Would love to see either of them come down and fight Froch, Stevenson certainly seemed to want to.
Kovalev vs Ward could be one to look out for in the future.
Kovalev vs Ward could be one to look out for in the future.
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He's an absolute ****ing animalOriginally posted by Darth Marty View Post
Only seen him twice - v Cleverly and at the weekend - but he is a fearsome ****er. Against Sillakh at the weekend he was shouting at him while he was sparko on the canvas
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yeah looks like a bit of animali own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y_cBvpTfDg"]Sergey Kovalev vs Ismayl Sillakh Full Fight Highlights - YouTube[/ame]Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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knew someone would do it.
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Amir Khan on Mayweather: ‘He is undefeated and I want to be the one to defeat him’
Omar Al Raisi
December 2, 2013Updated: December 2, 2013 17:27:00
Amir Khan, the former two-time light-welterweight champion, has his sights set on a dream fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr next year.
The British boxer will not fight again this year after a bout against the IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander failed to materialise. Khan says he will spend the rest of the year focusing on training and hoping for the possibility of a box-office bout against Mayweather.
Alexander suggested that Khan pulled out of the proposed fight – Dubai was considered as the host site – because he considered the American a threat to his career and potentially damaging to his chances of landing a future fight against Mayweather.
“It’s not true that I cancelled the fight because I did not want to face him, but the negotiations between our teams did not end with an agreement,” Khan said.
“Devon decided to fight Shawn Porter instead [in Texas on Saturday] and my team and I decided it’s best I don’t fight this year, but rather work on my training. I have been working very hard with [trainer] Virgil Hunter, improving myself as a better fighter.”
Khan, the 2004 Olympic silver medallist whose professional record is 28-3, currently fights at the 140lbs (63.5kg) light-welterweight division. He will have to move up to welterweight (147lbs) or possibly the light-middleweight (154lbs) class to fight Mayweather.
“I agree it will be a disadvantage for me to a certain point, and on paper, as I have not fought a fight at this weight,” he said. “I wanted to fight Devon Alexander this year. But I feel 147lbs or 154lbs is my natural weight.
“I have struggled to keep 140lbs and I should’ve moved to 147lbs a long time ago.
“But I feel fit and strong so far at 147. I have been training very hard for the past 8-10 weeks. My next fight will be in May 2014, and I hope it’s against Mayweather.
“My team are working to make this happen, but I am not focusing on it. My aim is to focus on my training and get as fitter and stronger as I can.”
After Manny Pacquiao beat Brandon Rios last week, Khan’s former trainer Freddie Roach, now with Pacquiao, suggested the Filipino fighter would be a far more lucrative pay-per-view (PPV) draw if paired with Mayweather. Khan disagrees.
“I have a lot of respect for Freddie and Manny, he is a good friend of mine,” Khan said. “For sure, Manny is a very popular fighter in the US and around the world, but so am I. I am a Muslim Pakistani-British and there are a lot of Muslims in the US and around the world, and Muslims always support a fellow Muslim.
“I am very grateful to have amazing support in Britain and among Asians around the world. I would say Mayweather, Manny and myself are the most popular boxers in the game. I mean, you can tell that from our Twitter followers. That says it all.”
Mayweather is two bouts into a six-fight, US$300 million (Dh1.1 billion) contract with US broadcaster Showtime. It was rumoured that Showtime actually lost money on the PPV sales from the first fight in the contract, May’s bout against Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Therefore, they might want to pair Mayweather with a high-profile opponent for his next fight.
“I can say, there are only two fighters who can get in the PPV revenue, that is myself or Manny,” Khan said. “I am fast, I am a kind of fighter Mayweather has never faced. It’s not [just] me, but the whole world wants to see this fight happen, they want to see if Mayweather can stand in the ring and fight a fighter as fast as me or Manny.
“I am very confident that I can give him some real trouble. He defends well, but he has never defended against someone as fast as me. My hand speed and power will beat him.”
Khan would consider taking on former sparring partner Pacquiao, which some fans would argue is a more exciting fight on paper.
“Manny is a great fighter, he is a good friend, you never know, I never say no to anyone,” Khan said. “If it’s possible, I will fight Manny.
“Mayweather is the top fighter, he is undefeated and I want to be the one to defeat him, and with my speed, I can cause him some real trouble. Now it’s up to him and his team to come forward and set it up.”
Before the Alexander fight was shelved, Khan said he wanted to stage the fight in Dubai. In July, he said he thought the UAE could follow the path of Las Vegas and become a global boxing destination. The last high-profile bout in the UAE was in 1997, when former super middleweight king Chris Eubank beat Camilo Alarcon at Dubai’s tennis stadium.
“Boxing is a global sport, we saw Manny and Rios had a successful fight in China, it’s an exciting sport,” he said. “It has never been to the Middle East in such a big scale [as the Pacquiao fight], so if that could be possible, I would want to fight in Dubai.
“I wanted to fight Devon Alexander in Dubai, but he and his team did not agree to it, so that did not happen, but you never know in the future.”
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Mayweather would school Khan and at the moment what on earth has he done to deserve a shot?Comment
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I wouldnt blame Mayweather for taking the fight mind, Khans a big enough name to bring in sales, but i reckon he'd have to hold a title to get Floyd to bite.The times they are a changin'.Comment
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Ah I could and can see it happening from a sales point of view but even then Khan for me is sooooooo over rated as a fighter.Comment
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It's expected that Mayweather will announce his next fight next week. I fully expect him to confirm he will be fighting Khan. I didn't believe it would happen so soon but with the comments coming out from Khan's camp I would be very surprised if he doesn't fight Mayweather next. It's inevitable imo.Originally posted by rcasemore View Post
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Mayweather is going to cash in again....Comment
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Khan would be a very easy night's work for Mayweather.
A genuine, albeit a little faded, world class boxer against a guy who would be a number of tiers below him but whose hype convinces non boxing fans that he is top class.
That fight would last as long as Mayweather wanted it to last.I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around.
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Originally posted by Darth Marty View Post
Would be of the same thinking. A fully fit and motivated Froch would fight better than he did against Groves, but I do not think Groves could not fight any better than he did against Froch.
I also think a lot of Groves' tells would be better exploited if they went at it a second time. Things like how he often kept his guard down just before he threw a right. Seemed to do it a hell of a lot against Froch and it was only in the latter rounds that Froch seemed to use it to get through.
His habit of stepping back to evaluate from time to time would also have been exploited by a more aggressive fighter than Froch was that night.
Groves brings a lot of positives with him into the ring. Good handspeed, decent power, decent chin, and a very proactive style, but I would question his stamina, his defence, and his ring smarts.
Would also be concerned that he was having the fight of his career to date, and he still could not put away or force a stoppage against a 36 year old fight whose timing looked awful on the night.
If an up for it Froch meets him within 6 months, then I would be expecting the older man to get a win, and I would expect someone like Ward to dispose of either of them inside the distance as I think Ward would do better against Froch second time around and think he has far too much for a game but somewhat one dimensional fighter like Groves.I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around.
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