K A T S I D I S - Go You Good Thing! - G O !

haven't they just moved it over to the other side? I watched Donaire Montiel there recently. . .

 

I'm talking in the last week or 2 it's changed...... I was there Wednesday night.

 

Robert Guerrero puts full focus on boxing.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2011-04-07-1909214566_x.htm

 

Mick's lost the plot -

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/australian-way-outback-80896

 

it looks that way.

 

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....WTF!

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

HAHAHHAHAHA i seen this on other website and laughed my ass off!! Good work Katz, looks like they didnt sell any corkers in Vagas so he made his own! Wonder who drank all the bottles? Brendan Smith :huh

 

As long as he gets the KO :bbb

 

The Power Bowl - Ghost Guererro vs Michael Katsidis

by David A. Avila - The Sweet Science - 7th April 2011

In the world of boxing Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero drifts in an out of the mindset of boxing fans and potential foes like his nickname.

Fans are beginning to know him and potential opponents are beginning to fear him.

Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KOs) finds himself in a yet another move up a weight division as he faces Australia’s Michael “The Great” Katsidis (27-3, 22 KOs) for the interim lightweight title tomorrow at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

HBO will televise this fight and several other compelling battles on pay-per-view.

Little by little the prizefighter from Gilroy, California has grabbed attention with his blend of speed and staggering power as he moves up each weight division. The former featherweight and junior lightweight world champion is now in the hunt for a lightweight world title.

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It hasn’t been easy.

Aside from learning the various tricks of the trade the past 10 years Guerrero has been sideswiped by his wife’s battle with leukemia the past several years. It’s been a war on two fronts as he comforted his ailing spouse and fought off opponents in the ring.

“I’m finally able to concentrate on just boxing,” said Guerrero with a look of relief on his face now that his wife has emerged healthy from her last battle. “We decided to move our training camp to Las Vegas for this fight.”

If not for proof of his handiwork it would be difficult to believe that the amiable Guerrero is a prizefighter. Let alone one of the most dangerous and capable boxers pound for pound. He smiles easily and seems more like someone who should be enrolled in law school or medical school.

Other than some barely noticeable scars from head butts, his career as one of the more feared boxers would be difficult to detect. The tone of his voice is always friendly and he smiles easily. But inside the boxing ring, he might as well be an axe murderer.

The southpaw boxer-puncher caught the eye of a few when he knocked out Blythe’s David Vasquez in one round. Up to then, Vasquez had fought several punishing fighters and gave them fits with his iron chin. He had also worked as a sparring partner for Brazil’s Acelino “Popo” Freitas who at the time was knocking out people with regularity.

On May 4, 2003, Guerrero and Vasquez met in a Coachella casino and the end came to a sudden end for the hometown boxer. After barely a minute Guerrero exploded with crackling lefts that pierced Vasquez’s iron chin. It was over in the first round. I remember watching with surprise. Nobody had ever hurt Vasquez like that.

Not many people know about Vasquez’s ability to absorb big blows so the victory went under the radar of most fight fans. But that victory marked the emergence of Guerrero as a talented prospect.

Eventually after victories over veterans like Juan Polo Perez and former world champion Enrique Sanchez it slowly became apparent to at least other fighters that Guerrero was not just another left-handed boxer. Another thing was though he was not known as a knockout puncher in the beginning, eight knockouts in nine fights began to create recognition that the Ghost could crack.

In December 2005, the Gilroy boxer would lose for the first and only time against Gamaliel Diaz, a crafty Mexican fighter who knew all the tricks and more.

Diaz was losing badly to Guerrero but found some *****s in the southpaw’s style. He quickly realized that Guerrero was a basic one-two fighter who almost always began everything with a right jab in those days. With that knowledge and by using every trick in his vast array, the Mexican fighter pulled out a victory over Guerrero by decision.
Guerrero has not lost since that fight.

Changes in his tactics and weaponry have transformed Guerrero into one of the more clever and resourceful prizefighters in the world.

Victories over various styles of top tier fighters like Joel Casamayor, Jason Litzau and Vicente Escobedo are added proof of his growing prowess inside the ring. Whether his opponent is skillful, powerful or willful the Northern Californian has been able to find an antidote.

“Robert gets better and better,” said Bob Santos, who manages Guerrero. “I think he’s even stronger at this weight.”

Sugar Shane Mosley, who is preparing to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 7, predicts that Guerrero will eventually be fighting at an even heavier weight class very soon.

“He hits like a welterweight,” said Mosley who sparred with Guerrero on numerous occasions in Big Bear Mountain. “Robert’s pretty tall and he has good speed and power. He’ll be fighting as a welterweight pretty soon.”

On Saturday he’s fighting as a lightweight and against one of the most dangerous lightweights in the world Katsidis.

“I'm really happy that this fight here I'm fighting against the number-one in the world,” said Katsidis, who trained in Thailand for this fight. “I'll fight the best. I'm fighting the best now because that's what I want to do.”

Guerrero is eager to meet the great Australian slugger mostly because he knows that it will be power versus power.

“I’m really excited to be fighting Katsidis,” said Guerrero while training in Las Vegas. “He has the kind of style I like. He’s like me. He’s coming to fight.”

It should be the fight of the night.

 

Just out of interest, what did you mean with your comment about Roy Jones in the other thread? :think

 

Only because you apologised will I answer your simple question?

I don't talk gutter trash about people's private G spots & do not entertain gutter talk.























Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi :bbb

 

Win or lose Kats, promise you'll never, ever wear that outfit again!!


Katsidis eyes 'The Ghost'

by Glen Mccullough - Toowoomba Chronicle - 9th April 2011

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FIVE months after living the darkest period of his life and suffering his most heartbreaking ring loss, nothing can now faze Michael Katsidis.

Not even a meeting with “The Ghost” this weekend will spook him in his push to the top of the boxing world.

The Toowoomba-born fighter steps back into the ring tomorrow (Australian time) looking to get his career back into winning mode against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero in Las Vegas.

At stake will be the WBA and WBO interim world lightweight titles, and for Katsidis some redemption following his heroic loss to Juan Manual Marquez in November.

Battling Marquez in a nine-round war, which was stopped in the ninth round and later voted HBO fight of the year, came just weeks after the sudden death of his brother Stathi.

Plans for a rematch with Marquez by Katsidis and his trainer-manager Brendon Smith fell through, leaving Katsidis to fight the man he says is next in line behind Marquez.

Guerrero packs an awesome record of 28 victories, one loss and one draw.

The southpaw and former IBF featherweight and super featherweight world champion has 18 knockout wins.

“Marquez doesn’t want to fight me again and has moved on,” Katsidis said.

“He’s a warrior and a gentleman and I respect him for that.

“Guerrero is now the best I can get. He wants to be the number one contender and I want to stop him in his tracks.

“I was drained after the Marquez fight and this is the quickest back-up I’ve had but I’ve got plenty in the tank.

“Nothing can faze me now after what I’ve come through.”

Fight fans will see a “new look” Katsidis enter the ring tomorrow as he discards his Greek warrior helmet for a “traditional” Aussie look.

“I’m an Australian after all and this is about having a bit of fun and showing how proud I am to be an Aussie,” he said.

Tomorrow’s fight can be viewed on Main Event pay-per-view and selected hotel and club outlets from 11am.

 

The whole of Australia is behind you today Kats - but STOP wearing that silly bloody cork hat outfit!

 

It was just part of the promo.

At least he wasn't dresses like Paulie M.

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