Lamont Peterson Stops Victor Cayo in 12th Round, Eyes Amir Khan
by Scott Christ on Jul 29, 2011 11:09 PM EDT
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Lamont Peterson became the mandatory challenger to Amir Khan's IBF junior welterweight title tonight on Friday Night Fights, wearing down a game Victor Cayo and stopping him at 2:46 of the 12th and final round.
Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO) was well ahead on the Bad Left Hook scorecard and most of the cards we saw in our live thread and on our Twitter account, but he didn't have an easy time tonight by any means. Cayo (26-2, 18 KO) lacked the physical strength and punching power to do much with Peterson, but the Dominican fighter was there to fight tonight and made a show of it. The main event was satisfying for fight fans, and Peterson closed the show nicely with an aggressive burst in the 12th round.
Whether or not Peterson is a legitimate challenge for Amir Khan is debatable. I think he has the talent and toughness to make a fight of it for 12 rounds, and wouldn't give Khan an easy night. Peterson was blown out on the cards by Timothy Bradley in his only loss, but it was closer and harder-earned for Bradley than the scores indicated. The fight may not happen anyway (Khan could easily just vacate the IBF belt, even if he plans to stay at 140 for another fight), but Peterson wouldn't be a patsy opponent. Khan would be a big favorite for sure, but I think Lamont's better than Zab Judah, and I thought so before last weekend, too.
Are you interested in Khan vs Peterson? Personally, I think there are three better fights at 140 for Khan: Timothy Bradley, which isn't going to happen; the Guerrero vs Maidana winner, which could; and Lucas Matthysse, which won't happen because it'd be hard to sell Matthysse off of his, erm, "losses" in big fights, and Golden Boy has better or equal money options in Guerrero/Maidana, Peterson, and even Erik Morales, potentially.
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Like I just posted before realizing the other thread was dead, I’m not expecting a Tyson-Holyfield undercard, but a good semi-main as protection in case Khan blows him out or Peterson can’t drum up interest does’t hurt. Someone like a Katsidis (if he wins his next one)? Arreola always seems available for all your undercard needs. Pavlik? Soto?
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jul 29, 2011 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
Someone like a Katsidis (if he wins his next one)?
Maybe, but I think he’s about out of HBO-level opponents considering he’s a known quantity.
Arreola always seems available for all your undercard needs. Pavlik?
Wrong promoter for both and Pavlik will be busy in November with Bute in theory.
Soto?
Maybe if he signs with Golden Boy, which he seems to have no intention of doing.
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by Scott Christ on Jul 30, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
HATER WHY U HATIN?!
I thought Pavlik was an HBO guy. Regardless, what about Katsidis vs. Antillon?
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jul 30, 2011 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought Pavlik was an HBO guy.
His last fight was on Showtime, his next fight’s on Showtime, and the Bute fight will be on Showtime, and also I just mean that he’s a Top Rank fighter and the Khan card will be Golden Boy. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
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by Scott Christ on Jul 30, 2011 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I will slap your face off of your face.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jul 30, 2011 2:56 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s a bit odd but I guess understandable that we are talking about the same Lamont Peterson who was good enough to even the card after being down twice against Victor Ortiz less than one year ago, the same VO that is now considered a very live dog against Floyd Mayweatherm, and yet we are questioning his ability to compete with Amir Khan.
Although we all know nothing is binary or linear in boxing, I think Peterson is a very game boxer who could quite easily be as good a competition for Khan as he was Ortiz. Game is game…and I believe Peterson is.
As for attraction, well, not much.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jul 30, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Peterson is a good opponent for Khan, but I’d still rather see Khan fight Bradley, or the Maidana/Guerrero winner. I get the feeling Khan’s going to end up fighting Morales though who, despite looking pretty good against Maidana, would still make for a lackluster fight imo…
I get the feeling Khan’s going to end up fighting Morales
That’s a horrible fight and I’m worried about that too. The idea that Khan could be fighting Morales, and Rios fighting Barrera makes me cringe.
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I really, really, really don’t think Morales is going to fight Khan. I’ve said it before, but I think Morales knows that’s a horrible fight for him. He’s not dumb. He’s picked opponents carefully so far in the comeback but knows that Khan is a physical mismatch in every way.
Also last I knew Barrera had watched Rios vs Antillon ringside (did commentary) and decided, “Hey, this guy’s not for me, I think.”
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by Scott Christ on Jul 30, 2011 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I learned my lesson doubting El Terrible.
When I thought he was going to get killed against Maidana and was dead wrong. I think Khan will win of course. But if the fight gets signed, I’m not going to worry about Morales’ long term outlook afterwards if he’s not going to. I would also rather see Morales, who is always game to fight, in with Khan than another stiff like Judah.
As for Rios fighting Barerra, I think we can all agree that’s an awful idea for everyone involved at this point in Barerra’s career.
If Lamont Peterson beats Maidana then I say he's the top contender for Khan in Bradley's absensce.
Otherwise, Peterson just looks like no real challenge for Khan. Peterson takes too much time off in rounds, he looks tentative when the other guy is busy, and his resume isn’t impressive enough to do anything for Khan.
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