http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_5437776,00.html
WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik is ready to follow Breidis Prescott's example by knocking our Amir Khan.
Kotelnik defends his title against the Bolton fighter at Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday.
Khan was knocked out by Prescott in just a round, but under the tutelage of Freddie Roach he has turned his career around and is the favourite to win the belt.
However Kotelnik believes he has seen weaknesses in Khan, who was floored by Willie Limond and Michael Gomez, that he is ready to exploit.
"He's fast, has good footwork, but this is also something other boxers do," Kotelnik told Sky Sports.
"Hey, he is a good boxer with a good perspective and he's fast but this fight I saw he wasn't very strong and maybe there is something with his chin."
I honestly wouldn't take much from public sparring sessions, fighters rarely go all out in sessions open to the public because they're worried that someone from a rival camp is there to spy on him. Reports from writers who go around the gyms in LA are that Khan has looked fantastic.
Some fighters don't care about his opponent weaknesses they just do what their corner tells them to do and that's all they need to know..
Impressive knock out by Prescott.. Many boxers aren't the same and lack of confidence without a rematch
he looked awful in that last sparring session that was public.
I honestly wouldn't take much from public sparring sessions, fighters rarely go all out in sessions open to the public because they're worried that someone from a rival camp is there to spy on him. Reports from writers who go around the gyms in LA are that Khan has looked fantastic.
Apart from the chin, it's really hard to say what Khan's weaknesses are anymore because he's improving fight by fight under Freddie Roach, he's supposed to be looking the best he's ever looked at the Wild Card in preparation for this fight.
he looked awful in that last sparring session that was public.
Apart from the chin, it's really hard to say what Khan's weaknesses are anymore because he's improving fight by fight under Freddie Roach, he's supposed to be looking the best he's ever looked at the Wild Card in preparation for this fight.
cant agree more. khan improved a lot under freddie :boxing:
Apart from the chin, it's really hard to say what Khan's weaknesses are anymore because he's improving fight by fight under Freddie Roach, he's supposed to be looking the best he's ever looked at the Wild Card in preparation for this fight.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_5437776,00.html
WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik is ready to follow Breidis Prescott's example by knocking our Amir Khan.
Kotelnik defends his title against the Bolton fighter at Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday.
Khan was knocked out by Prescott in just a round, but under the tutelage of Freddie Roach he has turned his career around and is the favourite to win the belt.
However Kotelnik believes he has seen weaknesses in Khan, who was floored by Willie Limond and Michael Gomez, that he is ready to exploit.
"He's fast, has good footwork, but this is also something other boxers do," Kotelnik told Sky Sports.
"Hey, he is a good boxer with a good perspective and he's fast but this fight I saw he wasn't very strong and maybe there is something with his chin."
I agree with everything he says. But if he doesn't knock Khan out, what is his gameplan? Can he really beat a boxer as fit, fast and active as Khan with his defensive, slow paced style? Maidana is powerful but is not a very skilled operator. Khan is quick, punches at angles, and is probably not going to stand and trade with him. Somthing tells me that 'if' Kotelnik can't land or hurt Khan he is going to have to do something different.
Can't wait.
haha there is something with his chin?
any other opponent would be ribbing khan in the run-up for his china chin
those damn eastern europeans,so neutral
16y ago
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