Am I the only one who...

Haters would hate no matter what but I respect how he has comeback and achieve what he did in 3 years after a devastating KO Lost against Prescott, He took some big shots against Peterson which was a shock to me. Didn't shock me at all, Peterson is not a big puncher at all. He has little to no pop. Khan showing off that he wasn't hurt against Peterson actually made me smile at times, cause he wasn't proving anything by taunting a light puncher. Let's see him shake his head and show off after taking a punch from Victor Ortiz, or Andre Berto or even Maidana again but Khan wants no part of him after the scare he went through in their fight of the year. At 140, the best opponents there are light punchers with not much pop. Bradley and Peterson. If Peterson had more power, he would have knocked Khan out. But Peterson with his limited power, will always give Khan tough close fight, but Khan will always beat him, if he can behave himself and listen to the ref.

That first round was significant, it showed class, speed and skill, peterson had no idea where he was after being dropped twice - pretty sure most people, even though expecting this, didn't think Khan would school him that bad at the start. :lol1::lol1::lol1:

Sorry Marshall, but I don't see what is so different about how Khan fights now as he did in his amateur days (yes, I have been watching him that long and the sport much longer). He tries to apply Roach's "in and out" style but reverts to type when things aren't going all his way. Sloppy footwork, throwing ineffectual combos, sometimes losing his balance in the process and possessing no inside game whatsoever. His hand speed is exceptional, when given time and space but he struggles when under pressure, badly. So Khan was being "macho" and trying to show the likes of me that he's got a chin, was he? How did that work out for him? Maybe he should have concentrated on adapting to his opponent and winning in style like he said he would instead of taking unnecessary punches to prove something. After the fight, Khan slammed everyone from the ref to the city before mentioning Peterson or admitting that he didn't adapt well to the pressure. Before telling other to get a clue, learn some boxing history, son. Watch Mayweather's post fight interview after fighting Philip N'Dou (he was still at 135lbs then and that was around 2003/4). He listed both Mosley and De La Hoya as people he wanted to fight back then. Neither was near his division and Mosley certainly wasn't that keen. Kostya Tzsyu was injured, almost to the point of retirement in 2004/5. When he came back, Mitchell was his comeback fight, Hatton was his mandatory. He retired after the Hatton fight, so please tell us when Mayweather had the chance to fight him? At 140lbs, Cotto was still pretty green and started to show vulnerabilities so Arum wasn't letting him anywhere near Mayweather. Marg is someone Mayweather could've fought. But he decided to go for the former and current number ones in the division in Judah and Baldomir, rather than the WBO champion in Margarito. Then it was the bout the MAYWEATHER had been chasing for years (again, watch the post fight interview). If you've got Margarito at 147lbs and De La Hoya at 154lbs, which one are you going to take? That would be like telling Khan he should fight Berto if a Mayweather bout was on offer tomorrow. After that, Hatton was the one he was supposedly scared of next. Undefeated and again, with the crowding style to beat him. He was accused of being scared of Mosley too- until he beat him up, of course. THEN Mosley was too old. Mayweather may be an arrogant imbecile, but he has faced bigger guys without asking for catchweights, or weight stips when challenging for titles in a new division. He isn't unbeatable at all. Just Khan ain't the one to do it.

I don't doubt for a moment he will come back stronger. He has a lot of learning to do if he wants to implement it in his next fight, a rematch and thats the worry. If he fights Peterson next and hasn't learnt an effective inside game and how to clinch and to use his jab more to dictate the fight then he's going to be under pressure again and he needs this all done by March....

Ray, you do know that Peterson is by no means a big puncher, right? Maidana had khan dong the two-step and the punchers get bigger at 147lbs. Khan needs at least one big win at the weight first, or all the excuses are lined up if Mayweather whoops his ass (highly likely). It's Hatton all over again.

Haters would hate no matter what but I respect how he has comeback and achieve what he did in 3 years after a devastating KO Lost against Prescott, He took some big shots against Peterson which was a shock to me.

Khan will come back for sure, but one thing this fight showed is that he may be talented, but he is nowhere near as good a pro fighter as he thinks he is. His style is very amateurish. He has no inside skills and has a lack of adaptability. I laughed the first time he mentioned fighting Mayweather, and after this weekend, I laughed again. Khan has zero experience of fighting at that level. He was given an easy ride to championship level and his one venture into the unknown saw him splattered in under a mintue (in an interview before that fight, he claimed that in one or two fights, no one would be able to touch him! LOL) . He applied himself well since, but has some severe flaws in his game. He should stop mentioning Mayweather or any other potential opponent at elite level. It is that kind of attitude that led to his defeat (looking past what is in front of him instead of being focused on the "here and now"). All the talent in the world doesn't cover up for a less than stellar attitude. I haven't heard Khan once give Peterson any credit for his tenacity. Just him going on and on about it being everyone else's fault but his own. Great fighters need to take a good look at themselves. If Khan can't do that, he'll never get better. Work on your game, Khan and take it one fight at a time. Stop the stupid Mayweather talk.

I haven't read anything about Khan lacking talent, he does, however, lack certain skills. One of the things that Khan lacks is head movement. He does not move his head very well, in fact his upper body movement is very minimal. He does not roll punches either (which would have helped him greatly in his recent fight with Lamont after being pushed onto the ropes). He has great feet and good lateral movement but never pivots to keep the action in the center of the ring. For a fighter with good reach, Khan rarely utilizes his jab. The Klitchskos, for example, have no inside game yet manage to keep their opponents outside due to good footwork and piercing jabs. If Khan cannot learn to fight on the inside then he must learn to use his jab and to use it well. Otherwise, he will continually struggle with pressure fighters that like to fight up close. Khan will not make it to the elite level unless he can learn, and effectively implement, these skills. The punches are harder at 147 lbs and the fighters are bigger. Personally, I think that Khan has the potential to box Bero/Ortiz silly. But at his current level, he would probably get stopped by both.

The blueprint is out on Khan he has major problems fighting on the inside and struggles against pressure fighters, although I had him beating Lamont it's hard to see him regaining that hype he had before that fight. Hope this makes him train harder and try to address his flaws. he'll come back for sure just remains to be seen how he copes against top level fighters.

he'll definitely come back, if they have a rematch khan will win by TKO or KO, and if he cant finish him it will be a wide UD. i think its quite interesting to see who khan fights now, i think berto would give him more problems than ortiz. i really hope the bradley fight happens now, im not so sure khan would win anymore, it would be close. if bradley can keep pressure on him then i think khan might lose, he is awful with pressure fighters. as for his chin, it's fine, he took clean hard shots from maidana probably the hardest hitting at 140. i think he is more affected when he gets hit on the temple.

In all seriousness, Khan needs a new trainer. Its obvious from saturday freddie is trying to make khan fight like manny. Khan length and reach is amazing and he needs to fight like hearns. Stop that running **** and box, fight in the pocket inside fight. Body shots, uppers and proper right hands. He tends to put his left hand down at his waist b4 he throw his right hand. He pushes too much and fights very wild. He is quick and hand speed is phenomenal but, he needs a hard trainer who would whipped his ass into shape. Because I see a future in this kid he just need proper guidance. (I root for all young boxers to succeed!!!!!!!!)

He needs to improve on the inside though Ortiz and Berto would pick him apart otherwise

I think Khan will bounce back; he is only 25 and has a really big upside looking at his skill set. It was a close fight and I think Khan would have won with some cleaner punching...I look forward to him climbing the ranks again against the like of Berto;Devon, and Ortiz...

I wouldn't say he's talentless he has a lot of talent imo and I see him bouncing back. It was sad how he came up with excuses for the loss but I do understand why he did so boxing is his life and that loss will be on his record forever. No one likes to lose but he did lose last night imo. Nonetheless he will be back and that's fo sho

Still thinks Khan will bounce back from this and regain all the hype and eventually fight Mayweather? This is deja vu for me, I remember seeing this place when Khan got Ko'd by Prescott, the EXACT same hate bandwagon emerged, where everyone had their money on Khan being a flop. I don't think any of them would've guessed that Khan would then go on and beat the likes of Judah, Maidana and Kotelnik. I just think people are blindly following this hate bandwagon and are completly underestimating him, some calling him "talentless". That first round was significant, it showed class, speed and skill, peterson had no idea where he was after being dropped twice - pretty sure most people, even though expecting this, didn't think Khan would school him that bad at the start. Imo that first round could've troubled anyone, including Mayweather, don't see him "countering" ****. Furthermore, I think right now, Khan has the most potential to improve as a boxer. I mean, the flaws we saw in this fight are so minor, this is what I picked up; - Endurance - Inside game - Pressure fighters All of the above can be nullified if given the right training. And once he improves that, with the speed and power he has, he can definitly compete against the very best. **** like "weak chin" is something you just can't improve much, if you have a weak chin, it's going to always burden you, but Khan proved that weak chin theory wrong imo, it's satisfactory for a Champ. Anyways, you probably won't agree, but in 1-2 years time, Khan will fight Mayweather, and in all honesty, I think it'll be "closer" then we think. The good news is Khan can take a decent punch. Bad news is his defense consists of ear muffs and laying on the ropes and more often than not, not punching back. This could be a decent thing for him. The possibility that he was totally chinless would have been worse.