Khan got beat up by Maidana
December 22nd, 2010
By William Mackay: Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) may have come up short on the score cards in his 12 round decision loss to WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) on December 11th, but Maidana badly beat up Khan and had him hurt and holding on in the last three rounds of the fight. Had there been more rounds or if he had hurt Khan a little earlier in the fight, I think he would have knocked Khan out.
I don’t know about you, but that’s not how stars are supposed to fight. Khan’s face looked badly beaten, as if he had fallen out of a car at a high speed. He looked terrible, black and blue. There’s no question that Khan got beat up by Maidana and was just trying to survive in the last three rounds of the fight.
The bout reminded me of an old playground fight I saw when I was a child where one guy started getting beaten up and was just trying to hold on to keep the other guy from landing so many shots. It was sad to watch, because the guy kept looking at us to step and save him while he was getting pounded on. The Khan-Maidana fight was just like that from the 10 round on. But in this case, Khan was saved by referee Joe Cortez, who frequently stepped in to pull Maidana off of Khan will he was pounding the stuffing out of him on the inside.
That may have saved Khan from getting knocked out. Khan’s face went from being unmarked in the 10th to looking like Frankenstein’s monster by the end of the fight in the 12th. He really got beat up something fierce by Maidana. I’d like to think there will be a rematch someday between Maidana and Khan, but I can’t see Khan ever being put in with Maidana again. I think Maidana would start in where he left off and begin pummeling Khan again in a second fight.
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The more i use the internet, the more i see how cruel,ignorant and cowardly people conduct themselves.
That aside, I didn’t really see khan clearly win a round from rounds 6-12. And in my humble opinion, my card read 114-113 maidana.
A Draw at least.
Maidana showed the grit and determination of a challenger chasing a champion who skipped and dodged his way to victory.
Roach even said he was close to pulling him out.
Joe cortez should retire as he’s not fit to officiate any more, making more mistakes as every match passes.
And I’m from the UK by the way..
Maidana won several rounds too and not just the 10th.Are you blind?
Take your betting slip to the betting shop and demand money because you thought Maidana Won. See what happens and what they think of you.
The world has moved on, the record book has been written as follows Khan vs Maidana – Khan won UD. Now get over it you silly little child.
i see more and more writers on this site have adopted the dave lahr type of articles…ridicule a fan fav and get alot of posts any sane man knows khan won this fight easily u think maidana won it because he won round 10????fecking idiots
Khan’s face after the fight = 8
Maidana’s face = 10
Khan’s power punches = round one = 9.5 ,rest of rounds = 8
Maidana’s power shots = 10 mostly.
running and holding- khan’s = 10,maidana =none
attacking:maidana = 10 khan = 8
I scored it as follows:
Khan: 10 10 10 9 10 10 8 9 10 8 8 9 = 111
Chino: 8 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 = 114
Khan 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10
Maidana 8 9 9 9 8 10 10 9 9 10 9 9
117-109
round 9 Khan should have had a 10-8 round but ref ruled it a slip even tho it was a clean uppercut i do not know what Cortez was seeing. Also in round 12 he should of been deducting for intentional rabbit punches and i scored this round to Khan due to actually landed his punches Maidana’s was grazing Khan gloves which rules are rules they shouldnt be scored. Khan fairly won this fight even tho the ref didnt help him. 117-107 it should of been if ref hadnt been so generous to Maidana
Last 3 rounds???? you mean round 10 cos i had Khan win the final round watch the fight again an you’ll see why Khan won and round 12 was definatly Khans
maidana is a true worrier and kept on coming forward despite having an really sore body but the best man was king khan he proved that and also proved he can take a flurry of power punches and battle it out full 12 rounds he dominated the fight from the opening bell
William Mackay, do you actual practice the art of boxing or are you just someone that feels the need to comment on others performances because you don’t have enough heart?
That fight was fight of the decade my man.
Above all, how else are you meant to cope with pressure like that? Have you ever been in a ring with someone like Maidana beating on you for over 6 rounds? I highly doubt it.
I’ll give it to you, yes he did punish Khan but technically and skilfully Khan defeated him. Skill always wins against brute power.
You can talk about the fight going the other way if it was 15 rounds but bouts have not been that way for over 20 years. Get with the times Bill.
And 3 judges that I’m sure know more about boxing than you scored a win. Did you not see that???
Now hush your noise
if s and buts my favourite, IF there HAD been an extra minet in the first round khan would have stopped him! ifs and buts dont work khan won the fight lets move on
khantards lol
p.s. seeing maidana fighting back from that body shot was amazing, he really showed what a true champion does when he is hurt to the body like that. anyone else eg. khan, would have been destroyed by that shot.
god khan got the stuffing punched out of him. it reminded me of my dog and this large toy she plays with which has been ripped to shreds and flops empty and beaten on the ground where khan would have been if cortez hadnt kept intervening.
khans been in so many fixes now since the kinderlain fix that it makes you wonder if he can win a fight without the ref interviening and cheating on his behalf.
if that had been a street fight im afraid mighty king khan would be a gonner.
If there had been this or if there had been that you sound like a broken record…face the facts there was only 1 fighter who was floored in this fight and it wasn’t khan. each fighter fought to their strengths khan even went against his strengths and toe to toed him a few times and as expected khan won…yes he was badly rocked in the tenth but HE NEVER WENT DOWN this is boxing not a streetfight, he may have ducked and dived in the last 2 rounds but in my veiw I think he won the 11th round as well, as maidana was puffing gas and couldnt hit an elephant if it was in front of him… (watch it again and be honest with yourself) khan has more power in his shots then both bradley and alexander, maidaina will walk through them and finish them in 9 rounds so khan is no1 light welter with maidana no2, a rematch would be won by khan more easily as he would not get drawn into a fight this time
This writer needs to fix up just like the other haters.
Khans going to prove them wrong time and time again.
more bull****. Maidana had his chance, and blew it. after all he went down like he got shot in the first round, and thats not a what “if” its a fact, article full of “if if if” who ever lets you write this bull?
Khan won simple as. Mackay keeps mentioning round 10 round 10 round 10, what about round 1-10?!?! Khan pretty much won 7 0f those rounds EASILY! He landed at a 45% connect compared to Maidana’s 20+%!
So what if Khan danced around Maidana? The art of boxing is hit and not get hit, if this is how he chooses to do it then good for him!
You wouldn’t expect Maidana to work behind the jab constantly so why expect Khan to slug it with a slugger?
BOTTOM LINE IS BOTH FIGHTERS FOUGHT HOW THEY CHOOSE AND KHAN CAME ON TOP. MAIDANA GAVE A GOOD ACCOUNT FOR HIMSELF.
To say things like ‘if this if that…’ ok… you could say if Khan had 30 seconds more in round 1 the fight would have been over!
Get over it you f*king idiot William Mackay and stop writing on this website, you are the thickest f*king moron around!
If the first round was 30 seconds longer….Khan would have KO’d Maidana and the fight would have ended there. We wouldn’t have had the possible fight of the year and we’d still have these questions over Khans chin.
As it happens the first round finished with Maidana in agony, however he got over it. The fight went 12 thrilling rounds and Khan took Maidana’s best shots.
That is quite simply how it happened so please stop harping on about Khan in this bad light. Anyone would think you have a crush on him.
It’s all “fish and chip” paper now mate…history…done. So move the feck on!
Mackay, this article is funny because you enjoy jabbing at the Khan fans. But you forgot to add seeing Khans dad at the end of the fight certainly shows where his good looks come from…..
william mackay
needs a liver punch
and then asked to rewrite this article
explaining how maidana would have felt
at the begining of round 2 thruogh to
round 8
after that beautiful liver punch
keep it real
now
“Had there been more rounds or if he had hurt Khan a little earlier in the fight”
And if the queen had balls………
Why do some people can’t just get over with something? This fight is done, finish….Khan won and nothing can be done about it. Move on people….
Khan will never be the same ….and he will never fight Maidana again…..period!
Maidana got lucky with over-hand right in the tenth round. He had nothing left (he took forever getting off his stool).
totall agree with the writer. did you see khans nose!!! owch
khan was damamged on the outside, but there was a hole in maidanas liver from the 1st round body shot!
Haters will always hate lol, kinda sad seeing people go as low as this expressing there soreness through bs articles like these. The reason why i stay away from this site lol, the boxing tribune is the place to be, kthxbai.
last time I checked maidana was lying on the canvass face first?
Exactly why both Khan and Roach are overrated.
william mackay is a joke and seriously needs to get barred from the site,
Khan was lucky to get the decision,, Maidana was the main aggressor, and if one bothers to count the punch rate Maidana would probably have more. Khan pulled the ol Ali trick…Look good and throw lots at the end of the rounds, thats what the judges remember … It was Maidanas fight and I doubt Khan would want to meet him again.
I cannot for the life of me understand why people are STILL going on about this fight.
“It doesnt matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winnings winning”
The great Vin Diesel.
Shut up, get over it, move on.
Khan won, Maidana lost… Give over already…
9 rounds to 3 hmmmm it was khans fight the first 9 but championship rounds go to maidana yes khan is quick but has no punch look body shots hurt every boxer he got two in clean due to maidanas lack of defense I think it should of been a draw but that point for the elbow kicked maidana in the ass khan is overrated just cuz of roach if he had any other trainer we would not be writing this now
i will WIN the rematch
I slightly agree with the writer. Khan may of won, but Maidana proved himself to be the better fighter.
Right, just for William makay we shall incorporate 2 or 3 extra rounds for khans fights so that he may be able to get knocked out!! Laughable stuff!!
On a positive note, merry Xmas and happy newyear to boxingnews…
i agree with kev hill
mate get over it…kahn won the fight,maidana had the best fight of his life and it still wasnt good enough!!
your talking rubbish it was simply a class fight that had twists and turns and great boxing by both lads but it could of being all being over in the first ten more seconds and it would of being .
madina smashed khan yes he did. And how awesome khan was in being able to opperate under such pressure. He was far too fast for madina and totaly outboxed him early on.
He left madina with a punchers chance. Chance was on madinas side and he caught khan. Glass jaw Khan I dont think so. He managed to stay up and continue on. Getting caught by more huge shots but avaioding the majority.
How frustrated madina must have been to find out what the next level is and how far away fromit he is.
Khan took him apart early and took the rounds. And didnt do madina the injustice of sticking his tounge out (as he should have done) in the final round. Cleverly gave the round to madina and took his decision easy.
Had madina hit khan earlier well that a would av, could av, should av, – could’nt, didnt and never would
Had it gone on longer we’d be in the wrong century!
you forgot to mention the body shot that almost ended it if there were 20 more seconds left.what planet are you living on?
Maidana waited a bit too long to attack.
HELL YEA