Schaefer wants Khan to fight Juan Manuel Marquez – News
May 18th, 2010
By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer wants World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) to fight 36-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s). In an article by Ron Lewis at Timesonline.co.uk, Schaefer says “We could do a split bill for television with Amir fighting in the UK and then go across to [Juan] Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz at Mandalay Bay. That would be some double header. I would then like to see the winner of Marquez-Diaz fight face Amir. He has the style Americans love and he can be a big star in the U.S.”
You can understand why Marquez might not be interested in fighting the taller, faster and younger Khan. On the surface, it would appear that Marquez is being used to make a name for the younger Khan. If Khan could get a scalp against the older Marquez, he would gain from it, even though this wouldn’t be the prime version of Marquez that Khan would be fighting. Khan already beat 36-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera last year by a 5 round technical decision in March 2009. Barrera had lost two out of his last four fights going into the Khan fight and had only recently moved up in weight from the super featherweight division to lightweight.
It’s unknown why Schaefer is looking to match Khan against lightweights like Marquez and Katsidis when Khan is talking about wanting to be the best fighter in the light welterweight division. What good is it for Khan to be fighting smaller lightweights when he’s supposed to be trying to make a name for himself at light welterweight?
Schaefer thinks that Khan’s victory over Paulie Malignaggi last weekend will make him a bigger star in the UK for some reason. Schaefer says “His performance will have made him [Khan] an ever bigger star in the UK because they have seen him dominate an American fighter in his own backyard on his U.S. debut. This is really something the British can be proud of.” Schaefer is right about the British boxing fans being proud of Khan beating Malignaggi. However, I don’t think Khan has convinced all of them that he’s the second coming of Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. just yet after beating the hand-picked Malignaggi. I would like to think that fans have a little more critical eye than that and can see this for what it was – a fight against a non-dangerous opponent for Khan. If that’s all it takes for Khan to become a bigger star, then he doesn’t need to be bothered with facing the likes of Timothy Bradley, Marcos Maidana, and Devon Alexander because he would have it made in being put in with aging Americans with zero power.
But I think Schaefer is wrong. Khan needs to step it up and it’s disappointing that Schaefer is looking to match Khan with smaller fighters instead of fighters in his current weight class. I would have no problem if Khan was fighting exclusively at lightweight, but he’s not. This is a move to go after fighters that are smaller than Khan, who they think he can beat.
“First impressions count and that was a first impression to be proud of,” Schaefer says. I don’t agree. I wasn’t impressed with the opponent picked for Khan and I don’t think he looked all that great either.
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The Rock doesn’t want Amir Khan to turn into a Floyd. Amir wants the top light welterweights and thats what he wants according to his announcement after his fight with Paulie who he turned into his b1tch. Schaefer is just trying to get some more money from the PPV because JMM has a huge following. Amir must insist to Schaefer that he wants only to fight guys in his weight class and fighting guys underneath his weight class would only hurt his image and possible future bouts. The bigger the name he beats, the bigger attraction he becomes. As The Rock say again “don’t do a Floyd” who picks fighters out of his weight classes…way out or picks fighters who are way past their prime and who is stupid and old…(ahem).
I don’t see anything that Marquez would gain from fighting the much bigger Khan. Even if Marquez would beat Khan, and I think he would, Khan’s name isn’t that important yet.
Marquez has nothing left in his tank. It would be foolish for him to fight and lose against Khan, and forced to retire. He wants to fight Pacquiao so that even if he loses, he would get his retirement pay he deserves. But that ain’t gonna happen. Marquez knows they (JMM & Pac) both want to retire with the biggest possible pay they could get. So it’s likely May vs Pac , and Marquez vs Khan.
Of course he does. That is the company’s strategy and probably Golden Boy’s mission statement. Build up our fighters name with big name has beens or small non threatening guys with no chance to beat them and when the time and the money is right put him in with legitemite champions in their own weight class and watch them probably lose but the money has been made.
OK i can undersand people crying over Khan not challenging the best. But I’m sure having another belt under his name means he’s getting more MONEY. I’m sure as much as Khan wants to be the best he, at the same time, wants to be raking in the MONEY. Fighting Manuel Marquez would just be EASY MONEY!
Moreover Khan isn’t ready to fight the top names. However he has plenty of potential to be in shape for the top in due time.
Most people expressing views here has little to do with boxing and a lot more to do with the person that is Amir Khan.
Freddie Roach is doing the right thing building up Amir Khan and Amir a good learner.
Amir will fight all the top fighters in due course. In boxing you dont jump into the ring with top fighters at start of your career. You need to gain experience and have rounds under your belt.
Amir Khan is good and will prove to be great by beating some great boxers. Wish him all the best and long may he reign
when khan moves up to welter is he going to cherry pick on the jr welters hes avoiding?
heres an even better idea why doesnt he see if julio cesar chavez sr. will come out of retirement for a fight?
marquez is an old lightweight who should retire after the diaz fight but if hes not gonna retire he should fight katsidis in his own division.
I don’t get it.
A lot of people say that Marquez is the best in his own weight. But if Khan will fight him, some people said Khan is cherry picking Marquez. WTF is wrong with this picture?
i seen the khan figh, his horrible, when oscar use to fight at his age he was already fighting the best in the world, and u could tell he was going to be big, cant say the same thing about overated khan
What will Marquez drink to prepare for Khan?….that’s the question.
Gotta agree with the article doesn’t make sense to me…stop protecting the guy let him atleast attempt to have a good legacy.
is this happened it just be and old guy getting battered by the taller faster guy ,, just like mayweather-marquez
Khan-Marquez will not happen. Let’s talk about Khan fighting someone else.
Every fighter cherry picks and ducks fighters at some point in their careers, even Ray Leonard did, but for Khan to be cherry picking so early in his career, is embarassing. When is he going to avenege his loss? That’s what he should be thinking about, not Marquez.
To the person that said he would like to see Khan fight Breidis Prescot again but feels the fight will not happen due to Prescot not being a big enough name i say this. Prescot may not be a big name but he certainly is a big puncher and that is what most want to see and if it came off you may be very surprised at the large ring side attendences for this very reason.
anytime a fighter is with freddy roach you have to expect that fighter to take the easist path with the greatest reward. its just freddys style. he uses the same tatics against his fighters opponents everytime. its either weight draining, fighting big name fighters coming off a loss, fighting smaller guys, fighting older big name fighters or a mix of the 4. he’s a great trainer but he’s a much better manager. pacman wouldnt even be half as famous as he is today if it wasnt for freddy. with that in mind khans got a very bright future.
khan is just scared of prescott thats why he moved up w8t now that prescott is moveing up w8t khan will move [run] back down if khan is as good as he says he is he would do anything for a rematch with prescott. why did khan cross the road? because prescott was comeing
Roach has a good eye for potential stars and has the expertise to rise above the best trainers out there.
He said Khan probably is the next Pacman. Khan with his speed and improving power against an aging Marquez, he undoubtedly will beat Marquez. 5th round K.O. for Khan.
I don’t get why this kid is chasing lightweights and why Golden Boy thinks it’s acceptable for him to be calling out these little men when he fights at 140. If Floyd Mayweather was calling out these guys the boxing world would be up in arms but for some reason Khan is getting a free pass. He said he wanted Madaina next so wait for his injury to heal or fight Devon or Bradley. Golden Boy wants to make sure he wins the three fights they signed him for which also guarenteed Khan 1 million a fight so they get their money worth. This is wh people hate boxing and have let the joke UFC become popular. It’s all about money instead of these guys fighting the best unlike the UFC which pits the best against the best always. Khan is a wimp and he needs to man up because he is a monster compared with Katsidis and Marquez and it’s joke to think people would have any interest in either fight. I hope it backfires on Golden Boy and the fans turn on Khan.
Marquez should try to fight malignaggi it’ll be more interesting than khan
Marquez will knock khans turban off.
dont slate khan for cherry picking, schaefer said he wanted khan to fight marquez, khan didnt say it. Jeeez so many haterz that need to chill
i dont think khan would even get past katsidis despite the size disadvantage, mabey they saw sense and realised he might get ko’d.
marquez isnt remotely interested in fighting khan, didnt they use marquez’s name before like this to detract from khan ducking maidana. i think he’s a little tired of team khan trying to use him.
It’s unknown why Schaefer is looking to match Khan against lightweights like Marquez and Katsidis when Khan is talking about wanting to be the best fighter in the light welterweight division. What good is it for Khan to be fighting smaller lightweights when he’s supposed to be trying to make a name for himself at light welterweight?
EXACTLY!!!! ….Well said!
khan bigger, faster, than Marquez… only thing exciting about that fight is Marquez is Mexican.
He beats Marquez, he will be consider a mexican assasin. just like pacquiao, beat an old barrera and an old morales, a sorry ass david diaz and he was considered the mexican assasin. lol
well not really because i didnt even bother to stay up and watch khan v malignaggi live, his fights are like stuck records going round and round. if i would have thought malignaggi would have stood the tiniest chance of winning it might have been worth watching.
Your opinion we will see. Like i said promoters make the fights to generate the interest and money and hasnt it worked got all you Amir haters talking and watching LOL. joke on you.
khan isnt going to take any risks and fight anyone of any interest ever. he will never be a p4p great or the top of any weight division as long as he lives.
the only thing legendary about his career was that the overhyped tw*t was knocked out in the most humiliating ko of boxing in the modern era.
do you see the pattern yet nut huggers?
khan calls out the best, promises to fight them all and then takes a fight with another hasbeen/tomatoe can.
@ George – wheres ALKAEDA? Refresh my geography. He isnt middle easten jeez!
khan obviously doesnt want to be the best in the division or the next p4p great. oh im forgetting he’s ONLY 23 years old, a baby, still got so much growing and learning to do under the great master freddie roach. and he’ll learn so much fighting tomato cans whilst talking the talk and failing to walk the walk.
khan is all talk and thats it. end of story, the guy is a fraud, his management have no confidence in his ability to be the best so they keep on matching him up with predictable losers and hasbeens. to make him look good and rake in the money from gullible idiots like ann.
@ Joker – When did Khan say that? and hasnt Khan on fight night said he would fight MEDIANA and whoever else to unify the division so what are you talking about. You heard it from the horses mouth.
This is rediculous! I am not a Khan fan (yet..) because I dont think he has fought anybody worth him bragging about, yet Juan Manuel Marquez IS one of my favorite fighters of all time. The sad thing is that Juan Marq is too old and its sad they just want to see Khan beat an old down hill legend to make himself look good. BS! This is the reason I feel Khan is nothing but a fight picker and will refuse to challange himself. Only to pump up his buying pressure so he can wiin his “dream” of being a super star. I would rather see Hatton fight Marquez because they are both aged legends. Why do people continually want to see Khan beat up old men. Why can they put him with fellow young upcoming fighters? Khan is not a top fighter, he is a YOUNG up and coming fighter, so for crying out loud, put him against another young fighter!!! Jeez! This makes me sick.
watch out what u ask 4,,, i c shades of marquez/diaz… they want marquez because he lacks size!!! but they could be making a huge mistake
@ROCKY WASNT KHAN THE ONE WHO SAID YOU HAVE TO CATCH A P4P FIGHTER WHEN HE IS OFF HIS PEAK SO THATS WHY KHAN IS GOING FOR MARQUEZ AND YOU CAN ARGUABLE SAY THAT MARGUEZ HAS BEEN IN TOO MANY WARS AND IS OFF HIS PEAK BUT MEDIANA AND BRADLEY AND ORTIZ ARE NOT WHY NOT FIGHT THEM BECAUSE KHAN IS COWARD AND WANTS TO FIGHT SMALL,OLD FIGHTERS
HEY ROCKY
THIS IS LIKE JULIO CEZAR CHAVEZ FOUGHT NOTHING BUT NOBODIES, ALL THE SUDDEN HE BEAT PAULIE SO NOW HIS GOOD PLEASE, PAULIE HAS BEEN THE BEST FIGHTER HE HAS FOUGHT
khan going to lytw8 is impossible..the whole reason he moved to lyt welter was the easy title on offer and the chance to make a name for himself in america. katsidis should move up and fight can at 140. it would be a great fight
hey joker u took the words out of my mouth, evrything u said its true
Promotors make the fights. A boxer is a cash cow to them. So it aint about Amir not fighting any1 his own size.
To Amir Khan, fight some one your own size!!or is it true what a guy wrote on here that you were a bully at school and on the streets of Bolton.
i want to c an article on floyd or pacquiao
It will be Kahn vs Kasidis first, they will fight in the US……more money here.
this kid is frikin overated, i cant believe roach actually said khan and floyd would be a great match….floyd would probably murder this kid
hey rocky
is Khan for real? is this guy that looks like he works at a seven-eleven and belongs with alkaeda and says his british for real SERIESLY
@ joe cortez
I see, I wasn’t aware of maidana’s injury. what a pity, cause I would love to see maidana fight khan. I think Golden boy should match up khan with Ortiz, Katsidis, or bradley then. those would all be good fights for khan. he can prove his worth against that stiff opposition.
@ George – Dont see how its much goimg to be much different from Mayweather Marquez as Marquez would have the same problem with Khan which he had with Mayweather and thats reach. Khan would jab all night long and finish him off along with the assistance of his speed. Plus Marquez is getting on now how old is he 37 or sumat. if Khan won people would then say oh Marquez was too old, washed up bla bla friggin bla.
I wud luv 2 kno how Khan has earned a Marquez bout? About time he stopped talkin & actually fought 1 of the big boys at 140lbs. . . . . . Oh, & wot happened 2 the 3 million ppvs 4 Mosley Mayweather? Lol
pee boy threw that fight to floyd, he called out floyd or or just said floyd better than manny, then he was a no show no effort ,he tried one or two round then gave up,he dont deserve another chance I am not buying his act
marquez would still kill this overated kid, this is NOTHING compared to floyd so marquez would perform alot better
marquez would kill this overated kid
I can understand the interim bout with Katsidis. But it should at least be at LW or a suitable catchweight. As for a JMM fight…why? We know JMM will lose.
I thought MM was his mandatory. So, he should fight an interim bout, and then fight MM, assuming he recovers in time. I don’t see where JMM fits in, except as an interim or a showcase bout.
Anyone got Khan v Ortiz from the amateurs…
khan and marquez is a mega money fight
If Marquez creams Juan Diaz then he is legit to fight Khan. And if he beats Khan then he can grab 2nd spot to face pac for the Pacquiao finally fight.
Eli, Maidana is injured and is not in condition to fight any time soon. They need Khan to fight as soon as possible.
@realboxingfan…he’s already stopped ortiz. appreciated a fight in the future would be great tho
MAB was first now Marquez next Morales. Khan can be officially called the Next/New Mexecutioner
@ jenna j ofcourse they’ll make the weight. theyre moving up in weight. if you hadnt realised its easy too put weight on you numpty
Hasn’t AG been calling out Bradley .. I wonder why Bradley doesn’t want to fight AG… Surely, the best must fight the best… they are after all 1and 2 in the 140 division… Kas and Mar would be good fights for Khan as preparation for AG and Bradley … given that Maidana is out…Schaefer is talking sense..
@eriK from a matchmaking standpoint SCHAEFER knows ALOT about boxing….THATS WHY HES NOT MATCHING HIM AGAINST MAIDANA!! you idiot
Marquez will go down if this fight will push through but why would Marquez mind? it will be another big pay check any way.
Khan wants to fight in July, Maidana is injured and he cannot set up a title unification with Bradley/Alexander in that little time. Instead of appreciating the fact that Khan is willing to fight again in 2 months; he bashes Khan for wanting to fight big names like Marquez and Katsidis who are just one division below. Katsidis and Marquez are both big lightweights who hit hard and can easily make 140 lbs. They hit hard and this site always criticizes Khan for avoiding big punchers. It makes perfect sense for Khan to fight them.
If he doesnt fight bradley,alexander,maidana, or at the very least ortiz next, then he’s bluffing.
Whats wrong with what the writer said? khan is a 5ft10 jr lw
I don’t want Khan to fight Marquez – I don’t see the point of it really – it would just be another beat down. The same thing will happen if Khan fights Katsidis.
I think Prescott is the best option for him, the problem is that Prescott is not a big name.
Ok look, I like Amir Khan too, I think if he’s brought along the right way that he’s boxing’s next big ticket when Floyd is gone, BUT, this guy is not ready for JMM, this could tunr out to be nightmare for the Khan Camp and Freddy should know this better than anyone. JMM may be a lil old, but he only look bad in his las fight because he was fighting Floyd. This could be a major set back for this kid Amir Khan, they should fight with anyone else except JMM, too much experience and guts.
Schaefer does not know boxing, he’s an idiot. From a match making standpoint, Maidana is the best Jr. welterweight that Khan should face next. Why would Khan want to fight lightweights anyway, unless Marquez goes up to 140. But, I think Marquez is too scared of Khan anyway.
This not a good fight at all. JMM is much smaller than Khan, giving up quite a bit in height, reach and weight. He is a HOF and would put on a good performance but I think JMM is just too small for this fight to make sense for him, he moved up over 12 pounds for his last fight with Mayweather and the size difference was more than noticeable.
If Khan wants to fight Katsidis for the interim lightweight title, then he’ll have to move to lightweight. Otherwise it’ll be a non-title bout. Khan vs Katsidis, both at lightweight. Isn’t that an even playing field?
If Khan then forces the fight with Marquez, using his interim title, then the fight will have to take place at lightweight. Again, it’s a level playing field. Marquez knocked out Diaz at lightweight and there should be no complaints that he’s not comfortable at that weight.
I would be interested in both of those fights. However, if Maidana recovers in time, I would like to see Khan fight him first.
this is great if khan fights marquez khan would fill 50,000 to 60,000 ppl in man city stadium easy
Khan Presscott rematch in July makes much more sense than Katsidis or JMM and then Maidana in the Fall