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03/20/2008 Archived Entry: "Here Comes the 'Fright' Train: Katsidis vs. Casamayor"
Here Comes the 'Fright' Train: Katsidis vs. Casamayor
By Ted Sares
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com
It's amazing that humans can do this.
--Jim Lampley during Toney-Jirov
Australian Michael Katsidis is my kind of fighter. An all action fighter, he never stops coming at you. Ultra Exciting and ultra feared, his bout with Czar Amonsot, an equally fearless, albeit unknown warrior, was a stunningly competitive fight that left Katsidis‘s face looking like fresh road kill and the Filipino suffering a minor subdural hematoma (though it‘s hard to imagine that any subdural hematoma could be termed minor). To call their fight brutal is an understatement. Both guys left it all in the ring; they were simply gallant as they engage in a superhuman effort. It was one that will stay my memory bank as indelible.
Katsidis is the real McCoy. His very first professional fight was scheduled for ten and in just his second, he won a 12 round unanimous decision, beating James Swan for the Australian lightweight title. Nineteen fights later, he stopped Graham Earl in seven for the interim WBO Lightweight Title in 2007 in London. The bout was pure savagery and was a prime candidate for fight of the year.
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