Who won the Khan vs. Peterson fight ?

[ACEA]

I had Peterson winning it by one point I felt he was the aggressor and he really threw khan off his game plan. The 2nd point deduction was fine with me he actually cracked Peterson after the ref stepped in to break them up as well.

In truth is was Amir's own fault that he lost, he could have got his shots off and moved out of range like he was doing in spurts but he decided to fight Peterson's fight. For me Khan will never be an elite fighter until he learns to deal with pressure fighters, can see why he didnt want to rematch Maidana. I worry for Khan if he moves up to 147 cause he still seems shaky when taking shots even from someone like Peterson who isnt a massive puncher, someone like Miguel Cotto would have him in all kinds of trouble.

[ono]

Even if you give Khan the 2 points and he get's the majority decision.

Should a guy who claims to want and be a legitimate contender to Money Mayweather be having life and death battles with the likes of Lamont Peterson ?

NO

Don't get me wrong. Khan will probably have the rematch against Peterson in the spring and he may well win but all the fancy talk of Mayweather has gone up in smoke. All the fancy talk of retiring early will not happen either. In a way I think this defeat is worse than the Prescott defeat. Anyone can get KO-ed.

But when someone is there toe-toe with you for 12 rounds and still standing and pushes you all the way, then that tells me, that Khan is not as good as he or F.Roach or Golden boy promotions thinks he is.

To be fair, it was life and death because the fight took place in a very small ring, with a referee who stopped....well refereeing after about 5 rounds.

In a bigger ring, in a neutral venue, with neutral judges and a neutral referee, you'll struggle to find many who'd back Peterson to pull off the same result.

[captainanddew]

I had it 7-5 Khan but there was 3-4 very close rounds. I think the problem alot of people have with the decision is the ref's 2 pts deductions changed the winner.

[Rantcatrat]

Even if you give Khan the 2 points and he get's the majority decision.

Should a guy who claims to want and be a legitimate contender to Money Mayweather be having life and death battles with the likes of Lamont Peterson ?

NO

Don't get me wrong. Khan will probably have the rematch against Peterson in the spring and he may well win but all the fancy talk of Mayweather has gone up in smoke. All the fancy talk of retiring early will not happen either. In a way I think this defeat is worse than the Prescott defeat. Anyone can get KO-ed.

But when someone is there toe-toe with you for 12 rounds and still standing and pushes you all the way, then that tells me, that Khan is not as good as he or F.Roach or Golden boy promotions thinks he is.

Bottom line: Khan was exposed and Peterson fought better than expected. I agree completely that this is a worse loss than Prescott because Lamont is a known commodity. If this is Khan's performance against Lamont, Khan isn't contending with Floyd or Berto/Ortiz or any of the other higher ranked guys at 147. Can we all agree that Bradley is the top dog at 140? Fenster? Sorry, I'm a vindictive .

The fight itself was close and I had Khan winning without the point deductions. With the point deductions, I had it a draw or very tight. While it's clear too that the referee was 100% biased, no way was it a robbery. It was too close for a robbery. Khan was outmuscled in this fight and he couldn't keep Peterson off of him. Khan didn't look as strong as he has in the past although in terms of skill there is no doubt that Khan is the better pure boxer. Isn't odd that Bradley, the supposed light puncher, put Peterson down, but Khan couldn't hurt Peterson?

I had it 7-5 Khan but there was 3-4 very close rounds. I think the problem alot of people have with the decision is the ref's 2 pts deductions changed the winner.

[terrorsid]

I've just watched the fight again this morning, those pushes were self defence! Peterson was bulldozing Khan all night, with no warning. When Khan pushed him back he got told off.

Peterson kept the distance close!!! He didn't head butt or anything!!! Khan gasses out PERIOD!!! He's good but not great. And Khan used dirty tricks the whole fight, Khan Wont Survive @147 unless he handpicks his opponents.

[Tam Seddon]

Khan was at least one round up IMO and with the points deductions , Peterson deserved the nod. It was a great fight and no doubt Khan Lost it for himself by the points deductions. He needs to box a lot more and not get drawn in too much with Peterson. Peterson did well when he was aggressive, but Khan got caught up in it trying to prove he could take Petersons punches...which he did prove. He took far too much leather and I think Khan is better than that. He got drawn in and he showed when he was on the outside he was in command of the fight.

I think a rematch because of the points deductions is fair. Khan needs to be more disciplined but no doubt if he just boxes clever like he can do he would beat Peterson. It would be a good fight the rematch but Khan needs to just not be cocky and box a hard 12 rounds and he will beat Peterson. I would love the rematch to be in Vegas, I hope it goes through soon.

[Kev]

I thought the point deductions were terrible. Without them Khan won the fight imo, and the first knockdown was not being valled was dubious as well.

Nonetheless the judges have to factor in referee's decisions and taking the deductions into account I though the scores were perfectly fair.

Khan had a weird night. He really impressed me with his ability to take shots, his chin looks fine now, but boxing wise I was really disappointed that he let Peterson bully him around the ring.

I do think the referee played the deciding factor, not just the two points, but never breaking them up either. Khan's pushes looked like self dfence to me, trying to get Peterson off of him, I've never seen anybody have points deducted for that before.

Also, it's noticable that on here all those who hate Khan totally felt the point deductions were justified, whereas all the Hopkins haters felt Hopkins milked it when Dawson literally picked him up and threw him to the floor.

If it goes to a rematch I think Khan will beat him, but knowing the popular appeal of Khan he may not even chase a rematch.

It's just as likely that he will fight somebody like Marquez next, win that and fight Floyd anyway. The manner of the defeat means he hasn't lost anything, he's still the biggest non Pacquiao money earner for Floyd and certainly for Marquez.

I expect some good matchmaking now, a big win over a huge name and then right back in the elite leagues again.

A wrod on Peterson though, he fought a great fight, showing that Khan can be outboxed and that he isn't ready for the likes of Floyd Mayweather.

I like Peterson, the point deductions shouldnt overshadow what was a career best, all heart effort from Lamont.

[Mark TKO]

no one would have been surprised which way verdict when Buffer read out that third score so how can it be controversial unless you are Team Khan ? It can't


Does Khan have the power to trouble the main men ? Certainly doesn't seem so so I guess we best get used to this type of fight with Khan. And I'm not complaining if thats what gets served up.

If its big fights from here on in for him then I think we will see Khan sparked again before too long.

[Boxer4life]

Pushing happens alot in boxing, i never tought it was illegal, i see fighters do it ALL the time, sometimes its part of the gameplan, cotto pushed tony a few times, no said nothing lol, a lot of guys do it,its a technique to create space. So i learned something new ...no pushing allowed

[Rantcatrat]

Is pushing illegal? Did Khan excessively push compared to fights of the past?

[Mr140]

Well i think with the point deduction it is pretty clear that Patterson won and to tell you the truth the knockdowns were kinda of joke. As for hometown thing one of the judges scored it for Khan 114-111 now thats a fucking bs right there. Khan was getting most of his shots blocked and Paterson was landing at will his connect rate was pretty high up there as well. As for pushing Kahn was fucking elbowing Patterson in the face and was warned alot about even hit Petterson on the break. I am just happy Khan lost showed his inside fighting needs alot of work. Not to mention Bradley can get his spot back which was bs in the first place for him to lose because he did not even get beat which was a joke that he could lose his spot with wins over the top guys in the divisions as well also.

[OumaFan]

Pushing happens alot in boxing, i never tought it was illegal, i see fighters do it ALL the time, sometimes its part of the gameplan, cotto pushed tony a few times, no said nothing lol, a lot of guys do it,its a technique to create space. So i learned something new ...no pushing allowed

Really?

Refs usually warn guys about it. Its legal in certain heavyweight fights though. Oh well.

Pushing and holding are just ways for guys to get around being clueless infighters. You're not supposed to be able to do it excessively, but most refs are hesitant to take points for it. Its a shame really. It's unfortunate for good infighters. If you're a shit infighter you can just break the rules to try to get around it. If you're shit at distance and can't get inside, well you can just get punched in the face.

[TitoFan]

Even with the points taken off, I still had Khan infront.

Was also two knock downs in the first

I thought both knockdowns (the first one was ruled a slip) were flaky and dubious. Then again, I thought the point deductions were harsh and not preceded by proper warnings. With those cancelling each other out, I thought the fight was close enough that a draw wouldn't have been out of the question. Great effort by both.

[Manos de Piedra]

Point deductions were definitely warranted and right man got the decision.
And to think that bradley dominated peterson ...

Bradley is supposed to be " ducking " khan? Haha

That's true Khan is overrated, this fight must be a wake up call and he thought he could beat Mayweather. If that was someone quicker in the ring with him last night they would have had him out of there. I don't dislike khan but he is a little delusional thinking he can fight and beat guys like Mayweather, pac and cotto at 147.

[Manos de Piedra]

Pushing happens alot in boxing, i never tought it was illegal, i see fighters do it ALL the time, sometimes its part of the gameplan, cotto pushed tony a few times, no said nothing lol, a lot of guys do it,its a technique to create space. So i learned something new ...no pushing allowed

Really?

Refs usually warn guys about it. Its legal in certain heavyweight fights though. Oh well.

Pushing and holding are just ways for guys to get around being clueless infighters. You're not supposed to be able to do it excessively, but most refs are hesitant to take points for it. Its a shame really. It's unfortunate for good infighters. If you're a shit infighter you can just break the rules to try to get around it. If you're shit at distance and can't get inside, well you can just get punched in the face.

Thats exactly what khan is. The man has no clue what to do on the inside he just goes into a shell.