Khan vs. Peterson to be called a no contest, rematch to be most anticipated fight of 2012.

By Boxing News - 01/08/2012 - Comments

Image: Khan vs. Peterson to be called a no contest, rematch to be most anticipated fight of 2012.By Saqib Khan: After all of the debacle which was uncovered we can finally say this so called IBF official dealings with the judges was illegal. Therefore going by the rules of boxing any outside source that interferes with the scorecards or the judges the fight should be called a no contest.

As for the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson fight, I do feel sorry for both fighters, they will now have to do this again in a rematch; it is a shame outside sources ruin a fight in where two athletes are fighting for their lives. As the first fight was too close to call the rematch will be a super fight in Las Vegas, there will be defiantly bad blood between each camps, fighters and fans.

At this moment of time of time Amir Khan is a two dimensional fighter he has not learnt the art of inside fighting I hope this rematch he will learn this skill if he wants examples watch the tape of Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch, where ward made Froch look like an amateur. Amir Khan uses his legs too much in fights to sway from shots he needs to block more and use his waist to dodge shots; the master of this was James Toney making defence into offense.

A combination of usage of leg work and inside fighting will make Amir Khan the complete fighter. Amir Khan should realise that this is his most important year as a boxer; a victory over Lamont Peterson will set up a super fight against Floyd Mayweather in December. Amir Khan should be training after fights just like the American and the Mexican fighters do. His focus is not in boxing at the moment he should be in the gym everyday because these upcoming fights could make him one of the greatest fighters to come out of UK. Fights with Mayweather, Pacquiao, Canelo, Mosely, Cotto, Berto, Ortiz, Maidana, Bradley and Margarito all at 147 to 154, all career defining fights for Amir Khan. Amir Khan needs to improve and will need more than a 12 week training camps to beat these fighters.
As to become the first British fighter to get the mythical status of pound for pound champ the jury is still out, skilled fighters like Adrien Broner, Gamboa, Canelo are all in the line for this title. Amir Khan needs to improve rapidly.

Going back to the controversy, Ricky Hatton was supposedly monitoring the Amir Khan situation as the man in the black hat was spotted at the Ricky Hatton fight with Mayweather.



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