Amir Kahn Opinions & Who Should Be Up Next?

[Gandalf]

I think a rematch makes sense, it would sell well too. Barrera deserves a rematch

Headbutt first round, fighting with one eye for several rounds. It should have been a NC. Khan was slick but didn't beat Barrera here, Khan hasn't silenced anyone with this.

Barrera deserves another chance, if he wants it that is.

Just out of interest, if Khan had been cut in the opener, fought on and lost every round in exactly the same manner Barrera did would you be saying that Barrera didn't beat Khan and that he needed to rematch him to prove himself?

Would you be saying Barrera did nothing, or would you be marvelling at how much faster he was than Khan, how Khan couldn't land anything or even get off his own punches? How Barrera totally and completely outboxed him with 5 rounds?

Be honest here.........

The rules are the rules and if a cut is caused by a headbutt then after four it should be a NC. This was a huge gash and there is no way Barrera could have got through 12. The same rules would apply to Khan. Of course, they would. If it was either fighter it should have ended sooner than that.

I understand where you are coming from in what you are saying, but rules should apply fairly to all. So, if Khan was nutted and then outboxed because of poor vision and then the fight stopped. Well, its just the way it goes. I would accept it, it would be annoying, but there you go.

Nobody wants the fight to be stoppedlike this was. I would have been content to see Barrera go out on his shield at least knowing he gave everything. If there was no cut and Khan won convincingly I would have no choice but to say well done. But this result has left a sour taste occuring the way it did.