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Katsidis hopeful of a Manchester date with Hatton

Michael Katsidis (right) would be happy to go to Manchester to face Ricky Hatton. (Photo by Tom Hogan, Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions)

Michael Katsidis (right) would be happy to go to Manchester to face Ricky Hatton. (Photo by Tom Hogan, Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions)

Lightweight slugger Michael Katsidis and his manager-trainer Brendon Smith are hopeful of landing a fight with Ricky Hatton in Manchester, with Smith revealing a potential bout was already in talks.

Katsidis's trainer and manager Brendon Smith revealed he had already been talking with the Hatton camp prior to last weekend's bout.

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Smith said he had not yet heard from the Englishman's camp and was still optimistic the fight with Katsidis could be made.

"I believe it's still a very good chance of happening. Knowing Ricky, I don't think he would want to finish his career like that," Smith said.

Smith said no date or venue had been discussed for the proposed fight.

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"We are not concerned about going to Ricky Hatton's backyard because we've taken our show on the road for the last two years," Smith said.

I think we all expect that Hatton's next fight -- should he have one -- will be in Manchester, and Katsidis has never shown any problem going anywhere he can to make a fight. The Aussie now lives in Thailand and he hasn't fought in Australia since 2006. Since then he's fought in London (Graham Earl), Vegas (Czar Amonsot), California (Joel Casamayor), Houston (Juan Diaz's hometown), Cebu City, and Austin (Jesus Chavez's hometown).

Katsidis would be moving up in weight, obviously, but though he beat Jesus Chavez last time out, he's still not right in line to get any title shots at 135. He's a tough, exciting fighter that would also fairly well play into the game Hatton is best at.

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Excellent fight in my opinion.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on May 6, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Great fight but Katsidis will win. Mark it.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on May 6, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he’s a perfect Hatton foil, even with Hatton declining. Katsidis is terribly slow, doesn’t move well, takes shots in bunches, doesn’t box well, isn’t really that big of a puncher, and would be moving up to 140. All he is is tough. It probably makes for a hell of a nice scrap, lots of mauling in close, but Katsidis’ absolute greatest potential upside is being Ricky Hatton, and I think he’s just not that good.

by SC on May 6, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He also gets cut far too often and with a questionable ref… it will be a stoppage.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on May 6, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Katsidis is one tough bastard and its a nice matchup but i think he will end up fighting Khan or Witter (if he goes on).
Everyone will fancy at shot at Rick now that he has been destroyed so he will make a good money if he wants to.
I feel he has nothing more to prove.

"One Shall Stand. One shall Fall" - Optimus Prime

by dinkman on May 6, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There's a question between proving and earning

I mean, he only has a few more years left where he’ll be able to really put money away for his kids. Sure, he has enough that he could retire if he wants to, but fighting a few softer touches to sold out arenas in Manchester isn’t all that bad either.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on May 6, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's wrong with making a name for yourself in the Lightweight division?

It’s one of the most exciting divisions at the moment and yet everybody is trying to get out of it. Katsidis is still young and needs a little run of fights to build himself up properly. Why run the risk of getting mauled by Hatton on Hatton’s home turf? Will only put him back further. The risk of failure in the short term is not worth it in my opinion.

by strike4A on May 6, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Makings of a good fight.

I would watch it. Can Katsidis bring the power up to a new weight? Is Hatton really spent, or just not really viable against P4P type talent?

Good fight with interesting implications.

Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion

by The Kittitas Kid on May 6, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, I think this is exactly the wrong kind of fight for Ricky Hatton to take after a brutal — and frankly frightening — KO. Katsidis is the sort of guy who will swallow some leather to get of a big fat bomb of a punch. My guess is that Manny completely destroyed whatever was left of Ricky’s chin, and there’s some potential for permanent injury here.

"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb

by jrok on May 6, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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