The fight doesn't make much financial sense, but who cares? We're fight fans, not promoters.
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Originally posted by StarPower View PostBig fights take time. Canelo vs Floyd, Lucas vs Matthysse, and other deals. We all think promoters jobs are easy. And we as fans get impatient because negotiations take so long. I got to tip my cap to Schaefer. His jobs no freakin picnic.
I respect the role money and promotional considerations play in the upper echelons of this sport. The length of the average boxing career is relatively short so you can't begrudge the efforts fighters and their promoters make to ensure that they capitalize financially while they're on top.
But to see a fighter who has repeatedly failed to live up to his top billing demand that a fighter who has been taking care of his business go to Dubai is just plain sad in my opinion. Devon Alexander is 25-1, has a couple of victories (Matthysse and Maidana) that are more impressive in light of how those opponents have performed since and counts his fight against Timothy Bradley as his only loss.
I hope Alexander doesn't give in here. He doesn't need Khan as a fighter, and
even if the fight offers the most money now, I can't see this helping his career and financial prospects long-term.
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Originally posted by BoxingFan82 View PostKhan versus Alexander is not a big fight. Khan has lost two of his last four. He lost to Peterson (who Matthysse just destroyed), was demolished by Garcia and should thank the boxing gods that he won a close decision against Julio Diaz, who almost knocked Khan out.
I respect the role money and promotional considerations play in the upper echelons of this sport. The length of the average boxing career is relatively short so you can't begrudge the efforts fighters and their promoters make to ensure that they capitalize financially while they're on top.
But to see a fighter who has repeatedly failed to live up to his top billing demand that a fighter who has been taking care of his business go to Dubai is just plain sad in my opinion. Devon Alexander is 25-1, has a couple of victories (Matthysse and Maidana) that are more impressive in light of how those opponents have performed since and counts his fight against Timothy Bradley as his only loss.
I hope Alexander doesn't give in here. He doesn't need Khan as a fighter, and
even if the fight offers the most money now, I can't see this helping his career and financial prospects long-term.
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Dubai makes a lot of sense for Khan. If the fight can be made there and is funded by big time Arab money that would be a big selling point for landing a Mayweather fight. In boxing terms Khan's recent performances have not earned him the right to fight for a title and dictate terms of the venue but all that goes out of the window if big time Arab money is brought to the table.
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Originally posted by Big Rigg View PostAlexander hasn't been taking care ****. He's a bird ass ninja. Even in beating that bum purdy, he was boring. The bailey fight was disgusting. He beat up chino but Maidana was a bit off to me. Didn't seem like his normal self. He clocked n grabbed him all night long. Devon really lost vs Lucas. Quit like a b1tch vs Bradley, people seem to forget he quit cuz of a lil cut by his eye and really lost to Kotelnik.
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Originally posted by BoxingFan82 View PostKhan versus Alexander is not a big fight. Khan has lost two of his last four. He lost to Peterson (who Matthysse just destroyed), was demolished by Garcia and should thank the boxing gods that he won a close decision against Julio Diaz, who almost knocked Khan out.
I respect the role money and promotional considerations play in the upper echelons of this sport. The length of the average boxing career is relatively short so you can't begrudge the efforts fighters and their promoters make to ensure that they capitalize financially while they're on top.
But to see a fighter who has repeatedly failed to live up to his top billing demand that a fighter who has been taking care of his business go to Dubai is just plain sad in my opinion. Devon Alexander is 25-1, has a couple of victories (Matthysse and Maidana) that are more impressive in light of how those opponents have performed since and counts his fight against Timothy Bradley as his only loss.
I hope Alexander doesn't give in here. He doesn't need Khan as a fighter, and
even if the fight offers the most money now, I can't see this helping his career and financial prospects long-term.
Garcia fight was a bad one or him but exciting. Say what you want about loses, but Khan is in exciting fights. GBP have stated that they want win or lose, fan friendly fights.
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Originally posted by Master Chief View PostGarcia fight was a bad one or him but exciting. Say what you want about loses, but Khan is in exciting fights. GBP have stated that they want win or lose, fan friendly fights.
As for Khan's last fight, watching a guy who believes he is a viable opponent for the pound-for-pound king dance around the ring like a string puppet for most of the rounds against a second-tier fighter, seemingly bothered by just about every other blow, is not what I call exciting.
In any case, it's not hard to find local fights with drama and knockouts every month. But we're talking about championship-level boxing here. By that measure, it's interesting that Khan seems to care more about the location of his next fight than proving that he still deserves an audience at this level.
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