Peterson stripped by WBA

Alleged drugs cheat Lamont Peterson has been stripped of the WBA light-welterweight title, which has been declared vacant and will awarded to the winner of the upcoming Amir Khan / Danny Garcia fight. About time too.

No word from the IBF yet though...

Timothy Bradley has also vacated the WBO version, could Khan soon be undisputed?

Union Cane wrote:Timothy Bradley has also vacated the WBO version, could Khan soon be undisputed?

The WBO will promote interim champion Marquez to full champion.

Khan vs Marquez next?

Union Cane wrote:

No word from the IBF yet though...

Surely they'll have to follow suit? Has Khan said whether he's moving up to WW after this fight or not? The Ring still have Peterson at no.2 in their LWW rankings for some reason..

Marquez Vs Khan is a great fight. Some think Khan's size and speed would be too much for Marquez but I wouldn't be too sure.

Scratch that...just checked and neither are even ranked top 10 by the WBO....

But still would assume three of the four belts will be on the line for Khan.,question is would he stick around for one more fight at Light Welterweight against Marquez to Unify?!

owen10ozzy wrote:Scratch that...just checked and neither are even ranked top 10 by the WBO....

The governing bodies don't rank each others champions!

Is Khans last fight not going to be a NC. Surely if Peterson admitted to using them before they fought then it's a NC?

IBF got a vested interest in peterson I think

owen10ozzy wrote:Seanusarrilius - Still no word on that fight yet. I would have thought they would have overturned it by now if they were going too...but then again im not even sure when Peterson's 'appeal' if you can call it that is set to take place.....

That incident has kind of been lost what with Berto then Tarver failing...personally we should line them all up and lynch the scum!! (slightly harsh I know...but then again im so annoyed with whats happening to this sport sometime's im left thinking this is the only way to sort it)...

But to go back to your question....i cant see how they can't not overturn the decision based on the fact he had a positive test BEFORE the 1st fight...but the commision allowed him to box on the basis that it was only slightly positive...and they would await the results of the 'B' sample. Quite how he got away with that I'll never know...but again it goes to show that whilst we can condone their actions...until others take responsibility nothing is going to be done.

This incident more than any other shows that if their is money to be made people will cut all corners. The man should never have stepped foot into the ring that night...yet he somehow did...putting a persons life on the line in the process.

just don't see that there can be any kind of argument whatsover with regards the NC. He took an illegal drug before the fight. That's it as far as I am concerned

If Khan beats Garcia and holds the WBA, WBC and IBF titles with Marquez being the WBO champion, I really can't see him turning that fight down especially with the money and prestige it will bring. It's a sure fire way of getting a fight with Mayweather, a fighter holding all four belts is so rare the money will soon follow with the style he fights with.

I don't think holding three of the belts will see him recognized as the best light welterweight in the world, he needs to beat one of the big names at the weight before he can lay claim to that. He has a good record but a win over someone like Rios, Guerrero or Marquez would propel him massively. There's a chance he loses to Marquez but with all due respect to Khan he has a lot of confidence in his ability so don't think that would deter him, also getting one over on his stablemate would be a huge boost to him.

Have to agree with Imperial - Khan isnt a guy to avoid the tough challenges although it seemed like it at one point - he did what Hatton and Calzaghe should have done and left Warren early to go after the big fights. I also get the feeling that he could and probably would beat Marquez - he's big and fast and has enough to beat Marquez comfortably at this stage. I think he'd be best of going after Mayweather straight after that fight if it should come about and he emerge victorious. Khan has the frame for it and the step up may increase both his resistance and the authority of his punches - and you don't want mayweather to grow old overnight as can happen for inexplicable reasons. Think in the very unlikely event that Mayweather should lose it will be tainted by his prison stay.

The chance of beating the great Juan Manuel Marquez for all four belts will be too good an opportunity to turn down, golden boy will see the $'s while Roach will want to finally get a decisive win over him. Can also guarantee that Marquez would jump at the chance to fight Khan, he's a fighting man who would have a shot at history.

There have only ever been two undisputed champions in the four belt era, Hopkins and then the man who beat him Taylor. Hamed and Calzaghe should have held all four but boxing politics got in the way.

Well goldenboy were happy enough to try and put Khan in with Bradley and rest assured Marquez brings far more money to the table than him so don't think the risk/reward is lesser than previous options.

Imperial Ghosty wrote:The chance of beating the great Juan Manuel Marquez for all four belts will be too good an opportunity to turn down, golden boy will see the $'s while Roach will want to finally get a decisive win over him. Can also guarantee that Marquez would jump at the chance to fight Khan, he's a fighting man who would have a shot at history.

Maybe so, but if the target is Floyd, he better hurry up as I don't think Floyd will be fighting for long. Another 12 months tops.

Khan doesn't need JMM. That would be an easy fight for him and more importantly I dont think JMM will want it.

In terms of the NC is it true that only the athletic commission has the power to overturn the decision and not the WBA.

Good point. I would have thought that if the WBA stripped Lamont of the title, the fight would be a NC and the title reverting back to Khan.

The title will be given to the winner of Khan or Garcia, and I was wondering because they taken the belts but I'm certain a sanctioning body cannot overturn it to NC only the athletic commission can.

I don't have a clue who can turn it into a NC.

Marquez has pretty much fought whoever there is to fight (Morales maybe?). I dont think hes a fighter who distinguishes. Khan deserves the belts after Petersen but I fully expect Marquez to offer an argument for the position.

ShahenshahG wrote:IBF got a vested interest in peterson I think

The man in the hat?

That has a slight thing to do with it (in hindsight it looks worse but he was there for a reason and his subsequent cowpat reason makes it look more fishy. Am of the opinion he's just an idiot) but its more to do with how quickly they shut down both Khans appeal and the subsequent refusal to strip Peterson almost before the suggestion was touted. Then they came out with a more reasonable statement saying they would wait for the outcome. Now WBA have already stripped Peterson and IBF havent said a word about it since. Jut get the feeling Peterson was going to be what Chavez jr is to the WBC - a great story a lot of money can be made out of. Theres no concrete evidence and the circumstantial is vague as well.

You guys are all counting your chickens before they hatch, I don't think Khan will beat Garcia!

if he wins the other belts i dont think he'll even bother about the wbo for a second.
surely the fight should be turned into a no contest if the ibf agree with the wba

It's totally ludicrous. The guy even admitted to juicing and it's taken them this long to strip him. What will the IBF keep him as champ I wonder? Perhaps if there's enough money in it the IBF will turn a deaf year to thew juicing and let him carry on as a dirty champion. I don;t post on here as much anymore as my love of boxing has diminished. Too many robberies, juicing, fake titles and farcical matchups (eg. Haye/Chisora) have ruined the sport.