JT is never going to be a top fighter unless he improves his stamina.
His stamina is what prevented him to continue fighting strong against Pavlik and Froch.
Tonight you will see a tactic used by Nazeem Richardson/ Bernard Hopkins against Kelly Pavlik.
Khan will jump in and throw a combo and jump out again and he will do it from different angles.
Kotelnik will be standing there with his gloves high up and will be waiting for an opening and that Khan will be punching himself out and get tired in the later rounds.
It's more about; will Khan have the stamina to continue in this way for 12 RD's and will Kotelnik allow him to use this tactic or will he get frustrated and open himself to be tagged by Khan?
JT is never going to be a top fighter unless he improves his stamina.
His stamina is what prevented him to continue fighting strong against Pavlik and Froch.
We must have a difference of opinion on what a top fighter is. JT has only lost to 2 men both of whom were undefeated champs at their weight class. He also had both of those fighters down early in two of those fights. He also looked good in all 3 of his losses. His stamina is a liability for sure, but I think its beyond unfair to not consider him a top fighter.
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