Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott?

donizhere · 07-22-2011, 04:14 PM

just out of interest can someone explain the reasoning behind Mccloskeys team putting him against Prescott?

07-22-2011, 04:16 PM

Why not? Prescott can still sell based on him destroying Khan in a minute and it's still a step up from McCloskey's other opponents (bar Amir himself).

Neither are that great but it's still a decent fight

Breidis Prescott can keep being used as an opponent until/unless Khan rematches him which looks unlikely because Khan's on another level right now.

DOM5153 · 07-22-2011, 04:17 PM

Khan apparently told Paul to beat the fighters that he had defeated and Paul stated on ringside that he would beat the man that stopped Khan within a round, something like that anyway.

07-22-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DOM5153

Khan apparently told Paul to beat the fighters that he had defeated and Paul stated on ringside that he would beat the man that stopped Khan within a round, something like that anyway.

Makes sense. Khan took the stance of "talk to the champ" (his own quote) and said "beat everyone I've beaten then come back for a rematch". McCloskey says "hmm.. how about I beat the guy that pummelled you?"

Pug1list · 07-22-2011, 04:23 PM

McCloskey was absolute shite against Khan, if I was him I would be embarrassed to mention his name.

Mandanda · 07-22-2011, 04:24 PM

Dom hit nail on head. Paul mentioned it yesterday. Good fight for him IMO.

Kid Lucky · 07-22-2011, 04:27 PM

Because Eddie Hearn believes a) McCloskey really really had Amir's number, just had to lose every round to work that out, b) in gimmicks

07-22-2011, 04:27 PM

It won't get him a rematch against Khan though he needs to move on from that. He's deluded if he thinks that's gonna happen again. If Khan beats Judah, he's well above McCloskey, even for a 'homecoming' fight. And if Khan loses, I don't see him crawling up to the Hearn's begging for a rematch.

HeavyT · 07-22-2011, 07:07 PM

He might get a fight with Maidana out of it, and if he beat Maidana he'd be mandatory for the "Super" Belt, no?

GlassJawAnalyst · 07-22-2011, 07:08 PM

Maidana would knock him out, Kotelnik would do the same

07-22-2011, 07:33 PM

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Maidana would knock him out, Kotelnik would do the same

07-22-2011, 04:14 PM	#1
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07-22-2011, 04:16 PM	#2
roe Guest Posts: n/a vCash:	Re: Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott? Why not? Prescott can still sell based on him destroying Khan in a minute and it's still a step up from McCloskey's other opponents (bar Amir himself). Neither are that great but it's still a decent fight Breidis Prescott can keep being used as an opponent until/unless Khan rematches him which looks unlikely because Khan's on another level right now.
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07-22-2011, 04:17 PM	#3
DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever East Side Guru Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norfolk england Posts: 8,167 vCash: 7562	Re: Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott? Khan apparently told Paul to beat the fighters that he had defeated and Paul stated on ringside that he would beat the man that stopped Khan within a round, something like that anyway.
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Mandanda British Champion 2010 East Side VIP Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South London: The Gaza Posts: 14,405 vCash: 1000	Re: Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott? Dom hit nail on head. Paul mentioned it yesterday. Good fight for him IMO.
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07-22-2011, 04:27 PM	#7
Kid Lucky Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton, England Posts: 1,415 vCash: 1000	Re: Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott? Because Eddie Hearn believes a) McCloskey really really had Amir's number, just had to lose every round to work that out, b) in gimmicks
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HeavyT Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Under the floorboards Posts: 8,012 vCash: 75	Re: Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott? He might get a fight with Maidana out of it, and if he beat Maidana he'd be mandatory for the "Super" Belt, no?
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GlassJawAnalyst Gatekeeper ESB Full Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 303 vCash: 500	Re: Why is Mccloskey facing Prescott? Maidana would knock him out, Kotelnik would do the same
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