Lamont Peterson will move up to take Pacquiao fight if it’s on the table
December 23rd, 2011
By Sean McDaniel: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) is looking to take the best offer he can get while he’s holding most of the tittles at 140lbs. Thus far, Peterson has already received a $1 million rematch offer with Amir Khan by Golden Boy Promotions, but he wants to see if he can something better than that. One fight that really interests Peterson is a bout against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
Barry Hunter, the trainer for Peterson, said to Ringtv “If the opportunity is there,” meaning that he would take the Pacquiao bout at welterweight. Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach already said yesterday that he thinks a fight between Pacquiao and Peterson would be something he would be interested in due to Peterson’s exciting fighting style. However, Roach isn’t the matchmaker for Pacquiao, Top Rank is, and they’re not likely to set this fight up if there are bigger names and/or other Top Rank fighters that are available to step in and face Pacquiao next for a nice payday.
Peterson wants to fight a rematch with Khan, but he also would like to get one fight in between the Khan rematch so he can get a good payday. A fight against Pacquiao would be the best possible situation for Peterson, because he wouldn’t have to put his two titles on the line for the fight and could turn around and take on Khan in his next fight after that. However, Khan and Golden Boy are trying to force Peterson into giving him an immediate rematch by appealing Khan’s decision loss to the IBF and WBA. If Khan wins the appeal, Peterson will be forced to fight Khan in his first fight in 2012 unless he decides to give up the belts.
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lamont takes too many shots to the head.
i hate JMM style when he fought pac his not a warrior….its olympic style of boxing he just want to score..
@Rico
Obviously what hunter told Peterson in the corner worked.
Peterson vs Pacman would be good to see at 147
Marquez is one of the best boxer we have today but he never passes Pacquiao even after 3 fights. Peterson figting Pacquiao is really ambitious step. Wish him luck!
Move up more like move down he wieghed a whopping 157 pounds agnist Khan
Let Peterson vs Pacquiao happen and winner can take on MARQUEZ
If you match any boxer other than floydie, you’ll always ask, why him. Its floydie for Pacman or none at all.
this is good idea. i think top rank will take this fight to ruin golden boy fighters dream. if pacman defeat lamont Golden boy fighter khan will slowdown his phase going to p4p #1.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH BOB ARUM, put pacman in the ring with FLOYD
NOT PETERSON, CAUSE I FOR one aint buying another TOP RANK PPV
until u put Pacman in the ring with FLOYD….45 days an he will be home
to keep the May 5th date at MGM…..NO EXCUSES
let me be the first to say, i think peterson needs a new trainer. the only thing his trainer was telling him in the corner was “youre in DC” and “remember when you were homeless” i really think lamont could benefit from a legit trainer like steward or ronnie shields
Lamont does not have a chance against Pacquiao,not even Bradley . The one who deserve to fight Manny Pacquiao is JM Marquez, beacause even after their trilogy, people see it as an unfinished business. The latest win of Manny was not very convincing. It was almost like a draw.
So, team Pac, dont play safe , take the challenge against JMM
Just watched a replay of Khan vs Peterson. Khan definitely got jobbed. Even with the deductions i still had it 114-111. I dont think Pete will get the pac fight, Tim Bradley would be the most logical. I think Sergio would be the most interesting. Maybe winner of Berto vs Ortiz 2?
petersen is running around like he is rocky or somthing, yes lamont , take the pacquiao fight, so long as u like hospital food
hm. lamont peterson has a pretty forgettable face and name, what i mean is nothing spectacular about either, you know what though he fights like he want’s to hurt you permanently.
peterson vs pacauiao. god i don’t know he seems much more like
a sledge fighter like berto – bradley and ortiz (ortiz being the most dynamic out of the three).
mayweather is in jail, pacquiao needs a real fight. ortiz is
what i like to call ”on the good side”, i don’t want to see
him go against pacquiao. i want to see bradley vs peterson.
ortiz is preparing for berto ii, we will not see him for
a while. i think pacquiao vs sergio martinez is the most
safe yet high risk bet you can make.
khan overrated himself, not sure what to say about him,
maybe a fight with devon alexander would be fitting.
neither one of them hit hard and both are fast as hell.