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

[J_C]

Peterson is a bit like a less good Khan in a lot of ways. Therefore I believe he can only win by KO and his punch power is average, so I dont think hes got much of a chance.

[Mar]

Now this is a khan fight im interested in. Every guy who wins a fight, bingo, or gets a winning five dollar lottery ticket jumps in line to ride floyd or pac's cack in a hurry to be the next person for one of those two to beat while there are plenty other fights out there. It amazes me to see people sick of floyds big mouth but can stomach the foolishness that comes out of khans. That being said he's decent just no where as good as he thinks he is at this point he has absolutly no chance beating floyd at anything let alone boxing he should beat peterson though. Either way this should be a decent fight.

[Spicoli]

Meh, style wise this one has potential to turn into a pose fest for a lil bit.

[FinitoElDinamita]

THis fight will tell us whether or not Khan can hang with Floyd..

If he puts up a struggle like Ortiz did, Floyd bout isn't interesting at all.

Khan is blessed with more talents but overall, he's not that much better than Peterson..

[CFH]

Khan by TKO, should be a decent fight though.

[Leighton]

How could Peterson be an easy win. A guy who fought and drew with Victor Ortiz the man who has just taken on the best fighter in the world Mayweather.
Peterson is very fast and any punch can trouble Khan.
I AM A KHAN FAN. He may be a bit of a big head but which boxer isnt.
He cant take a punch which is no fault of his own and you cannot train punch resistance. So he makes up for his downfalls with speed and endurance.
He has fought Maidana, Jab Judah, Malignaggi and lets not forget Kotelnic. Everone thought him to be sh*t but he beat Maidana and got a dodgy decision loss against Alexander.
He is calling everone out even though some such as Mayweather would beat him. I dont see that Mayweather, Pacman or Bradley have half the guts he has.
The only other people in that devision who would be worth fighting are either Soto, Alexander or Maidana again. I didnt even mention Bradley as he will not fight khan even though Khan is pushing his buttons calling him a coward every chance he gets.

[Tam Seddon]

Both make weight.

[SweetPea]

If Khan's team thought Peterson posed any danger at all, they wouldn't have been so willing to go to Peterson's hometown.

This is a stay-busy fight.

[Mars_ax]

If Khan's team thought Peterson posed any danger at all, they wouldn't have been so willing to go to Peterson's hometown.

This is a stay-busy fight.

That's exactly what i'm thinking, i'm hoping that Khan and Roach are underestimating Lamont, and we see an upset tonight.

[Tam Seddon]

What time does the main event start?

[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.

[ono]

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.

[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.

[Rantcatrat]

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.

It's Timur Ibragimov, not Sultan Ibragimov. He's the lesser talanted of the Ibragimov's. Sultan retired after the defeat against Wlad. Still this is a good step up for Seth Mitchell. Timur has lost almost every time he's stepped up in competition. He lost to Calvin Brock, Tony Thompson, and last time out suffered a debatable split decision loss to Jean Mormeck. He also has drawn with Kevin Johnson. This will be a good gauge of where Seth Mitchell is in his development.

[killersheep]

Khan to stop the bop!

This is going to be completely one-sided, Lamont has absolutely no skills to deal with Khan's speed and he doesn't have the one shot power to take it that way either.