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I won't get into the debate that Bilbo is having with Feeney. But Bilbo I'm surprised you can be so flippant about the Khan: Barrera fight. Calzaghe: Lacy was a dominant win, this however was a tarnished fight almost from start to finish. I don't understand how you can look at it as though it was some kind of masterclass, when it was spoiled so blatantly by that clash of heads in the second minute.
I'm not Miles, it was a very unsatisfactory conclusion to the fight. Nobody likes to see a fight ruined by a cut and of course Barrera was handicapped right from the start.

But why is any of that Amir's fault? Do you think Amir was to blame for the headbutt? Did he butt Barrera deliberately? Is it Amir's responsibility to decide whether Barrera fights on or not?

What did Khan do exactly that necessitates all this build up of hate towards him? He did what set out to, he won the fight, he used his skills and speed to make sure Barrera couldn't get off and won every round on all cards, (actually think one was scored even).

The cut was very unfortunate but it's not Khan's fault. I am actually shocked at how little respect he gets on here, to the point where Missy, a mod can accuse me of trolling just because I stick up for him.

You can issues with the cut and whether it should have been stopped, but there's no reason to denigrate the winner to the extent that people have.
Listen to his talk after the fight. Read how a major section of media is kissing his ass and hardly mention the cut. I read one report where they even said the old cut had opened up. I don't believe they even watched the fight then you may get an idea of how annoyed people are.

He 'won' and acts like it was a good fair fight. It wasn't. He gets criticism because of his mouth & youth has nothing to do with it. And it's not the fact you're sticking up for him it's the way you're doing it. Being a mod has nothing to do with it either and you've played devils advocate many times before.

Bilbo put on an eyepatch and see how it affects your vision, now try moving round and boxing, better still I'll come and punch you in the head.