Khan will look for a new opponent this summer, but Peterson should have been his next opponent. Unfortunately, that can't happen in the immediate future, and it's too bad because Khan and the sport of boxing deserved this rematch after the way December's bout concluded.
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We're extremely disappointed. We wanted to make this fight happen. We're sorry it didn't happen. Lamont did nothing wrong. He's not a doper. He's not a cheater. But despite the denials, what respect there was between the fighters has vanished over the past couple of days. How can I respect someone like Lamont Peterson now, when he didn't respect my life?
And he doesn't respect the sport. I hope he does get punished. I think he's done now. It would have changed his life. This article is more than 9 years old. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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