My friend watched Amir Khan train + spar yesterday...

A buddy of mine from my gym is in California right now and has been training at the Wild Card. Yesterday he called me and told me he watched Barnabe Concepcion, Alfredo Angulo, and Amir Khan all spar (all sparred different people). He told me Khan looked amazing. First he said he was shocked at how small Khan was, that he was probably a little smaller than him (he's a 141 pounder). But he told me Khan did some training and then sparred 10 rounds against 3 different people. He told me he's never seen talent like that in person and it was amazing. He said he was ridiculously fast, but the most impressive thing to him was how vicious he was with his punches. Every time someone would throw a punch at him he would counter with like 6 punch combinations. Found it interesting to hear about, figured I would share it with yall. But apparently Khan is looking really sharp.

Comments (20)

Motofan

Amir has the talent. I like him as a boxer, but I hope his chin doesnt get in the way. Once he steps up it will. He cant win a war against anyone, and he may not even be able to take a solid shot from a decent boxer. Top level guys will eat him alive.

16y ago

Devils_Advocate

Amir has the talent. I like him as a boxer, but I hope his chin doesnt get in the way. his chin should be fine against Paulie!!!

16y ago

Idgas

i didn't realize how short khan was until i saw pics him facing off with malignaggi at the press con. he always looked tall with his slim build.

16y ago

BROOKLYN_CESAR

Im sure paulie will whip this clowns butt!!!

16y ago

Hard_Boiled

16y ago

DRORGYY

War paulie..........

16y ago

Chunk

valero is going to eat khan for snacks. not even worth lunch Valero isn't gonna come up smelling of roses fighting a guy with a well known glass for a jaw.

16y ago

STREET_CLEANER

appreciate it i like the part that he would come back with 6 shots of his own lol.........

16y ago

boxer2k5

valero is going to eat khan for snacks. not even worth lunch

16y ago

The_Demon

khans one talented kid

16y ago

aznhybrid

My question is, Can one mold a fighter even though he has a major flaw or seems to atleast? We shall see in the next coming months. I still believe that Amir is the one who is going to bring in crowds into MSG. If you think about it, people all over the States who love boxing know about the Wild Card. And anyone who goes there are starting to figure out who Khan is. Chances are if this kid keeps on improving he could very well inherit (Dare i say it) Pac's fans after he's gone. I mean, the signs are there; Roach said it. And He already has a following in the UK. A lot of south asian americans are starting to notice him aswell.

16y ago

aznhybrid

sayonara Paulina!!! And i thought my sig was phukkin amazing.

16y ago

GDS

Amir has a lot of potential. If he had an average chin, he might be just below Alexander. And the small is somewhat interesting. Amir has a JMW frame, and as time increses and also as he move up, I think he become more impressive. 140 won't be his best weight. Just hope he can improve his punch resistance over time.

16y ago

FLYBOY

He's clearly on that A-side meth. Whatever Pac is on, Amir is on too, since Ariza's also working with him. Damn, the proof is in the pudding, or should I say "shakes." Manny Pacquiao is on PED's. Amir is not. Amir said that he is willing to do the random testing.

16y ago

FLYBOY

No problem, and I think my friend was referring to how big these people look on tv, then you see them and they seem so much smaller. That's what happened to me with Miguel Cotto, I couldn't believe how small he was. I think he said he took some pictures on his phone but Freddy Roach said he wanted everyone to put their cameras away. Amir is tall yes but he is small... He entered this training camp weighing in at 147 lbs. And he started training after months! (After the Salita fight). So, yes he is tall 5'10 but he isn't "big".

16y ago

Boxer1590

thank you so much for the insight. Amir is getting better everytime. And Amir is actually a pretty big 140 lber, especially if you compare him with the other 140 lbers. You should ask your friend if he would video tape a bit of Amir sparring/training. No problem, and I think my friend was referring to how big these people look on tv, then you see them and they seem so much smaller. That's what happened to me with Miguel Cotto, I couldn't believe how small he was. I think he said he took some pictures on his phone but Freddy Roach said he wanted everyone to put their cameras away.

16y ago

TAKEOVER7209

should be a good fight!

16y ago

Boxer1590

Khan has world class talent, you can't deny that. I just hope he somehow improves his chin. Yea man that's his biggest question mark/flaw. That's what I tell everyone, he's like the closest thing to a complete fighter if he had a good chin. Angulo is training in wild card now?? With roach on his side Khan can go places. I can't wait till he batters paulie and make him look like the bum that he is. Apparently. He said he was done training and was just sitting there, then Angulo walked in. I forget who he told me he sparred with, nobody special. He also said that Angulo has the biggest face he's ever seen in his life, and that his sparring looked exactly like his fights and he just kept trucking forward.

16y ago

COYS

iv seen him before and i thought he was small too. thats interesting stuff tho :boxing:

16y ago

johncods

Angulo is training in wild card now?? With roach on his side Khan can go places. I can't wait till he batters paulie and make him look like the bum that he is.

16y ago