Kotelnik convinced of Khan victory

Eurosport - Thu, 02 Jul 11:13:00 2009

Andreas Kotelnik is in no doubt at all that there will only be one winner when he defends his WBA junior-welterweight crown against Amir Khan on July 18 at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

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The 31-year-old Ukrainian, who is currently based in Germany preparing for the bout, said: "I am the world champion, this is my job, I have been doing it for 24 years and I have no doubt I will win."

"I don"t want to say too much, I just want to say, "Hey, I"ll see you in the ring.

"I won my title in Cardiff against Gavin Rees - that was my target and now I have to defend my title over there".

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  1. sirstevejones12 i have reported your post!

    From Mike B, on Fri 3 Jul 8:10AM
  2. Kotelnik is a poor world champion who won the title­ against a poor opponent. This will be another easy ride­ for Khan. A step up yes, but not a step up that people­ want to see. Everyone still questions Khan's chin.­ He has every other attribute to be a devastating­ fighter...speed, strength and technique, and with roach­ as his trainer, a far better defense. i think the­ British fight fans like to see someone that can go to­ war though. someone that will go toe to toe and­ exchange blows when it matters, and until khan can­ prove he can take a punch against a quality opponent,­ the public won't back him like they did before his­ defeat against Prescott. i think he needs to gain the­ respect of the fight fans by stepping in the ring with­ world class. i like Khan, but Berrera in his prime­ would take him apart, and he's been put on his arse­ by nobodies. rematch against Prescott to put the demons­ at rest. then lets see if he's ready to step up and­ fight the big boys.

    From gregloves69s, on Fri 3 Jul 12:03AM
  3. This is the ideal fight for Khan to see how far he has­ moved on in his boxing career. This is the start of a­ new phase which the world wide boxing fans can decide­ what Khan is really made of and it is a fight that he­ must win regardless of the titile he is chasing. If he­ were to win he will be forced into fights that he needs­ to prove himself in the elite class. There are several­ fighters he should face in the future including the­ Pacman and possibly Hitman Hatton if he wants to­ continue his boxing career. I believe Khan will win­ this fight but it will not be easy for him. This is a­ world titile fight and Khan got to be 100% focused­ mentally and physically fit. He will have to prepare­ for a long fight with Kotelnik who can make khans life­ very hard the longer the fight goes on. If Khan fights­ with his head and stick to his game plan he will win on­ points.

    From P, on Thu 2 Jul 10:55PM
  4. I hope that Kotelink knocks out Khan and above all else­ to be fair on the other boxers khan has not earned his­ right to be even fighting for a world title.He Khan­ knows he has not gone through a legitimate route like­ other boxers have to fight for a world title and that­ is why Khan gets so much criticsm .Its got nothing to­ do with him being asian . All his fights to date have­ been carefully hand picked to make him look good .
    What­ right does khan have then to be given a shot at world­ title as he has not earned it.
    Khan may have hand speed­ but he still has a glass jaw and he is stepping up a­ weight and so will be fighting bigger guys who hit­ harder. Kotelink is the worthy winner in my eyes plus ­ he has a good heart.

    From universalimpex2000, on Thu 2 Jul 10:23PM
  5. if it goes past 4 rounds ...khan needs to stay outta­ reach and dance like ali!!

    From sean d, on Thu 2 Jul 9:59PM
  6. Xentertainer, I like your posts because the majority of­ the time you talk sense and you do know your boxing but­ I have to disagree on a coule of things here. I think­ Khan Murray would be a great fight and one I hope will­ happen but I see only one result and that is a Khan win­ by stoppage, under Roach he is looking better and­ better and Murray just doesn't have the quality to­ beat him, not now, maybe a year ago but not now.
    Khan­ vs FMJ, no way would he be anywhere near Mayweathers­ radar, if he wants to fight a Roach fighter it will be­ Pacquiao, why fight the apprentice when you can fight­ the master and reclaim the number 1 p4p spot.

    From Luke W, on Thu 2 Jul 4:46PM
  7. I think Khan will walk through kotelnik then­ fight.

    1.hatton 2. marquez 3. fmj 4. pAacman

    GO­ ON KHAN

    From neilsenti55, on Thu 2 Jul 4:02PM
  8. Hi Jack, I can see why you think FMJ will miss Khan­ for­ Cotto, Pacquiao, Mosley et al but I do feel­ he'd­ give Khan a chance, beat him up and then­ mock­ Roach's credentials. Trust me, it's the­­ Mayweather way. But Hatton will retire. While he could­­ hurt and defeat Khan, I think Khan would defeat Hatton­­ with the same tactics Pacman employed. And Khan has­ the­ hand speed to do it. The longer Hatton­ doesn't­ fight, the less likely he ever will. But­ do you think­ Thaxton and/or John Murray could beat­ Khan? And will we ever see Froch v Kessler?

    From The Xentertainer, on Thu 2 Jul 3:44PM
  9. Hi Jack, I can see why you think FMJ will miss Khan for­ Cotto, Pacquiao, Mosley et al but I do feel he'd­ give Khan a chance, beat him up and then mock­ Roach's credentials. Trust me, it's the­ Mayweather way. But Hatton will retire. While he could­ hurt and defeat Khan, I think Khan would defeat Hatton­ with the same tactics Pacman employed. And Khan has the­ hand speed t do it. The longer Hatton doesn't­ fight, the less likely he ever will. But do you think­ Thaxton and/or John Murray could beat Khan?

    From The Xentertainer, on Thu 2 Jul 3:21PM
  10. Hi exentertainer yeah agree with you,I think Khan will­ walk through Kotelnick as long as he keeps his chin­ tucked in,though the Ukranian isn't known as a­ banger let's face it,it doesn't take much to­ wobble Khan.As for a proposed fight with FMJ not in a­ month of Sundays he simply has bigger fish to fry.I­ honestly think Hatton is holding back on an­ announcement until he sees the result of the Khan­ fight,he would see that as a shoe in for a way back to­ a belt with a big purse attached.

    From jack torrance, on Thu 2 Jul 2:54PM
  11. hope khan gets destroyed he is a joke and does not­ deserve a title shot.

    From allan, on Thu 2 Jul 2:36PM
  12. I don't doubt Khan at all and I'll be­­ supporting our soon-to-be second British World­ Champion­ at present BUT...I think Murray has a certain­ defiant­ quality. A never-say-die attitude. Remember,­ he­ hasn't been knocked down in his career (correct­ me if I am wrong) and I think­ it would be a great­ fight. If Khan went beyond 6­ rounds, Murray's­ stamina would kick in and­ he'll win on points. But­ how much damage would­ Khan's hands do before that?­ Let's hope­ Kotelnik can't make next week and­ we'll have­ Murray to step in! Khan will beat­ Kotelnik though.
    In­ fact, I think Khan v Mayweather­ Jr WILL happen after­ Marquez v Mayweather Jr.­ It'll be for a World­ Title. You heard it here­ first! Then it will be­ Pacquiao v FMJ if Khan loses.­ Roach will sacrifice his­ younger man as a­ reconnaisance for his number one.

    From The Xentertainer, on Thu 2 Jul 2:14PM
  13. boy you is uggllyy!!!

    From scott, on Thu 2 Jul 1:34PM
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