Roach rejects Maidana wants Khan to vacate.

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High risk low reward my arse, this was a chance to silence people like me and all the other doubters. This just makes Khan look a lot worse.

Of course it's high risk, low reward. It's the very example of such a fight.

He should still fight him, but he's not going to put his career on the line to silence a few internet doubters.

Maybe if us fans weren't so quick to write fighters off after a loss, more promoters would take more risks with their champions. Just a thought.

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Not suprising really Marcos Rene Maidana is far too much of a risk, but the only argument from people i don't get. Is "Amir Khan is too young/inexperienced, he still has plenty of time".

Im not being funny but he's had a ton of Amateur experience, aswell as 20+ pro fights with a world title under his belt, if he's not ready now to atleast step up.

Then when will he be ready ? sooner or later he's got to take on a puncher, and to be honest Marcos Rene Maidana is nothing special, he's a crude fighter and the only thing he can do is punch.

But atleast he can punch so there is still a danger element there, and he has alot of hype in the USA after his win over Victor Ortiz. And Amir Khan would get alot of credit for beating a genuine puncher, because that would show he has made legit improvements.

I would be very disappointed if Amir Khan side-stepped Marcos Rene Maidana, and to be honest it does make Amir Khan look like a coward if he does indeed avoid him.

Because he did state he would fight him, now Freddie Roach is on about side-stepping him. So if he did indeed avoid him now, it would be obvious Amir Khan only made those comments to not look like a coward.

Which is really a cowards move IMO, Amir Khan vs Paulie Malignaggi is a decent fight. But come on Paulie Malignaggi couldn't even knockout his grandma.

We want to see Amir Khan in with a puncher, no one's got a problem with you fighting someone like Paulie Malignaggi. But if you fight him while in the process of avoiding Marcos Rene Maidana, then that really is a cowards move. Come on Amir Khan just fight and beat one puncher, then you will silence all the doubters.