Mitchell should've took a knee

His jab was doing ok he had all fight to scrap it out and the worst time to do so is when hurt especially with a pressure fighter liek Kastidis not saying the result would have been different but if he wanted to give himself a chance of getting a few of his own in thats what he had to do

 

Wouldn't have helped. Kats is relentless

 

khans situation was different

we all saw khan had the tools (hand speed, power, athleticism) to be a good fighter, he just needed someone to hone those skills but with mitchell i dont think even the great freddie roach can do anything.

 

Who the **** was Prescott?!?!? The dude only became a name because he KO'ed Khan. Prior to that he was just some random dude from Colombia knocking over tin cans. The victory meant nothing. Mitchells been fighting bums for too long. Frank is very protective of his investments and ultimately in the end its costs fighters their potential.

 

True, although he was using the jab well in the first couple of rounds there were still occasions when Katsidis was able to get through and land some power punches. He didn't have much trouble getting through Mitchells defense when he charged him. Mitchell never looked comfortable even when he was outboxing Katsidis. He's gonna have to improve his defense, but he can come back from this. It came too early for him, this fight. Katsidis has power, we know that, and as for skill, he's not the most skilled but he has enough skill to land on Mitchell so it's not a great combination to face for your first real step up in class. Contrast that with Khan who's stepping up a level tonight too but Paulie can't punch for **** so even if Khan struggles with his defense at this much higher level, there's less risk of him being knocked out and he can learn to adjust at this higher skill level without that danger (well you never know with Khan, but if there's anyone's punch he can take it's Paulie's ).

Prescott's had power too and Mitchell outboxed him but it was quite shocking how sloppy and limited Prescott was. It's too big a gap to go from that level straight to Katsidis.

On a side note. Katisidis's entrance was the bomb. That music, the headgear and the slow walk. You see his eyes? That looked scary He lived up to his name, "the warrior" cuz he was like a ****in Spartan in there. Sadistic looking smile too. I think he may be taking the whole Greek heritage thing a bit too far

 

Katsidis was landing well in the first minute

After the first I thought Mitchell would be lucky to reach half way unless something dramatic changed

Kasidis did a number on him, he took away his body in round 3 when Mitchell tried to slow it down/recover

Really did a job on him

 

Khan has another problem though - no chin. Mitchell took some half decent shots in the 1st and 2nd rounds that would have put Khan on ***** street.

Mitchell has a better chin than Khan.

Katsidis would stop Khan within 3 rounds too.

 

But Katsidis looked like a midget next to his bodyguards.

 

Why do people keep saying he should have taken a knee, or there should have been a standing count.

Where was the sense in him getting beaten to a pulp and still losing.

Atleast this way he can come back soonish, hopefully he can another title shot at some point against an easier opponent.

 

Very good points.

IMHO, Mitchell had the ability to win this fight but was clearly nervous and there was little room for mistakes against a banger like Katsidis.

Khan has more room for error.

 

He could have taken a knee, regained his composure and started outboxing Katsidis again.

 

Exactly. If you're facing a skilled banger you have to be sure that your defence is water tight (or you have to get Margarito to donate his chin to you). You can't judge Mitchell's defense by the Prescott fight cuz Prescott was so wild that Mitchell could see the punches coming a mile off. Props to him for taking the fight, I'm just speaking from a promoters perspective.

 

khan might not have chin but he has something called defense.

 

on the flipside khan is a better boxer/mover.

can keep it tight when he concentrates.

always wanted to see a khan-katsidis fight as it goes.

kats is a goldenboy fighter isn't he. :yep