Would you rank Khan ahead of Hatton (Ricky) if he beats Peterson?

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  1. Lilo

    Lilo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Eamon Magee or John Thaxton is as good a win as McCloskey!
     
  2. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    i cant belive we are discussing the relative credit due a win over Eamon Magee and Paul Mcloskey, it's too early in the morning for this :rofl
     
  3. Lilo

    Lilo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ^^^
    Haha good point! Its late afternoon where I am though!
     
  4. fantaheed

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    A big no for me. Hatton has the better resume fought in bigger fights, khan needs to fight a true top class fighter or at least someone where he is considered to be in a pick em
     
  5. roe

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    lol is this thread serious? Show me where Hatton got knocked out in a minute by such an average boxer and then we'll see if it's close..

    Right now what is Khan's best win? A 1 point decision win after holding on for dear life against Marcos Maidana? :lol:

    Nothing against Khan because he's coming on really well and if he keeps improving by the time he finishes, he could well have had a better career than Ricky Hatton but Lamont Peterson is not a benchmark for anything. Regardless of what many people seem to think, it doesn't even prove he's better than Tim Bradley.
     
  6. Lilo

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    Yeah. Tbh I can only think one possible argument for Khan in that he seemingly wants to fight everyone and has UNIFIED the division.

    However, Hatton was a two weight champion and was consensus number 1 (which Khan isn't) for years.

    As I said, Hatton clearly now. End of his career it'll be Khan.
     
  7. bigboxingfan

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    It's getting closer. Amir needed Bradley. If he can beat Peterson and Bradley this might be an interesting thread to revisit :yep

    Also, are we talking about 140 or overall?
     
  8. roe

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    What kind of an argument is that? Khan hasn't unified ****. He picked up a fake belt off the "worst world champion" then added another fake belt by beating a shot Judah who lost to Matthysse the fight before. And Hatton did fight the best.
     
  9. Lilo

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    Yeah. The point of that post was to show how weak the argument for Khan was!
     
  10. icemax

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    I'd certainly agree with that, although Ricky made hard work of both of them
     
  11. dftaylor

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    Collazo performed well, but it was a close fight. You can't ignore the official result just to suit your argument.
     
  12. Lilo

    Lilo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Imagine how big the mooted Hatton-Khan fight would've been (post Pac, I think - say autumn 2009)
     
  13. Hatton has lots of better wins than Khan's over McCloskey.

    Obviously the world level ones, Phillips, Tackie and Magee are all better fighters than Dudey.

    I think Khan will go ahead because Hatton spent too much time fighting stiffs for easy money. The biggest knock on Amir is his one minute blowout to a journeyman, but all he can do is just carry on doing what he's doing.

    And stop accusing people of being scared, he's not Tommy Hearns FFS.
     
  14. roe

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    Of course you can. If you don't think someone won a certain fight, how can you give them credit for winning it?
     
  15. Flea Man

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    Earl Hickey hasnt got a f'n clue, even faded Phillips, contender Olivera and tough Tackie are as gold/better than McCloskey, and certainly as good as Peterson, and miles better than Salita.

    As for the OP, no.