Re: Floyd wants the fans to pick his next fight.. khan or Maidana
"I'll fight whoever the fans want, as long as it's one of my two choices.." Reminds me of when Henry Ford said buyers can have any color they want as long as its black.
Khan's not even looked remotely like he could pose a threat to a concensus, top pound for pound, future first ballot hall of fame fighter. He's been ko'd, wobbled, outworked, outsmarted on different occasions by fighters of different calibers.
Maidanas been outworked by Lopez before that last surge. The body shot by Khan that dropped him could've exposed weakness. At least maidana has invented himself since then and comes into a fight on a high note, with something to offer. (he wont promise a brawl and then be looking to outbox Floyd like Canelo)
Both these guys are being set up to be knocked out to make floyd look even better. When floyd knocks out khan, will anyone be shocked? When floyd takes maidana into deep water and drown him and ko's him when he fades, it still appears impressive in light of maidanas more recent accomplishments. Pick Khan if you want a better promotion (better talk up to beating once Khan unravels) or pick Maidana for a boring promotion but a longer drubbing with more chance of fireworks before maidana fades.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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