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I chould be wrong but with all the talk about Amir Khan wanting to fight for a world title before is 21st and Franky W saying he wont fight for it he aint ready but with Gavin Rees just winning the world title as this not been a smart business move all along hoping that Rees would win the title and then soon a fight will be made by Franky so khan fights Rees for the title i no peoeple will say no thats not what hes doing but it wouldnt suprise me one little bit if thats the case beacuse its a fight Amir would win in my eyes and would give him is WBA world title and be a smart move well its what i think any way and wouldnt suprise me if a fight is made between the to soon

The only fly in that ointment is that Khan might not yet be ready for 140 - much stronger domestically AND INTERNATIONALLY than 135 IMO

Allegedly just doesn't want Khan fighting for a world title any time soon, so I doubt he'll match Khan with Rees, because even if Khan won he'd still have to defend the title against tough opposition.

It will be interesting to see what happens when it gets close to Khan's birthday though. Will he swallow his pride and accept he's not going to be the youngest British world champ, or will there be friction between him and Allegedly?

if warren was confident he'd put amir straight in.

but not after that last week.

What's the rush anyway? Imagine if Khan had a WBA title and had to defend against Kotelnik every year. Nah, let him pick things up at his own speed and he'll probably become a very good world class fighter.

Not a smart move.

Styles make fights and I actually think Khan would give Rees a boxing lesson. But as fans just occasionally we should think outside of the box.

If Khan beat Rees then he is on the world level and there is only one way, and that downwards, Khan theoretically would then have to start facing world class opponents not some unknown from Africa for his commonwealth title.

Before anyone says am I downing Rees, yes I am, bloody good luck to him for winning his title, one in which he will not keep for very long if the WBA's governing body force the appropriate opponents on Rees. Fantastic accomplishment but he is certainly not a world class boxer and has done nothing to prove it.

As for Khan and Rees, on the surface it seems the logical route, but it would put Khan up there even more to be shot and clearly the other week showed he was not ready for it.

The problem is,Khan would give Rees a beating in my opinion,then he is stuck with a world title belt,at a weight above anything he has faced so far,and will have genuine top level fighters coming after him.

Let Khan develop.
Why the major rush?
Bring him along nicely,and by his 20th fight,he could be ready to fight for a light welter world title of some sort by his 20th fight.

Problem there though is,I have no doubt a fighter of much higher calibre than Rees will be the owner of the aforementioned title

I would love Rees to batter Khans lights in, but it aint going to happen, although EVERYONE said the same about Mbaye, and we all know what happened next Who could really say that Khan was miles ahead of Mbaye before the Rees fight, not many people.

wiganboxer wrote:I chould be wrong but with all the talk about Amir Khan wanting to fight for a world title before is 21st and Franky W saying he wont fight for it he aint ready but with Gavin Rees just winning the world title as this not been a smart business move all along hoping that Rees would win the title and then soon a fight will be made by Franky so khan fights Rees for the title i no peoeple will say no thats not what hes doing but it wouldnt suprise me one little bit if thats the case beacuse its a fight Amir would win in my eyes and would give him is WBA world title and be a smart move well its what i think any way and wouldnt suprise me if a fight is made between the to soon

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Only teasing, Khan-Rees makes sense for fulfilling Khan's "prophecy" but Warren probably wants him to continue selling out shows and making money...oops i mean developing, sorry!

Too soon for Khan. Agreed Rees won't have this belt for long good luck to him though. Still can't believe how god awful M'Baye was at the weekend.

i think warren should go for it.

he ain't gonna get a better chance to win a world title than this.

and be the youngest from this country to do it.

if he wins he doesn't have to be rushed.

he's in a fairly mediocre division at the moment on the world scene and there are plenty of below par challengers to choose from.

yiddo14 wrote:Problem there though is,I have no doubt a fighter of much higher calibre than Rees will be the owner of the aforementioned title

that's why i say go for it.

not a smart move unless he immediately vacates the title having become the youngest champ and goes back down to lightweight to continue his progress. now that would be smart.

Kotelnik has first shot...

thepocketrocket wrote:Kotelnik has first shot...

Kotelnik could take maybe a step aside money, Khan wins... vacates and goes back down to Lightweight.

Maybe we are all writing off Rees' chances, but I think the reality of it is that Warren should treat this WBA title as a WBU one. Rees isn't going to beat Kotelnik... and I doubt Warren would want to sign up Kotelnik. So its not going to be in his hands for long. Give Khan the shot, and then let him continue to learn as a Lightweight.

So if Rees fights on the November card, who will his opponent be? It's a bit tricky isn't it? You have one of the least regarded major belt holders in all of boxing, and everyone wants a crack at him now. You want to maximize his earning potential, but you can't feel too confident even putting him up against the weakest entrant in the top 15.

Given his KO record, I'll guess Cesar Cuenca, although it would not likely be an entertaining fight either. Maybe Salita, who is beatable and has a big following in New York? Or just wait and see who gets the #15 hot seat in the next WBA rankings?

Salita was mentioned In Boxing News as wanting a fight with Rees.

Whilst credit is due to Rees for beating M'Baye, I agree with those saying he can't beat Kotelnik. Maybe a sort of gentleman's agreement could be reached whereby Warren lets Rees go to Germany to fight Kotelnik, in return for a worth-my-while sweetner, like getting Skelton a cushy number, or something else

I'd actually give him a chance against Kotelnik too.

The guy gives away the early rounds and relies on covering up too much and pressuring.

Rees Is faster than Kotelnik who I don't really rate.

Kotelnik struggled with M'Baye and lost to him.

Twisted Transistor wrote:I'd actually give him a chance against Kotelnik too.

The guy gives away the early rounds and relies on covering up too much and pressuring.

Rees Is faster than Kotelnik who I don't really rate.

Kotelnik struggled with M'Baye and lost to him.

yeah kotelnik is nothing special.

a slow plodding euro level fighter.

rees's flurrying could outscore him.

witter barely beat him.

and he still thinks he could beat ricky.

I could see Khan beating both Rees and Salita, to be honest, but is he ready for the really big guns of the division? I don't think so. Maybe in a year's time. But then will there ever be a better opportunity for Khan to get his hands on a world title? Possibly not.

Im not calling Kotelnik the new Miguel Cotto but he beats Rees...

Rees came forward in a straight line and after 3 rounds waited ages between flurries, he was gassed bu Mbaye never pressed him. methinks Kotelnik wont let him work at his own pace, he will break him down..

Saying if Kotelnik pushed Witter he must be then new JCC as Witter is unbeatable!!

hitman_hatton1 wrote:

Twisted Transistor wrote:I'd actually give him a chance against Kotelnik too.

The guy gives away the early rounds and relies on covering up too much and pressuring.

Rees Is faster than Kotelnik who I don't really rate.

Kotelnik struggled with M'Baye and lost to him.

yeah kotelnik is nothing special.

a slow plodding euro level fighter.

rees's flurrying could outscore him.

witter barely beat him.

and he still thinks he could beat ricky.

Witter did take the early rounds easy though.

I thought Witter's problem was stamina.

Hatton doesn't like fighters who box or southpaws like Witter though. :P

i hear khans sister wants a pop at rees and is in training to get down to 140 as we speak. (get to the back of the queue, love)

not happening

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