Originally posted by PandaKilla
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Khan will beat Maidana easily in a rematch.
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Khan wins the rematch only on the merit that he has a better skill set than Maidana. The first fight shouldn't have even been close. There's nothing amazing about Maidana's skill set. He only brings power to the table. And that's it. Hell, he doesn't even bring a good set of whiskers to the ring. So anybody with a little pop themselves have just as much a chance of ko'ing Maidana as he does to you.
This fight was a terrible barometer for Khan's improvement. If anything, he looks like he's making the mistake of falling in love with his own power. There's no reason for him at this point in his career to try to sit down on his punches the way he did in the Maidana fight. Smart combos, deliberate moving and circling (not just sprinting to the other side of the ring), and body work wins 90% of the nights for Khan because he has a remarkable skill set. His flaw in his defense will remain there as long as he has Roach in his corner. Roach's philosphy in training is basically using his fighters offense as their defense. The same looping and slow punches Khan get hit with are the same punches Roach's prized pupil get hit with. Hell, Pac even invites his opponent to hit him to jumpstart his attack (game plan).
That's why anyone with accuracy, defense (or at least a committment to it), and the ability to stick to a game plan and not get wild or try to one up their opponents moments, will beat both Khan and Pac handily.
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Even without that body shot, Khan would still win the majority of the rounds. Maidana took it well, and came back well, but Khan made mistakes that canbe worked on!
Maidana doesn't hae mistakes, they are habits! Khan has habits too, but he made plenty of mistakes!
In rematches, the more skilled fighter usually comes back to win.
Paulie vs diaz!
Srl vs duran although both highly skilled.
Floyd vs castillo.
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