Scharfer wants to make Khan Katsidis in July

[Kev]

A fighter should always try to avenge his losses though, people respect Lewis more for doing that. Prescott has shown himself to be a very limited fighter since, but he still holds that trump card. I think a Katsidis fight would be quite fun too and if it's to happen as soon as July then it's all good.

The thing is it was worth Lewis avenging his losses because they meant something.

Rahman had his world title belts and so obviously he wanted them back, and the rematch with McCall was for another vacant world title. Thus both fighters were at the very top of the heavyweight division.

Prescott has since been exposed twice by at best gatekeepers, and as such didn't make it to the top of the lightweight pile.

Khan has rebounded however and is now in the premiership, whilst Prescott is in the lower leagues.

It makes no sense to move down in opposition level when there are so many more exciting and challenging fights available to him.

I (and the rest of the non Khan hating boxing world) want him to face the real big guns, Katsidis, Maidana, Alexander, Bradely, J M Marquez.

Prescott is a step down and therefore not worth rematching.

Look at Wladimr. He rematched Lamon Brewster because Brewster won his world title belt and then defended it 3 times, i.e he reached the top.

But the Corrie Sanders loss was never avanged because Sanders didn't get to the top afterwards and there would have been no point.

That's true. Good points.

There would be no harm in a Prescott rematch though, I mean it's a step above the likes of Salita and Fagan and it does have some kind of meaning. If there is no one else on such short notice then I think it would be a decent matchup and a chance to put the demons to rest so to speak. But on the whole it would be good to see Khan step up and fight some bigger names. All the guys you listed are good, but to get them on such short notice and possibly in the UK? Maybe more likely down the road.

It would annoy me if Amir took a really poor opponent when Prescott would be better. But if, as he says he plans to, he fights one of the guys above or alongside him in the rankings I would much rather that.

I'd like to see him fight John Murray more than Prescott.

It's a shame Kev lost as that would have been a great matchup too. But hopefully he can bounce back like Amir did and get back in the mix.

The biggest problem with Prescott for me is that aside from the Khan win he has looked not only mediocre, but really really dull as well. He's not an interesting or exciting fighter to watch and if they did rematch I don't see it being a particularly entertaining fight.

I think Amir just gets behind his jab and stays on his bike, boxing to a decision.

And in a weird way, it would answer no questions about his chin at all. The only question answered would be can Amir run away for 12 rounds and not get hit against a much much slower opponent. Do we care...really?


Do you think Wladimir answered the questions about his chin in beating Brewster easily in a rematch? Nope not one bit, he just made sure he never got close to being hit

[Gandalf]

A fighter should always try to avenge his losses though, people respect Lewis more for doing that. Prescott has shown himself to be a very limited fighter since, but he still holds that trump card. I think a Katsidis fight would be quite fun too and if it's to happen as soon as July then it's all good.

The thing is it was worth Lewis avenging his losses because they meant something.

Rahman had his world title belts and so obviously he wanted them back, and the rematch with McCall was for another vacant world title. Thus both fighters were at the very top of the heavyweight division.

Prescott has since been exposed twice by at best gatekeepers, and as such didn't make it to the top of the lightweight pile.

Khan has rebounded however and is now in the premiership, whilst Prescott is in the lower leagues.

It makes no sense to move down in opposition level when there are so many more exciting and challenging fights available to him.

I (and the rest of the non Khan hating boxing world) want him to face the real big guns, Katsidis, Maidana, Alexander, Bradely, J M Marquez.

Prescott is a step down and therefore not worth rematching.

Look at Wladimr. He rematched Lamon Brewster because Brewster won his world title belt and then defended it 3 times, i.e he reached the top.

But the Corrie Sanders loss was never avanged because Sanders didn't get to the top afterwards and there would have been no point.

That's true. Good points.

There would be no harm in a Prescott rematch though, I mean it's a step above the likes of Salita and Fagan and it does have some kind of meaning. If there is no one else on such short notice then I think it would be a decent matchup and a chance to put the demons to rest so to speak. But on the whole it would be good to see Khan step up and fight some bigger names. All the guys you listed are good, but to get them on such short notice and possibly in the UK? Maybe more likely down the road.

It would annoy me if Amir took a really poor opponent when Prescott would be better. But if, as he says he plans to, he fights one of the guys above or alongside him in the rankings I would much rather that.

I'd like to see him fight John Murray more than Prescott.

It's a shame Kev lost as that would have been a great matchup too. But hopefully he can bounce back like Amir did and get back in the mix.

The biggest problem with Prescott for me is that aside from the Khan win he has looked not only mediocre, but really really dull as well. He's not an interesting or exciting fighter to watch and if they did rematch I don't see it being a particularly entertaining fight.

I think Amir just gets behind his jab and stays on his bike, boxing to a decision.

And in a weird way, it would answer no questions about his chin at all. The only question answered would be can Amir run away for 12 rounds and not get hit against a much much slower opponent. Do we care...really?


Do you think Wladimir answered the questions about his chin in beating Brewster easily in a rematch? Nope not one bit, he just made sure he never got close to being hit

Boxing safe and winning a decision won't answer questions about Khan's chin, but it's only natural to want to avenge a defeat, especially if you think it was a freak result. If someone beats me at something the first thing I want to do is to try again and get it right next time out. Prescott has dug himself into a hole with his recent showings and yes, he doesn't look particularly good, but to get redemption you have to get back in there with the man that beat you. That's one of the things I love about Mosley, he put it all on the line to fight Wright and Forrest again. He didn't need to do that and failed both times, but it's the fact that he was willing to do it that I admire. Khan/Prescott 2 has less significance now, but it has more significance than any of Khans other fights except for Malignaggi (I still refuse to class the Barrera fight as a win).

[Snakey]

Ok Khan is quick offensively but not defensively. I think possibly Kats takes a bit of a beating....until he sparks Khan. I think Khan has the potential to be Kats version of Zab Judah, look good starting out and then getting sparked by the first big punch that lands.

[0james0]

Khan will not be fighting the Kat! Not a chance. Way too much risk for very little reward.

Look at all of Khans fights since his loss, all have a very good reason for taking them and all of them had very little risk. Khan is a man with a plan and isn't stupid.

I think Kats will struggle to find a fight with anyone decent next, dark horse who people will run from