Big Fight POLLS - 2 big fights next weekend - Katsidis v Mitchell - Khan v Malignaggi - how do you think they'll go?

Can Mitchell battle his way past the tough Katsidis or will it all end in tears? Are we underestimating home-boy Malignaggi by seeing Khan as favourite or will Khan's punch power be too much for the New-Yorker? Will both British fighters come through to set up an all-British encounter?

The umaronline.com polls are asking, firstly, what will be the outcome of Kevin Mitchell v Michael Katsidis? and secondly, what will be the outcome of Amir Khan v Paulie Malignaggi?

Get voting on the outcome @ UMARONLINE.COM (http://www.umaronline.com/2010/05/boxing-big-fight-polls-mitchell-v.html):boxing:

Lots of predictions have been flying around here but it will be good to get a more accurate percentage of how people think the fights will go.

Thanks.:boxing:

Mitchell and Malignaggi to win

I'm going to rewatch Katsidis-Escobedo and Mitchell-Prescott.

Not the exact same level or style of what they will be facing, but I can catch their tendencies that the other has a good shot at exploiting and come up with a solid prediction.

I'm going to rewatch Katsidis-Escobedo and Mitchell-Prescott.

Not the exact same level or style of what they will be facing, but I can catch their tendencies that the other has a good shot at exploiting and come up with a solid prediction.


Katsidis wins, Mitchell is another over rated UK fighter.

Khan wins, Malignaggi sucks.

Katsidis wins, Mitchell is another over rated UK fighter.

Khan wins, Malignaggi sucks.

I picked Mitchell to beat Prescott. Mitchell is one of the slickest fighters out today and without analyzing I'm pretty sure Katsidis won't blow the kid out.

It's gonna take a lot for me to pick against Khan. I'm gonna dig into the archives to see if he has real trouble against speed. Even then, I'll probably convince myself out of picking Paulie.

Dibella has done a great job matching up Paulie in his career. Except for Hatton, it's been slow plodder after slow plodder and even then, Paulie wasn't consistently impressive. As soon as he saw someone that could match his foot speed and somewhat fast hands, he didn't look good at all.

Big Fight POLLS - 2 big fights next weekend - Katsidis v Mitchell - Khan v Malignaggi - how do you think they'll go?

Can Mitchell battle his way past the tough Katsidis or will it all end in tears? Are we underestimating home-boy Malignaggi by seeing Khan as favourite or will Khan's punch power be too much for the New-Yorker? Will both British fighters come through to set up an all-British encounter?

The umaronline.com polls are asking, firstly, what will be the outcome of Kevin Mitchell v Michael Katsidis? and secondly, what will be the outcome of Amir Khan v Paulie Malignaggi?

Get voting on the outcome @ UMARONLINE.COM (http://www.umaronline.com/2010/05/boxing-big-fight-polls-mitchell-v.html):boxing:

Lots of predictions have been flying around here but it will be good to get a more accurate percentage of how people think the fights will go.

Thanks.:boxing:

for those interested i have a bet going on the kat/mitch fight: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385500

khan sure looked good in his one rounder against world ranked #60
salita. but so what!... who's salita!
khan still isn't proven to me. he gets past paulie i jump on his bandwagon. paulie more than a live underdog!!

Katsidis v Mitchell very much neck and neck at the minute.

On the poll: - Kev just edging it - just -
KATSIDIS Win by Stoppage/KO 27.5%
-------------on Points 13.7%
MITCHELL Win by Stoppage/KO 25.5%
-------------on Points 33.3%

On Khan v Malignaggi - 81% of you reckon Khan will win either on points, by stoppage/KO.

Change the outcome - have your say - keep voting!
http://www.umaronline.com/2010/05/boxing-big-fight-polls-mitchell-v.html

katsidis has been in wars and is very good inside,i don't know how good mitchell is cause i only seen one fight of his.but i like katsidis for this fight on experience.as for amir i have a gut feeling that he'll get stoped.i know call me crazy.

I can't see Khan losing this fight, both have speed but Khan has more power.
The mitchell fight could go either way but I'm going to back Kev to come through with a hard fought decision, he is a lot better than Graham Earl!

Mitchell's big advantage is his tiny pin-head that Katsidis might have trouble finding! Katsidis and Khan all the way.

Mitchell by stoppage probably down to cuts or damage,and Khan by stoppage late.

Mitchell-Katsidis is going to be a war,could deffo be a FOTY candidate.

Mitchell to win on a UD.

Khan to win by a wide UD.

Kev by close UD
Paulie by UD

If Mitchell sticks to his boxing like he did against Prescott I can seriously see him stopping Katsidis. Mitchell is a tough little fighter with a decent chin and excellent heart, for proof of this look at his fight with Carl Johanssen. Yeah he took far too many big shots in that fight but showed his boxing ability against Prescott, so if he avoids a tear up and boxes he win by a late KO or points imo.

Khan should beat Malinaggi but its not going to be easy imo. Paulie is fighting in his own back garden and is in form so won't want to be embarrassed at home. Still I think Khans power will eventually be the difference and he'll stop Paulie in the 11th.

Mitchells first test at world level and Katsidis has fell just short of it during his career .Beat off Diaz and Casamayor and never picked up a belt .I was a bit surprised when I read that .I'm going with Mitchell because I just think he'll win it .I hope Katsidis forces him into a tear up tho .Mitchell late stoppage or decision.

I think power will be the big difference in the Khan Malignaggi fight as well .Hatton walked through him and i've just got a feeling Khan will do the same .Khan late stoppage .

Thanks for voting. Keep them coming. The polls are open until next weekend before the fights. Interesting outlook.

On Katsidis v Mitchell - pretty close this one

41% think Katsidis will win
59% reckon Mitchell will win
47% say the fight will end in stoppage/KO


On Khan v Malignaggi - lots of support for Khan

81% are backing Khan to come out on top
Only 19% think Malignaggi can win
Half of the voters - 50% think fight will end in stoppage/KO - 44% backing Khan for stoppage.

Keep voting - once again it's @ http://www.umaronline.com/2010/05/boxing-big-fight-polls-mitchell-v.html

Thanks. :boxing:

Khan wins by UD or early stoppage, I reckon that he'll come out with all guns blazing (ala Salita fight) because he doesn't need to worry about getting KO'ed by Paulie. If he KO's Paulie he knows it'll get him noticed in the States, Cotto couldn't stop him and neither could Hatton (though he did force the towel to be thrown in, but Paulie wanted to fight on).

Mitchell wins split-decision. It'll be a very close, hard fought contest but Mitchell takes it because it's on home turf.

If anything, I think Mitchell is underrated, but I reckon thats just because most fans outside Europe have only seen him fight once or twice.

I'm picking him to easily outbox Katsidis to a UD. Katsidis will pressure him but most people dont realise than Mitchell loves a tear up so he'll have no bother going toe-to-toe with Katsidis if he wants to mix it up. Mitchell will be too smart and too skilled.

I'm also picking Khan by UD. I was going to go for a TKO but to be fair to Malignaggi, although he looks like a douchebag, he's actually pretty tough.

Mitchell by tko or ko. Katsidis is spent goods. Should still be a cracking fight to watch.

Mitchell by KO, TKO Round 10.

Khan by KO, TKO inside 3.

If anything, I think Mitchell is underrated, but I reckon thats just because most fans outside Europe have only seen him fight once or twice.

I'm picking him to easily outbox Katsidis to a UD. Katsidis will pressure him but most people dont realise than Mitchell loves a tear up so he'll have no bother going toe-to-toe with Katsidis if he wants to mix it up. Mitchell will be too smart and too skilled.

I'm also picking Khan by UD. I was going to go for a TKO but to be fair to Malignaggi, although he looks like a douchebag, he's actually pretty tough.

Boxrec has him as 10th in the world and his best win is against Prescott. Let us not kid ourselves Prescott is a very flawed fighter. So I'd have argue he's over rated at 10. He hasn't beaten anyone of note yet.

i've got an over/under bet established in FB forum on the Khan/Malignaggi fight if interested:
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=386510 (http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=386510)

Boxrec has him as 10th in the world and his best win is against Prescott. Let us not kid ourselves Prescott is a very flawed fighter. So I'd have argue he's over rated at 10. He hasn't beaten anyone of note yet.

Feel free to list 10 boxers who you'd rate above him.

Boxrec also has Guerrero at #2 (good fighter, but not the second best in the division), Katsidis at #5 (his best win is probably a past-prime Chavez, who lost his next 2 fights and hasn't had a good win in years) and Paulus Moses at #6 (his best win is...er...I dunno, some random Japanese guy no one has ever heard of?) so I'd argue that if you're rating based upon opposition beaten, Mitchell deserves to be above some of the guys who are higher on the list.

If anything, I think Mitchell is underrated, but I reckon thats just because most fans outside Europe have only seen him fight once or twice.

I'm picking him to easily outbox Katsidis to a UD. Katsidis will pressure him but most people dont realise than Mitchell loves a tear up so he'll have no bother going toe-to-toe with Katsidis if he wants to mix it up. Mitchell will be too smart and too skilled.
I'm also picking Khan by UD. I was going to go for a TKO but to be fair to Malignaggi, although he looks like a douchebag, he's actually pretty tough.

I agree completely, he is a very intelligent boxer. Think he may school Katsidis in this one.

Khan will get a technical stoppage early or very late.

Mitchell wins late stoppage

Khan wins by mid round stoppage

Hello all. Not long left until the big fights on the weekend. I thought I'd give you an update on big fight polls on umaronline.com @ http://www.umaronline.com/2010/05/boxing-big-fight-polls-mitchell-v.html.

The polls ask you to vote on the outcome of Katsidis v Mitchell and Khan v Malignaggi this coming weekend. Around 150 votes have been cast in each poll and so far, the results are as follows:

Katsidis v Mitchell (146 votes cast)
KATSIDIS Win by Stoppage/KO(39 votes)
----------------Points (14 votes)
MITCHELL Win by Stoppage/KO (33 votes)
----------------Points (60 votes)

So, Mitchell on top, its 64%-36% in his favour.:boxing:

Khan v Malignaggi (163 votes cast)
KHAN Win by Stoppage/KO (85 votes)
------------Points (46 votes)
MALIGNAGGI Win by Stoppage/KO (15 votes)
------------Points (17 votes)

So Khan a massive favourite according to you guys. Its 80%-20% in his favour. :boxing:

Thanks for voting. The polls close before the fights on the weekend so keep them coming. Vote now @ http://www.umaronline.com/2010/05/boxing-big-fight-polls-mitchell-v.html

Thanks.

If this was anywhere other than the UK, my confidence on a Katsidis win would be up, but it's not.

Mitchell has good footwork and defense, but it seemed to take away from his punch output against Prescott. I don't think he'll hurt MK from 1 punch, so he'll have to increase his volume to keep Katsidis off of him or have solid accuracy to wear him down.

Katsidis' fast feet will close distance on him and MK either throws or pushes back on the inside. Both will wear on him. Katsidis has a good shot at a late stoppage by wearing him down, but most rounds won't be clear cut, so if it goes 12 Mitchell might get a hometown decision.

I have to admit though, the style Mitchell used against Prescott is excellent for Katsidis, but he's gonna have to increase his output and his accuracy to win.

Mitchell by stoppage probably down to cuts or damage
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