Junior Witter Quits On His Stool Against Devon Alexander

Junior Witter Quits On His Stool Against Devon Alexander

I must say, i was shocked at the performance of Junior Witter in his title fight with Devon Alexander. Junior Witter basically quit on his stool after the 8th round. He said he just didn't turn up and also hurt his elbow in the fourth round, but to not go on hardly shows fighting spirit and determination, this fight was for the title! To quit like that makes me thinks he is finished and should quit boxing.

Witter looked terrible in every round, throwing wide punches that Devon could see coming a mile away. Getting caught with shots that usually he would not get caught with, let's not forget, he is 35 years old so has not got long left if he decides to fight on.

I know he was fighting away from home and this can effect a fighter if he lets it, but he needed to give this fight everything he had, he has the talent to have won on Saturday night, he just didn't turn up.

After the fight was called off The crowd were shouting Witter the quitter, and rightly so, you can't quit like he did and not expect a reaction from the crowd. Devon Alexander looked good, he fought a great fight and could be on the radar of Amir Khan in the near future. This was a fight that Junior Witter was chasing but that looks to be well off the cards now.

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Khan Vs Kotelnik - Who Wins?

 Khan Vs Kotelnik - Who Wins?

The fight is almost here, with there being a delay along the way it's added even more excitement to the fight. Some people were saying that maybe Kotelnik had been hurt in sparring ( punched in the mouth ) and needed some time to heal before taking on a good, and much improved fighter - Amir Khan. Other people are saying that Kotelnik looks soft and might have needed more time to get in shape.

Whatever the real reason is we may never know, one thing i do know is that Kotelnik is coming to fight and he will not lay down for no one. Personally i think Kotelnik has been underestimated by many Amir Khan fans. Kotelnik has the skills and fitness to beat Khan.

But to be honest i think Khan will win, he's the more hungry, has greatly improved skills, and has one of the best sparring partners in the world ( Pacman ) and one of the best trainers in the world (Freddy Roach), so if Amir Khan can beat Kotelnik it will be now. I think he is ready for this fight, but the one thing that is a concern is his punch resistance. What happens when he gets hit, and im sure he will at some point. Kotelnik isn't noted as a one punch KO hitter, but he has enough power to wear a fighter down and eventually knock them out. This is no walk in the park fight for either fighter that's for sure. Should be a great fight!

So who wins? Let me know.

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Amir Khans Title Fight Against Kotelnik Might Be Off

Amir Khans Title Fight Might Be Off

If boxing fans hadn't had enough bad luck with David Haye getting injured, now Amir Khans title fight hangs in the balance. Andreas Kotelnik has a tooth infection so the fight is going to be postponed at the very least unless Kotelnik gets the problem sorted quickly and says he wants the fight to go ahead as scheduled.

Having a tooth infection can be very painful, depending on how far gone it is, i know, i have had one and there's no way you could go into a world title fight without getting it seen to.

Khans promoter, Frank Warren is now waiting for news from Kotelniks representatives to see what is going to happen. Personally i think a postponement is probably the logical outcome, but there are reports that the fight might not take place at all and Khan will have to find a new opponent.

I don't think it will come to that. But we will have to wait and see.

*Update*

Amir Khan Vs Adreas Kotelnik is happening on July 18th.

Kotelnik has actually been over to London to confirm that he is still eager to get the fight on. He will be having a very minor operation to get his tooth infection sorted, and will be ready to go on July 18th. So at least we will get to see this fight, which in my opinion should be a really good fight.

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Can Amir Khan Now Win A World Title?

Can Amir Khan Now Win A World Title


After watching the fight with Marco Antonio Barrera, and seeing how Khan can box when everything depends on it, he has made me think he could possibly win a world title. Working with Freddy Roach and sparring with top fighters, including Manny Pacquiao has worked wonders for Amir Khan, he does seem much better, and although he will never have good punch resistance, if he can box like he did against Barrera, i think he could win a World Title.

Though i must admit, i do feel that if the cut never happened we could of seen a Barrera victory. Saying that, Amir Khan looked very fast and strong compared to Barrera, i know that Barrera moved up in weight for the fight, but maybe Amir Khan can use his strength and quickness to beat the current world title holders.

He can win a world title if he boxes clever, but you have to give thought to if, or when he does get caught with some good shots. Because in all honesty, although Khan fought a great fight against Barrera, Barrera never really got into the fight, and being 35 years old he wasn't exactly in his peak.

However, after this fight my opinion of Khan has changed, he did show composure, followed the corners instructions perfectly, and boxed clever under pressure. These are the keys to him winning a world title. If Amir Khan can stay fully focused, and most importantly, listen to Freddy Roach's advice and instructions, even when under pressure, he can win a world title. He has the best people around him for success and it seems to be working. Freddy Roach is the miracle man, and Manny Pacquiao is one of the best boxers in the world, if Khan can't win a world title with these two on his side, he never will. Lets hope his chin doesn't let him down.

Amir Khan Beats Marco Antonio Barrera

Amir Khan Beats Marco Antonio Barrera In 5 Rounds

Amir Khan fought a great fight, no doubt about it. He dominated every round and did not let Marco Antonio Barrera get going. The fight was actually stopped because of a huge clash of heads which happened very early (first round!) in the fight, in which Barrera came off worse, having a huge gash on the top of his head.

After the clash of heads Barrera constantly had blood trickling down into his eyes, which affected his performance in a big way. A very unlucky fight for Marco Antonio Barrera, to get that clash of heads so early. Personally i feel that if there was no clash of heads it would of been a much different fight. Barrera, with his experience of 12 round fights, would of caught Khan at some point in the fight and possibly knocked Khan out. But it never happened, and Amir Khan won the fight.

Amir Khan looked much bigger and stronger then Barrera. Khan looked to be troubling Barrera with his speed of punches and quick footwork. But i do feel Barrera never really got into the fight, wether that was Khans speed and movement or getting cut so early, maybe a mix of both.

The end came in round 5, being stopped by the ring doctor. The cut was just too bad and bleeding too much for the fight to continue.

A good win for Amir Khan,which will now catapult him into the big time. He will now be fighting for a world title soon.

Barrera is a true boxing legend with nothing left to prove, being 35 years old he should retire. He has won 7 world titles and fought some of the best fights ever.

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Amir Khan Vs Marco Antonio Barrera

Amir Khan Vs Marco Antonio Barrera Who Wins?

The fight is here, is Amir Khan ready for this huge step up in class after being demolished in one round by Prescott? How much does Marco Antonio Barrera have left? Is it enough? These are the questions that make this match up so exciting. Even the bookmakers can't decide which one should be the favorite to win. This is a great match up and i must say, im undecided myself. Although i do want Barrera to win.

Both these fighters have suffered pretty bad losses in the past, but i think, well, i know, that Barrera's losses were to the much higher class of fighters. Khan got totally exposed in his loss as having terrible defense and punch resistance, which leaves the question, what's going to happen when Khan gets caught with some of Barrera's punches. Because at some point he will.

You can hardly count the knockout win Amir Khan claimed over Fagan as a warm up fight for the great legend Marco Antonio Barrera. Fagan was a part time boxer, full time school teacher, so this is hardly the right warm up fight after a devasting knockout loss, and to now be facing Barrera. But with Barrera now 35 years old, is he too old for the work rate and speed of the younger, fresher fighter? This is the million dollar question. We will find out on saturday.

Personally i really hope he has still got this one last fight inside him, and does the same to Amir Khan that he done to Prince Naz all those years ago. If he fights the same fight, super guard and defense, boxing clever, attacking when the time is right, Amir Khan stands no chance.

But that fight was many years ago, when Barrera was much younger. But does Barrera really need the same ability, youth and skill he had when he beat Naz? I don't think he does, i mean, Prince Naz was way better then Amir Khan, so i beleive Barrera performing at half his ability should beat Khan. But being 35 years old does change things. In boxing terms Barerra is an old man, and Khan is young and in his prime. Can Barrera win? I hope so, and i think he can, but we will have to wait and see.

Marco Antonio Barrera has nothing to prove, he is already one of the best Mexican fighters ever, if he loses people will just say, he was old, way past his prime and probably should of retired. On the other hand, if Amir Khan loses this fight, and loses badly, he is going to have a very long walk back to any sort of world title shot, or fighting any world class fighters. Maybe if Khan loses, all the British boxers that were trying to get their chance at fighting him might just get their wish granted after all. But if he wins, he will be right up there with the best in the division, and should be fighting for a world title in the near future. This fight is everything for Amir Khan, Make or Break.

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Amir Khan Vs Ricky Hatton

Amir Khan Vs Ricky Hatton

There is quite a lot of talk lately about Amir Khan Vs Ricky Hatton taking place. Amir Khan has said he would love that fight and so has Ricky Hatton. Hattons only condition was that he would have to promote it.

I think this fight, although it seems a distant fight at the moment, could be a reality if certain fights go the right way, or wrong way. Like if Amir Khan looks impressive and beats Marco Antonio Barrera, and Ricky Hatton loses badly, or gets knocked out by Manny Pacquiao, then Amir Khan Vs Ricky Hatton could be the fight were all getting excited about very soon.

So how would this fight go? that's the million dollar question. Personally i think Ricky Hatton would win, his style would be too much for Amir Khan, too much pressure and no time to think. Amir Khan's defense is also very poor and i think Ricky Hatton would capitalise on that. Many people say Hatton doesn't have that much left, but after his last performance i still think, even if he lost badly to Manny, he would beat Amir Khan pretty easily.

Saying that, it's a fact that timing is a key factor in Boxing, has he got a fight with Hatton on the cards at the right stage (the end) of Hattons carrer..That could be the case. Amir Khan certainly has some good skills, so he has the tools to pull off a win, but his punch resistance is not up there, he has been rocked by boxers not considered as big punchers, and against Ricky Hatton you need some punch resistance.

Amir Khan Vs Marco Antonio Barrera

Amir Khan Vs Marco Antonio Barrera

It has been confirmed, Amir Khan will fight Marco Antonio Barrera in March 2009. I have to say, i was shocked when i discovered this, Amir Khan is much bigger then Barrera, and is a natural lightweight. Not to mention Marco Antonio Barrera is at the end of his career.

I had hoped Barrera would not make a comeback, he is a great fighter with some of the best skills i have seen. One performance that springs to mind is the way he totally schooled Prince Naseem Hamed. Marco Antonio Barrera will always been remembered as one of the best boxers of modern times.

I would never right Barrera off, he's just too good, even at this late stage of his boxing career, but i think Amir Khan, being so young and fresh will win this fight, which for me will be very sad. I don't want Barrera to go out like that, being beat by Khan, he is much much better then that, and it's only because of the stage of each fighters boxing career that Khan will win, if Khan fought Barrera a few years back he wouldn't last a few rounds.

Amir Khan's team, mainly his promoter Frank Warren are very aware of this, they know Barrera is at the end so there looking for a big pay day and a superb name to have on Khans record. To be honest, i really hope Barrera gives them a shock and comes in great shape and has trained very well for Amir Khans style.

After Amir Khans knockout loss to Prescott, many people were saying that Khan has not even beaten the best that England has to offer, and i think thats right, there are many good fighters in UK that would probably beat Khan, he should fight more of the UK fighters and establish himself.

Whatever happens with Amir Khan Vs Marco Antonio Barrera it should be a decent fight, even if Barrera is at the end of his career. Personally i would love Barrera to win this fight, but i think he is just too old now for the younger, fresher fighters, i hope im wrong. Goodluck Barrera!

Amir Khan Knocks Out Oisin Fagan In Round 2

Amir Khan Knocks Out Oisin Fagan In Round 2

After a cagey 1 minute in round 1, it was all Amir Khan. You could plainly see the difference in class and i don't think this fight proved anything, the only thing it has done is give Amir Khan a little confidence boost, which he probably needed more then anything.

Oisin Fagan was just too many levels below Amir Khan in terms of skill and power. You could say Amir Khan looked better in this fight, but Oisin Fagan didn't bring anything to the table to test Khan, and basically stood straight in front of Khan, so really, we don't know. But what can we expect? This is his comeback fight after a bad knockout loss.

There were holes in Amir Khans fight game, his guard was low and do think he is lucky he was fighting Oisin Fagan, a bigger puncher with better boxing skills would of had Amir Khan in trouble. But this is early days and im sure we will see him tested more in the near future.

Fair play to Khan, he done what he had to do and beat who was put in front of him, thats all he could do. I hope he starts to fight better fighters sooner rather then later, he needs to be tested, it's not worth him lying to himself and then getting found out. Personally i am a firm beleiver in the fact that if you can't take a punch, you never will be able to, lets just hope he works on his guard more for the future.

Amir Khan Vs Oisin Fagan

Amir Khan Vs Oisin Fagan

Amir Khan Knocks Out Fagan In Two Rounds...Read More.

After the devastating Knockout that Amir Khan suffered in his last fight, his managers have had to carefully pick his comeback opponent.

They have chose Oisin Fagan, who is not a bad fighter, but is not really that good either. He's actually a school teacher. One good thing about Oisin Fagan is he won't lie down, and he comes to fight.

Amir Khan really needs to win this fight, its going to be hard anyway for Amir Khan to come back now after that knockout loss, but if he loses this fight it will be near impossible for Amir Khan to come back. Amir Khan is now being trained by Freddy Roach and is sparring with Some great fighters such as Manny Pacquiao, so if he is going to become a world champion he has the best chance with this camp.

Many people are saying, Amir Khan can train and spar with the best but you can't build yourself a granite chin, this is very true, but if he can adopt a better defense and not get hit too often, he can go far, and even win a world title i think. Amir Khan has been said to be "Chinny", which i think he definately is, but how many world champions were a bit chinny? There were loads.

Amir Khan does have some good skills, it's just a shame he doesn't have good punch resistance. Will Khan be haunted by the knockout? Obviously he won't forget it. All fighters are different, some will let the knockout bother them too much, and others will become more determined to succeed because of it, so which way will Amir Khan go?, We will have to see what happens when he does get punched hard to see how he takes it. Hopefully the loss has woke Amir Khan up, he looks determined to make an impressive comeback, and i hope he does.

Amir Khan Vs Oisin Fagan should be an ok fight, but this is an easy win for Amir Khan, if it wasn't i would be surprised.