GBP and Khan Promotions messed up big time by allowing the fight in D.C

It just made no sense if that was Khan's last fight at 140 to be staged in someone's backyard, even if Khan wanted the fight there GBP should of rejected that idea and kept the fight in Vegas and continued building Khan's profile up regardless of ticket sales were good or not.

Khan GBP top young fighter should had all the advantages being the bigger draw and the two time Champion at the weight, yet these guys staged the fight in D.C, did not push for any type of ref which would suit Khan, have a rematch clause in the contract.

This all seemed really poorly set up fight from GBP end or these guys were way over confident, forgetting if it became a close fight the judges would favor the home fighter, also the ref did not help matters by deducting points for a very uncommon foul and seemed like he was siding his home town fighter too, Khan had no chance unless he KO Peterson or totally outboxed him.

Bearing Khan was being lined up with a big money shot vs Floyd this year 2012, it just did not make business sense or worth the risk with Khan their top young fighter not having protection or even a fair chance to win, really poor promoting.

 

Khan has a real fighters mentality he is a warrior type guy, but promotors are there for a reason, to protect their fighter, and in this case their fighter held all the cards yet they failed to give him as much help or protection as he can get.

Khan was really up against it fighting the home town fighter, the home town ref, the home town judges, the home town crowd.

 

I agree, and yes rematch anything can happen.

 

I heard IBF gave them a list of ref's to pick from, they could of choose a different ref, I don't know if all the ref's in the list were from D.C

 

Bump

 

It will take time like all fighters, but then risking to fight in someone's backyard as a last 140 fight, don't make sense.

That was a good fight to watch, I am sure if that was in Vegas Khan stock would of grown still.