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cheesyboy said:
(rather than a one-punch KO) is what I'd expect, and would see Khan come out with credit in the bank.
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This not directed at your comment but the point of how this fight somehow give Khan some kind of props for being so brave. So lets call this how it is for a second.
This is a super welterwieght fight and it supposedly includes some kind of bizarre rehydration clause. Add to this Canelo is not a big middleweight at 160 and everything favours Khan. Both men should step into the ring within a few pounds of the 165.

Maybe he needed the cash from this fight or seen it as a way to get a leg up into the middleweight division that he's happy to risk taking beating for. If he took the fight for the money then fair enough I can understand that sometimes you have to make hard choices, but he's lost respect for it.

Now if Khan had cleaned out the top twenty welters and dominated to the point that he had nowhere to go but up to 160lbs, he gets the free pass to jump into the ring at 160 like some of the greats did. But, lets be real truthful here, Amir Kahn has done nothing to earn that. IMO Khan needs grow a pair, stop living in a dream world and decide if he wants to move up to 160 or go back down to 147 and start standing up to the best fighters like a man. Or if he wants to continue with this dream of being seen as a *great* while not actually being one, he should try to string together half a dozen wins against top 15-25 fighters and pray it works out better for him this time and some of the names he beats go on to do great things.
 
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Well you might find the situation frustrating but thats the reality of it. No point in blowing any more smoke. Khans full.

If he wins it will be a solid victory and give him something to build on.
 
jigger said:
Well you might find the situation frustrating but thats the reality of it. No point in blowing any more smoke. Khans full.

If he wins it will be a solid victory and give him something to build on.
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I'm honestly looking forward to the fight. Don't get me wrong, I'm not deluding myself about his chances, but why so hard on him?
 
Just caught the weigh in. When the fight was made i gave Khan little hope of winning this one, now that its here i still think he's well up against it. Can he use his strengths and not get drawn into a brawl is the question, looking forward to it. I know a few people who have flown over, they are loving it over there, first time for them. Khans team sorted out hotels and tickets for them all they had to pay for was flights!
 
The_One said:
Just watched the weigh in

Both bang on 155

Khans looks great at that weight
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Khan looks blown up , you can tell Canelo is dehydrated as he's very defined.

If I had to bet I'd Canelo round 6-8 , Khan will get tagged eventually and thats when the fun will start!:D

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Has anyone tweeted the time for the ring walk?
 
Good night of boxing tonight actually, besides the Khan fight there's a couple of decent encounters on the Sky Sports card Crolla V Barroso and Del Boy V Pulev.

Tall order probably for Del Boy but there's a Joshua fight there for him if he can get the win, he's been found out everytime he's stepped up to the highest level but Pulev isn't a Fury, Haye, Klitchko level fighter.
 
Yes, looks like a decent night of boxing ahead.

If Khan survives for 12 rounds I think that'd be considered a victory in itself. He's bound to nick rounds with his speed and movement, that's what he's good at, but he really has to be on his game tonight and look to go right til the end.
 
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