Right, this guy gets a lot of flak on this site. I think it's unjust. I'm going to lay down a few facts about the kid and argue that he is not only a "china chinned bum". I have seen every Khan fight and watched his whole career so don't blame me for defending the guy.
First off, he won a silver medal at the olympics when he was 17. I don't know about you, but that shows a lot of talent right there. Not only did he win the silver, but he looked good doing it. He had style, charisma, speed, and movement all in abundance. He seems destined to be a pro.
A year after his olympic success he turned pro. The pro game is a hard business, but he to adapted to it well scoring knockout after knockout. Yes his opposition was weak for his first 15 fights or so, but name me a fighter who fights highly skilled fighters when in development. There is not many I tell you. In these fights he showed the type of skill that you need to be a major player in the sport. Fast hands, good movement, good power, and great accuracy. The only question mark was over his defence and chin.
The question marks over his defence and chin were soon answered. After being knocked down against a few weak fisted fighters it was obvious Khan had a severe lack of punch resistance. Drilzane, Limond, and Gomez all tested his chin. However, Khan has recovered well after all these knockdowns and won each by Knockout. The question over his chin still remained.
Good wins over Earl, St-Claire, Kristjansen, and Gomez, spelled a need for a step up in competition. This came in the form of the huge punching Columbian, Breidis Prescott. It was thought that this was the fight where he would answer the questions about his chin once and for all. As everybody knows Khan's chin didn't hold up, and he lost within a minute. His defence was invisible, and his chin was shattered. He showed great heart by getting up after the first knockdown, but also inexperience as he walked straight back into a devastating left hook. He tried but just couldn't get back up. His career seemed to be in ruins.
After suffering his first defeat, Khan decided to hook up with one of the worlds finest trainers in Freddie Roach. It was thought that the Wild Card Gym could provide Khan the environment to really improve his defensive skills and overall fight game. Sparring with the likes of Manny Pacquiao would serve to open his eyes to the realitys of boxing. You can have a bad chin or a bad defence, but you can't have both. As the chin was already a huge weakness, the defence had to improve.
His comeback fight against the moderate punching Oisin Fagan, was a chance to showcase his defensive improvements to the world. He moved in and out with his hands firmly held up, he showed a lot more patience, and looked very composed. No doubt the result of a strict Roach training camp.
His next fight will be against the aged, but still game Mexican Barrera. At 35, he is not the fighter he once was, but just over a year after taking Manny Pacquiao 12 rounds, proves he is not a shot fighter. This is a risky fight for Khan. Barrera still has the power to trouble him, but if his defence continues to improve, Khan should be able to avoid Barrera's attacks and use his movement to box from the outside. If Khan can pick his shots, keeps his hand up, and remain patient, he could stop Barrera before 10. However, if the occasion gets to him, and he allows himself to get wild, Barrera could score an easy knockout. Khan should win, but Barrera has the will and experience to cause an upset.
The point I'm trying to make is, Khan is far from a finished product, but he is not a bum as some people on this board would have you believe. Age is on his side, and if he can carry on improving his defensive skills, he could be a World Champion before the year is out. You may think he is cocky and arrogant, but I think he is young and confident. He always wants to entertain, and has never been in a boring fight. If you want drama, this is where to find it. Give the guy a chance and stop being so harsh on the lad.
Sorry for the huge post. You don't have to read it all.
Sure do.
No way Thaxton or Muray turn down the chance to skip out that level and move onwards and upwards to bigger and better things.When Did Khan skip a level?
by fighting Gomez? Or Fagan?
Piss off, he should have fought then 5-6 fights ago, Murray would have been a better opponent than anything he's faced so far.
Do you even believe the shit you type?
Sure do.
No way Thaxton or Muray turn down the chance to skip out that level and move onwards and upwards to bigger and better things.
Put damn near anyone with any ambition in his shoes and they by pass the brittish level guys too, put Thaxton or Murray in his shoes and i gaurentee they do the same!So why did he fight Gomez then? A guy ranked outside the top ten in the UK 2 weights below Khan, or Gairy St. Clair a bum ranked outside the top 200 in the world.
Do you even believe the shit you type?
It's not about Ambition it's about the fact that Murray and Thraxton would have tested him.
The point I'm trying to make is, Khan is far from a finished product, but he is not a bum as some people on this board would have you believe. Age is on his side, and if he can carry on improving his defensive skills, he could be a World Champion before the year is out. You may think he is cocky and arrogant, but I think he is young and confident. He always wants to entertain, and has never been in a boring fight. If you want drama, this is where to find it. Give the guy a chance and stop being so harsh on the lad.
Sorry for the huge post. You don't have to read it all.
too long to read, so I skimmed it.
you can't fix a glass chin. better hope his defense is airtight.
My problem with Khan is that he avoided the two people he should have fought before moving up to Euro level and beyond.
Had he fought Murray and Thraxton and won he would have the respect of the British Boxing public.
But no he got sat on his behind and nearly beaten by Limond and Gomez and then said he was to good to be fighting at that level.
Since getting beaten by an Unknown inside 30 seconds (An unknown he is now ranked higher than Bazaarly) he has faced a bum and a 36 year old in his first fight at the weight, a guy who should by rights have been stopped after the first rounds because he couldn't see from a massive cut.
Sorry i'm not sold on the hype.
If he beats Kotelnik, then he can start calling out the likes of Hatton, IF he beats hatton then he can start calling out the likes of PBF.
Right now he needs to STFU and stop trying to get fights he has in no way earned.
Put damn near anyone with any ambition in his shoes and they by pass the brittish level guys too, put Thaxton or Murray in his shoes and i gaurentee they do the same!
My problem with Khan is that he avoided the two people he should have fought before moving up to Euro level and beyond.
Had he fought Murray and Thraxton and won he would have the respect of the British Boxing public.
But no he got sat on his behind and nearly beaten by Limond and Gomez and then said he was to good to be fighting at that level.
Since getting beaten by an Unknown inside 30 seconds (An unknown he is now ranked higher than Bazaarly) he has faced a bum and a 36 year old in his first fight at the weight, a guy who should by rights have been stopped after the first rounds because he couldn't see from a massive cut.
Sorry i'm not sold on the hype.
If he beats Kotelnik, then he can start calling out the likes of Hatton, IF he beats hatton then he can start calling out the likes of PBF.
Right now he needs to STFU and stop trying to get fights he has in no way earned.
Berto gets the same shit. Dawson gets the same shit. Just about every prospect who is prematurely shoved into the limelight gets the same shit. No one makes extra special effort to discredit Khan. It is what it is
They do in this country, clowns who dont even know boxing hate him. I think its due to his race mainly
I cant say enough for Amir, his talent and style are unquestionable and he brings excitement be it in the form of a rapid fire 20 punch combo or the knowledge that he's one big shot away from defeat. His attitude is great, all the new Brits have great Attitude, Amir, Haye and Froch, cant fault them.
And i do think the loss was the best thing that could have happened to him, he took it like a man, said all the right things immediatley after and then made the change to the Wild Card where the seem to have addressed his only weakness - chin, by tightning up the Defence a bit more. Khan is still improving and will beat Kontelink for the title no doubt in my mind and after that im picking him over Ortiz as well
Khan gets far more stick then Dawson and Berto from what i've seen on here.
Tell me about it lol
I mean when you've got a guy on a forum calling a boxer a cheat for being tall in their division, thats how u know there are some major haters on the guy
This was a good post....
People seem to not understand what Prospect means...
Boxings a hard sport especially as its an individual sport....with other sports like football all the prospects get their odd game here n there and even if they play bad...people will say "well hes only young n will learn"...i rarely see people say this with boxing, apparently you have to be fighting the best at the age of 22 lol
Berto gets the same shit. Dawson gets the same shit. Just about every prospect who is prematurely shoved into the limelight gets the same shit. No one makes extra special effort to discredit Khan. It is what it is
What, you mean the one earlier on before the chicken dance? I don't think he wobbled. It looks like it stunned him for a millisecond, but all he did was shuffle around to get back into position. Plus, he then landed a jab that made Prescott's head snap right back.
But if you mean the actual shot that made his legs turn to jelly, then no way was that a mere jab. More like a hard counter left hook right on the temple, followed by the hard chin shot.
He did a little wobble mate...
Straight from the jab just right from the off
No big ting but he got a mini Judah dance on the go
It was Jab that shook him and his leg buckled a bit
What, you mean the one earlier on before the chicken dance? I don't think he wobbled. It looks like it stunned him for a millisecond, but all he did was shuffle around to get back into position. Plus, he then landed a jab that made Prescott's head snap right back.
But if you mean the actual shot that made his legs turn to jelly, then no way was that a mere jab. More like a hard counter left hook right on the temple, followed by the hard chin shot.
When a hyped fighter loses and lets his bandwagoners down, of course he's gonna get attacked. It was proven his chin ain't the greatest, but that don't mean he's a shit fighter altogether.
*Sturdy left hook
Khan, moments before, sent Prescott's head snapping back with a jab of his own. Get your facts straight.
Perhaps you need to rewatch the fight...