Amir Khan is considered the next Manny Pacquiao in boxing No less than the legendary coach of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Freddie Roach predicted that rising British boxing star Amir Khan's next boxing superstar like pacman, the internationally recognized best fighter pound for pound today .
Roach is currently training at the gym Khan famous Wild Card in Los Angeles, Californiae> revealed that the 22 year old boxer has the power, skill and speed as Pacman make him a future king of professional boxing.
The famous American boxing coach says the world will see how good Khan is when he fought for Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik WBA light-welterweight belt in Manchester on July 18. He said like Pacman, his favorite pupil, who trains hard Khan could make him someone to be a formidable champion in the world and be recognized as the best fighter on the planet.
Roach said he was hopeful that after dethroning Kotelnik, Khan could be given to major fighting in the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez and even fellow British star Ricky Hatton boxing and Pacman which struck earlier this year. Khan for his part expressed his joy over the solid confidence of Roach to his talents as a boxer.
He said that he undergo training hard and heated sparring session before he had with Pacman makes him a strong fighter and give him a good chance of winning on Kotelnik. The rising star of British boxing has said it is an uphill battle but he is confident of winning Kotelnik on entering their struggle.
Former Olympic boxer said Kotelnik is a good boxing champion, but now it's time to shine and rise from his only loss against British boxer Breidi Prescott via a humiliating first round knockout in front of his supporters. Before his fight against Kotelnik, Khan Oisin Fagan has recently dispatched before Christmas and dismantling of Marco Antonio Barrera in March.
Kotelnik had previously said that every effort to win against Khan and show the world that is ready to take the next big step in his boxing career. He said he will teach Khan a boxing lesson he will never forget during their struggle, long overdue.
Kotelnik turned professional in 2000 and won his first 23 fights before losing to Souleymane M'baye in Paris in 2004, by split decision. In 2005, he lost during a clash in Junior Witter European title on a unanimous decision, but later in the year defeated former Olympic gold medalist Mohamad Abdulaev. Kotelnik beat Gavin Rees for the WBA light-welterweight title March 22, 2008 in the Cardiff International Arena 12th round TKO over and made his first successful defense in his hometown of Lviv against the Japanese champion Norio Kimu.
Despite the odds against him, even if he is the champion Kotelnik, who won the silver medal in the Olympic lightweight summer of 2000, for its part also expressed his confidence in the rapid elimination of Khan in their encounter entering.
The Ukrainian boxing champion said he has studied the movements of Khan and use his experience to defeat him and keep his crown. He said that the day of battle he would show the world how good he is as a boxing champion by defeating Khan in front of his own people. Fans of Khan and Kotelnik should take the time to watch the fight live.
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Posted on April 14, 2010.