Paul McCloskey Vs Amir Khan

[Poncey]

sky surely wont put this as a ppv , it does not merit a ppv fight

sky chose khan over a haye vs klitschko fight and now it looks like hes fighting a guy who isnt even world class

WELL DONE SKY im sure you will charge 14.95 for this and im sure yiu will get very very very low ppv numbers

A CRAZY DECISION

Wasnt Oisin Fagan v Amir Khan PPV!? If thats the benchmark...........

Wasn't he under contract though for PPV? And it was his first come back after Prescott, I think.

And a world title wasn't at stake.

[Scottrf]

Khan was locked into a 5 fight PPV deal for Fagan, running Prescott, Fagan, Barrera, Kotelnik, Salita. Or rather Warren/Sky were. This will be on PPV though, part of the reason Haye couldn't fight on this date. Doesn't bother me either way, I'll head up to Manchester.

[BigEars]

Khan vs Fagan did come with the De La Hoya vs Pacquiao fight, aswell as Audley vs Rogan, Juama Lopez's defence of the WBO 122 lb title against Sergio Medina and Ortiz vs Jeffrey Resto and Danny Jacobs vs Victor Lares.

Yes the UK side of things was poor, and due to the way the American fights turned out so was that. But it didn't look too bad a ppv overall when it was announced.

[Captain Hook]

I may even get to this, especially if it's v McCloskey....anyone else going?

[Deno1986]

I may even get to this, especially if it's v McCloskey....anyone else going?

I am raging because I am in the UK from the 6th to the 10th of April so I will be a week early.

[slapbangwhallop]

I may even get to this, especially if it's v McCloskey....anyone else going?

I am raging because I am in the UK from the 6th to the 10th of April so I will be a week early.

pity Deno, if it comes off there is going to be a bit of a pre-fight Rebfest shindig round at mine.

[alexpaterson]

McColskey has never overly impressed me but he would be a hard nights work for Khan, how many southpaws has he faced? Paul can bang, he can box, fast (but couldn't match Amir for speed), decent footwork, so far good chin, good stamina. So overall a tough night for Khan but one he should prevail in.

[Camcas]

Stupid fight Khan easily wins so whats point

[Captain Hook]

I think Khan would win, but Paul will put up a hell of a fight IMO......

Peterson or Mc, I'm going to this one, haven't been to a show since the bambino arrived in the summer.

[Feargal....]

I may even get to this, especially if it's v McCloskey....anyone else going?

I'll defo go if it's on 8) . I hope Khan isn't just using McCloskey to get Peterson to accept less money for the Khan/Peterson fight.

If Mccloskey gets into a brawl, like the Lauri fight, Khan will murder him. If Dudley can keep it a range and use his slick boxing skills he has a chance. Khan has to be favourite though. McCloskey has been a long while looking for the Khan fight. If it doesn't happen now it never will, with Khan due to fight the Alexander/Bradley winner in the autumn and then he moves up to WW.

[freddydoesdallas]

I like this fight more than the Peterson one. McCloskey has put the hard graft in over the past couple of years and improved himself while getting into the position to fight Khan.

Being a southpaw also makes it interesting. Khan will rightly be favourite but i can see McCloskey being around 6/1 which would be a silly price.

I'll head up if the undercard is good and tickets are reasonably priced

[BigEars]

McColskey has never overly impressed me but he would be a hard nights work for Khan, how many southpaws has he faced? Paul can bang, he can box, fast (but couldn't match Amir for speed), decent footwork, so far good chin, good stamina. So overall a tough night for Khan but one he should prevail in.

Having a quick look at Khan's record 3, Stefy Bull, Ryan Barrett and David Bailey. Don't think anyone else on there was a southpaw(what was Jackson Williams ?), but no one above English title level really. With that said though Amir has had sparring with as good a southpaw as there is so I'm not sure he'll struggle with the stance.

[Crease]

McCloskey should not be taking this fight, it's too soon for him. What ahppened to the Italian boxer that he wasgoing to fight for the European title (not Lauri the other one, Zamora I think he's called).

Maybe 2011, McvColskey could have 3 European titles defences... Zamora, then Lauri, then Chebah...

By then, Kahn will have moved up in weight and it opens up the divisions for Paul.

[crusader]

Not a tough fight for Khan at all--Mc is too limited and doesn't have Maidana like power. Khan will outclass McCloskey. I think he would have done the same to Peterson.

[sharpei_louis]

I can see the momentum growing domestically for this fight, but given Khan's handlers are US based I'm still not convinced it'll happen, I see it more as bluster to get a negotiating angle on the americans. We'll see, kind of hope it comes off for McCloskey even if I'd be loathe to pay for it!!

[jBacca]

Wouldn't pay for this if on ppv. Can see an easy night for Khan.

[Deno1986]

McCloskey should not be taking this fight, it's too soon for him. What ahppened to the Italian boxer that he wasgoing to fight for the European title (not Lauri the other one, Zamora I think he's called).

Maybe 2011, McvColskey could have 3 European titles defences... Zamora, then Lauri, then Chebah...

By then, Kahn will have moved up in weight and it opens up the divisions for Paul.

He is 32 in the summer, Crease so he needs to step up asap. Waiting for someone to leave the division is not the way to do it as he may never get a shot.

[slapbangwhallop]

McCloskey should not be taking this fight, it's too soon for him. What ahppened to the Italian boxer that he wasgoing to fight for the European title (not Lauri the other one, Zamora I think he's called).

Maybe 2011, McvColskey could have 3 European titles defences... Zamora, then Lauri, then Chebah...

By then, Kahn will have moved up in weight and it opens up the divisions for Paul.

He is 32 in the summer, Crease so he needs to step up asap. Waiting for someone to leave the division is not the way to do it as he may never get a shot.

I agree.

Even if he doesnt get the fight his profile has doubled this week.

If he gets the fight and loses his profile will have increased many times more - and the loss will be against a fighter that is at least in the top three in the division. Not to mention a career high pay day!

If he wins - well, the sky is the limit.

Its a win/win for McCloskey in my opinion.

[15829]

looking forward to this ill be going this 1 hoping for the upset i ended up on the piss with mccloskeys fans when he fought in widnes

[handsup]

Any chance of Macklin v Barker on the same card as this?

[lefty]

Mccloskey is a talented guy but i think this will be a step too far,Paul likes to fight with his hands low and thats asking for trouble against khan with the speed he possesses,he's gotten away with it so far as he has good reflexes but he's been fighting guys with average hand speed.That being said i prefer it to peterson as i dont think much of the guy to be honest!He got pretty much outclassed against bradley and he got lucky in getting a draw against ortiz.

[TJ77]

Talk is that Amir Khan - the twit who Twits - may now defend his WBA light-welterweight title against Ireland's unheralded Paul McCloskey here on April 16.
Khan was lined up to defend on the night against Lamont Peterson, a solid American with plenty of balls, but Peterson wants a ton of money after years of poverty, so Khan and his team are considering McCloskey, a strong, clever southpaw from Dungiven in Northern Ireland unbeaten in 22 fights.
McCloskey holds the European light-welterweight belt and is currently training to defend against Italy's Michele Di Rocco in Belfast on March 5. He can fight and he is ready to fight but his last four opponents read Dean Harrison, Barry Morrison, Giuseppe Lauri and Daniel Rasilla, and you read Dmitriy Salita, Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana and Andreas Kotelnik for Khan. Oh! A longer look at their records tells you that the temperamental Colin Lynes is the best man McCloskey has beaten as a pro; Khan holds a win over Marco Antonio Barrera.
People forget also that, for all his amateur exploits, McCloskey failed to make the Athens Olympics in 2004 where Khan made his name with a glittering silver medal at the tender age of 17. Still only 24, Khan is a whopping seven years younger than the McCloskey and much stronger at the weight than the burly challenger, who struggles to boil down to 10 stone.
All in all, McCloskey cannot compare to Khan, who has improved immensely over the last 18 months and makes his first appearance here since blasting the previously unbeaten Salita in 76 seconds in Newcastle in 2009. We can expect the homecoming Bolton boy to prevail in seven or eight rounds this time.

Good post

[slapbangwhallop]

Paul 'Dudey' McCloskey on Twitter: "Khans team have made a ridiculous offer.They are obviously running scared of this fight.We have gone back with realisitic terms. We will see!"

[freddydoesdallas]

Paul 'Dudey' McCloskey on Twitter: "Khans team have made a ridiculous offer.They are obviously running scared of this fight.We have gone back with realisitic terms. We will see!"

This does seem to be a regular occurrence with the Khan camp.

[Crease]

McCloskey holds the European light-welterweight belt and is currently training to defend against Italy's Michele Di Rocco in Belfast on March 5.

This is the boxer that I meant and it's the right fight for Paul.