Khan vs Barrerra

[kinboshi]

The head clash and the cut from it spoiled the fight, but take nothing away from Khan and the work Roach has done.  He looked very good, and if he can fight like that going forward he'll be able to mix it at the top level.  Maybe they'll give him a few fights, then a world title, and then possibly a rematch with Barrera?

[Longy]

Khan camp got it right, Barrera is past it. Good performance by Khan and the result would have been the same cut or no cut.

Was kind of reminiscent of the Pacquio vs De La hoya match and would have ended the same way, had it carried on imo.

[Longy]

The head clash and the cut from it spoiled the fight, but take nothing away from Khan and the work Roach has done.  He looked very good, and if he can fight like that going forward he'll be able to mix it at the top level.  Maybe they'll give him a few fights, then a world title, and then possibly a rematch with Barrera?

Rematch with Barrera, no thank you. I would rather not watch one of the legends of the modern era, get beaten up for 12 rounds thank you.

[scotty2hatty]

Was kind of reminiscent of the Pacquio vs De La hoya match and would have ended the same way, had it carried on imo.

QFT, thought the exact same

[Hairydude]

Sat and watched it with my brother in-law who hates Khan....absolutely gutted it was stopped because of a cut because Khan would have still went on to won and wouldn't give the Khan haters an out!!!

[Josedinho]

From a betting perspective is that a win on points or KO?

[kinboshi]

The head clash and the cut from it spoiled the fight, but take nothing away from Khan and the work Roach has done.  He looked very good, and if he can fight like that going forward he'll be able to mix it at the top level.  Maybe they'll give him a few fights, then a world title, and then possibly a rematch with Barrera?

Rematch with Barrera, no thank you. I would rather not watch one of the legends of the modern era, get beaten up for 12 rounds thank you.

After the fight, Barrera wasn't happy - saying that the cut was the same when the fight was stopped as it was when the clash of heads happened - so why wasn't it stopped immediately (which would have meant a N/C).  I think Barrera would have done better if the cut hadn't happened, BUT I still think Khan would have dominated.

I'm also with Hairydude that the Khan haters will still put forward excuses and reasons why Khan isn't any good.

[DaveShoelace]

A great night of entertaining boxing all round, I thought that lad that beat Maccrenelli had a punch perfect strategy against him and the Nicky Cook fight was really good.

Khan was brilliant, although its hard to tell how brilliant because the one thing most people didnt really talk about much at all was the size difference, all the emphasis was on age and how much Marco had left in the tanks, but Khan looked like someone beating up his little brother in that ring. A younger Barrera still might have struggled with a very strong and big lightweight in Khan. But either way, I think Khan was brilliant, he kept his hands up and moved in an out, which is exactly what he needs to do if he is going in for world titles.

The one thing this proves is that world titles mean NOTHING in modern boxing, its all about making the exciting intruiging fights that are hard to predict. Maybe we will see Khan vs Hatton one day? They are very near to each other in size and what a domestic bout that would be.

[Hairydude]

I think Macaranelli is done...I have never really thought much about him but after Hayes demolition and then that last night I cant see him bringing anything new...the fight before when they put him up against a pub doorman was embarrasing as they made it out to be his big comeback

then last night his opponent never looked fazed(although was probably outpointed) and was a peach of a punch-was like one out of a rocky film-took him right off his feet.

Freddie Roach said after it he thinks Khan will go on to become a world champion...just hope it doesnt take him the years it took Hatton/Calzaghe to be fighting primetime fights in the U.S- thats what we all really want to see!

[DaveShoelace]

I think Macaranelli is done...I have never really thought much about him but after Hayes demolition and then that last night I cant see him bringing anything new...the fight before when they put him up against a pub doorman was embarrasing as they made it out to be his big comeback

then last night his opponent never looked fazed(although was probably outpointed) and was a peach of a punch-was like one out of a rocky film-took him right off his feet.

Freddie Roach said after it he thinks Khan will go on to become a world champion...just hope it doesnt take him the years it took Hatton/Calzaghe to be fighting primetime fights in the U.S- thats what we all really want to see!

I hope Macaranelli isnt done, because he is a very honest and entertaining fighter who always has a shot at knocking out whomever he steps in the ring with. But, last night whatshisname (my memory is awful) showed the way against him, the old rope a dope.

If Khan can carry on as he appears to be going from this fight, I think he will be headlining Vegas and Madison Square Garden soon enough, he is very young and they put him in with Barrera, they obviously have big plans for the lad and presumably want to try and get nearly ten years of big money fights out of him. He should also move up the weights a couple of times, he is going to be too big for lightweight soon, so he has the potential to fight lots of different people (I reckon he could take Audley)

[Karabiner]

I think Macaranelli is done...I have never really thought much about him but after Hayes demolition and then that last night I cant see him bringing anything new...the fight before when they put him up against a pub doorman was embarrasing as they made it out to be his big comeback

then last night his opponent never looked fazed(although was probably outpointed) and was a peach of a punch-was like one out of a rocky film-took him right off his feet.

Freddie Roach said after it he thinks Khan will go on to become a world champion...just hope it doesnt take him the years it took Hatton/Calzaghe to be fighting primetime fights in the U.S- thats what we all really want to see!

I hope Macaranelli isnt done, because he is a very honest and entertaining fighter who always has a shot at knocking out whomever he steps in the ring with. But, last night whatshisname (my memory is awful) showed the way against him, the old rope a dope.

If Khan can carry on as he appears to be going from this fight, I think he will be headlining Vegas and Madison Square Garden soon enough, he is very young and they put him in with Barrera, they obviously have big plans for the lad and presumably want to try and get nearly ten years of big money fights out of him. He should also move up the weights a couple of times, he is going to be too big for lightweight soon, so he has the potential to fight lots of different people (I reckon he could take Audley)

Khan obviously has great talent and his boxing seems to have come on for the new trainer but he equally obviously has a suspect jaw and I feel that this will prevent him having real success, as to be a great boxer you just have to be able to take a punch. Once a glass jaw always a glass jaw imho.

[kinboshi]

Macaranelli should have spent more time sparring and focusing on boxing rather than playing around with beer kegs like he was training in some Rocky film.  He's talented, but I think Enzo Calzaghe's limitations as a trainer are being exposed.  He got away with it with Joe because Joe was exceptionally talented. 

[cia260895]

Did Barrerra look like he would have gotten back into the fight after the mid way point?

not able to see fight til tom night...

[Josedinho]

From a betting perspective is that a win on points or KO?

Mate had bets with 2 bookies on the knockout and one voided the bet and one paid out.

[Longy]

From a betting perspective is that a win on points or KO?

Mate had bets with 2 bookies on the knockout and one voided the bet and one paid out.

Lol.

I would have said it wasn't a knockout, as the fight was decided on the scorecards ultimately. If barrera had been winning on the cards he would have won the fight, even though his cut stopped the fight.

Tbh it seems unfair to say it was a points decision as it didn't go the distance, the official result was "techinical decision". It is one of those where you have to trawl through each bookies t&c's and they all have different rules, like retirements in tennis.