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boxing4eva
02-11-2010, 04:46 AM
Looks like this is now on.

To be confirmed in the next 24 hours.

Dibella says Khan is taking all the UK TV money ... which will probably be about 13k after tax :lol:

shaun_brown
02-11-2010, 04:53 AM
The fight that was always going to happen as Khan's U.S debut is going to happen.

NO MAS
02-11-2010, 04:59 AM
I quite fancy that... A nice trip to New York in the Spring... I trust it will be at MSG...:think

I think that Khan wins this by stoppage... Handspeed will bamboozle The Magic Man...:yep

boxing4eva
02-11-2010, 05:06 AM
Yeah the WaMu theatre at MSG apparantly.

I think it's going to be a 12 round decision... to Mallignaggi. Though very close

kosaros
02-11-2010, 05:11 AM
A easy win for Khan IMO.

Mazallan
02-11-2010, 05:15 AM
Khan will look godly in this fight. Hopefully go see it.

izmat
02-11-2010, 05:16 AM
if Khan wins in style could we see Hatton-Khan next?

Losfer_Words
02-11-2010, 05:17 AM
At last. Makes perfect sense for a US debut and the fight is against a genuine 140lbr. Tough fight for Khan, IMO. I'd like to see how Khan does against the Magic Man's style. If Khan wins this, he is one of the premier fighters at 140, IMO.

Harry Chibber
02-11-2010, 05:18 AM
right... I'm well off the pace here.

I was away for a few days but wtf? I thought Khan was set to fight Maidana??

ultimate buzz
02-11-2010, 05:22 AM
right... I'm well off the pace here.

I was away for a few days but wtf? I thought Khan was set to fight Maidana??

In between then and now he was also going to fight JMM in Vegas! Lol

Alyroo
02-11-2010, 05:25 AM
Doesn't excite me. Would much rather bradley, jmm, valero or maidana. Still not a bad fight i suppose. Would be tough.

ultimate buzz
02-11-2010, 05:26 AM
Would be delighted if this fight comes off. The build up would be class, with Paulie's trash talkin, also would be very interested to see how Khan deals with someone who is going to be moving around, using his legs and has equal speed.

ScouseLad
02-11-2010, 05:30 AM
I can barely contain my excitement. The only decent part of this will be the trash talking.

Lewisbell
02-11-2010, 05:34 AM
GBP are having a show in Vegas on that day Ortiz/Campbell, would be good if that was moved to NY, and that would set up the winners next fight

billy nelson
02-11-2010, 05:36 AM
this will be an interesting fight,paulie has quick hands as well and the only time amir has fought someone with quick hands he struggled somewhat.this will be closer than you may think imo

Danny-boy
02-11-2010, 05:45 AM
I quite fancy that... A nice trip to New York in the Spring... I trust it will be at MSG...:think

I think that Khan wins this by stoppage... Handspeed will bamboozle The Magic Man...:yep

if hatton and cotto didn't KO him Khan won't. be a lopsided UD to khan.
fair play though if he does stop him

Risque Reward
02-11-2010, 05:49 AM
imagine the shock on paulies face if he actually knocked amir down.


amir will wipe the floor with him. I expect paulie face to be a mess when this one finishes.

indie_uk1
02-11-2010, 05:51 AM
Another week another khan opponent........

NO MAS
02-11-2010, 06:06 AM
if hatton and cotto didn't KO him Khan won't. be a lopsided UD to khan.
fair play though if he does stop him

Fair comment Danny Boy... In the Hatton contest I think Hatton went to get a good workout and get some good rounds under his belt after his KO by PBF...:yep

It was a landslide for Hatton and early night was not what he wanted or needed, it was a real confidence builder to get himself back on track and back on the radar in the US...some may disagree with this...:think

I don't think that The Magic Man will ever be able to go to the well the way he did against Cotto. I think that you only ever have one fight in your career when you can only ever do that... Cotto was The Magic Mans as was Tyszu for Hatton IMO...:yep

It's a fight that Khan has to take to start his own box office in the US and to move onto to the bigger fights, there ain't no pushovers anymore...I would not be going after JMM just now, my batting order would be...

1. Maidina
2. Bradley
3. JMM
4. Hatton

What do you think ESB...?...:think

Harry Chibber
02-11-2010, 06:13 AM
In between then and now he was also going to fight JMM in Vegas! Lol

:huh

Grant1
02-11-2010, 06:48 AM
this will be an interesting fight,paulie has quick hands as well and the only time amir has fought someone with quick hands he struggled somewhat.this will be closer than you may think imo

I'm with Billy on this.

Magic Man will cause Khan problems and is as tough as teak.

No way is Khan stopping him.

Danny-boy
02-11-2010, 06:51 AM
Fair comment Danny Boy... In the Hatton contest I think Hatton went to get a good workout and get some good rounds under his belt after his KO by PBF...:yep

It was a landslide for Hatton and early night was not what he wanted or needed, it was a real confidence builder to get himself back on track and back on the radar in the US...some may disagree with this...:think

I don't think that The Magic Man will ever be able to go to the well the way he did against Cotto. I think that you only ever have one fight in your career when you can only ever do that... Cotto was The Magic Mans as was Tyszu for Hatton IMO...:yep

It's a fight that Khan has to take to start his own box office in the US and to move onto to the bigger fights, there ain't no pushovers anymore...I would not be going after JMM just now, my batting order would be...

1. Maidina
2. Bradley
3. JMM
4. Hatton

What do you think ESB...?...:think

1. Hatton
2. Maidana
3. JMM
4. Bradley
5. Mayweather if he's still about

Darni187
02-11-2010, 06:59 AM
I got a mad feeling the trash talking Paulie is going to do is going get to Khan and piss him off, Khan might go for Paulie early and KO him in under 2 rounds and shock the boxing world with landing bombs Salita style.

Mazallan
02-11-2010, 07:06 AM
I got a mad feeling the trash talking Paulie is going to do is going get to Khan and piss him off, Khan might go for Paulie early and KO him in under 2 rounds and shock the boxing world with landing bombs Salita style.



Yep. Paulie will anger Khan so much that Khan will destroy the guy quick.

Darni187
02-11-2010, 07:12 AM
Yep. Paulie will anger Khan so much that Khan will destroy the guy quick.


:happy Cant wait, please confirm this fight.

NO MAS
02-11-2010, 07:21 AM
:happy Cant wait, please confirm this fight.

That could be the danger if Khan hangs his chin out to dry...:nut

Paulie ain't a banger, against Khan you don't have to be...:yep

izmat
02-11-2010, 07:31 AM
Pauli Maglinaggi hurt JUan Diaz last time round so you never know!

20a87
02-11-2010, 07:32 AM
this is the fight with the most bad blood, malignaggi wobbled cotto and diaz but I don't think he will catch khan like that. I am interested to see how amir responds to getting clowned by paulies showboating. All in all expect a great technical boxing match.

Losfer_Words
02-11-2010, 07:47 AM
this is the fight with the most bad blood, malignaggi wobbled cotto and diaz but I don't think he will catch khan like that. I am interested to see how amir responds to getting clowned by paulies showboating. All in all expect a great technical boxing match.

At least there is someone else out there who thinks the same way as me about this fight:good. Hope the fight is signed ASAP as I am really looking forward to seeing how Khan deals with Paulie's slickness. A great mesh of technical styles and I'll be interested to see the 'pressure' side Khan's game that Roach has said he has been working on.

Really looking forward to the prospect of this fight and it's a genuine name for Khan to face in the 140lb division. Best get signed this time around:lol:.

Leo Ross
02-11-2010, 08:00 AM
Amir on points. He has the faster hands IMO and has shown he can keep his discipline also. A cracking fight though, worth taking a trip over.

antcull
02-11-2010, 08:06 AM
I think its a fantastic US debut for Amir.....guaranteed to get a great build up to this fight and its a fight where Amir can make a really impressive statement....would have preferred JMM but I'm still pleased with it.

I reckon a pretty wide points win for Khan....I dont think Paulie will be dominated like he was with Hatton though

boxing4eva
02-11-2010, 08:08 AM
I'm by no means a Khan fan, but I am much happier with this fight. We know what Mallignaggi brings, wheras with Marquez there is a questions about whether he's shot or his age and so on

This way we get a fight where hater or fan can see Khan fight someone who is a genuine light welter and finally know whether Khan is full of shit.. or not. As up untill now we just don't know!

abzmanc
02-11-2010, 08:14 AM
Not holding my breath for any Khan fight right now, will just wait and see till its all fully confirmed. Either of the 3 main propositions would keep me happy though.

zico2010
02-11-2010, 08:20 AM
Khan stoppage, mid rounds. Against a feather-fisted Paulie he wont have to worry about his chin and will look amazing as he unloads combinations all night long.

CharlieGarbs
02-11-2010, 08:43 AM
Khan stoppage, mid rounds. Against a feather-fisted Paulie he wont have to worry about his chin and will look amazing as he unloads combinations all night long.

If Cotto couldn't stop the Magic Man, I don't think Kahn will. Although with his speed, an accumliation of punches could do it.

Lazarus
02-11-2010, 08:44 AM
I think Khan will try to knock him out. I see him wanting to make an impression in the US and throwing combinations like never before.

SouthpawSlayer
02-11-2010, 08:46 AM
If Cotto couldn't stop the Magic Man, I don't think Kahn will. Although with his speed, an accumliation of punches could do it.

cotto wasnt an overly devastating puncher though, i think khans speed could end up being the factor which stops malignaggi, hopefully he does it in good fashion because that malignaggi cunt has really pissed me off lately with his bullshit

kerrminator
02-11-2010, 09:06 AM
Paulie is by far the fastest opponrnt Khan has faced. I can see Khan getting beat handily.

Smudger
02-11-2010, 09:11 AM
Paulie's speed could bamboozle khan just as much as khan's could errr... bamboozle paulie.

Paulie to use his superior jab to box circles round khan, take some of khans shots with ease with his superior chin, piss khan off with his showboating and eventually ko him at around the 10th :good

If not a ko i expect paulie to win on points.

El Cepillo
02-11-2010, 09:17 AM
Two warriors of the sport. :lol:

Mr. Blobby
02-11-2010, 10:10 AM
bye bye pauli he's either gonna get ko'd or tko'd. cant see pauli lasting this one.

abzmanc
02-11-2010, 10:37 AM
Hatton was able to outbox Paulie, Khan will do the same. I like Paulie, but Khan wins this.

billy nelson
02-11-2010, 10:49 AM
I got a mad feeling the trash talking Paulie is going to do is going get to Khan and piss him off, Khan might go for Paulie early and KO him in under 2 rounds and shock the boxing world with landing bombs Salita style.with the fullest of respect mate Salita frooze big time and really amir's punches didn't need to be at there best,if you aint got a defence your ass will go down lol

D-MAC
02-11-2010, 11:34 AM
Fuck this shit, I wanna see him in with someone like Maidana.:mad:

Is it too much to ask that he fights someone who possesses just an ounce of power and is a natural LWW?

abzmanc
02-11-2010, 12:00 PM
Fuck this shit, I wanna see him in with someone like Maidana.:mad:

Is it too much to ask that he fights someone who possesses just an ounce of power and is a natural LWW?

Paulie fits the natural LWW bit.

Boro chris
02-11-2010, 12:02 PM
Although Khan should win he'll have some rough patches against Paulie whos got comparable handspeed. I think this is a tougher fight than Maidana. You don't have to hit Khan bloody hard to hurt him but you do have to hit him. Malignaggi is far more likely to catch Khan than Maidana.
I see a Willie Limond scenario here.

ishy
02-11-2010, 12:19 PM
fuck this shit, i wanna see him in with someone like maidana.:mad:

Is it too much to ask that he fights someone who possesses just an ounce of power and is a natural lww?

Yes!!! Go blame Oscar.

Matt1986
02-11-2010, 12:42 PM
Would be delighted if this fight comes off. The build up would be class, with Paulie's trash talkin, also would be very interested to see how Khan deals with someone who is going to be moving around, using his legs and has equal speed.

I agree and I am not the biggest Khan fan but this will be a belter of a fight, it will be good to see how Khan deals with someone with alot of speed.

Does anyone think that Khan will be able to walk through Paulie's weak punches?!?

Matt1986
02-11-2010, 12:45 PM
Fuck this shit, I wanna see him in with someone like Maidana.:mad:

Is it too much to ask that he fights someone who possesses just an ounce of power and is a natural LWW?

There is no way GB was going to risk it and put him in with someone with KO power becuase if he got knocked out he could be finished and lets face it they want to mike there newest cash cow first :good

D-MAC
02-11-2010, 12:49 PM
Yes!!! Go blame Oscar.

There is no way GB was going to risk it and put him in with someone with KO power becuase if he got knocked out he could be finished and lets face it they want to mike there newest cash cow first :good

They put Ortiz in with Maidana.

Wasn't he supposed to be the "New Golden Boy"?

ryanm8655
02-11-2010, 12:52 PM
They put Ortiz in with Maidana.

Wasn't he supposed to be the "New Golden Boy"?

Exactly...

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me...

They obviously underestimated Maidana.

Beeston Brawler
02-11-2010, 12:57 PM
They might have been cashing out on Ortiz?

Anyone thought about that?

rooq
02-11-2010, 01:00 PM
ortiz will come back and will still be a money maker for golden boy. i think an undefeated record means less in the states then it seems to some of our british promoters.

D-MAC
02-11-2010, 01:05 PM
Exactly...

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me...

They obviously underestimated Maidana.

True enough:good

icemax
02-11-2010, 01:06 PM
True enough:good

Or they overrated Vicious Victor

TheUnstoppable
02-11-2010, 01:32 PM
I got a mad feeling the trash talking Paulie is going to do is going get to Khan and piss him off, Khan might go for Paulie early and KO him in under 2 rounds and shock the boxing world with landing bombs Salita style.

HAHAHAHAHAH.

Absolute gold, you're too good to be true mate.

The taff
02-11-2010, 01:46 PM
I don't think Khan will Knock out Paulie. This is an interesting match up. At least he is fighting a genuine world class boxer. I wouldn't write off Paulie to win this though. Even though his power is non existant, he does have good skill and looked good in his last fight against the baby bull.

Just out of interest, who would you pick out of Khan vs Baby Bull Diaz at LWW?

draw99
02-11-2010, 01:47 PM
This fight is the opposite of the "Unstoppable force vs immovable object" ie Paulies punch vs Khans chin!

Maybe it should be called "The weak force vs The very movable object"!

kosaros
02-11-2010, 01:47 PM
HAHAHAHAHAH.

Absolute gold, you're too good to be true mate.

:lol:

ishy
02-11-2010, 02:48 PM
They put Ortiz in with Maidana.

Wasn't he supposed to be the "New Golden Boy"?

They fucked up.

GBP originally wanted to put Ortiz in with Kotelnik but he ended up signing to fight Khan. So Ze Germans said, "sorry Kotelnik's fighting someone else but you can the guy that Kotelnik beat in his last fight! What's more, the WBA will even sanction it for their interim title!"

Richard Schaefer was like "fuck yeah, I'll have some of that. If this Maidana bloke lost to Kotelnik he can't be all that."

ShaneTheSherrif
02-11-2010, 02:58 PM
This is the fight I wanted him to take. I think he would UD Malignaggi and look very impressive doing so.

bdman
02-11-2010, 04:12 PM
Another week another khan opponent........


its 'weak' not 'week' u dumb fuck

D-MAC
02-11-2010, 04:22 PM
They fucked up.

GBP originally wanted to put Ortiz in with Kotelnik but he ended up signing to fight Khan. So Ze Germans said, "sorry Kotelnik's fighting someone else but you can the guy that Kotelnik beat in his last fight! What's more, the WBA will even sanction it for their interim title!"

Richard Schaefer was like "fuck yeah, I'll have some of that. If this Maidana bloke lost to Kotelnik he can't be all that."

Old Schaef's should have remembered the old adage about styles making fights.

What do you reckon about this latest match-up Ish? You happy with Paulie?

ishy
02-11-2010, 04:28 PM
Not really mate. I understand why they're making the fight but it's not exciting me one bit. This is the one that's getting them the most money/exposure now the Marquez fights gone tits up. However, Khan's people are not helping him by putting him in against another featherfist.

KCD
02-11-2010, 04:28 PM
The fight is going to be harder for Khan than alot of people expect and i see this as a legitimate 50/50 fight.

I cant for the life of me see why people are expecting Khan to blow Malignaggi out of there especially when Cotto and Hatton have had to grind him down:huh

IF Khan wins quickly then he is one of the top guys at 140, but so far he has only beaten Kotelnik, so once again i cant see how this is an easy fight for Amir.

BURNLEYBLUE
02-11-2010, 04:36 PM
This will be an easy fight for Kahn IMO. Stood next to both these lads at the Hatton-Lazcano fight, and Kahn looks at least 2 weights bigger. Malignaggi is fuckin tiny.
If Malignaggi is taken out of his rythm early, his gameplan goes out the window and he's in survival mode. Paulie deffinately not faced anyone with anywhere near the speed and accuracy of Kahn, and like I said he'll be just too big for him.

KCD
02-11-2010, 04:41 PM
This will be an easy fight for Kahn IMO. Stood next to both these lads at the Hatton-Lazcano fight, and Kahn looks at least 2 weights bigger. Malignaggi is fuckin tiny.
If Malignaggi is taken out of his rythm early, his gameplan goes out the window and he's in survival mode. Paulie deffinately not faced anyone with anywhere near the speed and accuracy of Kahn, and like I said he'll be just too big for him.


Let me say a man named Miguel Cotto...just off the top of my head.

Also on the flip side of the coin Khans best win to date is over Kotelnik. And he hasnt face half the quality of competition that Malignaggi has faced.

Smudger
02-11-2010, 04:43 PM
The fight is going to be harder for Khan than alot of people expect and i see this as a legitimate 50/50 fight.

I cant for the life of me see why people are expecting Khan to blow Malignaggi out of there especially when Cotto and Hatton have had to grind him down:huh

IF Khan wins quickly then he is one of the top guys at 140, but so far he has only beaten Kotelnik, so once again i cant see how this is an easy fight for Amir.
Exactly! Paulie is a world level fighter in the top 10 at lww. The best boxer khan hs ever been in with is kotelnik who is and was in their fight awful. Paulie's a big step up for khan, people right him off coz he lacks ko power but other than that i reckon he at least equals khan in every other department and exceeds khan massively in the chin department.

Paulie KO seriously :deal

KCD
02-11-2010, 04:48 PM
Exactly! Paulie is a world level fighter in the top 10 at lww. The best boxer khan hs ever been in with is kotelnik who is and was in their fight awful. Paulie's a big step up for khan, people right him off coz he lacks ko power but other than that i reckon he at least equals khan in every other department and exceeds khan massively in the chin department.

Paulie KO seriously :deal


Fucking hell can you imagine if Paulie sparks him:lol:


Seriously though the nuthugging of Khan has gone into overdrive since he beat Salita who wouldnt even be the best in Britain.

Losfer_Words
02-11-2010, 04:49 PM
its 'weak' not 'week' u dumb fuck

:rofl

I love people that make a point of pointing out and highlighting 'errors' in someone else's grammar; not only is it pretentious, it is also quite childish.

He meant exactly what he typed, joker:deal. Two weeks ago it was Maidana, last week it was JMM and this week it's Malignaggi's name being thrown around. See now?:lol:

kosaros
02-11-2010, 04:49 PM
Exactly! Paulie is a world level fighter in the top 10 at lww. The best boxer khan hs ever been in with is kotelnik who is and was in their fight awful. Paulie's a big step up for khan, people right him off coz he lacks ko power but other than that i reckon he at least equals khan in every other department and exceeds khan massively in the chin department.

Paulie KO seriously :deal

:nono

BURNLEYBLUE
02-11-2010, 04:52 PM
Let me say a man named Miguel Cotto...just off the top of my head.

Also on the flip side of the coin Khans best win to date is over Kotelnik. And he hasnt face half the quality of competition that Malignaggi has faced.
A seriously weight drained Cotto. Who,speed wise, looks like he's punching through wet concrete in comparison to Kahn.
Yes Malignggi has faced better quality than Kahn, but hes also lost to most. Kahn is too big and too fast for Malignaggi.

achillesthegreat
02-11-2010, 04:52 PM
This fight is SHIT.

KCD
02-11-2010, 04:55 PM
A seriously weight drained Cotto. Who,speed wise, looks like he's punching through wet concrete in comparison to Kahn.
Yes Malignggi has faced better quality than Kahn, but hes also lost to most. Kahn is too big and too fast for Malignaggi.



Never said Cotto has the handspeed of Khan i think we all know he doesnt or never had. But what Cotto does have is accuracy at a proven world level. Something Khan doesnt.

Khan has only been in with 1 world level fighter, yes he did brilliantly but Malignaggi is another step up.

Styles make fights and Khan isnt going to have his own way throguh this fight and it should be a good one.

Smudger
02-11-2010, 04:59 PM
Fucking hell can you imagine if Paulie sparks him:lol:


Seriously though the nuthugging of Khan has gone into overdrive since he beat Salita who wouldnt even be the best in Britain.
He had diaz going he can do the same to khan.

KCD
02-11-2010, 05:00 PM
He had diaz going he can do the same to khan.


Very true.

BURNLEYBLUE
02-11-2010, 05:00 PM
Never said Cotto has the handspeed of Khan i think we all know he doesnt or never had. But what Cotto does have is accuracy at a proven world level. Something Khan doesnt.

Khan has only been in with 1 world level fighter, yes he did brilliantly but Malignaggi is another step up.

Styles make fights and Khan isnt going to have his own way throguh this fight and it should be a good one.
Hope your right mate.....About it being a good fight that is. But I honestly see it being very one sided from very early on. Kahn arrives in America. Believe me, I'm far from a nuthugger. Just admire his ability and the way he's turned things around:good

KCD
02-11-2010, 05:08 PM
Hope your right mate.....About it being a good fight that is. But I honestly see it being very one sided from very early on. Kahn arrives in America. Believe me, I'm far from a nuthugger. Just admire his ability and the way he's turned things around:good


Not saying your a nuthugger mate:good

You actually have valid arguments over the situation unlike alot of people on here:lol:

I think it will be a good fight, and im not a fan of either fighter so id liek to think i can stay neutral, however if Khan does blow Malignaggi out early then i will be humble the next day on this board.

xoborp
02-11-2010, 05:16 PM
At last. Makes perfect sense for a US debut and the fight is against a genuine 140lbr. Tough fight for Khan, IMO. I'd like to see how Khan does against the Magic Man's style. If Khan wins this, he is one of the premier fighters at 140, IMO.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Smudger
02-11-2010, 05:20 PM
Hope your right mate.....About it being a good fight that is. But I honestly see it being very one sided from very early on. Kahn arrives in America. Believe me, I'm far from a nuthugger. Just admire his ability and the way he's turned things around:good
Do you not at least see that paulie is a tough fella who has never been ko'd? Well you're not stupid you know that sorry if i sounded patronising lol but if cotto and hatton couldn't finish paulie khan doesn't no way. Those versions of cotto and hatton would've beaten today's khan and paulie is on form right now coming off 2 good (imo) wins against diaz and with his new trainer.

Maybe khan does starch him, but i can't justify it judging by wins against kotelnik and salita.
:huh

Losfer_Words
02-11-2010, 05:25 PM
:lol::lol:

Explain your smileys then. Why is Malignaggi such a crap name all of a sudden?:nut:smoke:huh:scaredas::yep:thumbsup:hat:yikes:nono:tong:admin:rasta:hi:

xoborp
02-11-2010, 05:50 PM
:lol::?:roll::bbb:hi::deal:hey:yep:oops::rofl:hat:yikesExplain your smileys then. Why is Malignaggi such a crap name all of a sudden?:nut:yep

I didnt say he was a crap name, i just thought it funny that you can say that Khan will be an elite fighter if he wins, bearing in mind this is the same Malignaggi that was exposed and stopped by Hatton, it just amazes me that when Hatton loses to the best P4P in the world people call for his retirement, yet Malignaggi loses by stoppage, and you consider him to be Khans stepping stone to greatness, i could say that Malignaggi is shot after the hatton defeat, the same as some people think hatton is shot after the pac defeat, but to suggest that Khan will be an elite fighter if he beats him, which he will, as i do believe him to be shot, is ludicrous, and just another typical no risk fight Khan fight.

icemax
02-11-2010, 05:59 PM
I... this is the same Malignaggi that was exposed and stopped by Hatton,

How can you be "exposed" by the premier fighter at the weight...Hatton won, and was expected to win

Losfer_Words
02-11-2010, 05:59 PM
:lol::?:roll::bbb:hi::deal:hey:yep:oops::rofl:hat:yikes

I didnt say he was a crap name, i just thought it funny that you can say that Khan will be an elite fighter if he wins, bearing in mind this is the same Malignaggi that was exposed and stopped by Hatton, it just amazes me that when Hatton loses to the best P4P in the world people call for his retirement, yet Malignaggi loses by stoppage, and you consider him to be Khans stepping stone to greatness, i could say that Malignaggi is shot after the hatton defeat, the same as some people think hatton is shot after the pac defeat, but to suggest that Khan will be an elite fighter if he beats him, which he will, as i do believe him to be shot, is ludicrous, and just another typical no risk fight Khan fight.

I think you'll find that a lot of people were picking Malignaggi to beat Hatton at the time. It cannot be disputed that Malignaggi is one of the premier fighters at 140- I have no arguements with anyone who says he isn't the best fighter at the weight, but he is certainly among the best at LWW.

As for Khan's 'step to greatness', I never said such a thing. I merely pointed out my belief that we can all say that Khan does belong in the upper echelon of the talent-rich 140 pool should he win. Malignaggi is a very good yardstick for Khan's first optional defence, IMO. To add to that, Malignaggi is also a 'name' fighter and it makes perfect sense for Khan to try and capitalise on it, especially in America and on HBO against a fellow HBO fighter that people are familiar with. The fact that the fight could take place in MSG also adds weight behind Khan's decision to fight Malignaggi.

For the record, I still feel Khan has an awful lot to prove; in fact, Khan has achieved very little thus far. I just don't get why people are criticising PM as an opponent given what he brings to the table in terms of exposure and also being one of the best fighters in the division. I'll be interested to see what gameplan Khan and Roach propose to implement and how stylistically they will try to beat Malignaggi. I think it's a brilliant fight considering everything involved in the decision.

kosaros
02-11-2010, 06:05 PM
:lol::?:roll::bbb:hi::deal:hey:yep:oops::rofl:hat:yikes

I didnt say he was a crap name, i just thought it funny that you can say that Khan will be an elite fighter if he wins, bearing in mind this is the same Malignaggi that was exposed and stopped by Hatton, it just amazes me that when Hatton loses to the best P4P in the world people call for his retirement, yet Malignaggi loses by stoppage, and you consider him to be Khans stepping stone to greatness, i could say that Malignaggi is shot after the hatton defeat, the same as some people think hatton is shot after the pac defeat, but to suggest that Khan will be an elite fighter if he beats him, which he will, as i do believe him to be shot, is ludicrous, and just another typical no risk fight Khan fight.

Malignaggi is shot after he just had arguably the best win of his career? :think

izmat
02-11-2010, 06:07 PM
Malignaggi has improved since the Hatton fight maybe leaving Buddy McGirt has something to do with it!

FLINT ISLAND
02-11-2010, 06:09 PM
Its a good test for Khan and if he wins boosts his profile

But a win over a Timothy Bradely, etc - only then can he claim to be the divisions best

And my honest belief is that Bradely will beat him.

I think he can beat Mallignaggi though.

izmat
02-11-2010, 06:10 PM
Khan will be accused of beating a midget when he beats Bradley!

ishy
02-11-2010, 06:12 PM
Khan will be accused of beating a midget when he beats Bradley!

No he won't. Why are you making this shit up. And it's IF he beats Bradley.

FLINT ISLAND
02-11-2010, 06:14 PM
Khan will be accused of beating a midget when he beats Bradley!


No

I will give him credit

Bradely is a solid fighter - who beat Witter fair and square.

I gave Khan credit for beating Kotelnik - I thought Kotelnik would beat him and put money on a stopage for the Champion.

I dont think he will beat the "midget" though - but time will tell.

First step - I will give khan credit for signing to fight bradley in the first place.

icemax
02-11-2010, 06:28 PM
Bradley is a solid fighter, but as daft as it sounds I think that that fight would be easier for Khan than Paulie. Bradley did beat Witter fair and square but Jnr was awful that night and Timboy only just squeezed the decision

Боксёр
02-11-2010, 06:40 PM
Poor Paulie , if only he had good power in his hands .