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

[OumaFan]

Bad matchup for Peterson in the sense that he isn't a big puncher. Otherwise he's a good fighter but Khan will keep distance and can afford to be caught here and there. I think he can definitely hurt Lamont too. I would say late TKO for Khan.

I've watched a lot of Lamont's fights. I'm a big fan of both Peterson brothers. I think his power is being a bit overrated. If he was even a good puncher he would have a lot of KO's because he throws a lot of power shots (he disregards the jab at times) and he's pretty accurate. But he's still only got 15 KO's in 29 fights and outside of a couple of fights (Berto, Bradley) he hasn't fought a bunch of good fighters. He can wear you down if he just catches you time and again but I don't see that here. Not because of Khan's natural defensive skills but because of his movement. Lamont's probably a better puncher to the body than head actually. I would love for him to win but just don't see it, it's just not a great matchup for him. He's going to have to press the fight and I don't think he has hail mary power if he gets behind, and I'm pretty sure he'll get behind. Even against Khan who I still think has a below average chin.