Katsidis is Gonna SMACK Mitchell Around for 12 Rounds!!!

[Earl-Hickey]

cause he makes me laugh thinkin he has a chance against katsidis when he dont stant a chance.....mikes gunna punnish him and than stop him.......

Whats he supposed to do?

go round doing interviews saying "i have no chance"

[PittyPat]

For those who say Kats has a weak chin based solely on the Earl and Casamayor fights, stand back and think about things for a moment. He was wailing in the punches against Earl with little regard for defence, and he got caught with a flush hook which bounced him down to the canvas and straight back up again. The key is, despite the shaky legs, he got up and was fine after a minute. And disregarding any of Earl's previous stoppages, who can honestly say another LW would not have gone down from such a punch? That's right, you can't say. You weren't actually in there feeling it.

Then there's Casamayor. Granted, he isn't the biggest puncher of them all, but it's not like he's atrociously feather-fisted. Be serious and quit trying to make him sound like Malignaggi already. Mayweather isn't a KO artist either, so does that mean Hatton had a weak chin? Be realistic. And as far as the 2 first-round KDs go, Kats pretty much charged into them and could've been caught 'cold' for all you know - flustered, nervous, anything. The TKO punch later on was a hard (and clever) check hook and again, you don't know if others would've been able to take it and get up. It was an excellent shot from a notorious tricky veteran, and the ref made a good call IMO.

Plus, those fights were 2 years ago. Breathe, relax, and enjoy the fight.

[musiol]

Thats bad news man. You should either bet on who you think will win, or dont bet at all. The odds are how they steal your money.



Mitchell's best attribute is his footwork. Very smooth movement and he uses the ring very well.

But he doesnt have the power to make Katsidis think twice before coming in. What is there to prevent Katsidis from just bumrushing Mitchell over and over and over again.

nah its called a value bet they both should be evens a took kat at 5/4 a bet all the time a can handle losing 40 lol got 75 on ortiz als0

[Earl-Hickey]

How? Katsidis is so much more experienced than Kevin.


Mitchell's been smacked around by Estrada, came close to being stopped by Johanneson and handily exposed Prescott's limitations.

Katsidis gave a hard fight to a still very live CASAMAYOR, gave a hard fight to rated young talent like Juan Diaz, and has solid veteran names like Chavez on his record.


Even allowing for wear and tear on Katsidis and the fight being in his opponent's back yard, you've got to give the edge to Mike in this. Anyone who thinks Mitchell can't potentially be stopped is dreaming, that's why I say he needs to be smart to win.

To be honest Casa was pretty old and as for Diaz, he's incredibly overrated, i mean Paulie boxed the **** out of him, and wven had him on ***** street, and i like Paulie, but he's practiacally a disabled fighter with those hands of his.

Katsidis also made a mountain out of a mole-hill with Earl

I'm not picking a winner, but im just saying both guys have flaws

[Earl-Hickey]

Mitchell has decent speed and Kats may be a lil slower IMO

I already got 1 mil on Kats

Mitchell wont have tasted the power and hasnt been in the ring with anyone like this guy

Kats been in the ring with some better names

He's being under estimated IMO

Hopefully he isnt going to get robbed

I think the wars have been bad for him but he still got some

He took flush blows off prescott.

now im not saying Prescott is a good fighter, but i could actually see him beating Katsidis, if Kats was marching onward into Prescotts bombs, Prescotts power+chin is better than katsidis, and he'd have a good chance in a slugfest imo.

[PittyPat]

To be honest Casa was pretty old and as for Diaz, he's incredibly overrated, i mean Paulie boxed the **** out of him, and wven had him on ***** street, and i like Paulie, but he's practiacally a disabled fighter with those hands of his.

And so I repeat - Casamayor and Diaz gave Marquez absolute hell after Kats lost to them. They got stopped late, but they ain't useless 'bums' (as everyone loves repeating that word for fighters who doesn't fit the profile of Mayweather or other legends).

[project xxx1]

its going to be a good fight,if mitchell boxes then he wins but if kats turns it into a war then he wins,for me it all depends on how much mitchelll will stay disciplined

[TheGreatA]

I wouldn't say that Katsidis has a weak chin, he's just reckless. Against Earl he was going for the finish and got caught with a haymaker of a punch, and it only stunned him for a moment. He wasn't significantly hurt afterwards. Against Casamayor he came in wide open and got stunned early, worked his way back into the fight and then due to corner's advice went in trying for the KO and got KO'd with a big punch himself. Due to his style he takes a few punches to land his own and he wouldn't have made it this far with a weak chin.

[Earl-Hickey]

And so I repeat - Casamayor and Diaz gave Marquez absolute hell after Kats lost to them. They got stopped late, but they ain't useless 'bums' (as everyone loves repeating that word for fighters who doesn't fit the profile of Mayweather or other legends).

Oh i agree entirely,

look, in this fight i have said over and over that I can't see a winner in my head, it's a close fight and ill defend either guy from getting bashed on this forum, this fight has "just shut up and swatch" written all over it, i just don't like to see people attacking either guy.

[PittyPat]

I wouldn't say that Katsidis has a weak chin, he's just reckless. Against Earl he was going for the finish and got caught with a haymaker of a punch, and it only stunned him for a moment. He wasn't significantly hurt afterwards. Against Casamayor he came in wide open and got stunned early, worked his way back into the fight and then due to corner's advice went in trying for the KO and got KO'd with a big punch himself. Due to his style he takes a few punches to land his own and he wouldn't have made it this far with a weak chin.

Well there ya go. Worded differently, but otherwise exactly what I've been trying to say. People's definition of a "weak chin" is downright ludicrous around here, considering there are far worse chins than that of Kats - the obvious targets being Khan and Haye (in their former weight divisions, anyway).

A genuinely weak chin is one who regularly gets rocked on a basic punch or the first one that lands. Kats has only been down in 2 fights, and both were utter wars that should by rights redeem those KDs (whilst not forgetting that, in turn, he dished out KDs to both those guys).