well KHAN sure knows how to RUN... Run Khan Run....that's what I learned tonight.

[Chino]

4th - Khan deserves a lot of credit for surviving and putting on a beating on Maidana. Who else has done that?

I would agree if he survived looking good by boxing away or something but Khan survived running away scared. The crowd didn't boo just because they were all pro-Amir. I can't admire someone who survived that way. No question about the scorecards. I am not arguing that Amir won it.

Khan said that his chin got tested and was successful. Not so sure about that. The only punch he got to his jaw is the only punched that was needed to damage him enough to make him run for the remainder of the fight (3 or 4 rounds).

Judges confuse me. When Oscar ran for the last 3 or 4 rounds vs Tito, he did it because he was winning convincingly so all he had to do was glide himself to a victory but no, judges somehow gave those rounds to Tito. Now we had Khan running away for dear life on the last 3 or 4 rounds and judges GAVE HIM the rounds. How does it work?

[generalbulldog]

4th - Khan deserves a lot of credit for surviving and putting on a beating on Maidana. Who else has done that?

I would agree if he survived looking good by boxing away or something but Khan survived running away scared. The crowd didn't boo just because they were all pro-Amir. I can't admire someone who survived that way. No question about the scorecards. I am not arguing that Amir won it.

Khan said that his chin got tested and was successful. Not so sure about that. The only punch he got to his jaw is the only punched that was needed to damage him enough to make him run for the remainder of the fight (3 or 4 rounds).

Judges confuse me. When Oscar ran for the last 3 or 4 rounds vs Tito, he did it because he was winning convincingly so all he had to do was glide himself to a victory but no, judges somehow gave those rounds to Tito. Now we had Khan running away for dear life on the last 3 or 4 rounds and judges GAVE HIM the rounds. How does it work?

Khan ran in the last 2 and 1/2 rounds not 3 or 4. Halfway mark of the 10th to be exact.

Khan's punch resistance isn't that great, but Maidana even hurting Khan badly was still not able to put him down. And the file has been uploaded, check out the fight again. Maidana snapped Khan's head many times throughout the fight with uppercuts and landing flush shots on Khan starting from the opening round, so yes Khan did get hurt by more than 1 punch, his will and heart got him through. So it was more than 1 punch that landed flush on Khan.

[Chrislfc17]

Khan used all the tools he had to win a boxing match. Likewise, Maidana used all his tools, except his tools weren't as good as Amir's. Everyone jumped on Khan's back for not fighting a puncher. He fights the biggest puncher in his division and arguably one of biggest punches PFP in boxing and he still seems to get no respect. I just don't get it? What do people want Amir to do, go toe-to-toe with Maidana for 12 rounds? Maidana was lucky that the bell went when it did in the 1st round or he could have been looking at a KO. Sure, Khan had some rocky moments but he didn't pussy out of it like Ortiz did. He showed great heart in staying in their and deserved the win. People's dislike for certain boxers seriously clouds their judgment. Subsequently they end up saying things that makes them look like complete dicks!

[armin]

Awesome fight and would love to see a rematch. Don't like amir but all credit to him for ta king this fight,he showed plenty of bottle and determination. Call it running scarred or whatever you want to, but he did what he had to do to survive, it's maidana's job to get to him. Cortez sucked balls(again), which he has been doing lately, if you take a point that quickly from one fighter maidana, you shouldn't warn the other dude 10 times and not take a point away(pushing the head down/excessive holding). I think both fighters stock rose in this fight , khan showing that he can beat a hard hitting puncher, and maidana showing that he can fully compete with the best at 140. In the prefight pre recorded interview khan actually came off as a decent bloke and not the cocky dude I have always taken him for.

[JonnyFolds]

4th - Khan deserves a lot of credit for surviving and putting on a beating on Maidana. Who else has done that?

I would agree if he survived looking good by boxing away or something but Khan survived running away scared. The crowd didn't boo just because they were all pro-Amir. I can't admire someone who survived that way. No question about the scorecards. I am not arguing that Amir won it.

Khan said that his chin got tested and was successful. Not so sure about that. The only punch he got to his jaw is the only punched that was needed to damage him enough to make him run for the remainder of the fight (3 or 4 rounds).

Judges confuse me. When Oscar ran for the last 3 or 4 rounds vs Tito, he did it because he was winning convincingly so all he had to do was glide himself to a victory but no, judges somehow gave those rounds to Tito. Now we had Khan running away for dear life on the last 3 or 4 rounds and judges GAVE HIM the rounds. How does it work?

Watch Tito and DLH again. DLH did almost NOTHING in that fight for the last 3-4 rounds. It truly pissed me off. That fight changed modern boxing more than when Tyson bit off Holyfield's ear. Oscar made Judging a boxing match the hardest thing in the planet for anyone to completely understand. But, I tahnk him everyday there is a fighter who thinks he can skate his way to victory on points. F that!!

Khan actually boxed and engaged more than he needed to (as Bilbo said)

[Master]

For the record Khan won the fight, just. Also Cortez did an excellent job so do not know what everyone was on about. The elbow should have had a point taken off.

[Mark TKO]

i just watched fight again. Had Khan a clear winner on night though I knew he was hanging on at end.


A lot closer when rewatching I had forgotten some of the good work Maidana did earlier.

Rematch !

[Gandalf]

i just watched fight again. Had Khan a clear winner on night though I knew he was hanging on at end.


A lot closer when rewatching I had forgotten some of the good work Maidana did earlier.

Rematch !

It was really close. Sure Khan was flashier, but a lot of that was hitting the guard and I am beginning to question the accuracy of compubox. I thought Calzaghe beat Hopkins fair enough, but I question that Hopkins was hit cleanly that many times. I question the same thing here. For flashy combination punchers Compubox seems to go a bit mental when it seems a lot of them are not clean blows at all.

On the night I thought Khan had got it, but on watching it again realised that my scorecard would have been a draw without the point deduction. A rematch is definitely deserved. For someone with all the best coaching and all the handspeed and movement in the world, Khan was still made to go neck and neck with a crude slugger without all those advantages. It makes me question how far Khan can go and tbh right now I think these are his limits. He will never be a truly elite fighter, but I do think he can be a decent belt holder and defend against certain types of opponents.

I really think someone like Bradley is a step beyond someone like Khan.

[generalbulldog]

i just watched fight again. Had Khan a clear winner on night though I knew he was hanging on at end.


A lot closer when rewatching I had forgotten some of the good work Maidana did earlier.

Rematch !

It was really close. Sure Khan was flashier, but a lot of that was hitting the guard and I am beginning to question the accuracy of compubox. I thought Calzaghe beat Hopkins fair enough, but I question that Hopkins was hit cleanly that many times. I question the same thing here. For flashy combination punchers Compubox seems to go a bit mental when it seems a lot of them are not clean blows at all.

On the night I thought Khan had got it, but on watching it again realised that my scorecard would have been a draw without the point deduction. A rematch is definitely deserved. For someone with all the best coaching and all the handspeed and movement in the world, Khan was still made to go neck and neck with a crude slugger without all those advantages. It makes me question how far Khan can go and tbh right now I think these are his limits. He will never be a truly elite fighter, but I do think he can be a decent belt holder and defend against certain types of opponents.

I really think someone like Bradley is a step beyond someone like Khan.

I think your dislike of Khan has seriously clouded what you're seeing. Maidana got hit with a lot of flush shots on the chin but didn't go down. Quite a few of those shots snapped his head back. And really you don't win a 12 round boxing match by winning the last 3 rounds. That's like saying Pascal beat Hopkins by winning the 1st 3 rounds. But then again, we see what we wanted to see eh?

[Gandalf]

i just watched fight again. Had Khan a clear winner on night though I knew he was hanging on at end.


A lot closer when rewatching I had forgotten some of the good work Maidana did earlier.

Rematch !

It was really close. Sure Khan was flashier, but a lot of that was hitting the guard and I am beginning to question the accuracy of compubox. I thought Calzaghe beat Hopkins fair enough, but I question that Hopkins was hit cleanly that many times. I question the same thing here. For flashy combination punchers Compubox seems to go a bit mental when it seems a lot of them are not clean blows at all.

On the night I thought Khan had got it, but on watching it again realised that my scorecard would have been a draw without the point deduction. A rematch is definitely deserved. For someone with all the best coaching and all the handspeed and movement in the world, Khan was still made to go neck and neck with a crude slugger without all those advantages. It makes me question how far Khan can go and tbh right now I think these are his limits. He will never be a truly elite fighter, but I do think he can be a decent belt holder and defend against certain types of opponents.

I really think someone like Bradley is a step beyond someone like Khan.

I think your dislike of Khan has seriously clouded what you're seeing. Maidana got hit with a lot of flush shots on the chin but didn't go down. Quite a few of those shots snapped his head back. And really you don't win a 12 round boxing match by winning the last 3 rounds. That's like saying Pascal beat Hopkins by winning the 1st 3 rounds. But then again, we see what we wanted to see eh?

Khan clearly outlanded Maidana, but Maidana still did enough to win 6 of the rounds IMO. I have no issues with Khan being given the nod, but on a round by round basis, Maidana took his share of the fight. I have no issues with giving him 6 of the 12 rounds, but can understand if some feel differently. Boxing is subjective. Pacal/Hopkins was clearly different in that Hopkins was not only landing more but was also landing the more eye catching shots as the fight wore on. I was supporting Pascal, but still think Hopkins won a close fight. I have no issues with given credit to a fighter I am backing against. On the night I thought Khan won too.