What would you like to see next for Michael Katsidis?

Retirement.

Katsidis is one of my fav fighters of all time. I have nothing but love and respect for him and everything hes brought to us as fans.

And I think that is one of the reasons I feel so strongly about wanting him to retire before he is damaged goods not as a boxer, but as a human in everyday life.

There is no magic number for how many beatings one can take like the very ones Katsidis has taken in his career. And normally, if a fighter has a lot to gain by continuing, be it he is in the mix to still become a champion, to write a legacy for himself, or to make big money in big fights..... then I understand taking beatings to a certain extent. But I dont see any of this for Kats at this point. I see a guy who will continue to be fed to guys who overmatch him. And I simply would rather see him retire then to continue to take this kind of abuse.

I realise, I have a tendency to be 'over protective' when it comes to fighters, but, in retrospect, I have never been wrong about a fighters fate when Ive called for their retirement.

I said Vargas should retire after he fought Castillejo.... people called me crazy. Vargas fought on and what happened? Did he gain anything? No.... instead, he got stopped against mosley once, then brutally in a rematch, then beat by Mayorga in a fight that showed Vargas to look so bad that it was sad almost. Nothing but pointless punishment and more losses on his record for people to pick at.

I said Mayorga should retire after the Mosley fight, I suppose its not over for him, I guess if he can beat Alvarez, then he will have proved me wrong.... but so far, all hes done is cop a beating from Cotto in a fight he didnt see the finish to, against a fighter IMO he would have beaten in his prime. And if Saul lays a beating on him, I will be even more right about Mayorgas fate.


I dont know, Im just not a fan of my fav fighters just taking beatings for no reason once they are past their best.

I said Gatti should retire after the Mayweather fight (not just because of the Mayweather fight, but because of his fight also with Leija in which I think he looked bad), of course people said oh it was just mayweather, gatti should hang in there and keep fighting. He did, and all that he got was beatings and stoppage losses until he was retired in a sad fight against Gomez.


Yes, guys like Morales are special cases.... a fighter much past it, who ignores calls of retirement and are able to put on legendary performences out of nowhere like he did against Maidana..... but Morales is an ATG, and im not going to wish Katsidis stay around getting hammered on just to hope that he can somehow pull out a miracoulas performence one of these days.

Boxing is great, and I love it with all my heart, but its not the be all end all of life. And the damage that he will continue to take if he stays in here fighting top level opposition, that just doesnt go away when HBO ends its broadcasts.

Id love to see Katsidis have a farewell fight against a beatable opponent in front of his people and fans, and ride off with a win in a career he can be proud of and enjoy the next stage of his life.

Now, if he could stay in boxing just fighting peer type opponents. Guys that he can have good fights with, then Im all for it. He is a warrior and I expect nothing less then for him to want to continue fighting and making a living doing what he loves and is ment for. Unfortunately, I feel Katsidis is at that stage where he is a big enough name that they will continue to cycle him through top tier fighters time and time again until he is spent.

But, at the end of the day, Katsidis is a warrior, one of the purest kinds. And I have no doubt he wants, and will, continue to fight. And, regardless of all that I have said, if he continues to fight, I will continue to be a fan of his. And if he chooses to continue, I would love for him to prove me wrong and win a big one.

Just imo.