Amir Kahn Opinions & Who Should Be Up Next?

[Kev]

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.

But that's not the rules. The rules state if the fight is stopped due to accidental contest BEFORE 4 rounds then its a No Contest, but after 4 rounds it goes to the judges, exactly as it happened.

Barrera is incredibly experienced with over 70 fights, and presumably has a world class team around him. If they failed to pull him out before the 4 rounds had been completed then shame on THEM not Khan.

Many fighters have been cut badly in fights, gone on and fought back or at least taken it to their opponent.

My feeling is Barrera fought on becuase he believed he was better than Khan and could get to him and win those early rounds and get a decision on a technical stoppage later in the fight. Bu unfortunately for him ended up being completely outboxed, unable to get anything off and so lost every round on the judges scoredcard.

That was his and his teams choice, they took the gamble and it didn't pay off.

Yes, I didn't express myself very well. You are correct. It is before the end of the fourth. Barrera's team presumably know the rules so I see your point, blame should be accorded to them. It all happened so quickly, you just don't expect a head to be slashed open in the first couple of minutes. And I cannot imagine what it would have been like there if it had been called a NC after a round. Doesn't bear thinking about. Yes, what's happened has happened and I just needed some time to chill after it all.

Just a frustrating fight for me. I need to watch it again properly and make a clearer judgment on a proper screen.

Why not just put the bitterness aside and get behind young Amir? He's a smashing young lad, super talented, exciting to watch, willing to fight and has stepped up to the plate only months after being poleaxed inside a minute.

I don't know why people want him to fail so badly. He's one of the most well spoken, respectful fighters in boxing, never called anyone out, never trashed talked, never been disrespectful in victory or defeat.

When he lost he didn't hide away but was straight back in the gym the next day and facing the cameras and confronting the issues about his chin and potential.

I really really like the kid, I hope he goes on to do well for himself, he seems totally dedicated to his training and maximising his ability and is willing to take the risks needed to get to the top. He's still only 22 remember.

Yes his chin is weak, but why do people hate him for that?

That makes me root for him more, he's like Frank Bruno or Nigel Benn, you know he's vulnurable but he's also got the potential to beat anybody and that makes him exciting to watch.

In 10 years or so time when he's almost ready to retire people will be looking back on him like he's a legend, like Benn, Eubank, Calzaghe, Hatton etc.

Why not get behind now whilst he's actually carving out a name for himself than wait another decade before you give him his dues?

Ultimately for me, in life it's not wheter you succeed or fail, but whether you are willing to have a go that makes you a great man/woman, and Amir is definitely willing to have a go.

Anyway I'm going to rinse my mouth now, got a load of Amir jizz and pubic hair in my throat

[Gandalf]

But that's not the rules. The rules state if the fight is stopped due to accidental contest BEFORE 4 rounds then its a No Contest, but after 4 rounds it goes to the judges, exactly as it happened.

Barrera is incredibly experienced with over 70 fights, and presumably has a world class team around him. If they failed to pull him out before the 4 rounds had been completed then shame on THEM not Khan.

Many fighters have been cut badly in fights, gone on and fought back or at least taken it to their opponent.

My feeling is Barrera fought on becuase he believed he was better than Khan and could get to him and win those early rounds and get a decision on a technical stoppage later in the fight. Bu unfortunately for him ended up being completely outboxed, unable to get anything off and so lost every round on the judges scoredcard.

That was his and his teams choice, they took the gamble and it didn't pay off.

Yes, I didn't express myself very well. You are correct. It is before the end of the fourth. Barrera's team presumably know the rules so I see your point, blame should be accorded to them. It all happened so quickly, you just don't expect a head to be slashed open in the first couple of minutes. And I cannot imagine what it would have been like there if it had been called a NC after a round. Doesn't bear thinking about. Yes, what's happened has happened and I just needed some time to chill after it all.

Just a frustrating fight for me. I need to watch it again properly and make a clearer judgment on a proper screen.

Why not just put the bitterness aside and get behind young Amir? He's a smashing young lad, super talented, exciting to watch, willing to fight and has stepped up to the plate only months after being poleaxed inside a minute.

I don't know why people want him to fail so badly. He's one of the most well spoken, respectful fighters in boxing, never called anyone out, never trashed talked, never been disrespectful in victory or defeat.

When he lost he didn't hide away but was straight back in the gym the next day and facing the cameras and confronting the issues about his chin and potential.

I really really like the kid, I hope he goes on to do well for himself, he seems totally dedicated to his training and maximising his ability and is willing to take the risks needed to get to the top. He's still only 22 remember.

Yes his chin is weak, but why do people hate him for that?

That makes me root for him more, he's like Frank Bruno or Nigel Benn, you know he's vulnurable but he's also got the potential to beat anybody and that makes him exciting to watch.

In 10 years or so time when he's almost ready to retire people will be looking back on him like he's a legend, like Benn, Eubank, Calzaghe, Hatton etc.

Why not get behind now whilst he's actually carving out a name for himself than wait another decade before you give him his dues?

Ultimately for me, in life it's not wheter you succeed or fail, but whether you are willing to have a go that makes you a great man/woman, and Amir is definitely willing to have a go.

Anyway I'm going to rinse my mouth now, got a load of Amir jizz and pubic hair in my throat

To be honest I don't have any strong feelings about Amir Khan, either positive or negative. Living out the loop so to speak I have missed out on all the hype and the perceptions that people back home might have. In this case, my feelings were motivated by the fact that Barrera, one of my idols in boxing, was going over to the UK to face him. Of course, I'm a little dissapointed that it turned out the way it did. And it was a sour way for the fight to end.

Amir looked good, really sharp and I do give him credit for that. He hid his chin well. I don't think Barrera is shot by any means, so again that is a positive reflection on Khan. But it was only 5 rounds and Barrera was obviously bothered by the bleeding. Khan was always going to start fast, we all knew that. So for me there are still a lot of "what if's" about it all.

I'm not looking for Khan to fall, I don't have it in for him by any means. Against a different fighter I might even have wanted to support him. But it could never be that way against MAB.