GR8 Britain vs The World - Khan v Maidana - Chisora v Klitschko..... etc

[smashup]

Will Khan give him a boxing lesson or will Maidana simply hunt him down and put him to sleep?

Can't make my mind up with this one but i got a gut feeling Khan might pull this off and even stop him.

Either way this should be a belter of a fight.

[erics44]

khan should win, i think Maidana only has a punchers chance

I suppose you could says its better than an average punchers chance tho because from past evidence he will only have to land it once

[Hornfinger]

i think Khan will do this comfortably. I don't think Maidana will lay a glove on him.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE PROVED WRONG!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG!!!!

[Gandalf]

Khan is an obvious favourite, but I am happy to see him in there with a puncher.

[JazMerkin]

I think Khan stops him by accumulation in 8. Maidana has a shot, but nowhere near a 50/50 shot. Probably more like 70/30 in Amir's favour.

[Mark TKO]

A disciplined Khan wins this one all day long for me - but at last he is in with a puncher and if Maidana lands it could be a career ender, so it will be exciting for that reason.

As long as Maidana is in there he will know he can KO him - but I don't think Khan is stupid enough to lose focus again (although I do think he is stupid in general terms).

For me its Khan by lopsided UD or maybe late stoppage as Maidana tires and the punches accumulate.

In conclusion - come on Maidana !!!!

[CFH]

I think Khan stops him by accumulation in 8. Maidana has a shot, but nowhere near a 50/50 shot. Probably more like 70/30 in Amir's favour.

I was going to come in here to post the same thing. I'd have it at least 70-30 in Khan's favour. I think he's going to dominate Maidana. I honestly think a guy like Ortiz who can punch and box is a much bigger threat to Khan than a one-dimensional slugger like Maidana.

[Kev]

Khan is an obvious favourite, but I am happy to see him in there with a puncher.

haha this made me laugh as I know full well what you mean is you are happy that the possiblity of him getting brutally stopped is on the cards.

I'm looking forward to this one.

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Great Nights action this weekend


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Sky Box Office HD will show eight live title fights in one night, including Amir Khan's Las Vegas debut, on Saturday, December 11.
The marathon event, called GR8 Britain vs The World, features world, European, Commonwealth and British title fights in a nine-hour broadcast from the UK, Germany and the USA............

World champion Khan, heavyweight challenger Dereck Chisora and the rest of British boxing's bright young things will light up Sky Box Office HD's biggest line-up to date.

Khan will top the bill as he defends his world light-welterweight title against hard-hitting mandatory challener, Marcos Maidana of Argentina, at the Mandalay Bay.
Before that, heavyweight hope Chisora gets his crack at a Klitschko as he takes on WBO and IBF champion Wladimir in front of a huge crowd in Mannheim, Germany - in what will be only his 15th professional fight.
In Liverpool Welsh wizard Nathan Cleverly takes on Spain's Alejandro Lakatos in an eliminator for the WBO light-heavyweight title, knowing a win will guarantee him his own shot at a world crown.

Behind Cleverly is an all-British affair as Olympic golden boy James DeGale goes into the lion's den and challenges British super-middleweight champion, Paul Smith. With George Groves waiting for the winner, DeGale can't afford to lose.
European light-middlweight king Matthew Macklin puts his belt on the line against another Spaniard, Ruben Varon, while another of our world-title hopefuls, Kell Brook, takes on wily American Michael Clark with the WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title at stake.

There will be a total of eight fights on one marathon night as, from the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip to the sheer size of a Klitschko fight in Germany, Britain's great eight take on the boxing world.

Sky Sports boxing commentator Jim Watt said: "This is a great night of boxing to look forward to with titles being contested in three different countries, Amir Khan making his Vegas debut and Dereck Chisora challenging for the world heavyweight crown.

"After the success of the first Magnificent Seven bill in September this is also a great chance to see some of the fantastic British boxing talent that we have, on home soil, with the likes of Nathan Cleverly, James DeGale, Kell Brook and Matthew Macklin who all impressed so much last time out."
From the Echo Arena, Liverpool

WBO Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator
NATHAN CLEVERLY v ALEJANDRO LAKATOS
British Super-Middleweight Title
PAUL SMITH v JAMES DeGALE
WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title
KELL BROOK v MICHAEL CLARK
European Middleweight Title
MATTHEW MACKLIN v RUBEN VARON
Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Title
TONY BELLEW v TBA
Vacant WBO Intercontinental Light-Welterweight Title
FRANKIE GAVIN v DEAN HARRISON
Middleweight Contest
JOE SELKIRK v STEVE O'MEARA

From the SAPArena, Mannheim, Germany

WBO & IBF Heavyweight Titles
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO v DERECK CHISORA
Plus televised undercard fights

From Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas

WBA World Light-Welterweight Title
AMIR KHAN v MARCOS MAIDANA
Plus televised undercard fights

Sky Sports | Boxing | GR8 Britain

Sky Sports | Boxing News | GR8 Britain vs The World

[No Contest]

Has Paul Smith "smiggers" amounted to anything in u.k. yet? I forgot who won that contender, but remember him getting lucky against David Banks.

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British Champion at Super Middle.

Anyone giving "DEL BOY" Chisora a punchers chance with Wlad?

I am

Some great matchups for the weekend, Think Degale is in deep water and we'll see what he's all about Sat.

Looking forward to Kel Brook and the Cleverly fights as well.

Anyone know the Khan debut undercard please?

[Cressa121]

British Champion at Super Middle.

Anyone giving "DEL BOY" Chisora a punchers chance with Wlad?

I am

Some great matchups for the weekend, Think Degale is in deep water and we'll see what he's all about Sat.

Looking forward to Kel Brook and the Cleverly fights as well.

Anyone know the Khan debut undercard please?

Victor Ortiz is fighting Lamont Peterson. That's the only undercard fight I can remember off the top of my head

[Fenster]

Tony Bellew is fighting Ovill McKenzie, apart from DEGale-Smith that's the best fight of the night. In fact they are a bunch of shit gimmes apart from those two fights.