1)Bradley
2)Khan
3)Kotelnik
4)Maidana
5)Alexander
I expected Alexander to KO Kotelnik late in the fight, or at least win a wide decision. In the end, Alexander won a wide decision, but the truth is Kotelnik won the fight.
After Khan defeated Kotelnik, I didn't feel as if Kotelnik was anything special. He looked slow and deliberate rarely coming out of his shell. However, I can now see that the reason because of this is that Khan neutralised all of Kotelnik's tools and took away his jab - his main weapon. This made Kotelnik look worse than he really is.
After tonight's fight, I have a new found respect for Kotelnik. He beat up and bloodied, a tough and talented unified champion who was billed as a future p4p champion, and looked very impressive doing it. He is certainly a top 3 JWW after Bradley and Khan.
I would love to see Kotelnik fight Bradley next. I think it would be a close fight and he would pose some serious problems to Bradley with his jab and straight right hand. Plus, he deserves a fat pay cheque after tonight's atrocious decision.
2)Khan
3)Kotelnik
4)Maidana
5)Alexander
I expected Alexander to KO Kotelnik late in the fight, or at least win a wide decision. In the end, Alexander won a wide decision, but the truth is Kotelnik won the fight.
After Khan defeated Kotelnik, I didn't feel as if Kotelnik was anything special. He looked slow and deliberate rarely coming out of his shell. However, I can now see that the reason because of this is that Khan neutralised all of Kotelnik's tools and took away his jab - his main weapon. This made Kotelnik look worse than he really is.
After tonight's fight, I have a new found respect for Kotelnik. He beat up and bloodied, a tough and talented unified champion who was billed as a future p4p champion, and looked very impressive doing it. He is certainly a top 3 JWW after Bradley and Khan.
I would love to see Kotelnik fight Bradley next. I think it would be a close fight and he would pose some serious problems to Bradley with his jab and straight right hand. Plus, he deserves a fat pay cheque after tonight's atrocious decision.
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