Khan vs McCloskey-Reviewed

Khan in celebration once again

As promised I am today writing a review on last night’s fight between Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey, so sit back and enjoy.

My prediction was true as Khan came out as the winner but the fight ended in controversy after it was stopped in the sixth round. A clash of heads caused a cut to the left eye of McCloskey and referee Luis Pabon ruled that he was unable to continue.

As it was ruled an accidental clash of heads the decision went to the scorecards in which Khan had won all six rounds for a 60-54 victory. Things turned ugly at the end of the fight as McCloskey’s promoter Barry Hearn yelled ‘it’s a ****ing disgrace’ as he felt the fight should never have been stopped.

The cut didn’t look that bad and I was very surprised and also annoyed when the fight was stopped so I understand Hearn’s anger. It’s now a question of whether it was accidental or not as Khan was going in with his head and this isn’t the first time he has cut someone this way. In his victory against Marco Antonio Barrera, Khan clashed heads again and he won this fight due to the cut.

Although it was a controversial night in Manchester, Khan still showed some of the skills that have made him one of Britain’s top fighters. His sheer speed and accuracy was too much for the Northern Irishman who rarely showed much comeback.

It was no surprise that all six rounds went to Khan as he was the one showing the signs of aggression and also the fact that his shots were landing. McCloskey was proving to be elusive though, his southpaw stance and ability to slip Khan’s big shots meant he always had a chance.

McCloskey did manage to land a few big shots and if the fight did go on, maybe one of these shots could have put Khan on the canvas. It wasn’t to be though as the two came together in the sixth round and the fight was ended. Khan believed he would have won the fight easily anyway and I would agree. It was a difference of class as predicted and now Khan will be looking towards a world unification fight against American Timothy Bradley.

I feel that would be a tough fight for Khan though because even though he is looking sharp, his defence still looks dodgy and he does get caught too easily. I have added a poll on my blog on whether you believe Khan can beat Bradley, so get voting.

Timothy Bradley could be Khan's next opponent.