CompuBox takes a historical look at the punch stat numbers of two fights involving Andreas Kotelnik, the common opponent for junior welterweights Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana. Khan defends his title against Maidana later tonight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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_ShawnSat Dec 11, 2010, 8:33 PM UTC
Maidana had a close fight with Kotelnik, hit and through a lot, but hit a lot of glove too, and got controlled.
Khan boxed Kotelnik and left no doubt in each round.
Have you actually watched Maidanas fight with Kotelnik? He was not controlled, at all. He actually fought a cocky confident fight, and even was clowning around at points in the fight.
He also appeared to carry his power right up to the final bell, so this notion that his power starts to fade after 6, seems kind of irrational to me.
I think that assertion is based largely on his performance again Demarcus Corley. I have a sneaking suspicion that he may have taken Corley lightly, and not came into that fight in top condition.
I have a feeling that Maidana is going to play Ricardo Mayorga to Khans Vernon Forrest.
The_DemonSat Dec 11, 2010, 10:32 AM UTC
Has anyone seen the Maidana-Kotelnik fight,he was hitting gloves for the majority of it,going by compubox stats is always a terrible idea-that fight was very very close
Pullcounter7451Sat Dec 11, 2010, 9:33 AM UTC
damn dude, based on the stats if maidana can stay busy he's gonna win.
SP1Sat Dec 11, 2010, 9:15 AM UTC
Looking at the total punches Maidana throws more and is more accurate than Khan, doesnt look right
Watching the fight and reading a stats table of a fight will have you thinking you they were two completely different fights.
Maidana is a puncher and will try to hit you anywhere on the body as long as it connects and by the look of the stats he throws a hell of a lot of punches but if you watch him fight then you can see how wild he really is.
I can almost bet you that if this fight goes the distance with Khan, then his connect ratio will drop by a significant margin relative to his earlier fights.
zaheerSat Dec 11, 2010, 8:49 AM UTC
CompuBox takes a historical look at the punch stat numbers of two fights involving Andreas Kotelnik, the common opponent for junior welterweights Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana. Khan defends his title against Maidana later tonight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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Looking at the total punches Maidana throws more and is more accurate than Khan, doesnt look right