Michael Katsidis Back on Friday Night Fights, April 13 vs Albert Mensah
by Scott Christ on Feb 9, 2012 9:11 AM EST
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Michael Katsidis will look to get his career on track fighting at 140 pounds when he faces Albert Mensah of Ghana on the April 13 edition of Friday Night Fights from Las Vegas.
Katsidis (28-5, 23 KO) has likely plateaued at age 31 and having piled up a metric ton of wear and tear over his career, but he'll give it at least one more go by moving up in weight from 135 pounds, where he's lost three straight fights and, to be blunt, failed conclusively in his bigger opportunities.
It's a very valid question of what Katsidis really has left anymore, and if he'll ever be anything approaching a legitimate contender again. I don't know anyone who doesn't like Michael Katsidis, but if you're being honest about his career at this point, we're probably into the period of his career where he's just a fighter, and maybe still a pretty decent one, but not a major factor anymore.
I've said before that I don't think Katsidis will move up in weight very well, either, and I still feel that way. I might be wrong, but he strikes me as a Ricky Hatton sort -- a guy who was effective at one weight. Katsidis' losses to Joel Casamayor, Juan Diaz , Juan Manuel Marquez, Robert Guerrero, and Ricky Burns tell me he's just that level below the top guys. He's been a good fighter, but has proven limited against actual top fighters when he's faced them, with his best wins coming over Kevin Mitchell and Vicente Escobedo.
Mensah (24-3-1, 10 KO) is listed at 5'10" and his height could be a potential problem for the rugged Katsidis, who still likes to get in tight and bang away. It's always hard to tell with Ghanaian fighters just how good they might be if they haven't had the opportunities for big fights, but since starting his career 9-3-1, he's won 15 straight since 2005. Most of those wins are absolutely nothing to write home about, and his best win was likely against Ayi Bruce in 2009.
Mensah last fought in July, beating Iraqi-born Canadian Andre Gorges in Chicago via majority decision.
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If he doesn't get by Mensah, he needs to call it a career. He has been another Gatti and has
entertianed us immensly. He is what a brawler is all about. He leaves nothing in the ring.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
I don’t think hes shot to bits or anything, just way too predictable.
Didnt look to have that much pop against Burns either, which is worrying. He nailed him with clean shots which barely made Burns flinch.
by Shitali Klitschko on Feb 9, 2012 12:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I wouldn’t say he’s shot to bits.
More shot to large chunks.
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