Katsidis vs. Valero

if joel casamayor can put you down twice i the first round......better believ valero will keep you down.... JMM got put down 3 times(?) by Pac in the 1st. Who cares? Valero's style is made for Kats. He loves a dirty fighter who'll come to him, so this should be a bloody brawl to end all brawls. Valero's lack of defence will make people forget about the hype, and likely garner him more shit than Hatton (who at least tried to keep up some defence, even thought it never worked).

Kats by KO in 5. Valero is the shittiest boxer I've ever seen, and he's going to get a shock when he faces someone WITH A PULSE. he has fought two top 5 ring rated contenders(one a title holder, something kat has not achieved)...............KO'ed both..... if joel casamayor can put you down twice i the first round......better believ valero will keep you down....

i love kats, but he wouldnt make it out of the first.....

Kats by KO in 5. Valero is the shittiest boxer I've ever seen, and he's going to get a shock when he faces someone WITH A PULSE.

no..I don't agree at your Comment.I'm pretty sure Joan Guzman will beat him. actually,I think not only Joan Guzman but also diaz can beat him. Is Guzman even a lightweight still??? Last I heard of him he couldnt make weight against Nate Campbell. But i dont think Diaz can beat Valero. Diaz doesnt have a very good chin and doesnt have enough power to deter Valero from coming forward.

I think Valero would win, but it could be a case of whoever lands flush first will win, as some people have said above Katsidis has lost a lot of his punch resistance, and Valero's chin has never really been tested. Its quite rare a fighter with his kind of power has a granite chin.

if katsidis can capitalize on valero's negative tendencies, katsidis can win... damn, he was competitive against a fine technical fighter in casamayor... no reason he cant be with valero...

LoL, aside from overhyping Valero(although I do enjoy his fights), your also overrating his chin. The last time I remember he took a clean shot to the face, he got dropped by a light punching featherweight named Vincente Mosquera. Imagine someone with true power landing on his open in the air chin? I think katsidis has just as much of a chance to KO or hurt Valero as Valero does to him. But...Valero is a lot faster puncher and that probably makes the difference since his punch will connect first. :fu2:

i don't know why many people is overrateing valero?? of cause this match, Valero would win. but sometimes I heard a bullshit like 'Valero would beat pac and would beat JMM etc..' huh, what a bullshit I dont know about all that but at this point in his career I feel Valero would beat anybody in the lightweight division not named Marquez. And none of them would make it past 6 rds with him.

LoL not on my (possibly biased scorecard) I tried to be aware of my bias and still only scored 1 or 2 rounds for Chavez. When I heard the commentators say that they thought Chavaz was winning I spat my beer all over the place.

I got Valero in this, he's faster and the more powerful puncher but his chin is in the air and that will leave openings for Katsidis, if he can get past Valero's onslaught, which I doubt because of his suspect defense and suspect chin, he has improved his boxing skills lately though.

LOL @ you guys getting swept up in COMPLETLEY unproven hype. WHO THE F@#K HAS VALERO BEAT!?! Katsidis damn near beat Casamayor, went 12 with Diaz and just anhilated Jesus Chavez. Weren't the scorecards close in that fight? Annihilating Jesus Chavez?

I think Katsidis is still in his prime, I just wouldnt want to see him take massive shots on the chin, he doesnt have a bad chin but it aint the best either.

Valero by early stoppage, a "prime" Katsidis and the today's version would both lose

LOL @ you guys getting swept up in COMPLETLEY unproven hype. WHO THE F@#K HAS VALERO BEAT!?! Katsidis damn near beat Casamayor, went 12 with Diaz and just anhilated Jesus Chavez. Valero may be a hard puncher but he has hardly been in there with the best. I do think Valero will KO Katsidis, I am a beleiver in the concept of a chin being cracked, (The brain being more likely to shut down from a concussion if it has been shut down before is a medical fact). Hatton had his chin cracked and Katsidis by Casamayor. Valero by KO because he is more well schooled and more powerful. Or less likely; Kats by KO due to more experience and better fundamentals. We musnt forget that Mick is a hard puncher too and could cause un upset.

Valero Ko1

War. Valero KO's Kat.

Valero wins by KO.

I feel if Graham Earl and Joel Casamayor can both floor and hurt Katsidis, I don't think arguably the hardest puncher in the sport would struggle. It would be exciting while it lasted, but with Katsidis come foward style and brawling tactis, would suit Valero down to the ground, as Kats walks on to some heavy leather before being knocked out. Wound't be to surprised if Golden Boy make this fight happen in the near future.

imho valero will take this and should be favored to win... in a short mini-epic war ...