Khan vs Maidana
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Anyone have an idea when sky will be showing this on their normal sky sports channels? I think the Haye, Harrison fight (if you can call it that) they ran it the morning after.
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I think nobody on here is giving him enough credit.I'm no huge khan fan, but he gave a very good account of himself I thought. Much improved fighter.
However if he thinks he's ready for mayweather then he could be in for a shock
However if he thinks he's ready for mayweather then he could be in for a shock
As Mcguigan and and Jonny Nelson agreed you can't go from having a glass chin to a granite jaw, he has exactly the same chin as the one against Prescott.
However with Freddie Roach he has a lot stronger defence, he is a physically stronger man and has learnt to roll with the punches.
Kahn fought really well, he has the hand speed to trouble anyone he fights, the problem is I can always see him getting tagged and as he fights better men he may come unstuck.
Awesome fight!
Best of the year so far, but i still need to watch the Marquez fight, i heard that was great too.
As for Khan v Mayweather, i think you're overestimating Floyds power.
He doesn't hit as hard as Maidana, he wins on pure boxing skill.
He'd win a UD on Khan, but get nowhere near to a KO.
They're both slick boxers, and the fight wouldn't be a brawl.
But back to Khan, he's managed to take the punches of the hardest hitter in the division, i can't see anyone else giving him too much trouble, he's too quick, and has fantastic skills.
I'd love to see a rematch, but i think Maidana would beat him second time round, he knows he can hurt him and would be after him from the first bell.
Best of the year so far, but i still need to watch the Marquez fight, i heard that was great too.
As for Khan v Mayweather, i think you're overestimating Floyds power.
He doesn't hit as hard as Maidana, he wins on pure boxing skill.
He'd win a UD on Khan, but get nowhere near to a KO.
They're both slick boxers, and the fight wouldn't be a brawl.
But back to Khan, he's managed to take the punches of the hardest hitter in the division, i can't see anyone else giving him too much trouble, he's too quick, and has fantastic skills.
I'd love to see a rematch, but i think Maidana would beat him second time round, he knows he can hurt him and would be after him from the first bell.
it can be conditiond tho, also who says he has a glass chin? he got knocked out many good boxers who have not been regarded as glass chinned have been knocked out. im not going to say he is a granite chin but lets be honest first round ko was just unlucky
also this was a brilliant fight however i think kahnw as unlucky to have not won due to disqualification due to the filth that Maidana was spewing with
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against prescott he was caught cold and im not sure but wasn't he also fasting that day(starving himself) ?
now he is a much stronger fighter and once warmed up with a few jabs he can certainly take a hit.
he already knew he could hurt him, his camp and many others genuinly believed Khan would be knocked out if caught by one decent punch on the chin.
i think Khans confidence will have grown with this fight and he could be a better fighter for it, miadana caught Khan all night long and didn't put him away.
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What a fantastic fight! I finished watching it ten minutes ago and I'm still buzzing! At several point I was screaming at my monitor 
Good performance by Khan but I think he should have paid more attention to defending against those uppercuts, he didn't look as fast tonight as in his match with Kotelnik, and he seemed to run out of steam a lot faster as well. However there was a moment in the second round when he was putting together perfect combinations at such high speed I remember distinctly thinking "wow, that was as good as a Marquez combination!".
Although he got caught and wobbled a couple of times I think he has proved he can mix it up with hard hitters and I really look forward to seeing what his next match up will be, I think it's going to be a great fight again whatever it is!
Also I think this is doing wonders for British boxing in general, at 24 years of age, no matter what you think of him as a boxer, he really is a role model that will hopefully inspire a comeback for British boxing amongst young people.
Good performance by Khan but I think he should have paid more attention to defending against those uppercuts, he didn't look as fast tonight as in his match with Kotelnik, and he seemed to run out of steam a lot faster as well. However there was a moment in the second round when he was putting together perfect combinations at such high speed I remember distinctly thinking "wow, that was as good as a Marquez combination!".
Although he got caught and wobbled a couple of times I think he has proved he can mix it up with hard hitters and I really look forward to seeing what his next match up will be, I think it's going to be a great fight again whatever it is!
Also I think this is doing wonders for British boxing in general, at 24 years of age, no matter what you think of him as a boxer, he really is a role model that will hopefully inspire a comeback for British boxing amongst young people.
It was a great fight but Khan had to go into survival mode a little to often for comfort, and its shocking how many times he got hurt with the looping over hand right.
He seems to be back on track, and much better at junior welter, when he got caught he didn't seem to do that stunned back peddling, chin in the air thing he used to do, and I think that's mainly down to fighting at 140.
Judah would be a good fight for Khan IMO.
He seems to be back on track, and much better at junior welter, when he got caught he didn't seem to do that stunned back peddling, chin in the air thing he used to do, and I think that's mainly down to fighting at 140.
Judah would be a good fight for Khan IMO.
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Judah would be a pointless fight. Zab has had so many chances that I'd rather see somebody else get a shot. Looks like it will be the winner of Alexander Bradley for him next though. Undercard of Haye Wlad in May could be possible.
Winner of Alexander - Bradley would be the perfect next fight. Both of them are well known and the winner of that bout will be very highly regarded in this division. If he wins that he has pretty much done everything that could be asked of him.
Credit to him for somehow hanging in there last night, he took some absolutely thunderous shots and somehow stayed on his feet. Maidana had 12 rounds to take him out and he couldn't do it, and although by the end of the fight things were heavily in Maidanas favour there is no way he can feel robbed after being dominated for over half the fight and being dropped in the first round.
Credit to him for somehow hanging in there last night, he took some absolutely thunderous shots and somehow stayed on his feet. Maidana had 12 rounds to take him out and he couldn't do it, and although by the end of the fight things were heavily in Maidanas favour there is no way he can feel robbed after being dominated for over half the fight and being dropped in the first round.
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Maidana did well but Khan easily deserved the win. It's easy to plod forward and get credit for it, but Khan fought smart and showed that he has a chin. I believe the Prescott KO was overstated. He took some perfect shots that night and in all honesty everyone has a glass jaw. I also believe that Khan should have scored a knock down in round 9. There was contact between their feet but Maidana massively over-reached and was off balance which is what put him down when Amir tagged him. I scored it 115-110 Khan
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Great fight. You won't get that kind of rollercoaster of emotions with a UFC fight.
I do think Maidana won the fight overall and did the most damage, but with boxing you gotta win 12 rounds.
I don't think Khan helps his overall image by nicknaming himself KING. However, he's earned a lot more respect as a person after tonight and has proved he can take some hard shots.
I do think Maidana won the fight overall and did the most damage, but with boxing you gotta win 12 rounds.
I don't think Khan helps his overall image by nicknaming himself KING. However, he's earned a lot more respect as a person after tonight and has proved he can take some hard shots.
Really? He had what - 3 or 4 good rounds. Got a few power punches in but he was the one that hit the deck and had a cut over his eye..
It was a great fight to watch though, Amir showing that the training he is doing in LA is really paying off, although I think he needs to work on his conditioning a bit, as I can't remember the last time I saw Manny drop the pace quite so rapidly... come round 7 onwards, it looked like he was starting to run out of steam, allowing Maidana back into it. till that point, he was mostly chasing shadows (bar the odd hit here or there)
Still, great performance - hope he can keep his feet on the ground and keep doing the hard work. I'm sure Pacman/FR can keep him on the straight and narrow mind.. not sure on Fight of the year, I havnt seen Marquez's fight and I thoroughly enjoyed Froch's performances too (both Kessler and Abraham).
Have to say, I dont think Amir has the Boxing Brain to take on Mayweather - speed, yea ok, but the brain? not sure - we'll have to see how he develops.
lol nonsense, Khan's body shot combo knock down was utter class, luckily for Maidana it happened at the end of the 1st round otherwise Khan would have easily forced a stoppage what with his clinically accurate and brutal punches at that fresh part of the fight.
The first half of the fight Khan was landing quality hard combinations at will!
Maidana got lucky with a haymaker in the 10th which had more to do with Khans tired and by that time somewhat sloppy defense then the speed or skill of the Maidana's punch, but even that wasn't enough to put Khan on the canvas! He held in there like a true champ!
Maidana is a superb hard hitter/slugger/brawler but technically pretty poor, the better boxer deservedly and rightfully won the fight imho!
Having watched the fight again, Khan was cruising until the 10th.
I think the thrill of the last three rounds clouds our memory of what happened before, where Khan completely outclasses him.
I said earlier that if they were to have a rematch, i thought Maidana would win, but now that Khan has proved to himself and the rest of the that he can take a punch, i can't see him deviating from the game plan of just out boxing him.
If it wasn't for the big shot in the tenth, it would have been an easy victory, he just needs to be more disciplined, there were two or three points in the fight where he should have just boxed clever, but got drawn in to Maidanas plan.
He should have no problem beating the rest in the division, he's too good.
I think the thrill of the last three rounds clouds our memory of what happened before, where Khan completely outclasses him.
I said earlier that if they were to have a rematch, i thought Maidana would win, but now that Khan has proved to himself and the rest of the that he can take a punch, i can't see him deviating from the game plan of just out boxing him.
If it wasn't for the big shot in the tenth, it would have been an easy victory, he just needs to be more disciplined, there were two or three points in the fight where he should have just boxed clever, but got drawn in to Maidanas plan.
He should have no problem beating the rest in the division, he's too good.
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Can't believe people are saying it was a good fight, I've never seen a little guy hit so slowly before, there was no "snap" in a single punch all fight long. How Khan even got hurt by one I don't know. How many times did he let himself get on the ropes and just take uppercut after uppercut and not be remotely concerned.
The guys jabs were lunges from huge distance and most of them the arm was fully extended then he leaned the arm in the rest of the way.
Thought it was a bit of a joke of a fight and that Khan, if he stopped poncing around could have had the fight over by the 2nd/3rd round at the very very latest. He threw a few, then didn't bother for another minute. It took an incredibly flukey haymaker to even wobble Khan, even then there was so little power in it. Heck, I think Audley throws punches with more snap and speed than Maidana was showing.
Is he always that completely rubbish, or, did he come down a weight class or something, he looked out of energy, stumbling on his feet from the start, with no power and no quality in his punching at any stage of the fight.
I really can't work out how the fight wasn't over in the first few rounds, Maidana had nothing at any stage, even his lucky punch, (or was it a crap chin?) his follow up punches Khan was just going, what, really, thats it, eh?
The guys jabs were lunges from huge distance and most of them the arm was fully extended then he leaned the arm in the rest of the way.
Thought it was a bit of a joke of a fight and that Khan, if he stopped poncing around could have had the fight over by the 2nd/3rd round at the very very latest. He threw a few, then didn't bother for another minute. It took an incredibly flukey haymaker to even wobble Khan, even then there was so little power in it. Heck, I think Audley throws punches with more snap and speed than Maidana was showing.
Is he always that completely rubbish, or, did he come down a weight class or something, he looked out of energy, stumbling on his feet from the start, with no power and no quality in his punching at any stage of the fight.
I really can't work out how the fight wasn't over in the first few rounds, Maidana had nothing at any stage, even his lucky punch, (or was it a crap chin?) his follow up punches Khan was just going, what, really, thats it, eh?
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