When is khan vs maidana

But he always seems to get out of those dangers when he's hurt, and he has great experience and great footwork, plus him being a masterful resourceful fighter, Khan was able to weave and backtrack to be able to survive, and he did that very well.

I was surprised how he was able to stay on his feet. In the late rounds, the fight turned into an instant classic, as both fighters got hurt again but never gave up. The last two rounds told the story of this battle. When you see a fighter that is a little bit hurt, you throw punches from all angles, as was the case with Maidana. Of course, the duty of the referee is to enforce the rules, so when I saw Khan got hit behind the head on several occasions, I knew they weren't intentional.

It was in desperation to try to put away Khan, and he would try to start throwing punches to those dangerous areas where you hit punches behind the head. Had he put Khan down with those punches around the head, I would have had to determine if it was caused by Khan turning his head trying to get away from those punches or was it an intentional punch. Thank god it was not intentional, so therefore, it made it a lot easier for me to handle.

Had Amir gone down because of that punch, I would have taken a different action depending on how severe the blow to the head was. I think Amir pulled it out, it was a back-and-forth mano-a-mano match.

The 12th was a hard round to score. I don't think that all three judges had it the same in the last round, because it was that kind of a fight, and it was an outstanding performance by both fighters.

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Mayer scores title-unifying win vs. Check out some more testimony from Khan about how confident he is in a potential clash with Mayweather, per FightNights. Unlike Maidana, whose combination of power and aggression saw him burn out both times versus Mayweather, Khan has the endurance and explosiveness to give Mayweather problems. It might not be enough to defeat him, but there is little doubt a fight between the two would go 12 rounds—if only because Mayweather doesn't have the pop to knock Khan out.

All things considered, a Mayweather-Khan battle would likely produce a nail-biting decision that Mayweather may win. Whether it's shrouded in controversy or not, both fighters will gain respect in the boxing community—Mayweather for seeking a better foe and Khan for giving the legend all he could handle. There is always the risk for Mayweather that he could suffer his first loss, and he wouldn't have control of his surroundings as he always has in recent years.

However, he's managed to stay perfect for 47 fights, so until someone proves otherwise, this is a great business and boxing legacy decision for Mayweather to weigh and ultimately act on. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports.

Join Newsletter. The tricks he didn't know in the Prescott fight, he definitely knows now — and that's why he's still the champion of the world. The rounds of sparring that he's been doing in the gym with some of these great fighters, I knew that would pay off.

But, seeing the state he was in at the end of the round, I thought: 'How can he get through it? He found a way to win. But he showed his toughness, showed his grit and I'm really, really proud of him.

It wasn't just one or two punches; it was, like, 15 or 20 clean punches. His legs were gone but his powers of recovery were of someone who is super-fit. It was looking like an easy night's work in round one. Khan dropped Maidana with a vicious left to the body that had the Argentinian writhing in agony and, were there more time left, he might have finished him off there. He recovered, though, and grew stronger, rolling forward with no apparent fear of being knocked out as he hurled power punches.

Even though only a quarter of them found their target, they did their job. After commanding many of the early and middle rounds with his speed and accuracy, Khan made a huge mistake, one forced on him by Maidana's insistent assaults: he went to the ropes and covered up. It was there that Maidana had much of his success, threading huge uppercuts through his tight guard and ripping shots to his ribs on both flanks in a vain effort to bring his gloves down.

Roach admitted later: "Maidana's pressure put Amir on the ropes. We planned to move over and under those punches but he got caught on the ropes and he paid for it. It almost cost us the fight. Amir is a very aggressive person by nature. I wanted him to control it with the jab but he turned it on right away.