an article at BBC Sport, Smith says “I really don’t see it happening. This is a very risky fight for Amir and one they would not take at this stage. There was an opportunity for the two to fight in Amir’s U.S. debut, but it was turned down by Freddie Roach and instead Paulie Malignaggi was chosen.”
Tellingly, Khan was never put back in with Prescott to try and avenge the defeat. Instead, Khan has been served up fights against beatable, weak punchers like Andriy Kotelnik, Oisen Fagan, Paulie Malignaggi, and Dmitry Salita. Khan also fought 36-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera, who had only recently moved up in weight and looked horrible before his fight with Khan and in his fight with him. This is why it would seem out of the norm if Khan was allowed to fight Katsidis, even though Katsidis is a weight division below Khan’s.
Recently, Katsidis destroyed Brit lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell in three rounds on May 15th in Upton Park. The fight was a total slaughter and not really all that unexpected. Mitchell, beaming with confidence and looking ahead towards bigger things, was out of his league against Katsidis, taking huge shots to the head and quickly folding in the 3rd round. Mitchell seemed to come unglued once hurt in the 3rd, turning his to his side along the ropes and looking nothing like a professional fighter during that time. Instead of trying to hold and ride out the round, Mitchell tried to fight the powerful and fast Katsidis and was annihilated with heavy shots.
Khan and his management team, Golden Boy Promotions, are rumored to be looking at fighting Katsidis or Joel Casamayor on July 31st, the same night that WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez faces off in a rematch against Juan Diaz in the United States. Khan’s promoter Richard Schaefer is hoping to have the winner of the Marquez-Diaz fight face Khan. That might happen if Diaz emerges as the winner, but less likely if Marquez wins, because his trainer has already declined a fight with Khan earlier in the year. But Khan and Marquez, 36, share the same promoter, so the fight could still happen if they waive enough money under Marquez’s nose to make it worthwhile for him to take on the much younger 23-year-okd Khan.
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HA HA HA HA i like that comment about Khan fighting Steven Hawkins next is that the poor scientific fellow in a wheelchair.
well at least you posted something different jamie. but dont be too suprised, see maidanas injured which khan knows about and katsidis doesnt want the fight. so we shall no doubt see another snooze fest next.
I can’t believe the glass chinned on is calling out Katsidis or Maidana. They’re both feather fisted fools that have been breed for Khan by his manipulative management team, Roach and DelaHoya.
Khan must fight the Klitchko’s if wants any respect from the hardcore boxing community.
WIL MCCAY is right again, congratulations.
khan is fighting Stephen Hawkin next, khan said ‘this is gona be a tough fight, i cant just go in there because he could knock me out’
you all khan haters are dumb twants just like sean macdaniel who??????????????????????????????????
khan is a con job i dont know who is worse him or julio cesar chavez jr
@ RC.
Cheers mate, thanks for your support.
Have a great bank holiday.
yes jamie it was hilarious everyone was in stitches over your wit.
you could at least have written something different on a new topic.
if khan fought katsidis at 135 he would be destroyed inside 4 rounds but this will never happen not with gb and freddie roach protecting him
Khan wants to fight Katsidis but Katsidis doesn’t want to fight Khan. So what do you say, you say that Khan won’t fight him and go for Murray instead. Guess what you fool the fools.
if roach and delahoya want to keep the golden goose they wont let khan him fight katsidis
GO THE AUSSIE
malignaggi is about ready for retirement. he didnt have much left after the first three rounds.
i think most fighters would like to be respected and not remembered for how much money they made but who they fought and when and how they beat them.
Katsidis is pound for pound the best talent around! I don’t see anyone taking him on at the moment…he’s just unbeatable!
I think JUDGE said it best Khan will keep floating around and allow himself the luxury of fighting weaker opponents for vasts sums of money. I don’t hate Khan but I don’t rate him either, the first 3 rounds of the fight with Malinaggi I had Khan winning only 1 round. Its a shame Malinaggi wasn’t able to capitalise on a good start, his punch resistance as well as his poor punching power falling short for him that night. Khan v Katsidis would make a very good test for Khan, someone who would pressure right from the start and not allow him to settle and when Khan makes a mistake BANG Katsidis would drop the wimp on his ass. Katsidis for me is like the lightweight version of Rocky Balboa a solid chin and great punching power.
love the way the aussies call us poms. keep it up and i might have to start siding with amir khan
Tom , your out of your mind thinking Khan can pick off Katsidis for a win.
Aussie Katsidis likes nothing more than to bash big mouth Poms. If Khan wants a piece of the Aussie Slugger, then bring it on. Katsidis has proved that he doesen’t back away from no fight. A fight with Katsidis is way way to risky for Khan.
khan will get smashed by Katsidis, he is trained by freddi roach same old same old fight guys over the hill, and those that have no punch, if it’s not this then it will be a fighter who is weight drained and weak with Roach’s love for catch weights.
Khan WILL fight Katsidis but only when Katsidis is on the decline and has had too many fights, so will end up being a sitting duck for khan.
@B2. That’s not very nice; I wish you well.
yes jamie give it a break with the copying and pasting. you made your ridiculous point on the other topic. khan has a suspect chin and is still unproven despite your lame efforts
@ rico
I don’t think any boxer, especially when they are so young, picks who they fight, thats the business and its worth millions.
What a saddo you are Jamie
Well juan manuel marquez did a good thing by ducking khan and turning down the fight because khan would totally annihilate marquez and people would call for his retirement like we are doing malignaggis
YEAH MAIDANA FIGHT IS THE ONE I WANT TO SEE, THINK KHAN CAN KNOCK MAIDANA OUT.
I think khan is a good talent and still young and learning, i think he should fight someone like maidana but as maidana is injured i think katsidis is a good choice. Katsidis is a puncher so should be a good testing fight but i think amir khans boxing skills are to much for katsidis and all credit to khan if he takes that fight. I think khan can be the future of boxing and put boxing back where it used to be.
khan is a gutless coward. who has he fought except barrera, malignaggi and kotelnik. they’re all feather fisted fools.
also khan is now 23yr old he’s done nothing, he’s only got one WBA title and defended it a handful of times, by now he should at least have united the belts in a couple of weight divisions.
if khan dosen’t fight one of the klitchko’s next he has no place showing his face at any boxing event in future. knowing him he’ll take his glass jaw and fight lettuce wristed objects like katsidis, alexander and bradley rather than fight someone good like one of the klitchkos.
yeah khan’s just after money; he deserves no money for the buzz of being knocked unconscious and maybe put in a coma; i’d do that for nothing; and what does money buy anyway, i’d rather stay in the council estate and surround myself with real people rather than la de da posh people.
knowing khan he’ll wait another year till the klithchko’s are nice and old and then say; “oh i’ll take on that Vlad now”; what a coward.
those guys supporting him roach and de la hoya, they know nothing about boxing and will end up wasting their time and money as the yellow livered, feather fisted, glass jawed khan gets knocked out again and again just like he has been his whole career. what kind of idiot gets knocked out 1 time in 24 fights.
KHAN IS MORE THAN WILLING TO FIGHT KATSIDIS AND WILL PICK HIM OF, LATE ROUND STOPPAGE, SHOULD BE A GOOD FIGHT.
if khan picks anyone with a lower profile than katsidis people will lose interest. he needs an exciting and challenging fight now especially after fighting malignaggi who was all mouth and no action
khan would outbox katsidis and any other boxer in the 140 pound division, he will knock katsidis out
ALL YOU ID|OTS WANTING CON KHAN
TO FIGHT BIG PUNCHERS ARE WASTING
YOUR TIME, NO MATTER WHO SAYS WHAT,
IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ATLEAST
A COUPLE OF YEARS. HE NEEDS TO BE
MILKED BY HIS PROMOTERS FIRST, BY
THAT TIME KHAN WILL BE A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE …..
WHILE ALL YOU SAD-O KHAN HATERS ARE
GOING TO BE VENTING YOUR FRUSTRATION
AT NOT SEEING HIM BEING KNOCKED OUT.
Just like freddie roach does with MANNY PACQUIAO he is carefully cherry picking Amir khans opponents so that he can be his next cash cow…
I’d just like to add I also take the opinion Khan has no chance against Katsidis, Ive know about Katsidis for years, and always thought of him as a platform for people to prove themselves on the big stage.
Katsidis is actually a much tougher opponent than people think! and hats off to Mitchell for taking the fight on..
Katsidis would be much more difficult for khan to win against than Breidis Prescott, Maidana, or Alexander
Amir’s defence has changed emphatically and he could end up being know for one of the best defences soon! but that still dont take away the probability of him getting hit HARD by someone. I really think if Katsidis caught Amir he would probably put him to sleep.
RICO: it takes alot of courage to get in that ring so have some respect, before you start calling people coward.
amir’s not interested in being the true champ ins peoples eyes, i admit he has a long way to go yet as still only 23.
naturally he is being protected by people who know theres money to be made from him. SIMPLY PUT if any of you guys reading can attract more seats, sell more tickets than amir khan then I have absolutely NO DOUBT you will have freddie roach as your coach and Golden boy as ur promoter.. its that easy!!
Frankly, if i was him i’d probably do the same, make ur money, dont get yourself hurt, and enjoy the women and luxury lifestyle that comes with it..
If Amir Khan is a ‘CON’ or a ‘Coward’ then the whole world of boxing is!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!! LISTEN TO WHAT THE BEST POUND FOR POUND BOXER OUT TEHRE STANDS FOR!! ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY….
@ punk
so your telling me Con has no say in who he fights? I know hes young, but if he didn’t wanna fight A level fighters than he should’t have captured an alphabet title. He should have just stayed in england until he was ready. He’s too impatient, he’s not ready for the big boys at 140.
He is not a coward, he does not pick his fights, they are picked for him, just like any other young champion. Katsidis is a big risk, and the writer is correct in saying that he made Mitchell look out of his depth.
Amere Con is a coward. He’s a so called “champion” why doesn’t he fight other people in his own weight division? If he’s gonna fight lightweights, then fight them at 135 instead of making them come up in weight and have a disadvantage. I repeat, Amere Con is a coward.