Khan fights Breidis Prescott next

ODD-JOB

Breidis who ?
Yes he a Colombian Lightweight boxer.
Hand-picked with a record that serves Warren's marketing purposes , an undefeated bum ranked 127th in the world.

This guy is going to be hyped up a a world-class opponent, whilst a closer look at his record shows he hasnt faced anybody above pub-fight level.

Khan has however been quoted as saying "I'm not going to run and hide from him" , which is a positive thing I suppose.

So this guy has less than 3 weeks to prepare and travel to europe for this fight.
This was supposed to be the fight that Khan boasted he would be World-Champion !!

Still , fighting #127 in the division is a step-up for Khan , I honestly thought he would be matched against a 5' 4" featherweight.
I must be missing something here , is Presscott sufering from or recovering from injury or something ?

Khan looks set to be the new Calzaghe , maybe someday he'll get a decent opponent before he retires.

And btw , this one's PPV on Sky ,..... hope it falls flat on its face with the subscription numbers.

Now..... over to you Walsh-B

joepenguin

I think Khan is being brought on just nicely but shouldnt be on ppv just yet.
So who is left on utv then?

Big Ears

That's a recent video of a Khan public workout with new trainer Rubio.
Impressive enough but lets see how it improves him in the ring.

Shame the opponent is a joke who should be easily blown away.

nacho libre

This just ups my respect for Hatton leaving Warren. I suppose some will defend Warren as saying this is what any good promoter would do. I can't say i agree. Perhaps if the fighters were limited then yes it makes sense to earn them decent money before they are exposed. Also, if you are trying to build the profile of boxing in a country with little mainstream interest in boxing.

Pride Fighter

Hero Of College wrote: »

Breidis Prescott:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Last time I saw someone called Prescott fight in England, this is what it looked like......

Prescott got a jab off but was mauled after that

LOL, I was going to say that is Khans opponent:pac:

johnathan woss

Check out the record of the guy prescott fought 3 fights ago.

10 fights, knocked out 10 times, lasted 17 rounds.

T-K-O

I'm sick of Kahn already he needs to step up or shut up.

sligobhoy67

is anyone going to buy this PPV event?

Although I am going (because I live in Manchester) I really hope no one buys this PPV - its a nice thanks to all us SKY Sports subcribers that already shell out £500 pa isnt it!

Big Ears

The undercard of this is looking very different from what was originally scheduled(big surprise there with a Warren card :rolleyes:)

Amir Khan v Breidis Prescott
Alex Arthur v Nicky Cook
Matthew Macklin v Francis Cheka
Paul Smith v Danny Thornton
Audley Harrison v TBA
Matthew Hall v Taz Jones
Tony Bellew v Hastings Rasani
Stephen Smith v TBA
Anthony Crolla v Robin Deakin
Denton Vassell v Jimmy Beech

I see two competitive fights there, Arthur v Cook and Hall v Jones.
Steven Bell may be rematching Femi Fehintola aswell, if that goes ahead it will be a very close entertaining contest which would increase the quality of the card as a whole quite a bit.

But the thought that the card above is ppv ........it's nowhere near the standard where you should have to pay extra for it.

sston

Big Ears wrote: »

The undercard of this is looking very different from what was originally scheduled(big surprise there with a Warren card :rolleyes:)

Amir Khan v Breidis Prescott
Alex Arthur v Nicky Cook
Matthew Macklin v Francis Cheka
Paul Smith v Danny Thornton
Audley Harrison v TBA
Matthew Hall v Taz Jones
Tony Bellew v Hastings Rasani
Stephen Smith v TBA
Anthony Crolla v Robin Deakin
Denton Vassell v Jimmy Beech

I see two competitive fights there, Arthur v Cook and Hall v Jones.
Steven Bell may be rematching Femi Fehintola aswell, if that goes ahead it will be a very close entertaining contest which would increase the quality of the card as a whole quite a bit.

But the thought that the card above is ppv ........it's nowhere near the standard where you should have to pay extra for it.

**** card, I certainly won't be paying PPV for that. Also from an Irish point of view it's a shame that Rogan had to pull out. Looks to be a routine 8 rounder for Macklin.

After the Campas win it looked like he was ready to kick on to bigger things but this is another treading water job. I was going to say I hope they show his fight on the TV but seeing as I won't be buying it, it doesn't matter!

Big Ears

sston wrote: »

**** card, I certainly won't be paying PPV for that. Also from an Irish point of view it's a shame that Rogan had to pull out. Looks to be a routine 8 rounder for Macklin.

After the Campas win it looked like he was ready to kick on to bigger things but this is another treading water job. I was going to say I hope they show his fight on the TV but seeing as I won't be buying it, it doesn't matter!

Ya a real shame about Rogan, with his age it doesn't help to miss out on big fights like that because you don't have the time to wait around for other big opportunities.

Macklin will be the main undercard fight on the Kell Brook v Kevin McIntyre British Welterweight title fight at the end of October in Birmigham.
It always is a risk signing with Warren but Macklin wanted some fights at home(in Birmigham) so that's why he did it. He's not completely finished fighting here though and is still managed by Brian Peters.

I just wish he had gone through with the Gibbs fight for his sake, and then signed with Warren as he'd be in a better position then and Warren would be less likely to put him back down into nothing fights.

Once the opponent in October is good though I won't complain, he's ranked #9 in Europe and with decent matchmaking he could fly up the ratings.


You could always watch the card on a stream, in which case his fight being televised would matter. Also the BBC will be showing some of the card a week later but I doubt they'll go past the two main fights and a very quick round up of the rest(if even that).

Big Ears

Hero Of College wrote: »

Kell Brook should fight Doherty. One of those fights where a guy one dislikes is going to lose and so there is no lose scenario.

Not going to happen in the near future anyway, as Doherty pulled out of an eliminator for the belt.

It's only right he faces McIntyre, as McIntyre was stripped of the title for being injured and actualy would of been able to defend his title in the time stipulated but Brook is a Sports Network fighter and Frank needed a main event a good few weeks ago so the BBBofC did what he wanted and gave him his main event.


Jones got the fight at late notice then, coming off a loss against Tony Doherty.


McIntyre is a bit fragile but I wouldn't totally rule him out against Brook, he has a style that could frustrate a lot of fighters and once he gets in a rhythem he's hard to stop.

03mcgs0

Look lads, I’ve had enough of this. I really feel that we are underestimating Breidis Prescott…..

Ok, let’s look away from the fact that out of his 19 fights he has only fought 6 boxers with a positive record.

Just think about it…. it was just 10 months ago that he fought the legendary Orlando Solano, never heard of him? Look him up on box rec, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.





All seriousness I blame Frank Warren for this, fighting this calibre of fighter when Khan wants to challenge for a world title is beyond belief. How does this fight warrant Pay Per View??? I’m totally against pay per view fights, but in the past I seem to remember that in Pay Per View I watched a fights like Holyfield Vs Tyson, Hatton Vs Tszyu or De La Hoya Vs Mayweather. This is just a case of Warren cashing inn on Khan fans, who will obviously go to any length to watch their hero fight.

I just never realised Breidis Prescott (the second best lightweight in Colombia, one must remember) Vs Amir Khan warranted 22 euro to watch, I guess I should really get with the times……


The one fight I’ll be paying close attention to is the Macklin fight, purely from an Irish perspective of course, hope the lad does well and that we see him fighting over this side of the sea shortly.

sston

Big Ears wrote: »

I just wish he had gone through with the Gibbs fight for his sake, and then signed with Warren as he'd be in a better position then and Warren would be less likely to put him back down into nothing fights.

Once the opponent in October is good though I won't complain, he's ranked #9 in Europe and with decent matchmaking he could fly up the ratings.

Warren rarely promotes European title fights, i think he did a few of Alex Arthurs but outside of that I can't remember too many more in recent years.

Instead I can see Macklin going down the WBU route, picking up the vacant title when Lockett retires and then defending against nobodies while being passed off as a world champion to Joe Public. I hope not but I think it will be inevitable which is a shame becuase I think he's better than that.

Big Ears

sston wrote: »

Warren rarely promotes European title fights, i think he did a few of Alex Arthurs but outside of that I can't remember too many more in recent years.

Instead I can see Macklin going down the WBU route, picking up the vacant title when Lockett retires and then defending against nobodies while being passed off as a world champion to Joe Public. I hope not but I think it will be inevitable which is a shame becuase I think he's better than that.

The reason a lot of Warren fighters go down the WBU route is they're only domestic level anyway and the only alternative to the WBU title is the British and that would involve Warren having to work with other British promoters frequently which he doesn't like at all.

I'm worried that Macklin will be put down the WBU route like the rest before eventually getting a WBO shot several years too late. But there is something to think about here, Macklin quit from Warren before when he wasn't happy and would do it again. Also Brian Peters as his manager will try and push for the European title.

I suppose I live in hope though, rather than expectation.

joepenguin

I hope this is a boring fight and Warren is pressured into taking away Khans ppv status, but something tells me it will do ok, not fantastic... just ok, and then bring in someone decent/recognisable and the numbers will go up next time.

As for Macklin I wouldnt like to see him down the WBU route but Lockett-Macklin anyone?

Big Ears

joepenguin wrote: »

As for Macklin I wouldnt like to see him down the WBU route but Lockett-Macklin anyone?

Lockett's probably going to retire and doesn't have the hunger for it anymore, he admits himself he's only in the sport for the money. However if Warren was willing to stump up the cash I'm sure he'd be prepared to have one last fight against Macklin. The only problem is once Macklin wins a WBU title Warren will have him defending that and won't go other routes till a big title is available. Which would mean no European belt.

joepenguin

True, suppose he's not short of options either. Theres loads of good fights to be made at middle / light middle (dont know if this would interest him even for big fights).

In the 2 divisions you have John Duddy, Andy Lee, Matthew Macklin, Jamie Moore, Wayne Elcock, Gary Lockett, Howard Eastman, Bradley Price, Ryan Rhodes and James Moore.

More Irish, British, European, World title fights than you can shake a stick at!

If a world title was to get into the hands of one of these guys you could have 2 years worth of very entertaining title fights.

In either division you could have a set up similar to Collins, Eubank, Benn etc and tbh they would be very entertaining fights as well