If a Breidis Prescott rematch with Khan is so irrelevant, then why......

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  1. gooners!!

    gooners!! Boxing Junkie banned

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    If a Breidis Prescott rematch with Khan is so irrelevant, then why does it make so much money in Britain? now that question is rhetorical, its more to give people some food for thought.

    Look at it like this.......

    If a fight with Prescott is so irrelevant, then how come it potentially makes so much more money than a McCloskey fight? I'll venture to answer that myself, cause it is! legimate, more so than a fight with McCloskey, which is precisely why!! it makes so much money, people would! want to see it.

    People are not so high on the fight at the moment, cause the Bradley/Devon fights are on the horizon, infact earlier I heard someone say, I dont care who he fights, long as he fights Devon and Bradley, which is fine, but Khan fans, for what ever reason, are trying to marginalize a potential fight with Prescott, like its not relevant, but how can a fight that makes so much money be irrelevant, when the whole point it makes so much money, is cause so many people will want to buy it.

    If you say Khan wins, all the more reason to fight Prescott, if you say Prescott lost his last few fights, all the more reason to fight him, especially when you factor that with the fact he makes Amir more money than any other tune up fight, and Khan is on the way up, whilst he's perceived to be on the way down.



    Here is a quote from Khan...

    Slipped off the radar, what does that mean? that he cant enhance your reputation? avenging a loss to a guy who knocked your block off, the guy the general public would probably pay through the nose to see you rematch, which would make you a shed load of cash for a perceived easy nights work against a guy who has lost his last few fights, while you have improved as a fighter, could not enhance your reputation, bank balance?


    McCloskey is on the radar though of coarse, cause he's beaten fighters like Lauri, which is a better credential that knocking you out in 1 round, a guy who brings less money to.

    The above makes me think Khan doesn't want to fight Prescott, only its nothing to do with money, or lack of Prescott enhancing his reputation, which whilst it has been patched up somewhat, has not been repaired, cause the average man on the street in Britain, is always going to harp back to him getting laid out by Prescott.
     
  2. garfios

    garfios Dark Lord Full Member

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    Khan is full of crap if he is saying that, you always want to avenge a defeat at any level and on any sport, his ppl doesn't want him near Prescott.
     
  3. mugen82

    mugen82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prescott is a man of honour and dignity, and is willing to give Khan the chance to redeem himself, yet Khan refuses to take it!

    Thats why If Khan refuses to fight him, Prescott's gonna take on Mitchell or Vazquez.
     
  4. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    Ok, Pacquiao should avenge his defeat's against Torrecampo and Singsurat if that's the case.
     
  5. BoxKing

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    Khan has bigger priorities atm. Why would he waste an entire training camp on a washed out opponent who lost two straight fights against world class opponents?

    I don't mind if they make Khan/Prescott before Khan fights the winner of Timbo/Devon, but there are better opponents out there at the moment.

    +1 Lazarus, Pacquiao/Singsurat would probably be HUGE in Philippines. Does that alone make it a good fight? No.
     
  6. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Dude khan has to fight bradley/alexander afterwards, prescott would be a punching bag he needs some one at least some one semi skillful to keep him on his toes and test him a bit. something which prescott is not going to do.
     
  7. floyd_g.o.a.t

    floyd_g.o.a.t Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In a few years im sure everyone will forget prescott ever existed, his boxing career is going nowhere when you compare him to amir
     
  8. LocoRoco

    LocoRoco ★★★★★ Full Member

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    i think that prescott should be looking to rematch Kevin Mitchell, the domestic level super featherweight that schooled him if were talking about avenging losses
     
  9. gooners!!

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    You dont HAVE to avenge the loss, but dont make out your NOT trying to avenge a loss because he has played himself out of the picture, cause it makes it seem like your trying to cover up the fact you DONT want to fight him, but that you dont want people to come to that conclusion, so would rather pass the book, and put it on Prescott not being worthy, which is BS imo, cause he generates the money, has the potential to shape the view of a lot of the British public's perception of Khan, provided Khan wins.
     
  10. gooners!!

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    Who, McCloskey?


    The man!! has already knocked him out.


    If that is the case, why not fight him? makes money, a win can do more for you, in the mind of the general public, than a win over McCloskey, makes sense right?
     
  11. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    I couldn't care if it happened or not. To be honest, I'd prefer it. It generates hype, money and does good for Khan's reputation.

    But how will that help Khan when going into a Bradley fight? How will it benefit him in any way?

    Prescott was easily outboxed by Mitchell. He won't gain any experience.

    While Khan can clean the blemish, the scar will never go away no matter what, so if you're looking at it from that perspective, then I don't see a point.

    McCloskey at least has some skill. Khan needs to be in with some guys that can actually Box. That can actually test him.

    I don't know what type of test Prescott can provide.
     
  12. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    those losses were ten years ago plus.

    Not two years ago and while pac ma got stopped it was not in brutal fashion by way of ragdoll knockout.
     
  13. BoxKing

    BoxKing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Gooners, Mccloskey is one of four choices Schaefer mentioned. Don't focus on one because it helps your argument.

    Are you saying Prescott is a better opponent than Lamont Peterson? Who still happens to be in negotiations despite setbacks?

    @ Spud, a stoppage is never pretty ;)
     
  14. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    This sounds like an excuse if i ever saw one.

    Khan has bigger priotiries in June july when the bradley alexander winer will be able to fight him.

    He woint be wasting an entire training camp because he has no other legit oppoents and the others will not make him as much money that is not even debatble.
     
  15. gooners!!

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    Well its being perceived as such an easy fight, a forgone conclusion that he would! win, so wheres the danger in it? it aint like McCloskeys style is going to do him any favours preparing for the style of Devon or Bradley, is it?


    He wasn't easily outboxed by Mitchell, infact if you score the fight closely, the fight was way closer than Watt and Darke had it, although I wont split hairs over that, Mitchell won fair and square, that said, lets see! Khan do that before we start proclaiming what he could potentially do. If its not a hard fight, why not fight him instead of McCloskey, McCloskey generates less money, does not provide any preparation for the style of Bradley, Devon, and Prescott is coming off losses, perfect time to fight him no?