Kotelnik: "I Will Knock Out Amir Khan, Then Ricky Hatton"

[MishaTheGreat]

Ukrainian will KO the Brits

First, Andriy has made two title defenses one in Ukraine and one in Germany. Second, it’s always nice to see critics who have never seen a guy in the ring but only look at the numbers or the KO %. For the guy thinking Kotelink will fold after Khans flurry in the 6th yeah right!!! This is no Ortiz wanting to save his pretty face; this guy is yet to be stopped as a pro. A better question is can Mr. Glassychin go 12 and keep his stamina and work rate, or is a jab and a follow up right hand gonna remind him of the memorable embarrassment? Andriy represents Ukraine well KO-11.

[hiphoprap2007]

Yeah, Koltenik is no Ortiz but Khan is very fast.

Under Roach he will have improved so much come fight night. I truly believe this fight will not go twelve rounds, and that Khan will be punching Kotelnik at will. In and out for the first few rounds and then overcome him with sheer volume of punches in the mid rounds.

I know Khan cannot take a decent shot but his defence looked good against Barrera and I am sure will have improved a lot since then.

[BetterCallSaul]

If Roach has improved Khan's defence, and improved his boxing brain, Kotelnik is going to be in for a long night. Khan's speed and jab will be very important. He needs to move around the ring and keep Kotelnik on the end of his jab. If Kotelnik opens up, Khan should unload with a few shots, but he must not force the action and get caught off guard. We all know he has a weak chin and can't aford to take too many clean shots. However, while Kotelnik has enough power to put Khan down, but I doubt he can keep him there.

I expect Kotelnik to knock Khan down early, but I believe Khan will rally, and stop Kotelnik in the late rounds. Too much speed...way to much speed.

Prediction - Khan 9 TKO

[halford_saints]

I doubt that Khan will get universal support.Boxing fans will obviously like watching him fight but then his following could become bigger from people who will be anticipating his defeat.

I might be wrong but but Khan is just like marmite.

He's brown and smells?
joke, I like khan, and fancy his chances here, Amir by 11th round TKO

[j69madrox]

Kahn will win this fight. I could be wrong but what Iv'e seen Kahn seems tall for his weight class, (which i know this is his first in this one). I thought Kotelnik lost close to Maidana and I think he looses here. Kahn's chin may be suspect, but he does have Freddie Roch in his corner, and he has crucial hand speed. Hopefully a win would set him and Maidana up on Boxing After Dark. I lean towards Kahn in that one as well.

[NakiFan]

Kotelnik sure does talk a lot

[Ogecca MaMa]

Kotelnik wins UD.

[Dave Rado]

Why not? both of those guys have been knocked out clean before.

Kotelnik rarely knocks anyone out. That doesn't mean he won't, but it makes it unlikely. And his talk of emulating the Klitschkos is just silly - they have more than a 95% KO rate, whereas he has a 38% KO rate. He's a good boxer though, and I think it will be a tough fight for both fighters.

[Ray*]

First, Andriy has made two title defenses one in Ukraine and one in Germany. Second, it’s always nice to see critics who have never seen a guy in the ring but only look at the numbers or the KO %. For the guy thinking Kotelink will fold after Khans flurry in the 6th yeah right!!! This is no Ortiz wanting to save his pretty face; this guy is yet to be stopped as a pro. A better question is can Mr. Glassychin go 12 and keep his stamina and work rate, or is a jab and a follow up right hand gonna remind him of the memorable embarrassment? Andriy represents Ukraine well KO-11.

It seems a lot of people on here have never seen Kotelnik in a fight before..

[AssasinKing]

Its true, this guy hasnt been stopped in a pro fight, hes had a fight with a massive puncher recently...n whats gonna make khan stop him? Im a khan fan but thinking realisticly....i highly doubt he will stop him, maybe he could knock him down tho....i do think khan has underrated power...and moving up might of made that even better, especially hes got rid of all that muscle up top to max his speed, and worked on his legs so they are stronger n he takes shots better....a week to go...woho