Under 3 weeks left until Khan-Kotelnik..Predictions???

he will not lose with roach in his corner.

 

He may not lose with Roach in his corner, providing he listens very carefully and then goes on to execute Roach's instructions to the letter in every round.

 

I've even added Enzo on facebook

 

Kotelnik by KO/TKO Im going rounds 3-5

the lad might not hit as hard as Prescott, but in my book, hits harder than Drilzane, Gomez, Limond, and a VERY washed up MAB, who all hurt Khan at some stage during their fights.

 

No he didn't.

 

Very sensible comment. Kotelnik will be there for the full 12 rounds and as Khan slows he will get hit. I'm heavily favouring Kotelnik in this fight. Your only as good as your weakest part, and Khan has shocking durability. I don't dislike Khan and I'm not a big fan of his, however, even if he had an average to good chin, he could have been a multi-world champion.

 

khan will get put down but it goes the distance.im still undecided as to who wins

 

Khan has a lot of support, both for and against. That means he's a big draw.
He should get the big fights.

 

Amir by UD, if he boxes clever.

 

Khan to win by late stoppage after dominating Kotelnik for the entire fight. Kotelnik will still be standing but utterly defeated in every way.....



We shall see.

 

who didnt ?

Limond, Drilzane, and Gomez all had him over, Im sure that classes as being hurt, and MAB caught him cleanish and Khan knew hed been hit.

 

Khan to win nearly every round up to about the half-way point, then to be on the receiving end of a few fight-changing body shots which will see him slowed down and subsequently taken out between rounds 8 and 10.

 

off BBC Website, I recall it as a knockdown, and I was there too, it was the night the West Ham lot were fighting with Khans followers


Khan tested on way to first title

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Khan celebrates a hard-fought first title in London's Docklands

Amir Khan won the first title of his professional career as he beat Rachid Drilzane for the IBF inter-continental light welterweight title on Saturday. But the Olympic silver medallist was made to work hard for his win, which came on points after 10 hard rounds.
Khan, who turned 20 on Friday, was fighting a 10-round bout for the first time, and he got his toughest test.
The Bolton fighter took a standing count in the seventh but his constant jabbing earned a unanimous points win.

606 DEBATE: Your reaction to Khan's win
Khan used his lightning-fast hands to direct the fight in the opening couple of rounds, as he rocked Drilzane with some excellent shots.
But the Frenchman was also throwing some decent punches, and the third, fourth and fifth rounds saw him continuing to press Khan.
Once the sixth round came and went, Khan was into virgin territory as he had never before fought beyond this point in his fledgling career.
Perhaps tellingly, he did not have a good seventh.

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Drilzane started that round with real intent, pursuing Khan around the ring, and forced Khan to take a standing count midway through when he caught him with a good left.
In the eighth, Khan managed to get back on top, getting around the ring again and probing constantly with his quick combinations.
The ninth again followed a similar pattern as Khan kept his nose in front on points whilst also being tested by the dogged Drilzane.
Even in the final round, Drilzane, knowing he probably needed a knockout, went after the Briton, but Khan was able to keep boxing, and keep out of danger, as he took his first title.
With a bright future ahead of him, Khan may well see his first 10-round work-out, in only his 10th professional fight, as more useful than the belt.
"To be honest I've never gone eight rounds even in sparring," Khan told ITV. "But I've shown that I can take a punch and come back from it."
Khan said his seventh-round knockdown was "not a knockdown" and added that his foot got stuck in the ropes. "There was no punch thrown," he insisted.
"My teenage years have gone, I'm celebrating my 20th birthday and my first belt."

 

Not a chance it was a knockdown.... I've seen loads of replays. He took a count but it was not as a result of any punch. He slipped.

 

Khan UD 116-112