Why Prescott?

records form that neck of the woods are notoriously iffy though Jeff. Its fairly plausible he beat a bunch of roadsweepers too. In the US all you need to do as a promoter is set up your HW to have a 20-0 record and you'll probably get a million dollar fight, didnt one promoter get caught out for doing just that or something similar?

Incidentally, didnt Chavez have an early defeat dissapeer of his record?

 

hmm dunno cuz hes neva lost i guess

 

Think your thinking of Marciano..... Chavez had additional wins put on his record when he was closing on his 100 fight win streak. He certainly wasn't beaten from what I can gather and i've got most of his televised stuff on DVD.

No i'm totally in agreement with you. If the likes of Kid Thunder and Zelenoff can call themselves pro fighters you have to worry.

 

Hindsight is a wonderful tool isnt it..

What Jeff said WAS correct. Khan did have much to loose and nothing to gain. BUT NO ONE expected him to be exposed like that. We knew his beard was soft but certainly not bone china. If Frank had his way there would have been no way Prescott would have been his opponent.

 

Ok, I deserve it :yep

Having said that, Jeffs post after mine was apposite

 

Indeed this is a very valid point. BUT as we all know Frank does his homework. He only takes gambles that are in his favor. Unfortunately for him this was a very stupid gamble. Prescott may have been beating tin cans but the bottom line is Khan is chinny and therefore didnt need to be in with an unknown puncher.

 

It's simple. Prescott was chosen because if you were to look at his record without knowing the facts he looks like a big puncher, therefore fooling the general public into allaying fears about Khan's chin when he wins.

Khan was a 1/20 favourite despite the fact that Prescott had such a record and Khan had been knocked over by mediocre fighters with little power. What does that tell you?