Khan wonders why he was criticized for facing Judah, and Maidana wasn’t for fighting Petrov
September 25th, 2011
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is wondering why he took a lot of criticism for fighting the aging past his best Zab Judah while WBA regular light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) didn’t receive any criticism for fighting the non top 15 ranked Russian Petr Petrov (29-3-2, 13 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Sociedad Alemana, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It’s easy to explain. Maidana had no time to find anyone of quality because his opponent Robert Guerrero injured his shoulder. Petrov was the best fighter they could get on short notice. There are few quality fighters willing to step in and face Maidana with only a couple of weeks to prepare. Maidana also didn’t want to take on a dangerous opponent with that little time to get ready. As such, it’s completely understandable that Maidana chose to fight Petrov.
As for why Khan took criticism for fighting Judah, it’s because a lot of boxing fans saw Judah as a shot fighter. Boxing fans wanted Khan to fight a rematch with Maidana and or Breidis Prescott. Instead of fighting those guys, Khan fought Paul McCloskey, a weak puncher last April. That was seen as a cherry-picking move by a lot of fans, because the Maidana and Prescott fights would have given Khan a lot more positive press and more attention than picking out McCloskey, who fans had little knowledge of and who had little chance to beat Khan because of his lack of power.
Khan then followed that fight up with taking on the aging Judah, and looked terrible in his controversial 12 round decision win over Lucas Matthysse last year and then in his recent win over Kaizer Mabuza. Judah hadn’t looked good since beating 2nd tier fighter Jose Armando Santa Cruz in July 2010.
So if Khan wonders why he took criticism for his win over Judah and Maidana didn’t for his fight with Petrov, it’s likely because of Khan’s reluctance to fight the dangerous opponents – Matthysse, Maidana and Prescott – that boxing fans want to see him facing instead of the guys that are being fed to him by his promoters at Golden Boy.
Tags: Khan vs. Judah, Khan-Judah, Maidana vs. Petrov, Maidana-Petrov ,Amir Khan, Marcos Rene Maidana, Zab Judah19 Responses to “Khan wonders why he was criticized for facing Judah, and Maidana wasn’t for fighting Petrov”
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Fight Maidana and shut him up…oh! wait a minute your afaid of him…Khan talk to much
Maidana lost already, that big baby should stop crying and get on with it
easy answer because no one likes the miuzzie arab khan. duh?
Maidana is sh1t!
el chino started to make good money after kick tomato khan butt.for sure amir khan wont give the rematch of the stolen win against maidana. maidana stay busy fight result in a ko on is favor .
mackay u r just as bad as gilfoid! u clearly stated that judah was going to beat khan in there fight and how can u call him over the hill! he was on a 4 fight win streak and was world champion! lol idiot, madaina cud have easilt fought morales but he bottled it and fought petrov instead! why didnt he get a rematch with kotelnik sorted to avenge that defeat or has that not crossed his mind!im realy getting fed up with all this khan hating! he cant do anything to impress u yank idiots! if he beat floyd u will probably say floyd was over the hill!!
What’s this writer going to doi when khan beats floyd? Hang himself? What a loser and garbage writer you are!
There are two possibilities:
1) Maidana and Khan are building up a rematch, and /or:
2) They exchange this kind of statements to advertise each other.
khans living the high life,While u losers r on here always hating get a life
What a bunch of lies!! Morales wanted the fight with Maidana when both of their fighters dropped out yet Maidana didn’t want to fight Morales!!!! Talk about being hypocrite!!!!
khan did mackay’s girl i guess
couple of years from now, Khan will be replacing the likes of pacquiao and mayweather and these hate articles will not matter anymore to anyone except bring misery to mackay’s own soul.
maidanas runnin scared of morales and khans already BEAT him convincingly.
er guerrero got injured and is way better skilled than pacmans wife keep cherry pickin queen khan cos people are already forgetting who u are and fightng lamont wont do u any favours either lol
@jonny pot smoker
if Khan got in the ring with everyone who called him out he wouldn’t ever leave the ring plus Maidana called him out and he got beat convincingly over 12rds!
Khan has beat more ranked fighters at LW then any other fighter that includes Bradley! I see Khan beating Peterson in December stopping him late and rematching Maidana early 2012 before stepping up!
if khan wants to be remembered as a real champion he should take on the fighter who steps up and wants to fight him and push em back down not ignore them a real champion fight all comers
Khan’s criticised due to reluctance to fight Maidana?!?!
He already did that and won comfortably (even if there was a little scare in the later rounds). I seem to remember it being Maidana who was writhing on the floor in agony in that fight.
Maidana can talk about rematches when he has rematched Morales, a fight that many people think he lost (more so then believe he beat khan.)
Oh Please you shot writer sh@t the f@ck up will you. You along with so many hatters said Judah will destroy Khan and after the opposit happened (Khan destryed Judah) now u say Khan beat a shot fighter. Fact is that Khan beat a reformed Judah with a great trainer and corner, A judah who was on a five fight winning streak KO’ing three of his last five to become IBF world champion. A judah that was in the shape of his life. Yet Khan beat him in the way that he was never beaten before to become a two time world champion at the age of 24. Khan is right, He dont get the respect he deserves, just like all great fighters.
Someone tell that fool Khan, the Ghost tore his rotator cuff.
This was a stay busy fight for el Chino.