I just got back from the MEN arena, and was sitting in the second row from the ring. Small was CLEARLY a class above Hall, who was a simple bar brawler, and no more. Small is actually a boxer....and moved fluidly around the ring, as oppose to Hall who simply walked forward swinging.....which works in a bar fight but not against pro boxers. I thought Small's ring entrance was great. It showed more humour than arrogance, as far as I'm concerned. He won't win any world titles, but he's a good UK-level fighter, and possibly European level. Khan has obviously been well trained by Roach. He spent almost the whole fight moving away from Kotelnik. I think, as has been said many times, that a fighter with power will always be poison for Kahn. Unfortunately, Kotelnik isn't that guy, as he has fewer skills than any major belt holder I can recall. Absolutely NO killer instinct, a basic, vanilla boxing style. How he ever got a belt is a complete f**king mystery to me.
I think that ****s on the sniff.... no way can you talk that fast for that long without takibg a breather!..... even more so when you've just had a fight!
did ou hear halls trainer wen small came over to shake hands with matthew after the fight "**** OFF YOU ****!!!!!" id have been the same after all his mouthng ,you can be disrespecting everything about a guy personally leading up to a fight ,then the minute you batter him think its oky doky to wander over for a gentleman ,sportsmanlike hug!!!!!!!!!