So who's next for Marcos "EL Chino" Maidana

[DynamoGT]

Originally Posted by FreshPrince

HBO probably passed on it because it was on a Friday.

As for Maidana, he'll most likely make fight a lower profile fighter next, and then proceed to get his ass beat by Amir Khan. Yes, I said it. The "chinny" Amir Khan will be the one to stop this KO artist. Khan's problem isn't really his chin, it's the top of his head, which in most cases means he's dehydrated. A move up in weight and improved defense with training under Roach will do the trick.

WAR KHAN!

why is one of khans bicep massive while the other is small?

[heavyarms21]

Originally Posted by McGarnicle

Maidana is going to be the Mandatory for the winner of the Khan-Kotelnik fight. So his handlers are most like not going to put Maidana in rough to risk his current position. He'll take a fair fighter and then go on either Khan or Kotelnik. I am sure both Khan and Kotelnik really don't want to take on Maidana.

Especially Khan, at least Kotelnik has the Arthur Abraham guard and good durability, and he has first hand experiance of Maidana's punching power, Khan gets smashed by Maidana if that match up ever materializes.

[FreshPrince]

Originally Posted by DynamoGT

why is one of khans bicep massive while the other is small?

I don't know. Roy Jones' biceps are like that too.

[heavyarms21]

That shit looks like its going to pop.

[FreshPrince]

Originally Posted by McGarnicle

I am sure both Khan and Kotelnik really don't want to take on Maidana.

Two L.A. gyms stay busy during the summer doldrums

Khan, who has rebounded nicely from the first-round KO he suffered just two fights ago, was the one fighter in the gym who wasn’t talking about Ortiz’s in-the-ring comments to Max Kellerman after the fight. His focus was on Maidana’s post-fight interview.

Khan fights Kotelnik for the WBA title in Manchester on July 18. The winner of that bout will have 90 days to negotiate a fight with Maidana, who won the “interim” title Saturday, or risk being stripped by the Panama-based sanctioning organization. When asked who he preferred to fight next, Khan or Kotelnik, Maidana brushed Khan off as “not that big a deal, not that hard” of a potential opponent.

Khan (20-1, 15 knockouts) begs to differ.

“I’m not afraid of Maidana,” said Khan, who was ringside for Saturday’s slugfest. “If we fight, you better believe that I won’t make the same mistake Ortiz did and fight his fight. He won’t catch me with those crazy right hands. Maidana was lucky that Ortiz didn’t stick to boxing and that he was probably caught up in the moment.

“The pressure was on Ortiz. It was his first title fight, his first main event, the first time he was the center of HBO’s attention. Some fighters can cope with that. Some can’t.”

Khan, who is practically a household name in Britain, is used to pressure -- outside of the ring. Inside the ring might be a different story. Luckily for him, Kotelnik, who owns a close split-decision over Maidana, is not a pressure fighter. The Ukrainian titleholder is a strong-willed technician and counter-puncher. In many ways, he’s perfect for Khan because he likes to box from a distance and he doesn’t carry a lot of power. However, Kotelnik is experienced and battle tested, to which his 12-round bout with Maidana attests.

WAR KHAN!

[heavyarms21]

Man everybody has a gameplan until they get punched in the face, and Khan's face aint' that durable, it'll shatter.

[DynamoGT]

Originally Posted by FreshPrince

I don't know. Roy Jones' biceps are like that too.

Kimbo slice too

[heavyarms21]

I don't get you he got it to look that distorted.

[McGarnicle]

Brad has David Haye, Fresh now has Amir Khan. I'm happy for that both of ya.

[bradlee180]

...and McGarnicle has Sergio Da Sex, you glass-b!t<h, @$$-twitching, pole-smoker...

I know Roy Jones tore a bicep a fight or two ago, but he fought with it anyway.
Don't know if he got it fixed later or not.

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