Khan-Garcia [AFTERMATH]

I honestly think IBF are saving their belt for Zab. What annoys me from that article are three people who have hid under the rock.

- IBF President Daryl Peoples hasn't yet looked into Lamont's medical records. But the IBF still is awaiting information from the Peterson camp, according to IBF Public Relations Director.

-D.C. commission director, Scottie Irwin, also has yet to render a decision.

- Team Peterson; silent as if they are mourning someone's passing away. Ontop of that they didn't attend the NSAC hearing.

With all this said I feel abit bad; what will happen to Lamont and his family? He got like 800k for the first fight i think with Khan. Hopefully he's invested that properly.

 

Garcia, 24, is a an unbeaten Philly fighter who has developed nicely. There are still some rough edges to smooth out, but he’s done everything asked of him so far. He beat a lot of trial-horses and journeymen on his way up. His first recognizable foe was Ashley Theophane, the British contender. Garcia escaped with a close split decision.

After a nice knockout over Mike Arnaoutis, he won a decision over former champion Nate Campbell. Garcia then won a split decision over Kendall Holt that should have been unanimous, leading up to a dominant decision over Erik Morales.

Garcia looked good against Morales, but Khan represents a completely different level of opponent. Not taking anything away from Morales, as “El Terible” is a Hall of Famer for a reason. But those reasons do not include his run in this decade as a 140-pounder. He gave it a great go against Maidana, but Morales looked very spent against Garcia, who deserves credit for a good win. I’m not so sure his wins over Holt and Morales have put him in line to beat the best 140-pounder in the world, now that Tim Bradley is at welterweight.

Khan is still only 25 and the things that had people so excited about him are still in place. It seemed like he had overlooked Peterson in his last fight. He went into his challenger’s hometown and Peterson needed a Rocky Balboa-like performance and help from a dingbat ref to pull off the win. And who knows what else?

Khan is by far the sharper fighter. Talent is subjective, but I think it’s safe to say that Khan is the more gifted of the two fighters. As we know, it often does not boil down to sheer talent. A lot of other things come into play and that’s what Garcia is banking on. He will need to overcome the superior athleticism of Khan with ruggedness and doggedness.

I like Garcia. In 2-3 years time, he could be “the man” in this weight class. He has developed nicely and when asked to take a step up in class, he answered the call. Now they’re asking him to take another leap up in class and I sense he will fall a bit flat. Khan can be inconsistent and the change in opponent here might have him a bit thrown. But coming off a loss, one should expect a focused Khan to go all-out to get some positive momentum going again in his career.

http://www.proboxing-fans.com/amir-khan-vs-danny-garcia-fight-preview-prediction_062712/

 

It always feels good when the underdog wins.

 

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He wasn't supposed to be working that night. Hatman is good friends with Barry Hunter and manages one of his Olympic hopeful fighters.

 

This shouldn't happen but I think Khan will get the nod if the fight goes the distance. His last fight was controversial so I think they'd want him to win this one?