Amir fouls up title defence as docked points cost him dea

**HoTTDubbER** · 11 December, 2011, 14:01

the fight and ref was a joke never a 2 point deduction maybe 1 the ref was a joke from start 2 finish i mean fair enough khan was away from home but ref from Washington 2 judges from Washington and the opponent from Washington fighing in Washington khan had lost before he got in the ring and bringing david haye along in your corner as-well he was deffo doomed LOL

**sgerrard** · 11 December, 2011, 14:23

khan was crap and apart from the first round he deserved to lose

he was on the back foot for large parts of the fight....

british sportsmen lack the one thing you need to be a success.....

talent!

but i do agree with the whole being fixed thing, boxing is dodgy as hell!!

**alotmentman** · 11 December, 2011, 14:34

he lost to a hungry man

Originally posted by lfc4life

Amir Khan's ambitious plans for 2012 suffered a massive blow after he lost his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles on a split decision to Lamont Peterson in Washington DC.

Khan was docked two points in the fight for pushing and the deductions proved crucial as he lost by just a point on two of the judges' scorecards.

The Bolton fighter will no doubt insist on a rematch due to the controversial refereeing of Joseph Cooper, but few would deny Peterson his moment of glory after a career-defining performance for the home-town hero.

It could all have been so different for Khan after he produced a dramatic start to the fight. In trademark style he wasted little time in landing spiteful shots and had Peterson hurt within the first two minutes.

He punched his way out of an early clinch and landed a fast combination that forced the challenger to the canvas, but referee Cooper called it a slip.

If Khan was denied his first knockdown another was not long to come as again his blurring hands caught Peterson cold and dumped him to the floor. There were echoes of Khan's victory over Dimitry Salita but Peterson showed great character to cover up and fight back.

It was more of the same in round two with Khan dominating the centre of the ring and punishing Peterson everytime he got in range and tried to land shots. There seemed to be no way back into the fight for the challenger with his opponent seemingly on the cusp of another early stoppage win.

read more here - Khan dethroned in Washington | Sky Sports

kahn lost he want dedicated in the fight wen patterson hit him kahn kept trying to prove it want hurtin him

is belts on the line and he got into a fight we a better stronger man hopefully he will stop trying to showboat when other opppnent winning if he wants the belts back he better get bac to basics get hungryagain and get back to boxing him toe to toe he had no chance good luck to patterson better man won on the night if you look at the so called knock downs ie ave look at khans leg wen he hit patterson in secound so called knock down he tripped patterson locking his leg in pattersons knee joint first knock down

patterson was pushed down more tha punched down truth hurts khan was beat pattersons corner top marks for game plan to victory

**alotmentman** · 11 December, 2011, 14:38

fixed boxing

int everything

Originally posted by sgerrard

khan was crap and apart from the first round he deserved to lose

he was on the back foot for large parts of the fight....

british sportsmen lack the one thing you need to be a success.....

talent!

but i do agree with the whole being fixed thing, boxing is dodgy as hell!!

patterson fate khan for free next time

all money go to charity o it cant that fixed as well

**nature** · 11 December, 2011, 15:13

Originally posted by sgerrard

khan was crap and apart from the first round he deserved to lose

he was on the back foot for large parts of the fight....

british sportsmen lack the one thing you need to be a success.....

talent!

but i do agree with the whole being fixed thing, boxing is dodgy as hell!!

fck sake mate.... being on the backfoot is a good thing. Mayweather is counter puncher and stays mosty on the back foot. Muhammed Ali did that, great counter punchers in the history fought like that.
Come forward style and being agressive is also a good technique, for example Mike tyson.

So just because Khan fought from the back foot doesnt mean he should have lost.

The ref was a joke, deducting 2 points was OVER THE TOP, especially the last one. HBO had Khan winning this fight by 1 round. Paulie Malanagie had Khan winning by a few rounds. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNIvkXcM9K4&feature=player_embedded]Khan vs. Peterson: Paulie Malignaggi Says Amir Khan Beat Lamont Peterson - YouTube[/ame]

**sgerrard** · 11 December, 2011, 20:51

Originally posted by slp

fck sake mate.... being on the backfoot is a good thing. Mayweather is counter puncher and stays mosty on the back foot. Muhammed Ali did that, great counter punchers in the history fought like that.
Come forward style and being agressive is also a good technique, for example Mike tyson.

So just because Khan fought from the back foot doesnt mean he should have lost.

The ref was a joke, deducting 2 points was OVER THE TOP, especially the last one. HBO had Khan winning this fight by 1 round. Paulie Malanagie had Khan winning by a few rounds. Khan vs. Peterson: Paulie Malignaggi Says Amir Khan Beat Lamont Peterson - YouTube

its funny you name two of the greatest boxers of all time above there and then you expect amir khan to be able to do just aswell?

yes some fighters have the skill and class, like mayweather, to fight that way but amir khan is just another typical brit fighter....if he can steam roller you then he is fine but if the other fighter has some skill and can put him on the back foot he is clueless

you only have to look at the hatton vs mayweather fight to see what im talking about

same as david haye

same as alomost every other sport british people attempt

football and tennis spring to mind instantly...

**andy91** · 11 December, 2011, 20:57

I watched the fight and still think he did enough to win but not convincing.
Too many times he was coasting in the round and then lost the round due to sitting on the ropes and not hitting back.
The ref was a joke,Peterson was constantly fouling but in my eyes neither him or Khan warranted a points deduction but with Khan fighting in his backyard this was never going to be an easy victory.
He wont lose the rematch.

Andy.

**Jaffa** · 11 December, 2011, 22:14

Easy to say ref was a joke but did Khan not do any homework on Patterson or did he just assume he would win.

Theres no way in hell Freddie Roach would not have told Khan that Patterson would come in with his head down and he would need to push him away...so they would have worked out tactics for this, I guess Khan just ignored this and thought he would try and out punch a very strong opponent and try and promote a big payday with Mayweather (Khans last payday if he takes that fight).

Ref to blame---No
Judges to blame---No
Coach to blame---No
Khan to blame---absolutely (he was lazy)

btw...he will win the rematch (imho)

**smoggie** · 11 December, 2011, 22:20

wanted khan to win but I dont think he can argue over the outcome. Peterson wanted it more and khan will have known he would have to more agressive as american judges are known to score for a fighter taking it to his opponent. Jim watt, mcguigan, collins all thought khan lost.
If he had spent less time standing there, letting peterson letting load off on him in bravado attempt, fuelling petersons confidence then I'm sure the outcome would have been different

**sgerrard** · 14 December, 2011, 12:16

i watched it again last night, and i cant beelive some people on here think he actually deserved to win that?!

he won the first two rounds but after that he was out classed!

the ref told him 5-6 times before about pushing, and i even slowed them all down on sky plus and he was pushing on many occassions.

ref even told him "last warning" and then warned him another 2 times before deducting a point.

khan was crap and he got picked off again and again....

there is no way this fight was fixed anybody thinking that is blinded by faith.....he lost fair and square.

he took so many shots in that fight, and his tactics were non exsistant....a seriously lack of talent was shown.

just look at him in the first round, when he's moving in.....watch his face....he doesnt know what to do and is fighting like a man who's scared to get hit and is unsure of advancing towards his opponent.

he's lucky he didnt get to fight mayweather he would get destroyed!!

**dingledangle** · 14 December, 2011, 13:12

khan was grabbin and pushin far to much and deserved 1 point off,but even then he carried it on,showboating didnt help either,remember when he fought at british level and he took a good shot from someone who he thought he should beat easily he would raise his hands,drop his hands or start talking.when he overlooks opponents and they hurt him he doesnt know what to do.he overlooked petterson.

**sgerrard** · 14 December, 2011, 13:22

Originally posted by dingledangle

khan was grabbin and pushin far to much and deserved 1 point off,but even then he carried it on,showboating didnt help either,remember when he fought at british level and he took a good shot from someone who he thought he should beat easily he would raise his hands,drop his hands or start talking.when he overlooks opponents and they hurt him he doesnt know what to do.he overlooked petterson.

yea he did

thats what i meant when i said he didnt have any tactics, in the 6 or 7th round he was comfortable.....and probably winning the round.

petterson came on the attack abit and khan just defended and let him hit him for about 1 minute, was mental! and after that he never really recovered and that was enough to give petterson the momentum for the rest of the fight

**gsmtech** · 15 December, 2011, 16:22

J Mayweather summed it up perfectly...theres nothing special about Khan apart from hand speed, he fights and looks like an amateur. He underestimated Peterson , and thought it was just a formality he was already looking at the next fight.
Peterson had a game plan, when he went brawler style and closed the gap between fighters, and took it to body shots..hence negated Khans hand speed ..Khan coundlnt handle it.
Im amazed Freddie Roach didnt force a tactical change after the 3rd round it was clear Khan was running backwards for the whole fight and getting caught on the ropes. Everyone knows in the US they favour aggression, work rate and moving forward..Khan was backpedalling the whole fight. You have to win convingingly in the US. The points deductions completely justified after several warnings.
If he cant even handle minor things like people leaning with their head how does he expect to fight Mayweather etc...Khan is simply not in Mayweathers league...Outclassed, out boxed by a hungrier fighter on the day. Peterson put on a great fight tactics were spot on. If you can adjust styles in this game, your not worthy.
Khan should at least accept defeat gracefully..instead of crying and blaming the ref etc..very reminscent of David Haye and his broken toe..

**HoTTDubbER** · 15 December, 2011, 17:42

to be honest ive watched this fight 3 times now 2ce on sky with english commentary and 1ce from hbo commentary

not 1ce have i watched that fight and saw a khan loss

many great fighters fight on the back foot just because they fight on the back foot does make you a bad fighter or mean you should loose the fight because of it , many greats have fought in this manor

also the more you watch the reasons he deducted them points the more i disagree and am bemused why they was handed out

seems to be alot of khan haters hanging around these days

the bottom line is this he represents GB we should be all getting behind and supporting these guys that make the hard trips to america like there not up against it as it is without us lot turning against them and giving a hard time too

Just remember this its not like Peterson had the balls to come over to the uk to fight khan prior just remember that he made him go to his stomping grounds with his people his fans his judges and his refs

had this fight took place in the uk in the summer we would not even be having this convocation

i think we should show more support for British champs we need every one we can get with the dominance of germany and america in boxing

Amir fouls up title defence as docked points cost him dea

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