khan vs bradley may have to wait

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http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/4/27/2136067/trouble-for-timothy-bradley-amir-khan-bradley-backing-out

although i don't actually beleive this (remember the same news 3 or 4 times with mccloskey) i think it wouldn't actually be a bad thing if the fight was postponed to the end of the year. the reason being i'd like to see khan take on judah and try and win the IBF title from him before a unifaction fight.

3 main reasons for this.....

1. khan got slated for his performance against mccloskey, but i think he did okay against a pretty awkward fighter. a fight in the summer against a world class opponent will restore some (waining) beleive in khan as well as boost his confidence.
2. it will mean khan comes into the bradley fight equally matched in terms of titles (khan:WBA/IBF bradley: WBC/WBO) which should help negotions as apparently bradley has refused a 1.4 million (according to twitter) offer, saying he's the man to beat.
3. more interest in the fight and longer to promote, because both fighter should try and make as much money from this fight as possible- as there won't be much for them to do at lightwelter after this fight, and if they both stepped up in weight neither man can just expect the same success as they've experienced at LWW, as there are some tough opponents (mayweather, pac man, ortiz, berto, mosley) to beat.

if this was the case bradley would need a opponent in the mean time, and i think prescott could be the ideal candidate- he would be an easy win for bradley, would put all the rematch talk between khan and mccloskey at bay and would get a lot of media attension rasing bradleys profile with little risk. his last match against alexander was a bit boring so this could raise the interest somewhat.

it would be great for boxing if this was to happen, but not very likely i admit. the point is if khan and bradley don't fight each other is anyone going to interested in whoever they decided to fight next? comments or thoughts please.

eddyfightfan wrote:if he can sort out the problems with sky then it would be a good fight to have in england, low risk but little comeback as most people would like to see khan avenge his loss. prescott hasn't done that bad, yeh he lost a UD to mitchell, and a split decesion loss Vazquez- but other than that he has won every fight since (4 of 6)

First i dont think this is low risk. Sure Khan has come a long way, and i am one of the few that think Khans chin is not as bad a people think. Due partly to do with extra muscle been put on his legs, but the Prescott was just a massive punch caught that would of knocked out many a fighter. He has also improved his defence alot, so i can see why you are saying it is low risk, but...

He is still a big puncher, and i dont think this fight sells well. Sure some british fans would want to see it, maybe. But i would not pay for PPV. Not even with a good undercard.

Judah fight is a huge risk, but if he beatsBradley and moves up, people would for ever say he ducked Judah. Boxing fans can be like that.

Smart move to take Bradley on first and hope Judah loses his title to someone like Alexander. Judah can be guilty of an off night. But if he isn't having an off night I think he might just have the beating of Khan and Bradley.

maybe mccloskey will get his rematch afterall?

Haha better chance of me or you get a shot Eddy. That fight done poorly the first time round after that shambles it would do even worse.

i beg to differ Kev, he hasnt proved he's better than Prescott he got absolutely sparked, i refuse to agree Prescott was lucky as well, lucky is a 1 punch knockout when your getting outboxed, he jabbed Khan early and hurt him badly then dropped him heavily a few times, he will always have the question mark hanging over saying why didnt you fight Prescott again?, in his head and in the sport imo

He has proved he is better by going on to beat Kotelnik and Maidana. Prescott lost to Mitchell who has proved nothing at the top level he got taken out in 3 rounds by Kats. Prescott might just have his number. It happens some fighters struggle with a certain fighter. Although I don't think this is the case I would back Khan to win a rematch pretty easily.