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

Originally Posted by
miles

Originally Posted by
ono

Originally Posted by
miles
I don't know why some of you are blaming the ref and not accepting that Khan spoiled his way through the fight. Good on the ref for being hard.
The referee was GOOD. Nothing wrong with his performance at all.
Are you on E's?
Calling a knockdown in the first, which was more of a coming together.
Deciding not to call any breaks after about round 4
Deciding to shout at Khan instead of calling breaks - whilst still letting Peterson throw punches.
Not separating fighters properly when there was a clinch.
Am I on drugs? Erm...nope.
The ref was right as Khan was continually pushing at a fighter who was trying to fight inside. I have never seen a fighter invite the blow job as much as Khan did today. "Lean on me Lamont. Get a taste of this". Kinky devil!
If a fighter is free and wailing away inside then let him, inside fighting is an art and not a crime.
The ref was GOOD and the docked points justified. Khan fought like a plank and deserved what he got. He wilts under pressure and it showed again.
That's not really my point. Inside fighting is fine. But the referee wasn't decisive or consistent with allowing it.
The first four or 5 rounds, he called break decisively.
After that, he would go to call a break, but stop halfway and and just yell stuff at Khan. That's not good refereeing. There were times were Khan was completely turned around on the ropes, and he still didn't call break. The odd time that he did, he didn't push either of the fighters back. This favoured Peteron hugely because he was the aggressor.
I don't really see what Khan could have done any different really. It was a small ring and Peterson kept charging at him. Khan did the smart thing by holding, but the referee seemed to work everything into Peterson's favour. Maybe not intentionally, but it was a bit odd imo.
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