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No matter how I looked at the fight I could only see one winner Khan by late round stoppage or points. Malignaggi just did not have the fire power to take advantage of Khan's faults.
Khan has improved but not that much. He has a new shot a good left hook to the body but that tends to be the norm for fighters whose upper body is too square on but it takes from the right hand.
I did notice on the few occasions when Khan was backed up he looked a different fighter,out of sorts and vulnerable a in close he has no leverage on his punches. Malignaggi did not have the fire power to take advantage but his inside game and defence is not good enough to cope with a good fighter that can bang.
I was also not impressed with his footwork. watch the fight again and watch his legs and you will see what I mean.also he is kind of wooden looking with his upper body and that does not bode well for the future.
By now I was expecting more improvement from the Roach/ Khan partnership. Roach is great at picking the right fights and getting the tactics right for the fight but he has not improved Khan's technique enough to compensate for that glass jaw. This is not Khan's fault and I am disappointed in Roach. I was expecting more from this hyped trainer.
Despite a good performance and win I am more concerned about how he will perform at the higher level than I was yesterday before the fightl. FYI I always turn the sound off when watching fights,my stream cut out around the middle of round 9. If you do this you don't get influenced by what the commentators are telling you. That way you can be objective.
He really needs to deal with his weaknesses and not rely on his talent and hand speed. Against Malignaggi he can get away with that but against Alexander and Ortiz he will be exposed unless he makes dramatic changes..
Khan has improved but not that much. He has a new shot a good left hook to the body but that tends to be the norm for fighters whose upper body is too square on but it takes from the right hand.
I did notice on the few occasions when Khan was backed up he looked a different fighter,out of sorts and vulnerable a in close he has no leverage on his punches. Malignaggi did not have the fire power to take advantage but his inside game and defence is not good enough to cope with a good fighter that can bang.
I was also not impressed with his footwork. watch the fight again and watch his legs and you will see what I mean.also he is kind of wooden looking with his upper body and that does not bode well for the future.
By now I was expecting more improvement from the Roach/ Khan partnership. Roach is great at picking the right fights and getting the tactics right for the fight but he has not improved Khan's technique enough to compensate for that glass jaw. This is not Khan's fault and I am disappointed in Roach. I was expecting more from this hyped trainer.
Despite a good performance and win I am more concerned about how he will perform at the higher level than I was yesterday before the fightl. FYI I always turn the sound off when watching fights,my stream cut out around the middle of round 9. If you do this you don't get influenced by what the commentators are telling you. That way you can be objective.
He really needs to deal with his weaknesses and not rely on his talent and hand speed. Against Malignaggi he can get away with that but against Alexander and Ortiz he will be exposed unless he makes dramatic changes..
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