Kotelnik: "Amir Khan is Nothing Special, Done Nothing"

[Sparked_1985]

Kotelnik is fairly stationary.

Khan can potshot him.

Khan should not lose this fight at all.

[Dave Rado]

Kotelnik is right.Khan has no buisness being involved in this fight.What the f*@# has he done to even deserve this opporunity?

It was Kotelnik who gave him the opportunity so if you think he was wrong to do so, why are you praising him? Talk about double standards!!!!

[Dave Rado]

yeah I kind of agree, but I don't think he'll ever be without his faults

in the Barrera fight I saw signs of his style progressing from the exciting offense minded Khan that his fanbase love so much and into a more timid, defense based fighter. This will do him a world of good in terms of avoiding embarrassing first round KOs I'm sure, but his offense will suffer

in his haste to cover his chin after throwing and maintain lateral movement he's putting less force into his punches and is content to just pitty-patter on his opponent's gloves, not to mention he'll be fighting one weight division up hence forth which I would assume will only make his offense even less effective.

This is kind of a double edged sword, because on the down side he won't be overwhelming his opponents anymore and they might be able to walk through his punches to get to him. And they might more often get the full 12 rounds to try and tap that chin

Basically I think his days of being an exciting knock out artist are over but I don't know whether it's necessarily for the better, seeing as his offense was always his strongest point

He'll be a lot more cautious than he was, and won't throw wild flurries any more, and won't go for the knock-out unless he has broken his opponent down first; but IMO his style is still very exciting to watch.

Using the same cautious tactics as he used against Barrera, he got a quick KO against ***an, who while admittedly a journeyman, is normally a very durable journeyman, even against elite competition. So what you regard as "pitty pat" punches still have some force behind them.

[Dave Rado]

co sig kotelnik.

The hype job is only gonna get worse now that the british sports media has lost hatton & calzaghe. Sky sports & setanta have to make money so u will see carl froch & amir khan job get hyped to the max & get undeserving title shots left & right.

He's being hyped just as much in the US media - The Ring had a gushing four page splash on him recently. And he does have a lot of talent, if you can't see that you're just a hater. Whether he can cut it at elite level or not remains to be seen, but the Kotelnik fight will be a good indicator.

I agree that some of the media praise has been ridiculous - on both sides of the pond - but that isn't his fault and is no reason to hate him.

[Dave Rado]

Only way Khan gets credit from me is if he gets revenge on Prescott. Khan acts as though the fight never happened, talking about fighting Pac, Mayweather, etc.

Rubbish, he has frequently said he wants to rematch Prescott. But he does not make the matches, Warren does. And Kotelnik is a very tough fight for him at this stage in his career, and is probably the betting favourite to beat Khan. You're being blinded by your hate.

[S A M U R A I]

confidence does not really win fights...

Very true, brother. Too much confidence often loses fights.



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[Taco Snatcher]

It was Kotelnik who gave him the opportunity so if you think he was wrong to do so, why are you praising him? Talk about double standards!!!!

Wrong again buddy!If you look at the facts,it was Khans promoter that pushed for Khan to be named mandatory challenger after his bull**** gift over Barrera.Get it right before you come at me or my standards.And furthermore I dont't give a **** for Kotelnik,just hate seeing bull**** written about like everyone is privy to the behind the scenes action..Peace!!!

[Dave Rado]

Very true, brother. Too much confidence often loses fights.

True, but I doubt Freddie will let him get over-confident.

[Dave Rado]

Wrong again buddy!If you look at the facts,it was Khans promoter that pushed for Khan to be named mandatory challenger after his bull**** gift over Barrera.Get it right before you come at me or my standards.Peace!

He was not mandatory challenger for Kotelnik's Jnr Welterweight belt - Khan is not rated at Jnr Welterweight by any of the sanctioning bodies. It is a voluntary defence by Kotelnik, which he took because he was made a good purse offer. It's you who needs to check your facts before posting.

What Warren pushed for was for him to be made a mandatory challenger for the WBO Lightweight belt. What he's fighting for is the WBA Jnr Welterweight belt.

[Hitman932]

Rubbish, he has frequently said he wants to rematch Prescott. But he does not make the matches, Warren does. And Kotelnik is a very tough fight for him at this stage in his career, and is probably the betting favourite to beat Khan. You're being blinded by your hate.

Actually Khan is the favorite.

That has more to do with British Fans betting more money than Kotelnik's fans.

Basically just another instance of a betting line being influenced by the irrational thoughts of British Fans (Huggers).