Amir Khan vs Marcos Maidana : Fight Of The Year!!!

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Amir Khan next mainstream boxing superstar!!!



On average, a million hits a month are registered on Amir’s official website www.amirkhan-boxing.co.uk.

Bailey – the ITV audience peaked at 4.4 million, the network’s best Saturday night viewing figures of the month. The Kindelan rematch, which was broadcast live on ITV, was seen by 6.3 million – giving the network its largest Saturday night figures of 2005. A staggering 7.9 million viewers tuned into Amir’s Olympic lightweight final showdown with Mario Kindelan in 2004.

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WBA Light-Welterweight Title Match


(c) Amir Khan (140)  vs. Marcos Maidana (139)


Round One


Is it really just a year ago when Khan fought a nobody mandatory challenger in front of a barely interested Manchester crowd? Well he’s a superstar now, coming out in the fight capital of the world to a huge reaction. If he can win this fight he’ll move into P4P contention.


Maidana lunges forward and Khan moved out of the way. Khan works  the jab at the start. Khan circling Maidana but Maidana catches him with a big punch. Khan rides through the storm and goes back to working him over with the jab, bringing in the odd right hand. Khan puts together some fast combinations, showing tremendous handspeed. Khan looking good, making Maidana look slow. Maidana throwing but missing. Khan putting more tremendously fast combinations to the head of Maidana. Khan connects with several quick hooks to the body and Maidana crumples to the ground. WHAT A ROUND OF ACTION! Khan goes in for the kill but the bell saves Maidana. Wow. What a terrific start to the fight. 10-8 to Khan.


Round Two


Khan putting together several fast combinations, Maidana counters with a left hand. Khan slips in a couple of short uppercuts and follows up with more shots to the body. Khan again hurts Maidana with a lighting combination that pushes Maidana up against the ropes and almost has the challenger down. Maidana lunges forward with a hail mary punch that misses. Khan goes back to the left hooks, that Maidana does his all to block. Another round for Khan, 20-17.


Round Three


Maidana tries to walk down Khan but the champion is too fast to be trapped. Khan nails Maidana with a right hand and the challenger’s leg wobbles. Khan follows up with an uppercut but misses with a wild overhand right. Maidana siezes on the opening to connect with a right hand that rocks the champion. Khan goes into defense mode with his guard up and his chin down, as Maidana desperately stalks him looking to put him away. Khan comes back with accurate combinations and good jabs. Khan needs to calm down and play it a bit more carefully. Khan pyts together a final flurry at the end of the round but Maidana lands a straight that secures the round. Great round. 29-27.


Round Four


Khan jumps in on Maidana as he was readjusting his shorts, using the opening to begin working over the challenger with fast combinations. Khan is showing tremendous poise in the ring being able to the work the angles and land telling punches almost at will. However a lapse in concentration is punished by Maidana who lands several hard uppercuts. Very close rounds but probably Khan’s 39-36


Round Five


Khan is outboxing Maidana, with his movement and shot-selection just showing everyone that Khan is a cut above the power-puncher in terms of technical skill. Khan puts together several fast combinations that push Maidana back. Khan lands some particularly sweet straight rights to the head of Maidana. Maidana is penalised a point by the referee after throwing an errant elbow. This seems to demoralise Maidana, with Khan siezing the initative and doubling down on the superior offense, connecting with not just the jab but also excellent uppercuts and hooks. 49-44.



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Round Six


Maidana comes out swinging for the fences but Khan is able to box his way around these wild shots. Khan is showing trendous footwork and superior handspeed. Maidana connects with an uppercut and Khan is alternating between machismo and falling back. Maidana is looking to catch the Khan whilst the champion is rocked but Khan is able to avoid taking a telling blow. Maidana’s eye is now a mess. Maidana’s round. 58-54.




Round Seven


Maidana and Khan both connecting with jabs, Khan comes forward with a lightening combination, working the body over in an attempt to wear the challenger down. Maidana drops his hands and taunts Khan to trade on the inside, but they end up holding each other. Maidana is dragging Khan into his fight and Khan seems to be tiring. Maidana is having a lot of success with his uppercut and punches to the body, dominating the second half of the round. Khan is showing a surprisingly strong chin but he can’t keep taking this punishment. 67-64


Round Eight


Khan connects with some nice counter-punches. Khan has settled down, working Maidana over with his superior technique and speed. Khan is popping up with really nice jabs and straight rights. This is much better from Khan. Maidana looks tired and Khan is getting his punches off with ease. Khan showing a renewed spring in his step and finishes with an eyecatching fast combination. 77-73.


Round Nine


Maidana moves forward and comes close with a big uppercut. Khan’s defense is tighter than in the middle of the fight. Khan comes back wth ridiculously fast jabs and a fast combination visibly weakens Maidana. Khan boxing his way around Maidana, catching the challenegr with an uppercut as Maidana fell to the canvass. Maidana tries to work the uppercut but Khan fires back with terrific fast combinations. 87-82.


Round Ten


Maidana takes a long time getting off his stool. Khan just circling around Maidana with terrific footwork, able to move in and land with lighting combinations. Maidana connects with an hail marry of a punch, an absolute moster of a chopping right hand. Khan is in real trouble and Maidana has came t0 life. Maidana is pouring forward, connecting with power punch after power punch. Khan is being bullied all over the ring by the slugger. Khan needs to hold and see out the round but Maidana won’t let him. Khan seems close to being dropped and out several times but he just won’t go down. Khan somehow is able to make out of the round but his legs look weak after taking a tremendous beating. No knockdown was scored but if that wasn’t a 10-8 round then nothing is. 95-92.


Round Eleven


Khan tries to touch gloves but Maidana has nothing of it. Maidana is pumped for this round, looking for the kill. Khan is on his bike and is on his bike in a big way. Khan has no strength in his legs, just trying to stay out of trouble. This is survival mode time for Khan. Khan slips in a brilliant uppercut and follows it up with a right hand. What a fight this is. Khan charges in with a big right hand. Khan pours forward with more combinations. How is he doing this? So much for Brendis Prescott, so much for having a bad chin. This is the real Amir Khan. Maidana lands an uppercut in the final round. Great stuff. 10-9 to Khan, 105-101.


Round Twelve


Now they touch gloves. This is mission stay out of harm’s way for Khan, and he shows his dedication to this all-important mission by holding onto Maidana whenever he gets the chance. Maidana is pouring forward with real desperation, even getting pulled up for blatant rabbit punches. Maidana searches for something to finish but Khan denies him the angles to get anything off clean. Khan sees out the round and surely has picked up a clear points victory. What a fight. Fight of the Year, just has to be. I have it 114-111 to Khan.


And the two of the judges have the exact same score of 114-111, with a third having it closer at 113-112. What a tremendous fight. Khan showed so much heart and an incredible punch resistance that defied all predictions and logic. Khan must now be talked about as a Pound For Pound contender, he really has all the tools to become a very special fighter.


Amir Khan defeated Marcos Maidana via unanimous decision (114-111, 114-111, 113-112) to retain his WBA light-welterweight title.


 

 

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amazing fight and fighter, showed a lot of heart and a solid chin tonight.

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very good fight !

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bullshit job by Cortez taking a pt away on Maidana. That elbow wasn't near Amir's face, that warrants a warning not a pt deduction. Amir showed a lot of heart, but he's still under Tim Bradley imo.

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As a big Maidana fan the first couple of rounds, particularly the first were pretty fuckin' scary.  He looked totally outclassed, but he's got so much heart he willed himself into the fight, and made Khan fight him.

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In Phone Post

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Justinmacd - Khan NEEDED Roach.

Without Roach Khan is nothing more than an overhyped, underachieving Brit.


Lol this post makes zero sense. The hate against brit fighters on this board is unbelievable

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I respect Maidana's toughness, but I'm not a fan of his antics. He is a very dirty fighter, he was trying to take Amir's head off when he had his glove up to touch. I was surprised Maidana got up from that body shot and I think he had a good chance of getting finished if there were just a bit more time on the clock. Amir also shocked me surviving that 10th round. I think both fighter's stocks went up and there really was no loser in this fight.

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 Khan shut up alot of critics tonight...       he showed he has a good chin & a heart aswell as excellent skill & talent..

 

but credit to maidana he took alot of good shots in that fight & never stopped coming forward..



it reminded me of the Manny/Margo fight but a bit closer..



great fight but i think if Khan had stayed diciplined,he could have made it a much easier fight than it was..



& lol at Bradley saying khan would get KOd by Maidana...    Id like to see Bradley take some of the shots Amir took tonight...



Amir will destroy Bradley..(& thats IF Bradley can get by Alexander?  Amir has a better chin,better power,better handspeed & a real fighters heart..  

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I think they both go up. Khan proved he could weather the storm. Maidana is the hardest puncher at 140 by far and he tagged Amir with some very clean shots that he didn't even see and Amir managed to stay upright. I believe Khan's problem is not his chin so much as his leaky defense where he leaves his chin up and hands down while backed against the ropes. For someone with his ability, he gets hit too much by shots he doesn't see.

Maidana has his weaknesses, but that pressure will break down most fighters he faces. If he is able to do well against someone with Amir's speed, you got to figure he can get to the other fighters who aren't as quick.

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 ^ that fight will be great experince for Khan..    now he knows he can beat the hardest hitter in his division...   wtf is Bradley going to do???     lol



Bradley isnt exactly a ko artist..   + hes been dropped a few times also..

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stillmatic - I think they both go up. Khan proved he could weather the storm. Maidana is the hardest puncher at 140 by far and he tagged Amir with some very clean shots that he didn't even see and Amir managed to stay upright. I believe Khan's problem is not his chin so much as his leaky defense where he leaves his chin up and hands down while backed against the ropes. For someone with his ability, he gets hit too much by shots he doesn't see.



Maidana has his weaknesses, but that pressure will break down most fighters he faces. If he is able to do well against someone with Amir's speed, you got to figure he can get to the other fighters who aren't as quick.


 i agree that khans problem is his leaky defense..   but hes only 23 &amp; Freddie Roach is working wonders..<br />
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everybody says &quot;you cant put muscles on your chin" but the chin is clearly not the problem & defense can be improved..    & remember he`s only 23 & being trained by Freddie Roach...

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scouting prospects - 
stillmatic - I respect Maidana's toughness, but I'm not a fan of his antics. He is a very dirty fighter, he was trying to take Amir's head off when he had his glove up to touch. I was surprised Maidana got up from that body shot and I think he had a good chance of getting finished if there were just a bit more time on the clock. Amir also shocked me surviving that 10th round. I think both fighter's stocks went up and there really was no loser in this fight.

did they both go up or did they both go down. Each fighter proved what we already suspected of each of them. Maidana is a tough fighter with power who is slow and isnt a good boxer. Khan is a good boxer with quick hands but has a susceptible chin and can get hurt at anytime.


How can you say Khan didnt prove anything that we didnt already know.

His maim criticism was a suspect chin and that it was expected the first big puncher he fought would clean his clock.

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what Bradley is going to do is, out class Khan

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I'm not even sure Bradley gets past Devon Alexander. I think Khan beats him easier than he did Maidana though. Bradley isn't much of a puncher, so I don't see him giving Khan the problems that Maidana did.

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Bradley will school Devon, Devon is vastly overrated and got a gift decision in his last fight. Bradley doesn't need much power, his speed and boxing will neutralize Khan.

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stillmatic - I respect Maidana's toughness, but I'm not a fan of his antics. He is a very dirty fighter, he was trying to take Amir's head off when he had his glove up to touch.  


They touched gloves during the referee's instructions/staredown.   Apparantly you missed it.   Why touch 'em up again after the bell rings???

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Barry_BondsMVP - bullshit job by Cortez taking a pt away on Maidana. That elbow wasn't near Amir's face, that warrants a warning not a pt deduction. Amir showed a lot of heart, but he's still under Tim Bradley imo.


 it was the obvious intension of the elbow that got the point deduction..     this boxing ..not mauy thai



it was a dirty move by maidana & he was throwing rabbit punches deliberatly...      the Argentinians are famous for cheating,   they even admit its part of their culture...



who has Bradley beat thats better than Maidana,Kotelnik & Malignaggi?



khan gave all three fighters the worst defeats of their careers..



i think Alexander might even beat Bradley?     either way Khan beats both!!



great fight..   Khan proved the doubters wrong & won me $100 :d 



(i also won a bet on the GSP fight aswell :D )