This is exactly why boxing is a complete joke.
Amir Khan v Carlos Molina
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This is exactly why boxing is a complete joke.
molina was the best he could have fought you arent going to get peterson/garcia or anyone else taking a khan fight when khans lost his last two fights.
the whole point of boxing is you work your way up lol
dont know why everyone says he doesnt have a chin people obviously not watched enough of his fights, the peterson loss was a joke the guy was on steroids and the garcia punch would have ko'd anyone it was at the back of the ear
khan will clean up the light welterweight division with his next two fights and then he'll step up weight again
the whole point of boxing is you work your way up lol
dont know why everyone says he doesnt have a chin people obviously not watched enough of his fights, the peterson loss was a joke the guy was on steroids and the garcia punch would have ko'd anyone it was at the back of the ear
khan will clean up the light welterweight division with his next two fights and then he'll step up weight again
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He isn't beating Marquez or Garcia and a fighter like Matthysse would be a very bad fight for him to take. Honestly don't know who he could fight and realistically beat, perhaps Judah again?
He was always going to win this one but it really did show he lack of power. Speed is OK against poor opposition but he's going to get found out again.
Still, he's had some good fights, puts on a good show, has dazzling speed, so what if he's not the best boxer ever? Providing he doesn't get any big injuries he'll probably retire soon and hopefully inspire others to take up the sport or similar sports. I did lol when he said he'd take on Garcia again any time - wonder if he'd say the same about Prescott?
Sky boxing commentators/pundits do my head in.
Still, he's had some good fights, puts on a good show, has dazzling speed, so what if he's not the best boxer ever? Providing he doesn't get any big injuries he'll probably retire soon and hopefully inspire others to take up the sport or similar sports. I did lol when he said he'd take on Garcia again any time - wonder if he'd say the same about Prescott?
Sky boxing commentators/pundits do my head in.
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No boxing brain, gets caught far too often, but absolutely blistering hand speed. If his defence improves drastically, he could outbox anyone due to his reach and speed but big punchers will always be confident against him knowing they only need to land clean once.
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Unless they watch the Garcia fight. Hopefully the ref won't step in prematurely again.
How many of those 27 wins are against good opponents? I count zero so far.
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You seem to think Khan is a world beater
When I say he doesn't have a brain, let me try and elaborate.
When any other top boxer gets hit and hurt he tends to try and tie up the opponent not put your hands up saying you haven't hurt me whilst his legs are wobbling.
He's a good boxer with fast hands and thats about it.
But like Pigeon says he isn't going to beat Marquez or Garcia any time soon.
As for talk of fighting Mayweather that is laughable in the extreme.
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i will quote you both when he beats garcia in the rematch
no matter what you think hes a two time world champion and he will be a third
Fair enough I wouldn't bother bookmarking it though
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The trouble with this thread and pretty much all other internet discussion of Khan is that everyone seems to be of the opinion he is either great or rubish when it is obvious that neither is true. In the same way he doesn't have a glass jaw and fall down after every clean hit and he doesn't throw punches like a 7 year old girl.
The reality as with most things in life is somewhere in the middle, Khan is a decent boxer and I'm pretty sure that is what history will judge him and it sadens me to see people dismissing him like he's another Audrey. Yes he has some flaws in his technique, he is vulnerable to the odd knockout and he doesn't pack the huge power of some boxers. He has however shown some decent punch resistance during his career and also demonstrated his ability to knock people out which regardless of an openents class still takes raw power. I don't think any bad boxer has ever been twice crowned world champion, he has beaten his fare share of decent fighters and only been beaten 3 times twice being taken out by good shots and the third time a conteversial split points decision to a drugs cheat who didn't come to fight.
It will be interesting to see what his next steps are his speed is incredible and f a coach can finally get him technically and tactically right he could give some of the big guns in the division a decent fight, that however is a big if.
The reality as with most things in life is somewhere in the middle, Khan is a decent boxer and I'm pretty sure that is what history will judge him and it sadens me to see people dismissing him like he's another Audrey. Yes he has some flaws in his technique, he is vulnerable to the odd knockout and he doesn't pack the huge power of some boxers. He has however shown some decent punch resistance during his career and also demonstrated his ability to knock people out which regardless of an openents class still takes raw power. I don't think any bad boxer has ever been twice crowned world champion, he has beaten his fare share of decent fighters and only been beaten 3 times twice being taken out by good shots and the third time a conteversial split points decision to a drugs cheat who didn't come to fight.
It will be interesting to see what his next steps are his speed is incredible and f a coach can finally get him technically and tactically right he could give some of the big guns in the division a decent fight, that however is a big if.
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I'm probably one of the few who thinks Khan would actually do very well against Mayweather. Stick him in with a tough brawler who has a big shot and looks for one punch knockouts, and it could be over quick for him but when was the last time anyone out boxed him over 12 rounds?
Styles make fights, Mayweather seems to have the answer to everything put in front of him, but I've never really seen him up against someone who is as big as him with a similar reach and just as fast, if not faster. Mayweather doesn't try knocking people out with one punch, he breaks them down slowly. Mayweather is the best boxer in the world, few people dispute that, but Khan would pose him with a problem which he has rarely faced. Even if that fight happened and was close, I don't believe it'd propel Khan to top 3 in the world or anywhere close to that since he still has huge flaws in his game which need to be addressed. Mayweather is not a one punch knockout artist so wouldn't expose Khans weakness as well as other far inferior fighters could do.
Styles make fights, Mayweather seems to have the answer to everything put in front of him, but I've never really seen him up against someone who is as big as him with a similar reach and just as fast, if not faster. Mayweather doesn't try knocking people out with one punch, he breaks them down slowly. Mayweather is the best boxer in the world, few people dispute that, but Khan would pose him with a problem which he has rarely faced. Even if that fight happened and was close, I don't believe it'd propel Khan to top 3 in the world or anywhere close to that since he still has huge flaws in his game which need to be addressed. Mayweather is not a one punch knockout artist so wouldn't expose Khans weakness as well as other far inferior fighters could do.
He's nowhere near the same class as Mayweather, to say anything that even remotely suggests that he would do well against him is pure madness.
Post #26 agrees with you. What winds people up is the media/promoter/boxing industry hype that surrounds Khan.
Post #26 agrees with you. What winds people up is the media/promoter/boxing industry hype that surrounds Khan.
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I think many experts would disagree with you. Your making the mistake of thinking I have said he's in or near the same class as Mayweather, he's not. Mayweather handles every type of opponent put in front of him, Khan struggles badly against poor boxers who are big hitters or guys who are just tough and try roughing him up. Mayweather fits into neither of those two categories, and I see no one out there who can beat him at present but if you asked me who I think may give him the most problems, I'd say someone who has a long reach and has very quick hand speed - that happens to be Amir Khan at the moment.
What good is speed against someone with an awesome defence? He doesn't have the power to trouble Mayweather and is susceptible to counter punches so how do you propose that he will trouble Mayweather?
Khan doesn't deserve to be anywhere near a ring that contains Mayweather. I'd still like to see the fight though, it'd be comical.
Khan doesn't deserve to be anywhere near a ring that contains Mayweather. I'd still like to see the fight though, it'd be comical.
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This totally.
I'm willingly happy to be proven wrong , but the only fight I remember Mayweather been really troubled in is against Oscar De La Hoya.
Oscar ran out of steam in the last few rounds IIRC