Peterson to appeal WBA’s decision to order rematch with Khan
January 18th, 2012
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) has pushed back at the World Boxing Association’s decision to force him to give the beaten Amir Khan an immediate rematch in the next six months and written an appeal to the WBA to get that order overturned.
As quoted from Sky Sports News, Team Peterson said “Although rumors have surfaced that we are now in negotiations for a Peterson vs. Khan rematch in Washington, DC, at this time there are no open negotiations for this bout. The Peterson’s team’s focus is on the WBA’s mandating an immediate rematch. A comprehensive written appeal has been submitted to the WBA and we are confident that the WBA will overturn it’s decision mandating an immediate rematch and recognize Lamont Peterson as the true and final WBA Jr. welterweight world champion.”
Peterson isn’t going to be railroaded into giving Khan an immediate rematch by the WBA. If there’s going to be a rematch it will be one where Peterson and his voluntarily accept it rather than having it forced upon them by the World Boxing Association.
Peterson’s trainer Barry Hunter feels that Khan couldn’t make the right adjustments he needed to make in the ring and then afterwards pointed the blame at others instead of himself for his inept performance.
The way I see it, Khan and Golden Boy came up with far too many excuses after the fight to try explain away Khan’s defeat. We had them blaming it on the referee Joe Cooper, misplaced scorecards, errors in the scoring, mystery man sitting with the WBA supervisor Michael Welsh, Peterson coming in with his head and not being docked points, and Khan having two points taken away for pushing off.
It just seemed like Khan and his team was using the shotgun approach to excuse making by throwing so many of them up with the hope that one or all of them in total would get the fight result overturned by the IBF and WBA. The WBA almost immediately gave in and ordered an immediate rematch, whereas the IBF wanted to have a meeting where people could interviewed. Unfortunately, Khan and Golden Boy decided to cancel the appeal on the eve of the meeting. That gave Peterson and his team the feeling that Khan’s team didn’t have a case and they got out to avoid losing. I hate to say it but I kind of agree with Team Peterson. I think the hearing would have gone down in flames for Khan with him and Golden Boy losing badly. If you look at the video of the fight, Khan was fouling and getting beaten up in second of the fight. It didn’t look good for Khan. As such, coming up with an outside reason for his loss seems a useless gesture in what appears to be a person looking for an excuse to cover up a loss in the ring.
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Rematch would be good, boxing needs big fights. Better they fight each other again than they both fight tomato cans.
@ Martin McDonagh….. What is fair about the champion getting “favored” in anything? Boxing IS 2 fighters FIGHTING and may the best MAN win. NOT the person who wants to with via the press (outside of the ring) and social outlets (twitter, AGAIN outside the ring). Khan LOST!!!
Good stuff!
look i know it was a close exciting fight but khan was the champion the belt is supposed to be ripped of the champion, that wasent the case the close round should favour the champion , that wasent the case , two judges scored it 113/112 in favour of peterson had the referee not deducted 2 points of khan then it becomes 114/113 in favour of khan , so how on earth is that a fair fight khan really won that fight by a unamious decision as the other judge had it 115/110 to khan, as for the fans all over the world the conterversity has already sold the fight big time , las vegas a rematch who would not by it, it would be a cracker, because of the khan fight i now fully appricate peterson as a fighter let hope he does the right thing and give the fans what they want
It’s us the people that pay for the fights so why are some people paying for what they want you to see? that’s like goin to a restaurant and they give you what they got not what you ask for!!!!!!!!!!!! boycott all pacman’s fights see who is control now
Scott Gilfoid is simply an idiot, every day you write complete nonsense. You are ruining this great site, that is boxing news. It’s as if you got shares in team Peterson, You always give petersons side of the argument “ONLY”.
I’m not even a khan fan, he certainly didn’t have a great fight, but there “actually” was to much controversy surrounding the fight. I feel sorry for both fighters, as they are “BOTH” not at fault personally.
But why would Peterson appeal against a rematch, It’s obvious he knows, Khan will take back what is rightfully his, The IBF/WBA Belts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ three star in the sun
got 3 words for u…dumb, ignorant, nonsense………………….
Peterson beat khan fairly. He shouldn’t give this clown a rematch when he can move up the latter fighting other fighters. Hbo and gbp are just upset that a huge brick wall was put up in front of there next ppv star. This is exactly what khan deserves, bad karma for not giving Prescott his rematch and talk about fighting mayweather before he even stepped in the ring with Peterson. If khan wants to avenge his loss how about go back and give Prescott his rematch. Khan is a huge clown with a loud uncharismatic mouth, how anybody could cheer for him during a bout is beyond me.
Khan will lose again