Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson - Saturday - fight/chat thread

[Mars_ax]

Khan by TKO, should be a decent fight though.

Should be a competitive fight, Khan figures to win since Peterson hasn't been able to sucessfully move up to the next level. But I doubt that Khan will stop him, if he does get a KO, i'd be impressed, especially since it would be on Lamont's home turf. If Khan and Roach are underestimating Peterson, they could be in for a big surprise, Peterson ain't no pushover, the dude can fight, and this is a golden opportunity for him. Keep in mind too, that Lamont does have some power and Amir's chin is still questionable.

Plus, I want another look at Cotto vs Margo II in HD on my big screen, that comes on before the main event.

I wish we were getting the Cotto - Margarito replay over here. Anything that saves me from having to watch Ibragimov on the undercard.

Khan should win, but i think as always, he'll have some scary moments. He still does a lot of things wrong technically and his defence isn't great. Peterson is a better fighter than he showed against Bradley so he should make it interesting for the first 4 or 5 rounds. He might even be land a few clean shots which could buzz Khan. Khan should take over and win on points. A stoppage would be impressive but unlikely. Khan UD for me, but it should be competitive.

That's what I figure, Khan by UD, or possibly a close, even controversial SD, but I'd love to see Peterson score an upset.

Wouldn't surprise me if he had to get off the floor to win this one tbh. Got a weird feeling about it. I'd like to see him win because i've more interest in watching him fight guys like Bradley and the like. I've not seen enough of Peterson to care either way really. I'd like to see Khan - Ortiz down the line. That would be a good grudge match after the Jr Olympics.

Like I said earlier in the thread, Peterson is a guy with some skills and decent power, but hasn't shown he can win at the next level. This fight is a golden opportunity for Lamont, if he wins Khan's titles, it would propel him into the big time, so i'm expecting him to bring it.