Jamie Moore urges Amir Khan to target rematch with Danny Garcia
Thursday 14 January 2016 14:12, UK
The future of Amir Khan, Liam Smith's options and golfing disasters - Jamie Moore is back from the red carpet...
Amir Khan is now mandatory for the WBC. If the chance arises, should he get back in with Danny Garcia?
Jamie says: It's only right that Amir should go back in with someone who beat him. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to revisit him already. Khan moved up to welterweight but Garcia is a world champion in that division too now.
Khan is so talented and was having great success in their first fight before he got caught by that crushing left counter. That left wasn't a fluke, by the way - you could see Garcia had worked on that and that it was well timed. Khan was gung-ho that night though and you can see that he's learned to stay more composed since joining trainer Virgil Hunter.
It's an interesting fight. Khan will have some mental scars when it comes to Garcia but I think a lot of water has passed under the bridge and he might look forward to going in there and proving people wrong.
How was the premiere of Creed?
I took my little boy down with me and it was an absolutely great night. I thought Tony Bellew did a great job. I know he was playing a character who was similar to himself and that's probably why he got picked for the role, but I thought he was fantastic.
There was a good story to the film and the acting out of the fight scenes was very good. It wasn't a bona fide Rocky but it was a good story in its own right. Michael B Jordan made a bit of a fuss of my little boy and had his picture taken with him, so it was a good night all round.
What do you make of Liam Smith being challenged by both Canelo and Austin Trout?
Liam is a world champion so you can't say either fighter is too dangerous. If a current world champion at the same weight is offering a fight then I think you've got to take them. I really rate Liam Smith and I don't think we've even seen the best of him yet. I'm sure fighting the other top names in the division will bring out the best in him. Whether Smith can in those sort of fights, I don't think we know yet because we haven't seen him at his best. He won't find out unless he tries so he's at the stage where he has to step up to the plate.
Given the choice, I think he should face Saul Alvarez because Trout is potentially more awkward and would generate less money. Alvarez is the better fighter so losing to him is less damaging and earns more money. The gamble is worth taking and a good pressure fighter who works the body well will have success against Alvarez.
David Haye returns on Saturday. What's his re-entry point in the pecking order?
Nobody knows and I think everyone should wait until we've seen him box on Saturday night. We'll have to judge him on that. If he's the same as before then you'd have to put him right up there, but ring-rust may play a part because he's had all sorts of injury problems. He's said himself in recent interviews that he's had dark moments and it took him a while to get into fighting shape.
We don't know which David Haye we're dealing with as far as the heavyweight division is concerned. If he comes in as the old Haye with an explosive performance, great, but if he struggles then it could be that he's lacking sharpness and it will take a while for him to get back there or it could simply be that he's not the same fighter now.
It's a big night for him, obviously. There'll be some questions answered but some more posed. I'm not able to attend though because I'm at a big annual pigeon sale in Blackpool... something else Mike Tyson and I have in common!
We saw Anthony Joshua hitting the deck on skis. Which sports have you tried that you didn't take to?
Golf. I'm a terrible golfer, I have to admit. I'm a fighter and I've been told during the few lessons I've had that I'm trying too hard. I've not got a very good posture and to be a good golfer, you need a good posture.
I probably try to load up on my shots too much on the golf course. I put a good curve on it but it always ends up near the wrong green. I wish I was good at it because I love the game.
It should be therapeutic and relaxing but I just get stressed out.