People need to understand that by the time Khan get's into training he won't have much time. I thought I'd list some points for people to take in *Khan would have 5-6 Weeks of training prep *Ramadan (A month where Muslims fast) ends on 8th September *Khan wouldn't be able to fight till Nov-December if he doesn't fight now *Khan is fighting on July 31st *Maidana is injured *Bradley has a fight against Abregu *Alexander is fighting Kotelnik *Katsidis is waiting for the winner of JMM-Juan Diaz. If you don't believe that then check out the early stories on BS and see what's true for yourself *Murray is still a possible fight but I don't see it happening *Another camp will benefit Khan as he did make mistakes in his last fight If you want to watch fighters fight 2 times a year then so be it because you won't be helping Boxing as a whole to get it to once where it was. *This fight will very likely be on Sky or ITV, not PPV. *It'll be a HBO PPV double header in the US of JMM-Juan Diaz Suprisingly SOME Brits seem to be the one's criticising Khan the most. Where were you guys when Hatton was defending his WBU World title against complete nobodies at the age he was at? Khan for a 23 year old who is still learning (Regardless of the other champion Devon Alexander being young aswell) get's a lot of heap IMO and needs to be brung up slowly not that Casamayor is a good fight at all but still, the TRAINING CAMP will benefit Khan. Oh and here's a quote from Khan's Manager when talking to him: I'm just sharing my thoughts with you guys so please keep the thread clean and go easy on me, I'm fairly new ;-)
no mercy on the newbie lol tbh he isnt a bad opponent but the fact is casa is going to be rusty and is 40 year old vet. when you are a lighter fighter you age more quicker than a heavyweight would and there are more deserving fighters for him to fight in the wba top ten
I would have preferred for him to rematch Prescott. He'd dispell the notion that he's ducking punchers, it'd represent a fight that he should be able to win comfortably if he fights off the back foot, he'd have a chance to avenge his only defeat in the pro ranks and Prescott has good name recognition in the UK. Therefore the fight should do good numbers.
Beats Barrera (Far lighter man and FADED legend), Beats Kotelnik (Virtual Unknown Champion and non puncher), Beats Salita (Good win but who the **** is he really?), Beats Paulie (Who couldn't crack an egg with a brick), arranges fight with another legendary old pug in Casamayor who is again the smaller man and on the way out. People are sick of non-risk fights!
Barrera - EVERYONE was saying it was a 50/50 fight and was schocked when it was made. It's not Khan's fault he was just so dominant and his physical attributes helped. People on here should have known Kotelnik - Stepped up in weight 2 fights after a loss and fought a world champion who beat Maidana (Regardless of who you think won, a win is a win) and is now fighting Devon Alexander Salita - Mandatory Malignaggi - Big name in U.S for DEBUT. It hit the highest ratings on HBO BAD this year so far. You think that was possible with Maidana? Well there you go.
Because out of any sports fans, people who claim to be boxing fans include some of the dullest twats in the world today.
Personally I thought a 145 catchweight fight with Alfonso Gomez would have been fun and more competitive than Casamayor and would do better numbers because of Gomez's considerable fame from the contender tournament. Not that I ever thought it would happen because it was above the weight, but I still think it would have been fun.
No, Casamayor is not known to the casual boxing fan in the UK. Khan is at the stage in his career where he needs another recognised name in order to good numbers. His title fight with Kotelnik was on ppv and did something like 30k buys. He doesn't enjoy the level of stardom that a fighter like Hatton does in the UK. Hatton could come back and fight anyone at lww and he'd almost be guaranteed to do good numbers. Personally I feel as though GBP have dropped the ball on this one. Regardless of Prescotts recent form, a rematch with Khan would do huge numbers in the UK. All casual fans know of him as the guy who startched Khan within a minute and would be eager to see how a rematch would unfold. However, as you've stated, it's difficult to be overly critical of Khan as he's taken the fight to stay active and improve further under Roach. I'd be more critical of him if he didn't fight Maidana/Alexander/Bradley/Ortiz later on in the year.
Good summary. Still don't think that Casa is a good fight, but at least hes keeping busy. I think the main problem in fights like Barrera and Casamayor is that Khan can then claim to have beaten these great fighters, when really he has beaten shells on the way out. I would prefer him to fight a much lower class fighter as a tune up, as at least he his not claiming to have done something he hasn't really done, and also not pissing on the grave of a good fighter. The belt doesn't have to be on the line, it can just be a way of getting some rounds under the belt. No point in another 70 second blow out.
:roflatsch And this is coming from a Roy Jones Jr nuthugger. Roy Jones regularly fought bin men, civil servants, sanitation workers, NYC cops, pigeon fanciers, and ballet teachers.
you cnt really blame him for this fight although i recenty stated the downs of it but this will only be relevant if he doesnt step up after his religous duties
Katsidis(spelling) is calling Khan out and is popular in the UK.It seems obvious to me that this should be the keep busy fight and a draw as well.