Amir Khan vs. Julio Diaz, April 27th, Sheffield Motorpoint Arena at 143lbs

[Master]

Lights out for Diaz

Always a guy I liked to follow, thought he beat Manfredy back in the day


Wouldn't have minded seeing Khan in against someone like Olusegun

Olusegun would be too high a risk for Khan, at the moment Khan is very brittle.

[nuggetdotcom]

Lights out for Diaz

Always a guy I liked to follow, thought he beat Manfredy back in the day


Wouldn't have minded seeing Khan in against someone like Olusegun

Olusegun would be too high a risk for Khan, at the moment Khan is very brittle.

And we're all supposed to rush out and buy tickects for this?

The hall will be deserted, good.

[Galaxy]

Lights out for Diaz

Always a guy I liked to follow, thought he beat Manfredy back in the day


Wouldn't have minded seeing Khan in against someone like Olusegun

Olusegun would be too high a risk for Khan, at the moment Khan is very brittle.

And we're all supposed to rush out and buy tickects for this?

The hall will be deserted, good.

Agreed. Diaz hasn't been relevant for years...

Khan is a former trinket holder & shouldn't be babied like this

Completely sh*t match-up imo

[Beanz]

I do not think it is all about Khan being Babied. Seems Peterson,Garicia and Senchenko are not too eager to fight him again either. Stupid really because he would help earn all three of them more money than most opponents.

Amir Khan camp reveal Lamont Peterson snub | Boxing News | ESPN.co.uk

[Master]

I do not know who to believe but one thing is certain, actions speak louder than words and the opponents chosen for Khan are light punchers, small and non-threatening which tells me that they are not 100% sure of Khan's chin.

[ono]

I do not know who to believe but one thing is certain, actions speak louder than words and the opponents chosen for Khan are light punchers, small and non-threatening which tells me that they are not 100% sure of Khan's chin.

This sort of statement gets pedaled out everytime he fights a lighter puncher. He's with a new trainer now so it makes sense to have a few camps and learning fights with him, and then once Garcia or Peterson become available, rematch them.

Just like most fighters, he's faced guys who can punch and then he's faced some guys who can't.

[bzkfn]

I do not think it is all about Khan being Babied. Seems Peterson,Garicia and Senchenko are not too eager to fight him again either. Stupid really because he would help earn all three of them more money than most opponents.

Amir Khan camp reveal Lamont Peterson snub | Boxing News | ESPN.co.uk

You gotta read the story though Beanz. Khan said they offered Peterson a UK fight. Why would he take it when he'll get Showtime money to fight Mattheysse in the US? If Khan offered the fight in Vegas, I'd imagine Peterson will accept.

[nuggetdotcom]

Repeat from previous comment, AND WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO RUSH OUT AND BUY TICKETS FOR THIS?

In your dreams golden boy, you'll get a few ppv or internet blagsite merchants but no effective bums on seats to watch Khan's extended heavily publicised apprenticeship. There is a real danger now that Audley will actually out-acheive him!

[Beanz]

I do not think it is all about Khan being Babied. Seems Peterson,Garicia and Senchenko are not too eager to fight him again either. Stupid really because he would help earn all three of them more money than most opponents.

Amir Khan camp reveal Lamont Peterson snub | Boxing News | ESPN.co.uk

You gotta read the story though Beanz. Khan said they offered Peterson a UK fight. Why would he take it when he'll get Showtime money to fight Mattheysse in the US? If Khan offered the fight in Vegas, I'd imagine Peterson will accept.

I am not blaming Peterson but after Khan offering to go and fight a guy in his own back yard in Washington it is hardly unreasonable for Khan to expect the favour to be returned. Unrealistic maybe but not unreasonable. It is also not like Khan cherry picked and avoided everyone to achieve what he has. So after the Garcia upset, he has surely earned the right to take his time and rebuild. He is a young boxer and people are a little naive if they think he is going to jeopardise the rest of his career by rushing straight back in with a puncher.

[bzkfn]

I do not think it is all about Khan being Babied. Seems Peterson,Garicia and Senchenko are not too eager to fight him again either. Stupid really because he would help earn all three of them more money than most opponents.

Amir Khan camp reveal Lamont Peterson snub | Boxing News | ESPN.co.uk

You gotta read the story though Beanz. Khan said they offered Peterson a UK fight. Why would he take it when he'll get Showtime money to fight Mattheysse in the US? If Khan offered the fight in Vegas, I'd imagine Peterson will accept.

I am not blaming Peterson but after Khan offering to go and fight a guy in his own back yard in Washington it is hardly unreasonable for Khan to expect the favour to be returned. Unrealistic maybe but not unreasonable. It is also not like Khan cherry picked and avoided everyone to achieve what he has. So after the Garcia upset, he has surely earned the right to take his time and rebuild. He is a young boxer and people are a little naive if they think he is going to jeopardise the rest of his career by rushing straight back in with a puncher.

I completely agree with everything you said, I was just pointing out that you can understand why Peterson wouldn't take it. People have criticised the crap outta the Diaz fight but after his performance against Shawn Porter I think Diaz deserves the fight and fair play for having the balls to come to the UK.