by Ronnie Jordan: After watching World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana’s fights against Victor Cayo and Victor Ortiz its clear to me that Amir khan could and should box the hell out of Maidana. If he doesn’t beat him by a lop sided 12 round decision then he’ll knock him out in the mid to late rounds. Maidana has the hardest punch in the light welterweight division but he also has a poor defence. He’s new to the sport and the lack of technical training is clear to see. His foot work is terrible, he has very little head movement and he’s so wide open when he throws his hooks you could telegraph your punch 10 minutes beforehand and still land.
Marcos Rene Maidana
Marcos Maidana
Is Khan already looking for excuses not to fight Maidana?
By William Mackay: Recently, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) talked about WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) wanting too much money to fight him. I thought something was fishy there, because this was the exact same thing that Khan said about Michael Katsidis in the past. Now Khan is saying the same thing about Maidana and it smells like Khan is looking for a reason not to have to take that fight. Maidana came out today in an interview at Fightnews.com, and said that he and his promoters haven’t even started any negotiations with Khan.
Maidana has to beat Corley on Saturday to get Khan fight in December
By Jason Kim: Now that Juan Manuel Marquez has decided to stay at lightweight and fight WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis instead of Amir Khan, this leaves World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) in an ideal position to get a big money fight against Khan on December 11th, provided that Maidana gets by his opponent this Saturday night, former World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (37-13-1, 22 KO’s) in their 12 round fight at the Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina.
Maidana vs. Corley on Saturday: Marco says that Khan has been running scared of him
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) will be fighting former WBO light welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (37-13-1, 22 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina. This will be the 27-year-old Maidana’s first fight in five months since stopping the tough light welterweight contender Victor Cayo in the 6th round in March of this year. Maidana is using the fight against the 36-year-old Corley as a stay busy fight to sharpen his skills for one of the light welterweight champions, preferably WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s).
Why doesn’t Khan get it over with and fight Maidana already?
By Scott Gilfoid: Since last year boxing fans have been waiting for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan to face WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana and for an entire year now we’ve seen Khan fighting everybody but Maidana.
Roach thinks Khan can beat Bradley, Alexander and Maidana
By William Mackay: You can usually expect a trainer to have a certain amount of loyalty and confidence about his or her particular fighters, but trainer Freddie Roach’s confidence toward his fighter World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) borders on the extreme.
Maidana the second option for Khan if Amir can’t fight Marquez on December 4th
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) is supposedly the second option for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) if his proposed fight against lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez falls through for December 4th. Right now, it’s looking like that fight will happen, but Maidana is the supposed to be the second option for Khan, according to the latest boxing news. My question is why is Maidana always the second option for Khan? Shouldn’t Maidana be the first option by now? He’s already been waiting over a year and still hasn’t gotten even close to a fight with Khan.
Kotelnik and Maidana possible opponents for Berto in the fall
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) could be facing either light welterweights Andriy Kotelnik or Marcos Maidana in the fall, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. HBO wants to see Maidana fight Berto for some reason, but it’s somewhat odd that Berto is being continuously matched against light welterweights instead of fighters from his own welterweight weight class. If Berto ends up fighting Maidana or Kotelnik, this would be the third light welterweight that Berto has fought in the last five bouts dating back to 2008. At this point, there’s really no reason for Berto to continue to campaign as a welterweight. He might as well move down to light welterweight and continue as he’s been going fighting light welterweights.
Will Khan ever fight Maidana?
By William Mackay: Both WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) and his famous trainer Freddie Roach like to point out that WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) would lose if he were to fight Khan, yet for some reason Khan hasn’t stepped up to the plate to actually shown that he can beat the hard hitting Maidana. Instead of fighting Maidana, Khan has fought Dmitri Salita and Paulie Malignaggi since capturing the World Boxing Association light welterweight title last year with a 12 round decision win over Andriy Kotelnik. Now would be the perfect time for Khan to finally fight Maidana.
Khan hoping to fight Marquez, Maidana or Ortiz in December – News
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) prefers to be fighting lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez in December. However, if Marquez opts to stay at lightweight and fight WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis instead, then the 23-year-old Khan will have to settle for fighting either Marcos Maidana or Victor Ortiz. In an interview at the BBC.co.uk, Khan says “I’m looking Marquez, Maidana or Victor Ortiz in December. I always promised the fans that I’m going to bring big fights to England and that’s what I’m hoping for. “