Comments Thread For: Khan Wants Revenge For Mitchell, Eyes Katsidis Clash

[LeadUppercut]

This will be a good filler for Khan before he fights one of the bigger names at 140. Katsidis is a swarmer, but he's going to get outboxed. Katsidis also had a few fights above lightweight, but he will be too small against Khan. The matchup will make a good fight though.

Really? I thought Kats was a career lightweight?
I saw him fight in Sydney about 5 or 6 years ago, and he was a lightweight then.

Yep, Amir looks way taller, and he must have a large reach advantage as well.

[Davros?]

I would love to see Katsidis knock Khan out it would be funny, If its in the UK i will go and watch would be supporting Katsidis.

[Dave Rado]

Kastidis fights at 135 so he'll have to move UP to 140 to fight Khan. Didn't Khan say he'll fight Maidana? He's already making excuses why he wants to fight someone else? Give me a break. Fight Maidana and shut up already or you're ducking the man. I still don't think he'll fight Maidana. Roach knows that Maidana will KO Khan with one shot.. Khan could be dominating Maidana all fight but there is always that one shot that will KO Khan and Roach knows this.

Yet another poster who can't be bothered to read what the article said before posting about it.

Give me a friggin break! Khan is a big ass LWW....and he's a so called Champion. Its time he fought top fighters in that division. Stop playing games...."I want revenge." Paulie is a true 140lb fighter and he looked small compared to Khan. Fight Bradley, Alexander or Judah....this is the same dude with so called aspirations of fighting the "Mannys and Floyd's"

And another one! Is everyone in this forum incapable of reading?

Lets see, he's bigger, younger, and Katsidis is not even rated as a Jr, welter. Sounds like a ***** move to me. Whats wrong with Alexander or Bradley?

And yet another poster who didn't bother read the article! Incredible.

[Dave Rado]

Really? I thought Kats was a career lightweight?
I saw him fight in Sydney about 5 or 6 years ago, and he was a lightweight then.

See here. He's had quite a few fights above 135.

Yep, Amir looks way taller, and he must have a large reach advantage as well.

Boxing has weight classes, not height classes.

[rambo1962009]

See here. He's had quite a few fights above 135.



Boxing has weight classes, not height classes.

dave , dont be silly,stop arguing with haters...even if khan were to conquer the 140 division beating bradley and alexander, and move to welterweight wich he will roach has said...then people will say 140 division was fraud division, the real tests are at welterwieght...who gives a monkeys wot these toss pots tink, jus dont argue with themm ull get frustrated !!

[deepdarkdanger]

Prediction: AMIR Khan will not be back in the ring within two months to face Kevin Mitchell’s conqueror, Michael Katsidis

[Perroskis]

he needs to fight maidana next or a rematch with prescott those are his only two options

[LeadUppercut]

dave , dont be silly,stop arguing with haters...even if khan were to conquer the 140 division beating bradley and alexander, and move to welterweight wich he will roach has said...then people will say 140 division was fraud division, the real tests are at welterwieght...who gives a monkeys wot these toss pots tink, jus dont argue with themm ull get frustrated !!

haha I dont think so. Amir beats Bradley or Alexander then he gets props..... but if he beats them both, then..... hes da man, and noone will argue.

Stop catching feelings.

[LeadUppercut]

See here. He's had quite a few fights above 135.
Boxing has weight classes, not height classes.

Aaah good point, he has too. Earlier in his career as well, so not borne of necessity. It should be reasonably familiar territiory for him then, good stuff.

Yep the mention of height in that post more related to his reach advantage, what with taller fighters usually having a longer reach. He has like a 5 inch reach advantage, so the height will help his style.

[Dave Rado]

Yep the mention of height in that post more related to his reach advantage, what with taller fighters usually having a longer reach. He has like a 5 inch reach advantage, so the height will help his style.

Not necessarily. It all depends whether Katsides has the head movement and timing to counter Khan's jab and get inside. A lot of the ATGs were short for their weight class and had short reach. It just means they have to know how to get inside in order to be effective. Dwight Muhammad Qawi was only 5′ 5½" tall and his reach of 71" was the same as Khan's, but he was an ATG Light Heavyweight, and most of his opponents were far taller than him and had much greater reach than him. Tyson was very short for a Heavyweight but is an ATG. Hatton was far from being an ATG but he still ruled the Jr Welterweight division for nearly four years, despite having a reach of only 65″, which is less than Katsidis' reach of 66".