An Alternate Take On Khan's Decision To Sign With GBP

This is the whole problem with the alphbets. there so meaningless now you can just give up the belt for a bigger money fight and nobody batters an eye lid. If there was one world title nobody would do it. it puts people into a position where they can get to a world title without earning it.

Maidana is a decent name in the US and he would get a ton of respect from the fans out there if he comes through that fight. The general impression of Khan in the US is that he is a vastly iproved fighter, a good world champion with allot of potential but has NO CHIN. If he came through a Maidana fight the US would rally start getting behind him. If he beats Mallignaggi they will just say.................ok tell us something we didnt know already.

something to point out is everyone is quite hypocritical when it comes to the belts as well. When Hatton got stripped of his IBF belt for not defending it agaisnt N'Dou everyone slagged off the IBF, not Hatton. Fair enough Maidana is a better challanger but N'Dou had also earned his shot at Hatton.

I have no problem with Maidana taking step aside aslong as the fight does happen after Paulie.

 

he lost an extremly tight split decision so he quite rightfully stayed in the top 2-3. Then beats another guy in the top 3. top me that means you deserve a title shot.

 

To me that means he deserves a re-match, which is something complertely different. I am still unsure of why Khan must face Maidana next after he has already dealt with his mando in Salita...hence my WBA & hard on comment

 

1) Maidana has NO name in the US. stop presenting your opinions as facts. This fight needs to build - there's a reason GBP signed Khan, and have options on Maidana. This fight needs to build.

2) Malignaggi is a proven world-level operator who's only lost to the best (and Hatton). His last performance was a convincing win over former unified LW titlist Juan Diaz. Maidana's was against an unproven Ortiz. Malignaggi has a name, he has a history, and he has fought a better class of opponent than Maidana. It's a better fight for Khan to take promotionally and, in truth, oppositionally. The US will not give a **** if he beats a guy who lost to Kotelnik, who Khan has already beaten and who no one in America knows anyway.

3) The situation with Khan and Hatton is completely different. Most fighters are allowed a voluntary defence after each mandatory. Salita was Khan's mandatory. He fulfilled it, he should be allowed a voluntary against a bigger money opponent with some name recognition in the US.

Hatton just wanted a bigger name opponent after winning the title from Urango. Castillo had no business getting a title shot, as Khan hadn't fulfilled his mandatory in N'dou.

Difference: Khan faced the mandatory, Hatton did not. Khan should be allowed a voluntary defence, Ricky got stripped. Simple.

It's only be hypocritical if Khan had refused to fight Salita and went for Malignaggi.

 

What your forgetting is that the WBA made it clear when Khan went into the Kotelnik fight that his next 2 fights would be mandatorys.

If he was not bothered about meeting those obligations, why did he bother fighting Salita in the first place. Why not fight Mallignaggi or Nate Campbell and give up the belt straight away.

 

Thats my problem why fight salita and not maidana, i believe khan will hammer maidana into oblivion, but i still want to know that a champion has done the right thing and not ducked anybody. Not much to want is it, a champion to act like a champion...

 

It's only an issue if he drops the belt rather than face Maidana. Give the kid a chance to build a name in the area - the WBA benefits from the additional fees.

 

Im willing to never curse khan ever again about ducking anybody if he fights maidana (even after a bout with malignaggi). Have in mind i have witnessed khan duck murray and thaxton who both held british belts whilst he fights for wbo international, even tho he fought for wba. Remember mate, i am NOT an hater, i just want what is best for the health of boxing :good

 

There was no excuse for not fighting Murray. I still believe Murray has the beating of Amir. I think a compact pressure fighter who can work in close will demolish Khan. Gomez had moments of success.

It was silly not fighting Thaxton. He was wearing down very visibly and would have been a good name on Khan's resume.

Incidentally, I am a massive critic of Khan. I just think he needs a little bit of slack for now. I'll be disappointed if he doesn't fight Maidana. He outclassed Salita and did exactly what you should in that situation: flatten the guy. He needs to fighter better opposition. Malignaggi's a good fighter and will stretch Amir. Maidana MUST follow, or a similar hard charging banger.

 

The impression I get is Khan wants to fight Maidana, Roach wants to fight Maidana, but they want the fight to be bigger than it will be if he takes it as his next fight. I don't think it is purely money related but also if Maidana is built up more then a win will mean more in terms of legacy.

 

2 years ago Murray would have won that fight. Khan is at a different level now. First off all they are at different weights and there is no chance off Khan coming back. And I dont think Murray is a HUGE puncher, khan would be to fast and to strong. Murray has not been in with anyone at the level Khan has been in with. You need to remember his fight before Thaxton was agaisnt Scott Lawton a guy Khan demolished 2 years previous. A month later Khan wins a world title.

you need to remember Thaxton was offered a career high purse and he turned it down to let it go to purse bids. Anyone with half a brain would have realised that Khan would not fight Thaxton on a Hennesey bill, or with a 50/50 split as it would be for less money than he probably got for his debut over 4 rounds.

If Murray was offered the Khan fight he should take training expenses only if he trully beleives he can win. Murray and Thaxton saw Khan as a big payday not a chance to jump into the big time, thats why the fights never happened.