Khan Simply Khan’t Stop Crying!
By: U.K. Boxing Jai Singh
After all the whining never ending finger pointing, former unified WBA & IBF 140lb champion Amir ‘King’ Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) has moved one step closer to a much sought after return bout with current belt holder Lamont ‘Havoc’ Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s), only the second man to defeat Khan in his entire professional career after the WBA have ordered a rematch between the two fighters.
Amir Khan was hot on the heels of superstardom and was being hyped as the UK’s ’next best thing’ after victories over top contenders such as Argentinian powerhouse Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s), trash talking former champion Paulie Malignaggi (30-4, 6 KO’s) & multiple time world champion Zab Judah (41-7, 28 KO’s).
That was until the man from Washington, DC threw a spanner in the works for Amir Khan and ruined his chances for a much talked about potential showdown with undefeated P4P star Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) which more than likely would have gone ahead this year had Khan beaten Lamont Peterson.
Never one to shy away from airing his sometimes disrespectful and deluded thoughts and views, Amir Khan proceeded to pass the blame for his Split Decision loss on the actions of the referee as he was deducted a point in each of rounds 7 and 12 by the referee Joe Cooper for repeatedly pushing, grappling and grabbing Lamont’s head to push it down. Funnily enough it was Khan’s decision not to take the countless verbal warnings on board for his obvious foul play. Maybe Khan should watch the Kostya Tszyu vs. Sharmba Mitchell Light Welterweight title unification bout from 2001 – a fight in which Tszyu had a point deducted in the 4th round for pushing and maybe he should actually bother to learn the rules of the ring before getting inside one.
After realizing that nobody was taking notice of his tiresome complaining he then passed blame onto what he described as a ‘mystery man’ ringside who was seen communicating to a judge and then celebrating with Lamont Peterson inside the ring. This ‘mystery man’ was later identified as an off duty IBF official named Mustafa Ameen. My question is this – how could this be a ‘mystery man’, when Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach claimed to know exactly who he was in another interview? The story obviously doesn’t add up and the fact that he was celebrating with Lamont Peterson means nothing at all when his organizations world title was on the line. Common sense, which is lacking in most boxing fans of today, would tell you that he would congratulate whoever the winner of the title bout was that night. Maybe Amir Khan thought Mustafa Ameen was using ‘Jedi Mind Tricks’ ringside to force him to foul constantly and thus have points deducted?
All parties concerned are now waiting on the official IBF hearing which is taking place on the 18th of January for the final verdict as both the WBA and the IBF must agree on a rematch before one can take place, they must also both make a decision on whether or not to change the outcome of the first fight to a ‘No Contest’ which is what Team Khan are campaigning for. I have no idea why Amir Khan wants a rematch in the first place as I recall him telling both Marcos Maidana and Breidis Prescott that he ‘didn’t do rematches’ when they both desperately seeked them.
Personally, I have no problem whatsoever with a rematch – because the fight WAS extremely close (I had it a dead even draw without taking into consideration the two points deductions, therefore making Lamont the winner). But what I would have a problem with is if both governing bodies make the first fight a ‘No Contest’ – that would be a HUGE black eye for boxing and open the floodgates for more close fights to be nulled.
Regardless of what happens next.. It’s apparent Amir Khan is becoming an unlikable and unpopular figure in boxing.
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