Will Khan ever fight Maidana?
August 17th, 2010
By William Mackay: Both WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) and his famous trainer Freddie Roach like to point out that WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) would lose if he were to fight Khan, yet for some reason Khan hasn’t stepped up to the plate to actually shown that he can beat the hard hitting Maidana. Instead of fighting Maidana, Khan has fought Dmitri Salita and Paulie Malignaggi since capturing the World Boxing Association light welterweight title last year with a 12 round decision win over Andriy Kotelnik. Now would be the perfect time for Khan to finally fight Maidana.
But if you ask Khan, he’ll probably say ‘what’s the point of fighting Prescott now that he’s been beaten by Miguel Vazquez and Kevin Mitchell.’ This means that Khan won’t fight Prescott just because he was beaten by someone else. Will Khan use that same excuse if Maidana gets beaten? If Prescott being beaten a couple of times disqualifies him for a Khan rematch, then why did Khan fight Paulie Malignaggi? He had been beaten by Ricky Hatton in an 11th round knockout and also been beaten by Juan Diaz shortly before Khan fought him. Why fight Malignaggi? Was it because he wasn’t much of a threat due to his nonexistent power?
I have a feeling that if someone good comes along and beats Maidana, then we’ll never see Khan fight Maidana. I hope I’m wrong about this, but I have a strong feeling that Maidana is going to be sidestepped permanently by Khan. All that needs to happen is for someone to beat him soon. However, if Maidana keeps winning, eventually Khan will have to make a decision whether to fight him or vacate his WBA title. He can’t avoid that fight forever. Once he fights him, I see Khan losing by knockout again and ending up exposed once more.
Maidana will be facing DeMarcus Corley next month on September 28th in Argentina. Maidana won’t lose that fight, and that will keep the pressure on Khan to finally take him on. I don’t know how long the WBA will wait before they finally order Khan to fight Maidana or else risk having his title stripped from him. It seems to me that this should have happened a long time because Maidana has been the World Boxing Association interim champion since June of last year.
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@Hardnox: who would you suggest JMM fights, for that fourth belt?
@straightup,
Yes JMM could fight Khan for the belt but he doesn’t want to.
There is no misunderstanding here. You just can’t get the message. You are beginning to sound more like Khan. Why force the fight when the other guy is not interested?
@Hardnox: I’ll say this slowly. JMM. Wants. A. Fourth. Belt. Khan. Has. A. Belt. JMM. Could. Fight. Khan. For. His. Belt.
@straightup,
Whether JMM wants a belt or not doesn’t mean anything to Khan. Khan can and will fight whoever he wants. That’s the bottom line.
You say fighting JMM “would be a decent choice for Khan” but what I am saying is that JMM is not particularly interested in fighting Khan. Actually, I would say he’s not interested in fighting him at all.
So what exactly are we arguing about here?
Do you think I care what makes good business sense for Khan? You must be crazy.
I am a fight fan, and the only thing I am interested in is good match-ups.
@Hardnox: you really are a fool. I don’t particularly want to see JMM face Khan, because I really think Khan would beat JMM, possibly quite badly, and frankly JMM deserves better. However, as JMM has stated his interest in winning a belt in a fourth weight division, fighting him would be a decent choice for Khan.
Sure, JMM is a smaller guy, but he’s well known & liked, with talent to burn, & if Khan were to beat him more decisively than Mayweather did that would certainly grab people’s attention, would it not? Or is it one rule for Mayweather, another for everyone else? Then, provided Khan beats JMM, there would be more interest in the Maidana fight, you see? It makes good business sense.
@straightup,
JMM’s so called interest in capturing another belt, and Khan chasing JMM are two different things. That’s what you need to understand.
@Hardnox: judging from your unwillingness or inability to reply to me sensibly, I can only assume you’re an idiot, and an ignorant one at that.
@straightup,
You’ve completely lost it now. You can’t handle the truth, la la land is just right for you.
Keep dreaming.
@traightup,
Yeah look who’s talking, the guy who doesn’t know if he’s a Khan fan or not.
Maybe you fell in love with him for the wrong reasons. It’s can’t possibly be boxing.
@Hardnox: you’re an imbecile.
@straightup,
Concepts? you mean your day dreams?
You don’t even know whether you are a Khan fan or not, silly cow.
@Hardnox: you seem to have trouble understanding some rather simple concepts. I’m done wasting my time.
Hilarious!!! Jame Williams should be a Amir Khan spokesperson. He really loves that guy!
Its ok to become a fan of a fighter, but this guys a little EXTREME. He has maybe (2) good victories. Let him fight first before you rant and rave…or maybe avenge that embarassing loss
James Williams,
That has got to be the DUMBEST and most bias statement I have ever read on this blog! First Khan has done 0 in the sport as of yet. Your basing him beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. on speculations?!?!?!?!?!!? Is this guy serious???? You call floyd Overrated?? Comparing Floyd Mayweather to Amir Khan? Not only that, but clearly contradicting yourself as to say that Khan look like spaghetti that night?!?!?!?!?!?!? He made a ROOKIE mistake by dropping his guard after a punch! You have got to be kidding me?!?!?!?!?! Khan became an excellent boxer by beating Malignaggi?!?! You have to take your apparent love for Khan out of this conversation and start watching Boxing!!! Funniest thing I read ALL Day!!
NEVER!!! Khan talent is based off speculation . . . WHAT HAS HE DONE???? NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING! He has not fought anyone!!!! Hes goin to get KILLLED! He a bumb!! Fight someone credible and then have a legitimate boxing conversation about this FOOL!!!
Khan is dodging Marcos “Macaulay Culkin” Maidana, like the plague.
@Anish,
It’s the WBA that ordered Khan to fight Maidana. That’s where all this talk is coming from.
@ Slixtaa,
I agree. However, I do think that Mayweather will fight Khan inside the next five years, and it will be his undoing. I genuinely believe that that fight will happen, and Khan will cause Mayweather all WORLD of problems, because he has all the attributes that mayweather has plus knock out capabilities.
Watch this space…
Safety first.Maidana is high risk.
Everyone will see things differently and thats a good thing,but to say Khan will do this and do that is one ting to actualy do it is another,And since getting dumped by prescot hes not been in with a worthy apponant at least with any meaningful punching power got put down by wili limmond had he of punched like prescot khan would have been counted out .We all know khans got good handspeed and footwork but has he stil got the heart to step between the ropes with a dangerous hitter like maidana or the like?Seems very unlikely to me more likely seek out fights with less threat like Malanagi good a boxer that he once was hes never been a hitter so khan knew from the start he would never be threatened with being KOD,So you can say khan would do this and that but until he actualy gets in the ring with good opposition who can fight and punch he will always invite critisism from many who genuinely know the game.It matters not if all he wants is money then he takes the easy fights to obtain it ,but if he wants true recontion as a great fighter step up to the plate and show us instead of letting us read from yourself and others what you would do if you met them.Much more convincing if you actualy show us Amir.
@James Williams
A little grudge against Mayweather there ? haha. But you are right Khan is far too much for Maidana people see it as an interesting fight because of Maidana’s power and Khan’s chin but when was the last time we actually saw Khan take any flush big shots to the chin ? When was the last time we saw him rushing onto shots ? Khan is too good for Maidana, Marquez is a bigger name, has achieved more and will do more for Khan’s legacy but after that it must be back onto young lightwelters. Marquez is a legend in multiple weights so theres no shame in fighting him but he’s also got to carry on fighting the likes of Malinaggi, Kotelnik, Urango (would be a great fight for him I think) and Timothy Bradley. I doubt he’ll ever beat Mayweather but I do think he is the best British talent for quite some time now !
you all have your right for your own opinion
but i just can not see khan being beaten by any light welter i think the real test will be the likes of andre berto mosley mayweather and pacquiao i honestly think he can beat alexander ko bradley hatton out skill maidana and he has beaten ortiz in the amatures
you all have your right for your own opinion
but i just can not see khan being beaten by any light welter i think the real test will be the likes of andre berto mosley mayweather and pacquiao
I have to ask, for all of the pressure on Khan to fight Maidana, I don’t think I have ONCE heard Maidana say he wants that fight…
This is a two way street. If Maidana also wants it, why not speak up and get the hype going. Khan obviously wants it but there is a strategy to his development which whether you like it or not, is smart.
This fight will eventually be made if they both continue to win but to put all the pressure on Khan is a joke. Maidana is fighting Corley who’s made a habit out of getting his ass handed to him over the last 5 years yet I’ve not heard any criticism about his choice of opponent.
Saying you can and will beat a fighter is vastly different from actualy doing it as most know. So i think Khan will avoid Maidana for as long as he can and will also avoid Prescot for the same reasons both are big hitters.And that kind of attitude does not go down well with true fight fans or participators of the game.I was always taught proof of the pudding is in the eating of it not the looking at it which camp Khan seem very good at doing.
Hay Will…
You new to this whole boxing thing?
IMO Maidana’s the guy at welterweight. I don’t blame Khan for not fighting him. He’d get KOd. Yes Khan is talented, but so is Maidana. He isn’t just a puncher like some think… lately he’s learned how to handle movement. I may be wrong, but I think Maidana catches Khan mid rounds.
khan is ALL talk NO action and gets no respect from the fans.
he says he would run rings around prescott now and roach said he’s leagues above prescott so whats the point in the fight. well in that case whats the point in any fight, just get your trainer to say you would win it and then dont make the fight.
unfortunately for khan no one has been duped by this bragging behavior from both himself and roach.
if he can beat the best guys in the division then do it dont say it.
LETS SEE SOME PROOF.
until then khan is running scared from marcos maidana who will knock him out and everyone knows it.
@Hardnox: Tell me, what have I said that’s such wild speculation? You say you only deal in facts, but you use the two or three facts you know again and again in a very one-sided & biased manner. You keep referring to me as a Khan fan, when I’ve told you I’m not a big fan of the guy. Perhaps you should sort that ‘fact’ out.
You keep regurgutating the fact that Khan hasn’t rematched Prescott. Well, Mosley never rematched Cotto either. Most of the guys Calzaghe beat never rematched him either. Wladimir Klitschko didn’t rematch Purrity or Sanders (although he was happy to let Vitali fight them!). JMM still hasn’t rematched Chris John. Katsidis never rematched Casamayor. Do you see what I’m getting at here?
Just give the Khan hating a rest, because it’s predictable and quite frankly boring.
it would be a good fight i would say khan comes out on top
Well I have seen both khan and maidana fight. My opinion is that maidana is obviously the harder hitter and stronger man ( no brainer) and khan is the better boxer with quicker speed. If khan wins it will be by unnanimous decision, and if maidana wins it will be by knock out. I can’t see it happening the other way around, the question is can maidana find khans chin ? Prescott found it , and too me Prescott is a C+ fighter. Even if maidana beats khan I see maidana eventually being knocked out by a hard hitting opponent like Alfredo angulo, maidana hit the canvas 3 times against victor ortiz who seems too look likee a amature at times, but exposed that maidana could be knocked down, it also exposed maidanas desire and heart too be a true champ, but more than anything it exposed victor ortiz lack of heart and lack of desire too be a world champion one day. Ultimatley I think Freddy roach has maidanas number, there not going too TKO maidana but there going too make him look slow and cutt him up , it’d going too be a repeat of Sergio Martinez vs Kelly pavlik, the faster sharper guy out scoring and landing sharp precise shots that cut the skin. But I never count a power puncher out, and I mean never!
May4u <<<<<<<<<< chav
KOTELNIK beat MAIDANA – KHAN BEAT KOTELNIK
Khan doesn’t need to fight Maidana at this stage.
Marquez will wipe the floor with Bradley, Alexander and Maidana. KHAN SHOULD FIGHT THE BEST (MARQUEZ)
@straightup,
Practice what I preach? The difference between you Khan fans and me is that I am talking facts while you are speculating. Khan was knocked out by Prescott, fact. Khan will not go back to get his revenge, fact.
And No, people don’t think Maidana is the next sugar ray, they think he’s the next Prescott.
KHAN IS STARTING TO SHOW HIS TRUE COLORS, YELLOW. ITS EITHER HE A COWARD, OR HE’S CHERRY PICKING LIGHTWEIGHTS NOW TO BE USED AS A STEPPING STONE. MAIDANA, COMES TO FIGHT, AND IF KHAN GREW SOME BALLS, THEN MAIDANA IS WAITING!
When Khan fought Prescott there was hardly any Prescott’s fight video available so khan couldnt prepare properly!! Even Kevin was able to beat Prescott easily what do you think Khan will do now? Stop going on about Prescott move on, its old news now!!
khan will outbox Maidana any day and time..he is very over rated all he has done is beat victor ortiz who khan will be to quick and too strong for him..khan will beat bradely..alexandra and miadna easy.
No.
im sick of hearing about maidana, he is very overrated, all he has is decent power but some people on this website and the writers think he is the next sugar ray
KHANA IS COWARD THAT WANTS TO FIGHT SMALL FIGHTERS HIS THE MOST OVERRATED FIGHTER NEXT TO BERTO!!!!!!!!
Hasn’t maidana been faking a back injury to avoid Bradley? You can’t just slag khan off for it. Look at Alexander fighting someone in kotelnik who khan whooped! ( backfired on Alexander though)
Khan is all talk but cant walk the walk. Fight maidana and get it over with.
@Hardnox: You should practice what you preach. You say ‘oh, we’ll never hear the end of that’ regarding Kotelnik being robbed in the eyes of many against Alexander, yet you & others on here churn out the same old criticism of Khan. I’m not the guy’s biggest fan, as you’d like to believe, but too many people on here aim a disproportionate amount of criticism at him. Who has Maidana beaten? Who has Alexander beaten? Why DID Alexander get the nod against Kotelnik?
I could name several ‘paper-scissors-stone’ scenarios like the one you mentioned, but to what benefit? We all know that Maidana has heart, & that he can bang, but we also know he’s susceptible to being hit, & can be put down, as we saw against Ortiz. Khan has the speed & skills to outbox Maidana, but his chin WILL be a worry. I think he should take the Maidana fight, but people like yourself should take a more objective view & stop being so biased in your analysis.
Khan would lose in an embarrassing attempt. Maidana has KOed every one of his opponent except for the one loss. Khan is a prime example of hyped boxer with little skills.
@straightup,
Oh man, we’ll never hear the end of that Kotelnik record.
But that’s what boxing is all about;
Frazier beats Ali, Foreman beats Frazier, Ali beats Foreman, Frazier takes Ali to the gates of hell…
Come on, that’s boxing. stop leaving in Lala land. You guys should be demanding challenging fights for this guy.
@straightup,
Stop talking like you’ve just become a boxing fan. Everybody knows that JMM wants a fight with Pacquiao.
I have nothing against Khan, I am just amazed at some of the excuses coming from his fans in response to this article. Why don’t they just accept that Khan is not a typical champion. He has chosen to pick his way through and make as much money out of it as possible. It’s no secret.
@ hardnox relax and take it easy mate, khan will get big fights hopefully sooner rather than later
its okay for mayweather to fight jmm, but khan has to fight an adamek, yanks need to stop yapping, alexandra exposed, dawson exposed
@lww khan has beat genuine 140 fighters paulie and kotelnik – two former champs – kotelnik showed his worth when he got jobbed against alexandra, stop whining, paulie would have put on a clinic juan diaz style if he had fought alexandra
@Hardnox: I said nothing of the sort. JMM has on several occasions been reported to be interested in winning a belt at a fourth weight. If that is his intention, who would you have him fight? Why don’t you get off Khan’s back? I know he’s not the most likeable guy, & has been known to talk some rubbish, but he’s not the only one of the four main guys at 140 to have not fought any of the others (the other three being Bradley, Alexander & Maidana, of course).
@straightup,
Why do you want to make it sound like JMM is chasing Khan? You know that’s not the case.
@Hardnox: You’re asking why Khan should bother fighting JMM at all. Well, while I don’t think it’s a fight JMM should take, he IS the one reportedly looking to become the first Mexican four-weight world champion, and that means fighting SOMEONE at 140lb. Why shouldn’t it be Khan? Personally, I think he’d lose to Khan, and that 140lb is just too high for Marquez, but if he wants it, so be it. He has more talent than Bradley & Alexander combined, it’s just his size & age working against him.
@stephen a,
Everybody’s saying Khan is avoiding punchers, so why not go after the guy that knocked out (Prescott) and put the record straight.
maidana messed up by signing with golden boy they are trying to get as much money as they can with khan cherry picking the easiest fight for khan until he has no other choice but to fighg a real puncher, if maidana had a different manager at the time he was supposed to be his mandatory this argument would not be here. Maidana should of went with martinez manager or don king to get the fights he wants. now hes messin with golden boy pockets and those greedy bastars are not going to lose a penny for maidanas career
Fighting JMM at a catchweight? Why fight him at all?
and not to forget that the kotelnik fella also beat maidana
@stephen a,
I am not slating JMM, am just pointing out to you what Khan is doing despite being in the 140 division. He shouldn’t be fighting JMM, He should be fighting guys like Bradley, Alexander, and Maidana
Khan was knocked out senseless by Prescott and took away his unbeaten record. Why would Khan not try to avenge his loss?
You guys are saying it’s because Prescott is less popular than other possible opponents, are you serious? After what Prescott did to him? This should not be about money, it should be about setting the record straight.
Please don’t come back with that “boxing is a business” rubbish. It’s just one fight.
@ hardnox why are you slating marquez for , he is a great boxer and would be a great test for amir, they could prob meet at a catchweight like every one else in every boxing division is doing
@ hardnox, wot is good for the goose is good for the gander, let amir fight a few of the contenders first then put him in with the likes of bradley and co, every one else in every boxing division is doing it
@stephen,
I would agree with you if Khan was fighting people in his own divsion, but he’s not, is he? He’s picking on small guys like JMM, and non-punchers (Malignaggi).
and everyone keeps saying that khan is avoiding big punchers, then answer me this , why did he move up in wieght were there are BIGGER PUNCHERS.
Bradley lost to Holt, Holt was jobbed
Alexander lost to Kotelnik, Kotelnik was jobbed
None of the top LWW are undefeated only thing is the american fighters have been given fights they clearly lost.
If Holt’s promoter had looked after him no way should he have lost to Bradley on point, 2kd and some close rounds.
ps. Willy you are a sad pathetic and have a schoolgirl crush on Khan
Hey Willy, your boys Aleaxander and Dawson took one hell of a beating! lol…………..can’t stop laughing – don’t believe the yank hype, every new american fighter who can throw a jab is the new Ali..lol….
The Camel, is scared to fight guys that hit hard, Khan will proably fight a lesser opponent, some unknown, that he can beat easly.
Khan is a bum who only fights non punchers, smaller fighters and washed up old names.
khan will never fight maidana, he’s to powerfull and throws a fair amount of punches. i cant understan how khan has been allowed to not fight his mandatory cahllenger, could someone explain to me how this is leagal.
i can see were you r coming from william but i think the kotelnik fight with alexander just past there said alot for khan positivley
There really is no point in Khan fighting Prescott. Prescott is a lottery punching non boxing Columbian lightweight. Marquez is a three weight world champion and Mexican legend. He is clearly a bigger threat to Khan the Bredis Prescott !
Sounds to me that you just want Khan in against a power puncher because you wana see him get knocked out. Not because its the right fight to take, not because its the next step on his ladder not because there is a grudge anywhere and not because of anything else.
You just wana see him get wiped out, so just say it.