Khan scared of Maidana?

[Gandalf]

Let's see where Khan goes from here. If he takes the fight and let's say he outboxes Maidana which I think he can do, he deserves all the credit for taking on a young in his prime big puncher at his division.

Yesh! If he does take the fight and wins he deserves full credit!

I agree with that, it would be a good win for him if he manages to pull it off.

[skel1983]

If Khan doesnt fight Maidana him and Warren are a fucking joke, HBO want the fight Goldenboy want the fight its quite a big fight in reality but watch Franky swerve it cos he knows Khan will get his head taken off his shoulders.

[skel1983]

Let's see where Khan goes from here. If he takes the fight and let's say he outboxes Maidana which I think he can do, he deserves all the credit for taking on a young in his prime big puncher at his division.

If he wins il say decent win nothing special he is fighting a guy who was marginally beaton maybe debatable by Kotelnik who Khan easily beat, i dont understand this he deserves credit for takeing him on bullshit.

The guy is a world champ now he knows the fucking rules Maidana is the next in line he deserves no credit at all he got himself in this posistion he needs to fight him, it's ok to fight the number 1 challanger who cant crack an egg and has a chin made of glass ( Salita ) but the next challanger is tough as nails and hits like a muel he wants to not fight, fuck that shit, unless he fights another belt holder he needs to make this fight happen.

And he gets no credit from me for takeing the fight not one bit its what he was to do being the WBA Champ.

[generalbulldog]

Let's see where Khan goes from here. If he takes the fight and let's say he outboxes Maidana which I think he can do, he deserves all the credit for taking on a young in his prime big puncher at his division.

If he wins il say decent win nothing special he is fighting a guy who was marginally beaton maybe debatable by Kotelnik who Khan easily beat, i dont understand this he deserves credit for takeing him on bullshit.

The guy is a world champ now he knows the fucking rules Maidana is the next in line he deserves no credit at all he got himself in this posistion he needs to fight him, it's ok to fight the number 1 challanger who cant crack an egg and has a chin made of glass ( Salita ) but the next challanger is tough as nails and hits like a muel he wants to not fight, fuck that shit, unless he fights another belt holder he needs to make this fight happen.

And he gets no credit from me for takeing the fight not one bit its what he was to do being the WBA Champ.

I'm seeing it from a neutral point of view. I'm not a fan of the guy, but he has been given a lot of grief since his Prescott loss. And I thought he rebounded quite well. If he takes the fight and beats Maidana it is a very good win, because he was ko by a guy with power and it has been known that his chin was iffy. To be able to come back and beat a top 10 prime Jr. welter is something very credible, especially since he just moved up in weight.

[ono]

If Khan doesnt fight Maidana him and Warren are a fucking joke, HBO want the fight Goldenboy want the fight its quite a big fight in reality but watch Franky swerve it cos he knows Khan will get his head taken off his shoulders.

That's the thing though. It's a joke if he doesn't fight him but it means little if he beats him. That's why i can understand Warren not really wanting the fight (as speculated). If you're going to get sparked it might aswell be in a fight where you're the underdog. Hatton got ko'd by Mayweather but he still got his fight with Pacquiao. Somehow i doubt he would if Castillo had ko'd him.

Khan has already had the misfortune of being KO'd by an complete unknown so to risk doing it again against Maidana (who isn't known to the mainstream sports fan) would probably be career suicide. In an ideal world he'd take the fight but when the risk far outweighs the gain, the chances of the fight happening will always appear slim.

Surely though, if you honestly think he'll get his head taken off, why wouldn't you give him credit if he beat Maidana? I mean that would be double standards of ICB proportions

Just kidding ICB.

[Rantcatrat]

Khan would deserve credit if he beat Maidana.

[skel1983]

If Khan doesnt fight Maidana him and Warren are a fucking joke, HBO want the fight Goldenboy want the fight its quite a big fight in reality but watch Franky swerve it cos he knows Khan will get his head taken off his shoulders.

That's the thing though. It's a joke if he doesn't fight him but it means little if he beats him. That's why i can understand Warren not really wanting the fight (as speculated). If you're going to get sparked it might aswell be in a fight where you're the underdog. Hatton got ko'd by Mayweather but he still got his fight with Pacquiao. Somehow i doubt he would if Castillo had ko'd him.

Khan has already had the misfortune of being KO'd by an complete unknown so to risk doing it again against Maidana (who isn't known to the mainstream sports fan) would probably be career suicide. In an ideal world he'd take the fight but when the risk far outweighs the gain, the chances of the fight happening will always appear slim.

Surely though, if you honestly think he'll get his head taken off, why wouldn't you give him credit if he beat Maidana? I mean that would be double standards of ICB proportions

Just kidding ICB.

Seriously are you one of Khan's entourage?? I havent seen a thread about him where you have defended him.

Secondly imo he gets sparked by Maidana yes, but why would I give him credit for beating a guy who is a limited fighter who has already been beaton by a guy Khan schooled over 12? It's not double standards at all, the fact of the matter Khan wants to proclaim he is a world champ he needs to take on the challangers who are deemed good enough to fight for his so called world title, like I say this situation was good enough for him in his last fight when they guy offered no threat at all.


You say Maidana is not mainstream but Salita was? Maidana was just on the second biggest PPV event of 2009 and in one of the best fight's of the year v Ortiz I think that alot of boxing fans know what Maidana is capable of and like I said HBO and Goldenboy want the fight proves that the fight is good business for Khan and Warren.

How long do they want to proctect his glass chin for? If he was still at a level where he was fighting contenders fair enough but if he wants to be known as a world champ he needs to fight all comers now not hand pick fighters who couldnt knock a wank out.