EastStandBlue
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I'll admit it. I paid the full £14 to watch 76 seconds of boxing last night. I was fooled by a Jewish New Yorker who talked a good game, but failed to mark his words with any kind of action.
After taking two attempts and a stripping to make the 10 stone weight limit, Dmitriy Salita informed a watching press pack that he intended to "take the guys head off", before mentioning that his faith would see him through. There might just be one more atheist in the world last night, as God certainly wasn't looking out for Salita ten seconds into his light feitherweight title fight with Amir Khan.
The orthodox Jew, previously undefeated, walked into a ferocious left-right combination and was sprawled across the canvas to the shock of the onlooking Newcastle Metro Arena and disgust of the thousands who'd been conned into paying for the pleasure on Sky. The Peruvian referee gave Salita a standing eight count, but it was evident to all and sundry that he was in a completely different world now... Probably hosting a seance with Derek Acorah.
Two further knock downs followed before the fight was called, with Khan recording his first defence in an extraordinary 76 seconds. Taking nothing away from Khan, who executed an explosive plan with perfection, Salita looked amazed to see him come out of the blocks firing. "I'm a slow starter and he started fast, faster than I could ever have imagined," commented a dejected Salita, but what is all the more bewildering is that Khan has always started quickly. Only against the big-hitters of Barrera and Kotelnik has Khan made a cautious start and, even then, he was lively in fits and starts.
Salita himself questioned Khan's credentials and was more than happy to point out how "chinny" Khan has looked in his previous fights. He's right, I've had my doubts about Khan's ability to take a punch ever since a part-time primary teacher put him on his arse on ITV. The main problem being that you have to catch Khan before you can punch him and, under Freddie Roach, nobody has come close to catching him so far.
The astonishing display will definitely see the bright lights calling for Khan. Roach has polished another rough-cut into a gem of a boxer and the Bolton-born Khan, who turns 23 on Tuesday, has more than earned his right to make some serious cash in the casinos of the Las Vegas strip. First, though, Khan will be helping stablemate Pacquiao prepare for his titanic encounter with Floyd Mayweather, cued to take place sometime in March next year.
Roach stated his belief that Khan can capture the world and the weight division and, with performances like that, it's hard to argue with him.
After taking two attempts and a stripping to make the 10 stone weight limit, Dmitriy Salita informed a watching press pack that he intended to "take the guys head off", before mentioning that his faith would see him through. There might just be one more atheist in the world last night, as God certainly wasn't looking out for Salita ten seconds into his light feitherweight title fight with Amir Khan.
The orthodox Jew, previously undefeated, walked into a ferocious left-right combination and was sprawled across the canvas to the shock of the onlooking Newcastle Metro Arena and disgust of the thousands who'd been conned into paying for the pleasure on Sky. The Peruvian referee gave Salita a standing eight count, but it was evident to all and sundry that he was in a completely different world now... Probably hosting a seance with Derek Acorah.
Two further knock downs followed before the fight was called, with Khan recording his first defence in an extraordinary 76 seconds. Taking nothing away from Khan, who executed an explosive plan with perfection, Salita looked amazed to see him come out of the blocks firing. "I'm a slow starter and he started fast, faster than I could ever have imagined," commented a dejected Salita, but what is all the more bewildering is that Khan has always started quickly. Only against the big-hitters of Barrera and Kotelnik has Khan made a cautious start and, even then, he was lively in fits and starts.
Salita himself questioned Khan's credentials and was more than happy to point out how "chinny" Khan has looked in his previous fights. He's right, I've had my doubts about Khan's ability to take a punch ever since a part-time primary teacher put him on his arse on ITV. The main problem being that you have to catch Khan before you can punch him and, under Freddie Roach, nobody has come close to catching him so far.
The astonishing display will definitely see the bright lights calling for Khan. Roach has polished another rough-cut into a gem of a boxer and the Bolton-born Khan, who turns 23 on Tuesday, has more than earned his right to make some serious cash in the casinos of the Las Vegas strip. First, though, Khan will be helping stablemate Pacquiao prepare for his titanic encounter with Floyd Mayweather, cued to take place sometime in March next year.
Roach stated his belief that Khan can capture the world and the weight division and, with performances like that, it's hard to argue with him.
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