Amir Khan thread

Swings and roundabouts mate....pacman got a dubious decision for wildcard gym and khan lost one. Love to hear what steve bunce has to say on the matter.

I havent had a chance mate....will download it at some point but i hear that he got a Knock down that didnt happen??? So the points for shoving should even out?
Any hows i hear a khan said 'if he's got the balls fight me in England' while the Team Khan statement is allot more conciliatory.

TBH i was more looking fwd to froch fight when it happens. The real thing im waiting to see is UFC!

In one of the KD's it looked like their legs tangled......i think it was a reasonable decision. Khan was pushing lets be fair. That said khan lost because he couldn't create any distance and couldn't hit the angles, he was a mess.. When he did started to create movement peterson had no idea what to do.

Like you said he was getting caught whaaaay too easy....lazy stuff! Its not like khan was gassed or anything either.
The one thing i really found repugnant was De La hoya's attitude towards petersson. ODL was acting like he just brought in peterson to pad out Khans record, post fight he was completely biased towards his cash cow khan. No wonder Mr Money dont let no one promote him!

agree with CT - Khans own fault he lost, the fight could have gone either way and those two lost points really screwed his chances of a victory

not impressed with Khans ability to fight a man who keeps coming onto him, Maidana almost took him out and now Peterson beats him using the same tactics - Khan is very fast but lacks power, any durable boxer will be able to walk through khans punches and do the same as Maidana and Peterson

Khan will improve though, im sure he will learn alot from this fight, i expect him to box a much better game in the rematch

Agree with FM snr. Why didnt he use his jab? Also this kid has trouble fighting on the inside.

Amir khan manages to make a complete fool of himself.....just should have let it go.

TEAM KHAN 'I'm a realist, not a hater

By Ziggy Shah: Being a boxing fan/writer is by far the greatest occupation anyone can hope for. The drama and excitement it brings can only be described and appreciated by those who truly love the 'sweet science'. Indeed, the past few weeks have made this job a lot easier, as match-ups at domestic and world level have lived up to their hype, thus giving writers, like myself, the extra initiative to work those late hours.

Nothing gives more pleasure to a writer than seeing his 'write up' receive good feedback. However, there are times when the opposite happens and the comments zone can seem like an upsetting place for us to ponder.

But all we do is voice our opinion and describe to the readers what we feel, and the rest is down to you, the 'die hards'. And it was this exact notion that I employed when I was approached by a question from a member of 'Team Khan'. I was asked what I thought of a comment that had been posted on a social website by Team Khan, "Amir Khan will retire Floyd Mayweather if they fight".

Now keeping in mind the motto of sports writing, Be honest and truthful, my reply was simple, "You've got more chance of Ali making a comeback, then Khan has off retiring Floyd". Needless to say, my reply caused a bit of a reaction.

I can't blame Team Khan for trying to pursue a fight with Floyd Mayweather, and if that means using social media sites to generate interest, then so be it.

However, the problem begins when my honest opinion puts me in the 'Hater' category, and I am accused of being jealous of the boxer and his entourage. I was reminded that they were eating lobsters in Las Vegas and I was sat at home living a boring life. But, I would not call being at home with my lovely wife and children boring.

But seriously, being called a 'hater' is not a nice place to be, especially when you have followed and supported Amir Khan throughout his amateur and pro career.

Even more odd is the fact that Khan has a difficult fight in less than a fortnight, because, with or without 'the man in the hat' controversy, the first encounter with Peterson was a close affair. And the timing of these comments are absurd, given the fact that Khan cannot for one second, overlook the Champion, as he is a pressure fighter, and Khan struggles against pressure...Fact!

On a final note, People like myself write about the sport that we love, and every man, woman or child who participates in that sport earns our respect. But at the same time, we have an obligation to our concious and that is, always 'Keep it real!'
Article posted on 08.05.2012

Some one better tell Team Khan not to keep knocking on the devils door, because he may come out , do a shoulder roll then proceed to beat the crap outta him.
Honestly, talking about entourages and lobster?
Lol i can imagine fiddys reaction now

Latest update is that Peterson has failed a drug test and a form of testosterone has been found in his blood.

All the health experts and legal guru experts are working overtime to get to the bottom of this but it is a possibility according to Khan's manager that the fight will be called off.

No way that fight will go ahead....khan has got an excuse for his piss poor performance now.

as a Pakistani i want to support Khan and i always will - but his recent comments or excuses are getting tiring.
i cannot stand his entourage/management. the only sane guys are the non-pakistanis in his group and even one of them has parkinsons lol

Khan is good, his speed will always give him a chance but in the 140-147lb class there are plenty of better fighters than him, he needs to wake up, keep his mouth shut and get on with Boxing.

So the fight has been cancelled after Peterson failed a drug test

Also apparently Peterson admits to being drugged prior to their 1st fight

There does not seem to be such widespread condemnation of Peterson

Now can you imagine what the reaction would have been if it was Khan that failed a drug test?

Howay man, Peterson is the cheat and you manage to have a go at Khan, how does that work?

Drugs or no drugs mate, Khan could have and should have taken Peterson. Why in the name of all that is holy did he decide to brawl with Lamont? Dude could have jabbed Lamont to a points win or a late stoppage but instead decided s to go in close quarters. Khan makes life awkward for himself. That was a poor performance by khan.

No doubt Khan was poor, I think he got his game plan wrong BUT I don't think we can ignore that the other guy potentially had an unfair advantage over him

I dont think Roach who is one of the shrewdest operators on the scene would have told Khan to get close in. This is something khan does to prove he's a badass. He got koed by the cuban and he thinks he has to prove he can get gritty. Ok Khan you got Ko'ed so what? So have a whole host of boxers that are better than you, big deal. You get hit clean like that and you go down it happens. So i dont think it was bad strategy. Juice or no juice khan can take peterson if he engages his brain.

I am actually surprised that Peterson has point blank admitted that he took a testosterone shot before the original fight against Khan. I would of expected an athlete to try and blag it or play dumb so his honesty should be applauded after getting caught.

The explanation so far from the Peterson camp is that just prior to the fight, his testosterone count was low so topped up but not enough to have an anabolic or performance enhancing benefit. This makes no sense to me and I would like this area explored more as surely no boxer would take it if it had no real benefit?

Really and truly, Khan should get his belts back because of the admission of guilt.

Of course it has benefits. It increases muscle mass and muscle endurance however its no substitute for skill or having a good chin.
Its quite fashionable in the USA to claim TRT to supplement 'low' testosterone, but it is a pile of crap.

Khan doesnt have much power, and he cant fight on the inside, boxers will know they can walk him down and get close to him and have a good chance, Peterson fought his best fight, we now know why because of the drugs but Khan has a long way to go to become one of the best he needs to make big improvements to handle some of the quality boxers in the welterweights.