Comments Thread For: Team Peterson Blame Rematch Clause For Khan Fallout

[Dirk Diggler UK]

A rematch clause is standard if you're not the mandatory. Petersen knew he was getting smashed by Khan, thats why he didnt take it.

[Ko King 212]

Dudes saying "well he Getting 300,000". 300,000 ain't **** when the pot is upward to 4-5 mill.

[lutenco]

If you believed that after maidana gbp put khan in another tough fight you are fool....................!!!

[slindee3]

Exactly who is Lamont Peteron? Most UK boxing fans have never heard of him. This fight is in the UK after all so that is what matters the world does not revolve around the US, especially nowadays when the US has long lost the monopoly it once had in boxing. McCloskey is a much bigger name in the UK and the England vs Ireland promotion will def. draw more fans than Peterson

So basically McCloskey will generate greater hype, more revenue and is taking a considerably lower purse split. On top of that him and Peterson are ranked more or less the same according to WORLD rankings. Plus Paul is undefeated, holds a European title, a large local Irish fanbase, and is coming off 5 stoppage wins and not a bull**** draw like Peterson. In spite of all the above Khan still offered Lamont 300k, more money for less revenue compared to McCloskey. That offer was more than generous when you consider it was around 3-4x more than what Lamont made vs Ortiz and Bradley on US soil.

Team Khan would be giving Lamont a serious ******* if they paid him any more while McCloskey was available. It really seems as if Team Peterson did not want the fight for some odd reason. The rematch clause excuse seems like utter BS as confirmed by Schaefer. No Challenger spends that much time worried about a rematch when he hasn't even won the title yet and is getting BY FAR the biggest pay day of his career for the first fight.

Team Peterson didn't just out price themselves, they flat out said they didn't want to fight by rejecting 300k knowing that Khan had so many other options on the table

I can understand your loyalty to your country and your countryman, but all fighters, to become a superstar, has to be accepted by America. I've never heard of one foreign superstar in boxing that didn't feel he had to become known in the US. To get worldwide fame they have to come thru America.

As for Petersen accepting 300k, I'm sure you would take exception if Khan were to fight Mayweather and Mayweather offered him 2 mil while he makes 30-40 mil, right? Khan is low balling everybody. Why do you think that everyone is complaining about it?

[Ko King 212]

I can understand your loyalty to your country and your countryman, but all fighters, to become a superstar, has to be accepted by America. I've never heard of one foreign superstar in boxing that didn't feel he had to become known in the US. To get worldwide fame they have to come thru America.

As for Petersen accepting 300k, I'm sure you would take exception if Khan were to fight Mayweather and Mayweather offered him 2 mil while he makes 30-40 mil, right? Khan is low balling everybody. Why do you think that everyone is complaining about it?

Exactly......

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If all this true(which I doubt), Peterson's team are idiots. Why would you really not want a rematch? If you beat Amir, sure you would get a fight with Bradley again but you aren't going to make that much more fighting Bradley than you would with a rematch with Amir. Beating Amir and giving him a rematch, means you're gonna get paid a lot. This dude just threw away at least a million bucks(if he were to win) because of a rematch clause.

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Khan should of gave an extra 50,000 dollars if the problem was just 350 grand. Now everyone outside of England considers him a straight up ***** for fighting another no namer. Another Prescott, Salita, and ***an. Dude is building a HOF resume.

[Mexicunt]

Khan really is a greedy little ***. Peterson would box circles around Khan.

[Shogun99]

I can understand your loyalty to your country and your countryman, but all fighters, to become a superstar, has to be accepted by America. I've never heard of one foreign superstar in boxing that didn't feel he had to become known in the US. To get worldwide fame they have to come thru America.

As for Petersen accepting 300k, I'm sure you would take exception if Khan were to fight Mayweather and Mayweather offered him 2 mil while he makes 30-40 mil, right? Khan is low balling everybody. Why do you think that everyone is complaining about it?

Khan is already accepted in the US at this point; he stopped hometown boy Paulie in Madison Square Garden and had FOTY in Vegas both to sell out crowds. He has America's favorite trainer Freddie Roach and was featured on 24/7 with Pac-Man. At 24 he is arguably one of the most well-known active boxers not named Mayweather or Pacquaio to the casual US fan. You can't do much more for publicity in 2 fights.

This is his homecoming fight to the UK, the purpose is to put on a show and give back to the UK fans who built him up. McCloskey is much more well-known than Peterson in the UK. The fight is also in Manchester which has a large Irish population, not to mention Irish fans who will sail across the pond. McCloskey easily sells out more than Peterson and is ranked around the same level. He is also undefeated, has a title, and not coming off what should have been a loss to Ortiz. He also isn't asking for over 4x more than he made in his last fight

And no way in hell is Khan going to pocket $4-5 Million, Schaeffer already addressed this:

While Schaefer and Shaw are in discussions for a Khan-Bradley fight in July, Khan has yet to secure an opponent for his April 16 date in England. Khan made a $300,000 offer to Lamont Peterson, which Schaefer said Peterson's camp has countered.

"[The offer] is with Khan's team now," Schaefer said.

Schaefer called inaccurate the perception that Khan has had trouble finalizing the April fight in part because of low-ball offers to opponents.

"I think what has happened is opponents feel Amir has a huge pot of money in England and doesn't want to share it," Schaefer said. "Like he is offering opponents a few hundred thousand and keeping millions for himself. He is a star in England, but being a star there isn't the same as being a star in the U.S."

Schaefer cites the low cost of pay-per-view as the factor most misunderstood. While most U.S. pay-per-views are $50, in England they are about $22. After taxes and the split with the Sky Network, Schaefer says Khan usually sees only about $9 on every buy. And though Khan's popularity has grown in the U.K., he usually will do only around 150,000 buys. Factor in undercard expenses, and Schaefer says "there is not a lot of money there."

Khan will be lucky to make much more than $1.5 Million according to Schaefer's figures

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Khan really is a greedy little ***. Peterson would box circles around Khan.

McCloskey would box Peterson and Ortiz all the way to 147.

Check what McCloskey's first contract offer looked like:

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458838