Khan to sit out till World Title shot vs Danny Garcia. & Lamont Peterson Latest

[Boxfan83]

Speaking of rematches, why doesnt Khan fight Prescott before June? lol

[kiaba360]

Please stop with this Khan news ****. Wake us up when he has a fight scheduled. I don't dislike Khan, but the guy is a big joke now.

Khan is a nuisance. Someone needs to knock his head off his shoulders.

[Invictas]

Talking about Khan, i read this article by Johnny Nelson the other day. I am a Khan fan but i was thinking along similar lines to Nelson in regards to what he does next being an really important decision.

After all the talk by Brook and Khan, their fight is like Groves Vs Froch were the loser is going to have a bitter pill to swallow.

As for Garcia, i'm not sure it's a fight i want to see again. Khan's big problem is punchers..will a rematch be any different. I'm not writing Khan out of a fight, i never would really, but i'd prefer to see a what may turn out to be a more competitive fight.

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Amir Khan won't fancy fighting Kell Brook or Danny Garcia, says Johnny Nelson

Amir Khan is mandatory challenger to WBC champion Danny Garcia, while a blockbuster fight looms with IBF king Kell Brook. But Johnny Nelson thinks Khan is stuck in an unenviable position...

It seems like Khan's in a brilliant position that most fighters want to be in - but privately, he's stuck between a rock and a hard place. He could fight Brook or fight Garcia, a guy who has knocked him out and knows how to do it. On paper, it's a great position but in reality, is it?

Khan is now in a situation where he fights Brook - who he's been saying is an easy fight - or he goes and fights Garcia, which is a risk.

I don't think Khan wants to fight Garcia again. Had Garcia lost to Robert Guerrero, then Khan would have said 'let's do this'.

Danny would do it, I don't doubt for one second that Danny would do it, but Khan's handlers believe, even if he doesn't, that Garcia is his bogeyman.

Khan lost to Breidis Prescott because of a mistake. He messed up, and could have fought him again to right the wrongs but he chose not to - some fighters believe that you can have a bogeyman that has got your number. Garcia, as far as Khan is concerned, is his bogeyman. I'd be surprised if that fight takes place.

Fighting Brook would be a bigger payday than fighting Garcia, which would be a quarter of the money. I'd be surprised if Khan risks losing again to his bogeyman. The biggest fight out there is with Brook, it's for a title and gives him a chance to unify the titles.

You might be Mr Big but you've got to fight somebody and have that competition. Can Khan afford to lose a fight against Brook with massive bragging rights? He isn't in a great position.

If Khan had boxed Mayweather or Pacquiao and lost, he could still have come back and boxed Brook. If he boxes Garcia and loses, he could come back and box Brook but it wouldn't be as attractive. If Brook is smart, he could say 'let me fight Garcia or Keith Thurman'. That would make Khan look silly.

Khan is an amazing fighter, but people will start forgetting that because of his lack of fighting over the past two years. He's been waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, and it's not his fault that those fights didn't happen. Now he says he wants the biggest fight - well, the biggest fights are for the titles.

Khan, unless he can find another avenue, will be out in the cold.

So you didnt find the first fight exciting? The first fight was Wall to Wall excitement second time probably will be also.

Kell Brook destroys Khan in one round. Thats why he is unwilling to fight anyone with a pulse until he gets khan.

Johnny Nelson is friends with Kell Brook known him since he was a kid trained in the same gym as him with the Ingles. So he is not exactly neutral.

[HanzGruber]

typical khan.. shoulda been had a fight lined up by now

hope he does the booty dew again

[mathed]

Not surprised...... AT ALL

[djt117]

Leaked news from the Khan camp is that Khan will sit out till his anticipated matchup with Danny Garcia on June 4th. As was expected, Khan preventing a potential loss in the lead up to the fight with Garcia. A pathetic move by his management, sitting out an entire year and hoping to be a sharp enough to beat Danny Garcia, which for Khan is a difficult fight.

Furthermore, Khan and his lawyer spoke to the WBC, and were told that if Garcia doesn't fight them by June, he faces being stripped, which will mean that Khan will then face Lamont Peterson for the Vacant Title.

That's not a "pathetic move" you imbecilic hater

What if Khan fought a tuneup in March and got badly cut from a headbutt or something?

Guess what would happen? Khan wouldn't be able to fight June 4. The deadline can't be moved forward a couple of months because Khan has Ramadan. Therefore, Garcia would be permitted a voluntary or be forced to rematch Peterson, in which case Garcia wouldn't have another mandatory due for a year. And even then, that time frame could be lengthened if Garcia targeted a unification with another beltholder.

Khan's been staying in shape and should just take it. Win or lose the Brook fight is always there if he wants it and if Khan defeats Garcia, he probably can get 80/20 because Brook would no longer be able to say, "well I have a belt" because Khan would too. Plus Khan would be getting 80% of a much bigger pot of gold because the fight would be a bigger deal as a unification.

What the first 3 rounds of Khan-Garcia I showed us is that if Khan doesn't fight like a moron, he should be able to notch the W. And if he gets caught late at some point, he has a better set of tools in his toolbox to get through rough seas thanks to Virgil.

Smart move in every conceivable way to just go straight for Garcia, IMO.

[Grimmer]

And not one person has asked for a source fro the OP. They just accept "Leaked news" as gospel truth.


So I'll ask, OP, where's your source?

[Invictas]

And not one person has asked for a source fro the OP. They just accept "Leaked news" as gospel truth.


So I'll ask, OP, where's your source?

Original poster never has a source, over the last few months he stated that Khan vs Pacquaio was signed and sealed and Khans Lawyer was flying out to Las Vegas to finalise the Loose ends with Bob Arum.

He also stated that Khan Vs Brook was also virtually signed and sealed and it would be a two fight deal if Khan loses he will get an automatic re-match.

But to be fair his above prediction sounds the most plausible out of all his predictions.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

If Garcia decides to go for the unification route instead, Khan is going to look foolish again.

It's risky.

I have a feeling its going that way too.

[miniq]

Breakings news: Khan will retire effect as of immediately intill he gets everything he wants and everything his way.