Juan Manuel Marquez Outslugs Michael Katsidis, Andre Berto Wins Easily, Jason Litzau Scores Upset

Nice as it is to see a master like JMM at work, he was fighting an extremely game but limited MKatsidis.

Katsidis has fought but three good opponents, each time with the same result. A loss. first Casa, the Diaz, and now JMM. He is an ‘opponent’. And exciting one , yes…but an opponent nonetheless.

To me, JMM was getting hit way too much by a pressure fighter, not a power puncher. That does not bode uniquely well against anyone of greater stature….or power.

giovanni segura won via 7th round TKO apparently. from what i saw chango put up a fight, but as SC predicted segura was too much. the fight ended with chango not coming out after the 7th round due to cuts i think

I really like Kat, the guy has had some great post-fight sound-bites and expressions.

Sorry….but hate him if you will but give the names Antonio Margarito and Michael Katsidis to a promoter whose business it is to make money….and the fair market tells you what your own personal critique won’t let you. Margarito, the beast, is a serious attraction. And has been because of what he has achieved in the ring. Plus, what he hasn’t been able to do…which is to face Floyd Mayweather. The latter wanting nothing to do with him.

Honestly, What besides guts can you say about Katsidis that remotely compares to Antonio Margarito.

Including the one against Margarito are questionable.

But I only judge what I can see in the ring.
And Katsidis and Margarito ain’t in the same league.

No deal. But I respect the offer.

Take you best shot. I stand by Margarito’s ring achievements.

But I would pay to see Miguel or Kermit try to even the score.

Caballero vs Litzau- This was actually my first time watching Caballero fight. My first impression: horrible. The guy is fundamentally awkward. He does not stand with a wide enough base in his stance, and he crosses his feet a lot when walking around his opponent. His punches did not look very authoritative either, as he wasn’t really backing Litzau up that much. He wasn’t fun to watch fight, so I was kind of glad to see him get roughed up.
Berto vs Hernandez- Berto looked very quick and explosive. I wouldn’t mind him being the next fight with Pacquiao
Marquez vs Katsidis- I’m a big fan of Marquez. I love the combinations he throws, as well as how he mixes different types of punches, giving different angles and confusing his opponent. The confusion is always what creates the punch that his opponent doesn’t see. With that said, my heart was gunning for Katsidis to win. I wanted him to win this one for his brother, and I thought he was close in the third round. The guy fought a good fight, constantly crowding and pressuring Marquez. But he was eating way too much along the way (thudding body shots), and it cost him. But he fought hard and with heart, and I think it was enough to do his brother proud.

A big f*** you Larry Merchant for being a dick towards Katsidis. He went about phrasing the questions the wrong way on purpose, and I think he should have had more tact when interviewing him. What an insensitive prick.

Caballero couldn’t hurt him, especially with those slappy body shots that appeared to have zero effect on Litzau.

This in particular was pretty shocking, seeing as how Cab is such a deadly, Jack Dempsey-style butcher, who needs Larry Merchant to go around begging commissioners to stop his bloodbaths.

Congrats to Litzau.

Merchant should be retired forthwith!

drival about Saul Alvarez fighting the winnet of Pac-JMM next year is the stuff of late-stage dementia. He needs to be taken out to the barn.

Katsidis should never fight again. Even in his wins, he’s been getting pummeled, beaten, cut, swollen, etc.and his losses are real beatdowns. It’s one thing to have occasional tough fights, it’s another thing to make EVERY fight tough because you lead with your face. OK, he is tough, determined, resilient, but enough is enough. Find something else to do; his family should be looking out for him.
And with regards to calling him a “warrior” because of this style, recall what Gen. Patton said “It’s not your job to die for your country, it’s your job to get the OTHER GUY to die for his country”. Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit. Katsidis doesn’t understand that fact.

I hope Mick gives it away . That was a bad beating . It was an incredible fight but Micks lack of defensive skills and his average right hand cost him once again . If Katsidis had been raised in California or Mexico he would have been a really top shelf fighter . Mick had basically no amateur schooling and while his trainer Brendan Smith is a champion bloke he will never be confused with Eddie Futch . Mick has the physical gifts , he is very strong and has pretty good hand speed but he fights with his head on a stick . Ive never seen him slip a punch and he drops his guard as soon as he starts throwing punches . Congrats to Marquez and the Mexican fans . JMM is one hard bloke . I thought he was gone in the third . Cheers All.

That old bastard needs to be put out to pasture . His comments to Mick were insensitive and typical of that turd .

one thing I found interesting was how glad I was to not be hearing Kellerman, but then I noticed Larry merchant. That guy is absolutley painful to listen to, and he always seems to treat the losing fighter disrespectfully in their post fight interview. The guy needs to retire, and HBO needs to offer Roy Jones jr. a position as a permanent fixture as a color commentator (in my opinion)

Anybody know the purses for each fighter? Unless Dan Rafael made a typo, Berto made over $900,000! Craziness. Hopefully Katsidis and Marquez made twice that.

I don’t think Merchant was trying to be a jerk in his interview with Kats, but it would have been better if he had just said “Your brother has to be proud of your performance.”