Khan appeals scoring after loss to Peterson... lol

[outspoken]

He's starting to sound like a sore loser.. Here is the article.

LONDON (AP)—British boxer Amir Khan appealed the scoring in his split-decision loss to American Lamont Peterson in their light-welterweight title fight.

“We’ll find out in the next five to seven days if the decision is overturned,” Khan told Sky Sports News on Thursday. “If that’s the case, I will give him a rematch to settle the score.”

The 25-year-old Englishman lost his WBA and IBF titles in the defeat in Washington on Saturday after points were deducted points on two occasions for pushing.

International Boxing Federation President Daryl Peoples confirmed to The Associated Press that Khan’s camp also has appealed against referee Joseph Cooper’s decision to deduct points.

“We have just asked Golden Boy Promotions for a DVD of the tape so I can review it with the Championships Chairman (Lindsey Tucker),” Peoples said.

Khan claimed the scorecards were changed before the results were read out by the ring announcer.

“I got told I won the fight by someone at Golden Boy Promotions who had seen the scorecards, and (ring announcer) Michael Buffer said the same thing to me, before they were taken off him and changed,” Khan said. “It’s never taken so long after a fight.”

The 2004 Olympic silver medalist also said he only resorted to pushing Peterson because his opponent was constantly leading with his head.

“Every time he came in with his head, the best thing was for me to push him away,” Khan said. “In the rule book, there’s no warning for pushing— especially points deducted—and I got two points deducted.

“I was treated unfairly, and I’m sure we can get a rematch and we can have a neutral referee and neutral judges.”

Khan’s second professional loss dealt a setback to his hopes of moving up to welterweight ahead of a potential fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the unbeaten WBC champion.

“This has only put me back three to six months because hopefully I’ll get the rematch with Peterson and beat him,” Khan said. “Maybe it’s happened for a reason. It’s given me an extra fight, given me more experience and made me a lot wiser and I’ll be a lot more mature when I fight Mayweather.”

- source Khan appeals scoring after loss to Peterson - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

[Gandalf]

Khan is such a knob. I respect someone who says sorry when in the wrong and who admits fault. Khan does neither and so deserves another KO loss. He annoys me with his arrogant drivel. He sounds like someone with a silver spoon welded to his tongue. It might explain why he sounds so stupid all too often.

[CFH]

There's going to be a rematch regardless, so why keep talking?

The reffing was atrocious, but it was a close fight that I felt Peterson deserved to win regardless. Khan should just focus on making some improvements and show his class in the second fight.

[Dark Lord Al]

Khan is not going to make alot of new fans behaving like this.

[Nameless]

Isn't it a new Golden Boy trend to appeal of all the results?

[Manos de Piedra]

Seen Khan on ringside and he said that he's watched the fight about 5 times and analysed the whole fight and thinks he got robbed. For a guy who said Mcloskey was bitching seems to be bitching quite alot. Instead of wasting all this time on crying over the loss he should go and work on his inside fighting.

[Master]

If Khan can get the decision reversed then he will try but a bad and desperate move really. He has said either way he will fight Peterson but that does not make his appeal right, just desperate.

[btahthezone]

Khan to me is making himself look an idiot to be honest with you instead of even if he thinks he has been hard done by and accepting it getting his rematch and winning and showing people that way.

just plain stupid

[rowza]

He got beat in a close fight, The way to beat Khan is to bully him... Bring on Mayweather n Khan Hate Khan with a passion