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Who should Khan fight next?
Apparently they want his next fight in the Usa. If Roach is serious about Morales that is a disgrace. Kahn is a World Champ now not a 12-15 fight novice fighting a faded name.
I thought Khan did a great job in all last nite and some people on here have been a bit unfair, he basically shut out a tough champion, Khans problem is he has no power whatsoever and still likes to lunge in against a banger I think he gets knocked out, how far he goes now depends on who he is matched with, a fight I would like probably wont happen as it would be to dangerous in Warrens eyes would be Zab Judah for his Us debut, I think that would be a cracking fight at 140.
Who do you guys think he should fight next??
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
Not sure.
Prescott/Bradley/Torres/Holt/Cambell/Hatton/Klitschko
Any of those will do for me.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
ad like to see prescott or hatton even juda would be a gd fight but prescott is the only 1 ad give him a slight chance with hatton and juda would knock him out and its 50/50 with prescott but if i were khan ad want to fight the guy who ko me be4
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eleven
ad like to see prescott or hatton even juda would be a gd fight but prescott is the only 1 ad give him a slight chance with hatton and juda would knock him out and its 50/50 with prescott but if i were khan ad want to fight the guy who ko me be4
Presscot will never get a crack he just lost on friday to sum bum, he brings nothing to the table as a fighter in sure Khan wants nothing more but Warren is a business man Prescott brings nothing to the table he was just beaton on some small hall show in the States by a bum.
Judah is a name in the Usa is not in his prime but still classy fighter id love to see that fight, pretty certain ti wont happen. Warren i feel would fancy the Hatton fight makes business sense.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
I'd like to either see him with Hatton over here or maybe if he's going to the US, take on Malignaggi if he beats Diaz or Maidana as a co-feature on a decent card.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
He should fight Prescott to avenge the loss....I'm sure it's do-able for Freddie Roach to get Khan ready to pick apart Prescott.
Other than that I'd say Kendall Holt, Junior Witter, or Ricky Hatton
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Yeah. I agree that we wont see Khan-Prescott rematch, he brings nothing to the table indeed.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
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skel1983
Apparently they want his next fight in the Usa. If Roach is serious about Morales that is a disgrace. Kahn is a World Champ now not a 12-15 fight novice fighting a faded name.
I thought Khan did a great job in all last nite and some people on here have been a bit unfair, he basically shut out a tough champion, Khans problem is he has no power whatsoever and still likes to lunge in against a banger I think he gets knocked out, how far he goes now depends on who he is matched with, a fight I would like probably wont happen as it would be to dangerous in Warrens eyes would be Zab Judah for his Us debut, I think that would be a cracking fight at 140.
Who do you guys think he should fight next??
Ricky Hatton makes the most sense IMO. But at some point i'd like to see him fight Breidis Prescott again.
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ICB
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skel1983
Apparently they want his next fight in the Usa. If Roach is serious about Morales that is a disgrace. Kahn is a World Champ now not a 12-15 fight novice fighting a faded name.
I thought Khan did a great job in all last nite and some people on here have been a bit unfair, he basically shut out a tough champion, Khans problem is he has no power whatsoever and still likes to lunge in against a banger I think he gets knocked out, how far he goes now depends on who he is matched with, a fight I would like probably wont happen as it would be to dangerous in Warrens eyes would be Zab Judah for his Us debut, I think that would be a cracking fight at 140.
Who do you guys think he should fight next??
Ricky Hatton makes the most sense IMO. But at some point i'd like to see him fight Breidis Prescott again.
I agree mate but do you think that will happen straight away? I think Hatton will be looking at a sort of tune up first.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
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skel1983
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ICB
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skel1983
Apparently they want his next fight in the Usa. If Roach is serious about Morales that is a disgrace. Kahn is a World Champ now not a 12-15 fight novice fighting a faded name.
I thought Khan did a great job in all last nite and some people on here have been a bit unfair, he basically shut out a tough champion, Khans problem is he has no power whatsoever and still likes to lunge in against a banger I think he gets knocked out, how far he goes now depends on who he is matched with, a fight I would like probably wont happen as it would be to dangerous in Warrens eyes would be Zab Judah for his Us debut, I think that would be a cracking fight at 140.
Who do you guys think he should fight next??
Ricky Hatton makes the most sense IMO. But at some point i'd like to see him fight Breidis Prescott again.
I agree mate but do you think that will happen straight away? I think Hatton will be looking at a sort of tune up first.
I think it will to be honest, they've been on about for the last few months. It makes the most sense to me, Ricky Hatton is past it. But he's still a good enough fighter. With a huge fanbase who draws in the money and the crowd.
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If Khan's next fight happens in the US, then I wanna see him against young talent like prospect Mark Melligen. C'mon Roach, hook him up. You know that fight will sell.
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ASIAN SENSATION
If Khan's next fight happens in the US, then I wanna see him against young talent like prospect Mark Melligen. C'mon Roach, hook him up. You know that fight will sell.
Who ?
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Just checked he's from the Phillipines no wonder you want it ;) and i fail to see how that will sell.
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ASIAN SENSATION
If Khan's next fight happens in the US, then I wanna see him against young talent like prospect Mark Melligen. C'mon Roach, hook him up. You know that fight will sell.
Melligen's chin makes Khan look like Marvin Hagler. He got KO'd flat by a non-puncher. He's not as fast, not as good technically, although his power is not too bad. However, unless he gets to wear a headset into the ring, he would be KO'd.
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For some reason I'd like to see a Khan/Ortiz matchup.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
If they want him to fight stateside I imagine they will go for a guy with a high profile name but not too dangerous.
Malignaggi would be a great choice, and he'd be fighting a guy who Hatton beat so the chance to make direct comparisons. If he beat Malignaggi it could nicely set up a fight between Khan and Hatton for next year.
I'm presuming Khan will stay at junior welter now.
By they way is nobody going to give the young Khan any credit for moving up a weight class and fighting for and winning a world title in (virtually) his first fight at the weight?
How many fighters have done that? Marquez, Pacquaio, Floyd.......not bad company methinks.
Hatton looked awful against Collazo and he was no more highly rated than Kotelnik at the time, merely seen as an unknown paper champ.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
It also took Hatton 39 fights to fight for a world title, Kahn did it nearly in half the time.
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skel1983
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
It also took Hatton 39 fights to fight for a world title, Kahn did it nearly in half the time.
kosta tyzo was a really good champ tho
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skel1983
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
It also took Hatton 39 fights to fight for a world title, Kahn did it nearly in half the time.
kosta tyzo was a really good champ tho
Dont get me wrong Kosta was an amzing fighter p4p number 3 atg, but why comparing Hatton to Khan?? In his 22nd fight Hatton was still fighting road sweepers, Khan did good he beat a good Champ.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
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skel1983
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
It also took Hatton 39 fights to fight for a world title, Kahn did it nearly in half the time.
Kahn won a silver medal at the olympics and has been fast tracked to a world title. Hatton had to go the long route central area champ, wbo,wba intercontinental belts, british belt. Then hatton made the wbu title his own defending it against good and bad opposition. My point is kahn won a world title yes but he would need 39 fights to go in against someone as dangereouse as kostya. By his own admission he said he is not in marquez class the true lightweight world champ. So his easiest route to a title kotelnick. Crappy way to become champ.
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feeney
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skel1983
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
It also took Hatton 39 fights to fight for a world title, Kahn did it nearly in half the time.
Kahn won a silver medal at the olympics and has been fast tracked to a world title. Hatton had to go the long route central area champ, wbo,wba intercontinental belts, british belt. Then hatton made the wbu title his own defending it against good and bad opposition. My point is kahn won a world title yes but he would need 39 fights to go in against someone as dangereouse as kostya. By his own admission he said he is not in marquez class the true lightweight world champ. So his easiest route to a title kotelnick. Crappy way to become champ.
So you think any self respecting fighter should refuse to fight for a world title unless they can get a world title shot at a p4p and future hall of famer star then?
Interesting logic you have there my friend.
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
Yeah but Tyszu hadn't fought in well over a year, ended up quitting in the fight and then immediately retired.
I think it's fair to say Hatton didn't beat a prime version.
More like an old, fading version of a great fighter, a bit like Khan beating Barrera maybe ;)
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
I think Ortiz would be a good fight, just to prove who is the better prospect, although I suppose we can't call Khan a prospect anymore. After that, he can turn his attention to fighting a mandatory.
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JoeyUK
I think Ortiz would be a good fight, just to prove who is the better prospect, although I suppose we can't call Khan a prospect anymore. After that, he can turn his attention to fighting a mandatory.
The funny thing is now I think it's GBP who wouldn't wanna risk Ortiz against Khan. If Ortiz can work his way back up to a world title & Khan still has one, then in about 2 years this could be a real super-fight
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
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Bilbo
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
Yeah but Tyszu hadn't fought in well over a year, ended up quitting in the fight and then immediately retired.
I think it's fair to say Hatton didn't beat a prime version.
More like an old, fading version of a great fighter, a bit like Khan beating Barrera maybe ;)
Thank you, it seems like people keep on thinking that Kostya was in his prime or something when Hatton fought him. Don't forget Kostya wasn't really active.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
He should fight Maidana to see who the best WBA lightwelter world champ is but there's zero chance of that happening. Erik Morales next in America or Hatton in Manchester.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
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feeney
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.
Marquez is the lightweight champion, he is engaged with Mayweather.
So what is the difference between a paper champ at 135 and 140? Either way Khan would have been getting a shot at an alphabet holder. ;)
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Kirkland Laing
He should fight Maidana to see who the best WBA lightwelter world champ is but there's zero chance of that happening. Erik Morales next in America or Hatton in Manchester.
& keep the gravy train rolling along a'la Audley Harrison.
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Bilbo
If they want him to fight stateside I imagine they will go for a guy with a high profile name but not too dangerous.
Malignaggi would be a great choice, and he'd be fighting a guy who Hatton beat so the chance to make direct comparisons. If he beat Malignaggi it could nicely set up a fight between Khan and Hatton for next year.
I'm presuming Khan will stay at junior welter now.
By they way is nobody going to give the young Khan any credit for moving up a weight class and fighting for and winning a world title in (virtually) his first fight at the weight?
How many fighters have done that? Marquez, Pacquaio, Floyd.......not bad company methinks.
Hatton looked awful against Collazo and he was no more highly rated than Kotelnik at the time, merely seen as an unknown paper champ.
garbage post and you know it, Mikay got dropped off for being a wind up merchant, for some reason some people like you, maybe it's your age.:confused:
I would advise anyone who wants a sensible discussion to avoid this thread.
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Kirkland Laing
He should fight Maidana to see who the best WBA lightwelter world champ is but there's zero chance of that happening. Erik Morales next in America or Hatton in Manchester.
That's a bit harsh considering Khan dominated Kotelnik from start to finish. Even if you think Maidana beat Kotelnik it was very close.
Agree the Maidina fight wont happen though.
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i think he should go for a Prescott rematch to put it right
it would sell in my eyes ;)
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Even if the Prescott fight sold it's not gonna happen.
Warren has got Khan to beat a legend and become "world" champion within a year of that defeat.
He's done a great job of quickly eradicating the Prescott defeat to the general punter.
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miles
Not sure.
Prescott/Bradley/Torres/Holt/Cambell/Hatton/Klitschko
Any of those will do for me.
I'm saddened that nobody found my Klitschko joke funny.
Maybe it was a bit rubbish after all. :(
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Fenster
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Kirkland Laing
He should fight Maidana to see who the best WBA lightwelter world champ is but there's zero chance of that happening. Erik Morales next in America or Hatton in Manchester.
That's a bit harsh considering Khan dominated Kotelnik from start to finish. Even if you think Maidana beat Kotelnik it was very close.
Agree the Maidina fight wont happen though.
Yeah, but I'd back Maidana to beat Khan. At some point he's going to get through with a big right hand. I think he'd hit Khan about as many times as Kotelnik managed but he'd hit him a lot harder. Khan's santioning fee is probably 20 times more than Maidana's so I'm sure the WBA will find a way for Khan to keep his title and not have to fight Maidana.
Hatton looks like he isn't going to fight again from what he's quoted as saying today, so it looks like a 140 pound Erik Morales next. That'll make everyone on the board happy.
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Howlin Mad Missy
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Kirkland Laing
He should fight Maidana to see who the best WBA lightwelter world champ is but there's zero chance of that happening. Erik Morales next in America or Hatton in Manchester.
& keep the gravy train rolling along a'la Audley Harrison.
Compared to JCC Junior Khan is being fast tracked. Never mind, at some point sooner rather than later he's going to have to face a puncher and you'll get another good laugh. :)
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
I think he fights Dimitry Salitas next. An undefeated fighter but doesn't have great power, plus I remember reading that Salitas was upset that Khan got a title shot when he was the #1 WBA contender.
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Shouldnt Khan have a mandatory to face? If he really wants to become the great or the legend he dreams of then he cant go face some questionable opponant now. I really think he needs to go chase another of the Lightwelter champs. I dont care about his chin or his experience, if he wants these things he has to fight for them. He cant get them tiptoeing around now hes got a belt round his waist and expect us to be impressed.
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Re: Who should Khan fight next?
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Kirkland Laing
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Fenster
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Kirkland Laing
He should fight Maidana to see who the best WBA lightwelter world champ is but there's zero chance of that happening. Erik Morales next in America or Hatton in Manchester.
That's a bit harsh considering Khan dominated Kotelnik from start to finish. Even if you think Maidana beat Kotelnik it was very close.
Agree the Maidina fight wont happen though.
Yeah, but I'd back Maidana to beat Khan. At some point he's going to get through with a big right hand. I think he'd hit Khan about as many times as Kotelnik managed but he'd hit him a lot harder. Khan's santioning fee is probably 20 times more than Maidana's so I'm sure the WBA will find a way for Khan to keep his title and not have to fight Maidana.
Hatton looks like he isn't going to fight again from what he's quoted as saying today,
so it looks like a 140 pound Erik Morales next. That'll make everyone on the board happy.
;D
At least it will sell on PPV.
Khan could "easily" outbox Maidana, but i agree he'd do well to get through twelve with a genuine big puncher. Like you say they're not gonna go for that fight anyway.
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Kirkland Laing
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Fenster
That's a bit harsh considering Khan dominated Kotelnik from start to finish. Even if you think Maidana beat Kotelnik it was very close.
Agree the Maidina fight wont happen though.
Yeah, but I'd back Maidana to beat Khan. At some point he's going to get through with a big right hand. I think he'd hit Khan about as many times as Kotelnik managed but he'd hit him a lot harder. Khan's santioning fee is probably 20 times more than Maidana's so I'm sure the WBA will find a way for Khan to keep his title and not have to fight Maidana.
Hatton looks like he isn't going to fight again from what he's quoted as saying today,
so it looks like a 140 pound Erik Morales next. That'll make everyone on the board happy.
;D
At least it will sell on PPV.
Khan could "easily" outbox Maidana, but i agree he'd do well to get through twelve with a genuine big puncher. Like you say they're not gonna go for that fight anyway.
That's it, it's all about the PPV and in particular (at the moment) Sky Box office. When he lost to Prescott Warren thought, that's it, he's just signed a big contract and to get my money back now I'm going to have to put him in PPV-worthy fights he can win. There's no way with his chin able to go at any time that they'll put him in with high-risk no-reward guys like Maidana or Salitas. And after Hatton buggered off to HBO PPV land and Khan expected to do the same if he keeps winning Warren is going to make sure that while Khan is tied to him, he gets a chunk of that money. So the best possible fight for Khan now that Hatton is looking like retiring is a big name that's light-punching at 140 who's past it but will make Khan look good on his American debut and hopefully lead to PPV matchups over there in the future. So Erik Morales next and after that they call JCC Senior out of retirement so Khan can go for a hat trick of Mexican legends. :)
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Kirkland Laing
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Kirkland Laing
Yeah, but I'd back Maidana to beat Khan. At some point he's going to get through with a big right hand. I think he'd hit Khan about as many times as Kotelnik managed but he'd hit him a lot harder. Khan's santioning fee is probably 20 times more than Maidana's so I'm sure the WBA will find a way for Khan to keep his title and not have to fight Maidana.
Hatton looks like he isn't going to fight again from what he's quoted as saying today, so it looks like a 140 pound Erik Morales next. That'll make everyone on the board happy.
;D
At least it will sell on PPV.
Khan could "easily" outbox Maidana, but i agree he'd do well to get through twelve with a genuine big puncher. Like you say they're not gonna go for that fight anyway.
That's it, it's all about the PPV and in particular (at the moment) Sky Box office. When he lost to Prescott Warren thought, that's it, he's just signed a big contract and to get my money back now I'm going to have to put him in PPV-worthy fights he can win. There's no way with his chin able to go at any time that they'll put him in with high-risk no-reward guys like Maidana or Salitas. And after Hatton buggered off to HBO PPV land and Khan expected to do the same if he keeps winning Warren is going to make sure that while Khan is tied to him, he gets a chunk of that money. So the best possible fight for Khan now that Hatton is looking like retiring is a big name that's light-punching at 140 who's past it but will make Khan look good on his American debut and hopefully lead to PPV matchups over there in the future. So Erik Morales next and after that they call JCC Senior out of retirement so Khan can go for a hat trick of Mexican legends. :)
I think Salita is pretty ordinary who has no power, but he is a no name in reality to Sky, but i just read he is the mandatory wtf is it with the WBA?? They have about 35 champions :p.
