Who Would You Most Want To See Khan Fight Next??

[Mar]

Maidana.

I am so sick of this horse shit we're fed by Khan, Roach & GBP that they want to build the Maidana fight. How does this fight need building? Maidana is Argentine, Khan is British. Neither of them have an American fan base, and are unlikely to sell out the MGM in 2 fights time for this so called mega fight. What pisses me off about it is that Khan does not deserve a crack at Marquez. Marquez has earned his spot at the elite, Khan has beaten nobody. Also, if you buy into this crap that the Maidana fight needs building, then what they're saying is they're using p4p #3 fighter in the world as a tune up for Marcos Maidana.

If Khan gives up his belt because he doesn't think Maidana is worthy, then it'll be crystal clear this is a duck. If he didn't want to be forced into fighting worthless mandatories, he would have give up the belt and not bothered fighting Salita.

The truth is, that Khan is scared shitless of fighting Maidana and Golden Boy are scared shitless that Maidana will ruin another prospect, so they're hoping Maidana gets beat in the meantime so they can avoid him like the plague.

Exact-fuck-ing-ly. For once reward the guy that won, not the guys these promoters "hope" win.

[Lefty]

Maidana, Khan is quite clearly avoiding him. But Marquez knocks him out as well. So I aint really fussed.

[p4pking]

It's completely ridiculous to say Khan ducking Maidana, or really anyone else, if they are indeed trying to make the fight with Marquez happen. JMM is twice the fighter that Maidana is and far more likely to beat Khan, not to mention a marquee fighter who represent a big payday and oppourtunity for the kid. If he were dicking around without any better options I'd think he was afraid as well, but if he fights Marquez INSTEAD people are really going to give him flack? Nuts.

[ono]

What i don't understand is this...

If Khan's chin is so poor, why are his detractors so eager to see him in with just a puncher who has less chance of landing, than a world class fighter who's still a good puncher and has the accuracy and boxing brain to land much more frequently?

I don't get it. It's like people want him to lose to someone shit so they can pull out the 'i told you so card'

I've never come across so much crap in all my life. The stick Khan has received for his choice of opponent is astounding. He's 23 years old and is on the verge of fighting a top 5 p4p'er and people still want him to fight a slugger.

I'm sorry but there aren't any fighters out there who will take the high risk low reward fight when they are options for a lower risk, higher reward fight. It's a business. It's not Rocky.

I must say, in this instance, Khan has more chance of getting ko'd in my opinion. He'll just have more chance of bouncing back from it which will piss a lot of people off....which i don't get.

Young, exciting prospects are good for the sport. Without smart match-making, there would be no Miguel Cotto, no Ricky Hatton, no Floyd Mayweather because they'll have been in with a ruthless slugger after 10 fights....which is pretty much what most people have wanted with Khan ever since he turned pro.

[Nameless]

Maidana. I want to see if Khan did exorcise his hard puncher's demons

[generalbulldog]

The reason why people are upset with Khan taking on JMM and not Maidana is that JMM doesn't look good past 135. And even when JMM was at 135 he had two very tough fights in Diaz and Casamayor. You can tell that 135 is more than likely his max. Plus consider that JMM will be 37 this year with a lot of wear and tear on his body who's giving up 4 inches in height and a few inches in reach and this smells like a massive bullshit fight in Khan's favor.

And enough with the "he's 23 years old" crap. Guys like Foreman, Ali, Tyson, Leonard, Pacquiao, Mayweather, DeLahoya had already achieved a lot of success in the fight game by being lineal champs in 1 division or moving up and dominating another division at the same age!

The kid is nothing but a hype and con job. And I was starting to be a fan of his when I thought he was going to take Maidana, but an old and possibly shot JMM as his next opponent is a laugh.

[Fenster]

The reason why people are upset with Khan taking on JMM and not Maidana is that JMM doesn't look good past 135. And even when JMM was at 135 he had two very tough fights in Diaz and Casamayor. You can tell that 135 is more than likely his max. Plus consider that JMM will be 37 this year with a lot of wear and tear on his body who's giving up 4 inches in height and a few inches in reach and this smells like a massive bullshit fight in Khan's favor.

And enough with the "he's 23 years old" crap. Guys like Foreman, Ali, Tyson, Leonard, Pacquiao, Mayweather, DeLahoya had already achieved a lot of success in the fight game by being lineal champs in 1 division or moving up and dominating another division at the same age!

The kid is nothing but a hype and con job. And I was starting to be a fan of his when I thought he was going to take Maidana, but an old and possibly shot JMM as his next opponent is a laugh.

lol, Khan can't win

You must think Marquez should retire then? And that everyone at 140 would batter him?

You do realise he's still P4P ranked 5th by The Ring. And is also betting favourite to beat Hatton should that fight happen.

[Gandalf]

I voted HattonTheHammer. Why? Because Amir Khan is a homo and HattonThe Hammer doesn't like homos.

[ono]

The reason why people are upset with Khan taking on JMM and not Maidana is that JMM doesn't look good past 135. And even when JMM was at 135 he had two very tough fights in Diaz and Casamayor. You can tell that 135 is more than likely his max. Plus consider that JMM will be 37 this year with a lot of wear and tear on his body who's giving up 4 inches in height and a few inches in reach and this smells like a massive bullshit fight in Khan's favor.

And enough with the "he's 23 years old" crap. Guys like Foreman, Ali, Tyson, Leonard, Pacquiao, Mayweather, DeLahoya had already achieved a lot of success in the fight game by being lineal champs in 1 division or moving up and dominating another division at the same age!

The kid is nothing but a hype and con job. And I was starting to be a fan of his when I thought he was going to take Maidana, but an old and possibly shot JMM as his next opponent is a laugh.

How do we know Marquez doesn't look good past 135? He was up against Mayweather....probably the most talented fighter of a generation. How do you think Maidana would look against him? Much worse would be my guess.

The thing is, you're rating him as a con job and a hype job yet your using all time greats as yard-sticks to who he should be fighting.

This forum is unbelievable at times.

[generalbulldog]

The reason why people are upset with Khan taking on JMM and not Maidana is that JMM doesn't look good past 135. And even when JMM was at 135 he had two very tough fights in Diaz and Casamayor. You can tell that 135 is more than likely his max. Plus consider that JMM will be 37 this year with a lot of wear and tear on his body who's giving up 4 inches in height and a few inches in reach and this smells like a massive bullshit fight in Khan's favor.

And enough with the "he's 23 years old" crap. Guys like Foreman, Ali, Tyson, Leonard, Pacquiao, Mayweather, DeLahoya had already achieved a lot of success in the fight game by being lineal champs in 1 division or moving up and dominating another division at the same age!

The kid is nothing but a hype and con job. And I was starting to be a fan of his when I thought he was going to take Maidana, but an old and possibly shot JMM as his next opponent is a laugh.

How do we know Marquez doesn't look good past 135? He was up against Mayweather....probably the most talented fighter of a generation. How do you think Maidana would look against him? Much worse would be my guess.

The thing is, you're rating him as a con job and a hype job yet your using all time greats as yard-sticks to who he should be fighting.

This forum is unbelievable at times.

I'm using all time greats as an measuring stick because you guys that are Khan supporters keep on using this mantra, "He's only 23" as if that's an excuse to fight powderpuffs and past their prime fighters. You guys are thinking that 23 is not good enough to step up in competition, but it's been done before in boxing, hence why I'm using those legends as examples. Salita? Kotelnik? A shot 1 eye Barrera? But hey he's only 23. Next year when he fights mostly bums and has beens again it's hey he's only 24, then only 25, then only 26, etc.

And yeah I seriously think Marquez can't handle 140. Why? Common sense man. If he was struggling at 135 to beat Casamayor and Diaz then it's common sense he's going to struggle at 140, especially at being 37 this year with a shitload of fights and wear and tear.

@Fenster
Yeah he's ranked 5th by the ring p4p but does this mean he takes Tim Bradley or even the Con boy who's not ranked at all in the top p4p lists? SO what's your point of bringing up the p4p list? ANd Hatton is a shot fighter, JMM may be on the decline but not shot yet, he has a chance there but against Bradley or Con boy? The chances are slim for the man.

[Mattyhitman]

What i don't understand is this...

If Khan's chin is so poor, why are his detractors so eager to see him in with just a puncher who has less chance of landing, than a world class fighter who's still a good puncher and has the accuracy and boxing brain to land much more frequently?

I don't get it. It's like people want him to lose to someone shit so they can pull out the 'i told you so card'

I've never come across so much crap in all my life. The stick Khan has received for his choice of opponent is astounding. He's 23 years old and is on the verge of fighting a top 5 p4p'er and people still want him to fight a slugger.

I'm sorry but there aren't any fighters out there who will take the high risk low reward fight when they are options for a lower risk, higher reward fight. It's a business. It's not Rocky.

I must say, in this instance, Khan has more chance of getting ko'd in my opinion. He'll just have more chance of bouncing back from it which will piss a lot of people off....which i don't get.

Young, exciting prospects are good for the sport. Without smart match-making, there would be no Miguel Cotto, no Ricky Hatton, no Floyd Mayweather because they'll have been in with a ruthless slugger after 10 fights....which is pretty much what most people have wanted with Khan ever since he turned pro.

Agreed

Took the words out my mouth.

[johnmaff36]

What i don't understand is this...

If Khan's chin is so poor, why are his detractors so eager to see him in with just a puncher who has less chance of landing, than a world class fighter who's still a good puncher and has the accuracy and boxing brain to land much more frequently?

I don't get it. It's like people want him to lose to someone shit so they can pull out the 'i told you so card'

I've never come across so much crap in all my life. The stick Khan has received for his choice of opponent is astounding. He's 23 years old and is on the verge of fighting a top 5 p4p'er and people still want him to fight a slugger.

I'm sorry but there aren't any fighters out there who will take the high risk low reward fight when they are options for a lower risk, higher reward fight. It's a business. It's not Rocky.

I must say, in this instance, Khan has more chance of getting ko'd in my opinion. He'll just have more chance of bouncing back from it which will piss a lot of people off....which i don't get.

Young, exciting prospects are good for the sport. Without smart match-making, there would be no Miguel Cotto, no Ricky Hatton, no Floyd Mayweather because they'll have been in with a ruthless slugger after 10 fights....which is pretty much what most people have wanted with Khan ever since he turned pro.

good post. there are a lot of haters out there who cant wait to see khan KOd. Hes damned if he does and damned if he doesnt

[Lefty]

It's completely ridiculous to say Khan ducking Maidana, or really anyone else, if they are indeed trying to make the fight with Marquez happen. JMM is twice the fighter that Maidana is and far more likely to beat Khan, not to mention a marquee fighter who represent a big payday and oppourtunity for the kid. If he were dicking around without any better options I'd think he was afraid as well, but if he fights Marquez INSTEAD people are really going to give him flack? Nuts.

It aint ridiculous at all. Khan nor his team want any part of Marcos Maidana. It's been said countless times by Freddie Roach. Why ? Roach amitted its a high risk fight. That is evident ducking.