That KO of Morales was strikingly similar to when Khan was KO'd by Garcia. I mean damn, it was almost a spitting image. A lot of people claimed Khan was glass-chinned but we know now that's just not true. Garcia has just perfected that shot and any fighter would have gone down the same way - anyone! That has got to be the most devastating punch in the whole division.
In fact, truth is Khan was able to take the punch better than Morales in some ways because he got caught with it the round before but still lasted through to the next round and was on his feet when the fight was stopped!
Morales look totally out of shape. Got a beer gut/handle. Looked older than 36.
The KO proved nothing.
Khan is glassed-chin and will probably never be a contender again....especially at WW or higher or as he approaches 30 yo.
Watch that knockdown shot of Khan again, I think you're overlooking the fact that the angle of the shot was such that there were 3 points of impact - behind the head (on the edge of the skull/neck), on the ear and on the jaw just underneath the ear. Most people would have been out cold with that but Khan still got up and continued fighting.
As others have said, he took bombs from a strong 140 Maidana (as opposed to a weak 147 Maidana) and didn't drop once.
And after the evidence from the Morales fight getting hit with the same punch, while he was in mid-combo (just like Khan was) we can see that the real issue was the power and timing of Garcia rather than the "glass chins" of Morales and Khan.
no he didn't
Terrible is a shot old man, that KO proved nothing
Khan's a good fighter but he just isn't that tough
1 KO has nothing to do with the other
Wow people better watch out for Garcias left hook. He may be a rubbish boxer and fighter and have nothing other than that punch, but it works.
But the one that caught Morales seemed more loaded up and caught Morales good and proper like people said.
Also khan had a minute to recover but couldnt.
But its about time someone else can stop Morales other than Pac. Shame they had to wait another 5 years or so for Morales to age to do what Pac did. I doubt Garcia will be criticised for koing a shop worn Morales though like Pac did even though when Pac won Morales wasnt close to being shop worn.
garcia isn't a one trick pony. he's actually pretty well rounded. he's got a good chin, too. he's a nice fighter. he's not really wowwing me with anything in particular (maybe other than that left hook,) but he's a solid fighter with very good counterpunching skills for a young kid.
Wow people better watch out for Garcias left hook. He may be a rubbish boxer and fighter and have nothing other than that punch, but it works.
But the one that caught Morales seemed more loaded up and caught Morales good and proper like people said.
Also khan had a minute to recover but couldnt.
But its about time someone else can stop Morales other than Pac. Shame they had to wait another 5 years or so for Morales to age to do what Pac did. I doubt Garcia will be criticised for koing a shop worn Morales though like Pac did even though when Pac won Morales wasnt close to being shop worn.
That KO of Morales was strikingly similar to when Khan was KO'd by Garcia. I mean damn, it was almost a spitting image. A lot of people claimed Khan was glass-chinned but we know now that's just not true. Garcia has just perfected that shot and any fighter would have gone down the same way - anyone! That has got to be the most devastating punch in the whole division.
In fact, truth is Khan was able to take the punch better than Morales in some ways because he got caught with it the round before but still lasted through to the next round and was on his feet when the fight was stopped!
LOL, Morales spent most of his career at bantamweight/featherweight, and we all knew he was older and slower all while fighting at 140lbs, while having gone through many wars.
Khan is chinny.
If that is not a fact then I know longer have any idea of what the word 'Cheese' means. It could be a dairy product made with milk or it could be a top of cotton-rich headdress.
Khan is chinny.
Because if he isn't then the world doesn't make sense.
The bottom line is, Garcia packs a lot of power behind that left hook and if you get caught with a full connection your likely to go down.
I don't agree with khan not having a chin he was caught with some huge bombs from Peterson and Maidana which he arguably resisted. He does not seem to possess any defensive or survival tactics.
I agree. It's not a myth that Khan has poor powers of recovery from a hard punch.Once Khan gets hurt he stays hurt for quite some time....
That's not accurate. What happens is that Khan fights like an idiot when he gets hurt and tries to brawl back, which leaves him open to being hit a lot more and consequently knocked out. It's not that his powers of recovery are bad, it's that he doesn't give himself a chance to recover by fighting smart because no one trained him how to do that.
I agree. It's not a myth that Khan has poor powers of recovery from a hard punch.Once Khan gets hurt he stays hurt for quite some time.That is one reason Khan is fighting a light hitting lightweight ranked #70 in his next fight. I'll bet we never see Khan in rematches with the men who beat him. They will choose his fights very carefully. Hatton is the goal now. That's a big payday and Khan may be to fast for an old Hatton. I think they will keep him away from Brook even though that's also a good money fight and Brook is begging for it. I think Brook KOs Khan. Brook is in the same weight class as Hatton but when his name comes up Khan always says Brook has not earned a fight with him.
yeah thats prob why hatton is coming back for a big money fight with glass khan
That KO of Morales was strikingly similar to when Khan was KO'd by Garcia. I mean damn, it was almost a spitting image. A lot of people claimed Khan was glass-chinned but we know now that's just not true. Garcia has just perfected that shot and any fighter would have gone down the same way - anyone! That has got to be the most devastating punch in the whole division.
In fact, truth is Khan was able to take the punch better than Morales in some ways because he got caught with it the round before but still lasted through to the next round and was on his feet when the fight was stopped!
the scary part is, khan was probably thinking that too when he was watching this fight.
A war torn legendary fighter that has been in many wars and fighting at a elevated age and a much higher weight is no comparison for a prime Khan.
Some people here simply don't know boxing