Does McCloskey Deserve A Rematch With Khan?

agreed.

Also, Khan wont be the champ come July anyway.

McCloskey should aim to fight someone like Peterson and maybe even build up to fighting someone like maidana. It would be in his interest to seek out an american promoter and work offf the back of the whole Irish-american boxing angle to get decent fights on decent undercards in the states.

 

A bit much to be fair.....

 

I like the way your basing your opinion on McCloskey entirely on what you saw for 6 rounds on Saturday, but you wouldn't dare draw the same conclusions about Amir khan based on the very same fight....

 

If it was a fair and just world and this sport had some sort of controlling body worth its salt, then yes there would be a rematch as the fight was stopped prematurely(cant really be argued with).

However, I understand there is no chance of him getting one and from Khans point of view I cant blame him.

McCloskey was far from scared in there. I've never seen him looking so comfortable and non-plussed considering the hype around the event and the atmosphere in the MEN. He was simply trying to stay out of trouble for the first half of the fight, as was expected...

 

Leo,

On what basis or grounds does McCloskey deserve a rematch? If it was even slightly competitive then Im sure we would all say there is a need for a rematch, McCloskey didnt win a single round, He didnt even through a combination ffs! :rofl

He deserves a rematch because of the cut? No the WBA rules state it goes to the cards after 4 rounds for a decision, The fact that McCloskey was not able to implement his plan of loosing the first 11 rounds and then knocking out Khan in the last second of round 12 is McCloskey and his teams fault for having such a ******ed plan in the first place.

 

When stopping a fight due to a cut, the cut and the cut alone should be the only deciding factor, not what has gone on before that in fight. Now you answer me this, was the cut alone severe enough to warrant a stoppage?

The answer is most definitely not. We have all seen numerous fights when fighters have half there faces still intact and the ref allows it to continue.

who said anything about a last second KO in rd 12, the fight was prematurely stopped in round 6. This has been pointed out to you numerous times, it is worrying that you are failing to understand this.

 

I think you dont know the rules of boxing, Its a world title fight and the rules of the WBA state that after 4 rounds of boxing if the fight comes to a halt because of an accidental clash of heads it goes to the scorecards for a decision.

I didnt make those rules, Khan didnt make those rules, They are the rules of the WBA.
McCLoskey didnt win a single round and so lost the decision.

 

That is not what I said.

Read my post very very carefully. I know the rules. It should never have gone to the scorecards, that is the point I am making. A lot of people are saying the ref was right to go to the scorecards as McCloskey was losing every round, that should be irrelevant when making a decision whether or not to go to the scorecards. That has nothing to do with knowing the rules of boxing regarding what happens after the ref has made the judgement that the fight can no longer continue due to an accidental cut. Again, if this is too difficult for your pea brain to understand, I feel sorry for you.

 

good point.

A lot of Khan fans seemed happy that the fight was stopped. As a boxing fan, irrespective of who you support surely they can see it is better to let the fight continue. They cant even admit that!