Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

His fight against Sprott, when he threw fuck all for 11 rounds and then claimed he'd bust his right hand in the first, was the worst fight I've ever sat thru and summed up the guy for me. Everybody who got pissy cos they paid for the Haye fight had obv never watched Harrison "fight".

I was just watching some footage of Khan warming up in his dressing room and he's slipped a few left hooks - seems he's finally got round to looking at his own weaknesses.

Not sure I can stay awake for it :(

what time

He's on next I think.

might watch

never heard of dude he's fighting

Never seen him fight but he's got an excellent record with huge k.o. stats so we might see Amir's head coming off (given that Willie Limond managed to hurt him).

cool

<3 for bolton but khan is a dick

Boxing record
Total fights 30
Wins 29
Wins by KO 27
Losses 1

http://www.livefight.com/images/pages/1291994857marcos-maidana.jpg

he must get something stupid drawn on himself every time he ko's

and we're on

someone's getting knocked the fuck out early in this fight

Khan busier, Madaina looking for bigger punches - Khan's got his range early.

Body shot - Madaina down already.

Maidana, sorry

wow

maidana looks a bit....amateurish, even before he was getting hit, a bit wild

Just saw the replay - two beautiful body shots, one to each side.

yah

khan is damn fast

Khan first to everything, carries amazing power with that speed. Maidana looking very slow and clumsy & already looks to have lost belief.

Still, Khan's chinny so he's got a shout if he stays in it.

non expert thought at the beginning was khan's desire to protect chin leaves him vulnerable to bodyshots

Stream I have here has no commentary :)

Khan getting a bit more cagey in the third, maybe Maidana hurt him I dunno but he seemed to go back on his heels.

Fourth round was tasty. Khan was picking his shots for fun then found himself on the wrong end of a few heavy punches. Maidana's all over the place at times but you can see Khan's wary of him.

Point off for attempted elbow coupled with the early knockdown means Maidana probably needs a knockout. Khan seems to be taking his punches.

Though probably taking too many of them - he looked hurt that time :)

So much for my early knockout prediction.

Khan about 7 rounds up after 6 but could still easily lose this.

this was always gonna be about khan on points or maidana ko i guess

impressive recovery from maidana in sixth as it looked like he was in trouble

Maidana looks like he's starting to enjoy it now.

nice right hook

khan looks big for a 5'10 dude fighting at 140

Aye I think he puts about 50 lbs on between weigh-in and fight :)

I remember thinking the same about Scott Harrison then I read an interview with Wayne McCullugh saying he could see Harrison growing during the fight.

McCullough, even. I think.

Maidana tiring now, being picked off. Can't see Khan losing it.

yeah

chance of a ko as maidana forced to risk even as fatigue kicks in

but i wouldn't have guessed at the end of the first that he'd still be there in the tenth

uh :)

Dunno how Khan's still standing here tbh - not as chinny as I thought.

mad respect for maidana

great fight

lol @ Khan in the corner - the face of a man who's just taken a fucking kicking.

Next round's going to be awes - Maidana's arms are hanging off and Khan's out on his feet.

adrenaline might keep maidana going now

Clever, if boring, round from Khan there. Took the sting out of it.

One to go and I still think Maidana needs a knockout.

oh fuck forgot this was on/at my parents' bit and their internet is essentially 56k though named 10mb or some shit.

yeah has to be ko from maidana

i'd give him about 2/7 chance of getting it

Khan running away or holding in close :(

even the few minutes i caught were more than i expected from khan - who i think is a total wank.

khan about as beat up a winner as you'll see

Ah well. Great fight and I suppose Khan was smart in the end - he's not going to endear himself to an American audience by running away for the last three rounds of a title fight.

Probably Khan by at least three rounds despite Maidana having all the late momentum.

I'm all for a rematch no matter how it's scored.

tbh i was really impressed with khan from seeing just the end. i hate him but he totally took maidana full gunning him.

Score Cards 114-111 114-111 113-112.

Early knockdown + deducted point made all the difference. As did Khan somehow staying on his feet in the 10th.

In other news Matt Skelton has been jailed for five months for giving a false name when caught speeding.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11972525

yeah, newfound respect for khan

fight of the year, and kudos to the judges for not favoring the house fighter in either HBO bout. I had Khan by a point, but was iffy on one of the rounds I gave Maidana.

Both fighters are must see TV and should be rewarded with big money fights.

while Kahn showed a great deal of heart, he still is extremely hittable and his chin ain't iron by any stretch.