"It was an accidental low blow, and he could have recovered. He had five minutes to recover," Arum said, noting that Khan did not use all of the time. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said he thought Khan could have kept fighting. He's never shown any indication in his career that he would quit. You get hit in the testicles on the side, and scientific studies show it can incapacitate you. "He told me he wanted to wait for a minute and see if he could get his legs back, but the pain was too much. "He couldn't get his legs back, and he said he couldn't go on," Hunter said. Fields stopped the fight at 47 seconds, leaving the crowd of 14,091 booing. But during the recovery time, Khan still appeared to be in pain, and Hunter said Khan could not go on. They exchanged many punches in the fifth round, but Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs), 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, appeared to hurt Khan, who took the punch and shook his head - a sure sign that he felt the shot.Įarly in the sixth round, Crawford landed a left hand very low that clearly hurt Khan, who was given time to recover from Fields. But he also appeared to hurt his right hand. There was good action in the fourth round, when Khan (33-5, 20 KOs), 32, of England, finally began to land punches and stood up to solid ones as well. Khan had problems getting any real offense going and seemed more concerned with protecting his chin than landing his punches. The fight became a bit of a boxing match in the third round, as Crawford turned southpaw, as he often does, and looked to reach Khan with his right jab. Khan tried to move and collect himself in the second round, and though Crawford was patient, he managed to clip Khan again and knocked him off-balance. Khan got up quickly but was unsteady, and Crawford, normally a slow starter, was all over him.Ĭrawford had Khan holding on and then caught him with more punches that nearly knocked him down again as the round came to an end. He nailed Khan with a right hand near the ear that badly rocked him and then floored him with a left hand. I know he didn't want to go out like that."Ĭrawford nearly knocked Khan out in the first round. I was disappointed the corner stopped the fight in that manner, but Virgil is a great coach, and he was looking out for his fighter. It was just a matter of time," Crawford said. It was a disappointing ending to an otherwise strong showing from Crawford, who dominated but was nonetheless robbed of a chance to close his second title defense in style. I would never give up in a fight like this. I'm a good boxer but he was showcasing great skills, great movement. I now realize why he's one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The fight was just getting interesting," Khan said. The fight ended in the sixth round, when Khan's trainer, Virgil Hunter, told referee David Fields that Khan could not continue after an accidental low blow in the main event of the first Top Rank Boxing on ESPN pay-per-view card. Crawford kept pace with a sixth-round knockout of Amir Khan on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, but not in the authoritative way he might have wanted. Last week, it was Lomachenko, the three-division champion, who destroyed former lightweight titlist Anthony Crolla by one-sided, one-punch knockout in the fourth round. NEW YORK - The argument over who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world has been largely a two-man discussion between unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and welterweight titlist Terence Crawford, who have had a chance to make their latest statements within eight days of each other. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬrawford wins by TKO when Khan can't continue
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