If you're saying Khan applies pressure, then he applies it in a different manner. His for of pressure is aggressive bursts. I see it being very hard for Floyd to counter a fighter who throws punches in combination at the same speed as him. Plus, Khan's punches are thrown in such an odd manner that he smothers his opponents punches by the angle of his elbows. It's crazy, I've never seen anything like it and it's so subtle. It's why Maidana couldn't counter in the middle of exchanges with Khan, the only time he did was when Khan was backing out of range, not throwing anything. Khan matches Floyd, or at least close, in many aspects: Power, speed, footwork, consistency. I think Khan's offense makes for a great defensive against against a speedy counter-puncher in Floyd. Plus, Floyd is very susceptible to straight punchers. His defense works great against guys who only throw hooks, overhands, and uppercuts, but whenever we have seen him have difficulty at the least bit is when someone's stuffing a crisp straight jab in him face, and maybe right hands (although many fighters hes fought loop their right hands). To sum it all up, I think Khan is actually the perfect fighter to pit against Floyd to expect a win. Give him a few more fights. A lot of people think brute force will stop Floyd like with Cotto, Mosley, Pacquiao, Hatton, Margarito, Ortiz, etc. But I think if you can equally match Floyd in hand and foot speed, you have a great chance.
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