Ricky Hatton on Khan's Loss: It Was a Shock, A Gamble
Ricky Hatton has told BBC Sport he was surprised to see Amir Khan lose his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles to Lamont Peterson in Washington DC, but is backing him to bounce back.
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R. Mayweather: Khan's Ass Got Kicked, Had No Steroids
Trainer Roger Mayweather is a given for controversial comments. The man who trains WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., watched Lamont Peterson's upset split decision of Amir Khan from Saturday night, and he agreed with the verdict. More so, Mayweather agreed with referee Joe Cooper taking away two points from Khan, which allowed Peterson to clinch a winning score on two cards.
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Lederman: Khan Won, Referee Took it Away From Him
Lederman: “I think that, really, from the bottom of my heart, I think that Joe Cooper should’ve given him a hard warning, called time out, said, ‘Look, one more time, I’m going to take a point.’ But he didn’t do that. He just called time, said ‘one point.’ And then he did it again. It’s a minor infraction.
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Mayweather Sr: Khan's Biggest Problem is Freddie Roach
Former champion Amir Khan had his trajectory as a fighter changed dramatically last night when he was upset by hometown favorite Lamont Peterson at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.
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Roach: We Were Told Amir Khan Won, Something is Fishy
This past Saturday night in Washington, DC, a boxing classic took place in the ring, but there was controversy with the officiating before, and after, the fight was over. Freddie Roach, trainer of Amir Khan, was among the individuals who was informed that his boxer won a twelve round decision over Lamont Peterson. After the fight was over, someone passed over the information to Khan's team - that Amir won a decision. To their surprise, Peterson was announced as the split decision winner with two cards of 113-112 and a third card of 115-110 in favor of Khan.
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Khan-Peterson: No Rematch Clause, No Fight Options
Contrary to some of the information floating around, sources involved with both fighters advised BoxingScene.com that Saturday's bout between Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) and Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15KOs) did not involve a rematch clause, and Golden Boy Promotions does not have any options on Peterson. Khan was making a mandatory defense of his IBF title. Basically, the ball is in Peterson's court. Additionally, a rematch is not remotley close to being confirmed or finalized.
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Viloria, Peterson Upset Specials: Review, Ratings Update
The DMV brought it for big fight night. The crowd was raucous and rewarded for their enthusiasm. It was one of those nights where being there meant a ton. The crowd was nuts for Anthony Peterson before the televised broadcast. The ooh’s and ash’s when the replays were shown of Heavyweight Seth Mitchell’s knockout were deafening.
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'Fighting Words' – Khan Loss Could Be Better in Long Run
by David P. Greisman - It should be verboten to suggest that a boxer is better off with a loss. No fighter wants defeat, not in a sport based on both prize and pride. A loss signifies that the other man was better, or that you were not good enough, or that you got screwed. A loss can cost you momentum and support, and can lessen paydays or take away the possibility of big fights in the future. Amir Khan should not be happy that he lost a close and controversial split decision to Lamont Peterson this past Saturday in Washington, D.C. But while his earliest discontent has focused on the controversy — on the two points taken away from him for pushing, two points that allowed Peterson to edge out the victory — his passion should eventually proceed to the source of the fight’s closeness. It was the referee’s deductions that gave Peterson the victory. But it was Peterson’s actions that made it possible. And the fight was as much about what Peterson did as what Khan didn’t do. These are the lessons that are taken out of losses, when excuses are discarded and explanations are discussed.
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Warren: Mayweather-Khan Premature, Rematch Tough
Frank Warren insists Amir Khan should forget about fighting Floyd Mayweather following his controversial loss to Lamont Peterson.
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Tim Bradley: Amir Khan Ran Around Like a Chicken Sh*t
WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley sat down with BoxingScene.com to discuss this past Saturday's match between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson, which took place at the Convention Center in Washington, DC. Before a hometown crowd, Peterson shocked Khan with a close twelve round split decision to capture the WBA and IBF 140-pound titles. The referee, Joe Cooper, took two points away from Khan for pushing, and the point deductions were crucial in the final scores. Two of the judges gave the victory to Peterson, with identical scores of 113-112. The third judge had it for Khan, with a final score of 115-110.
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