Why Khan is Perfect Opponent for Floyd
Of all the names people mention (Apart from Manny Pacquaio offcourse) Khan deserves the fight the most.
1)Look at his overall resume wins over names like (Kotelnik,Barerra,Zab Judah, (Prime) Malignaggi,Undefeated Salita,Undefeated McCloskey ,Robbed vs Peterson,Diaz,Maidana etc.) If he adds Collazo to his resume it'll be even more impressive.
2)Is still very young has a lot of speed, good movement,great jab,footwork, offence
3)Its silly when people hate Khan Floyd match up, simple because of the fact that they hate Khan, atleast Khan won't stand idle and get hit all night like Canelo/Geurrero who hardly threw any shot. Khan's fights are never boring!.
4)Khan always steps up in big fights has a lot of HEART and never Quits! has good reach and foot speed.
5)If not Khan then i'd like to see him fight Porter period.
On a very serious note I think these skills/attributes are required to give Mayweather trouble, Lets assume a big check box (blue print) and some mini check boxes under it, if a fighter checks these mini check boxes all the way to the Big check box then I think he can give Mayweather some troubles.
lets see whether a fighter fits these attributes mentioned below if he has them or ticks at least few of them only then he should be considered a name to challenge Mayweather. If he doesn even fit in the first few then he shouldnt even be mentioned in the same sentence as Floyd.. take Danny Garcia,Maidana,Thurman and all other big punchers etc. out cause they dont even fit in the first one.
1) Footspeed (Most Important One)
I think thats the most important one if you don't have the footspeed and pace to keep up with Floyd's workrate you can hardly do anything
(Khan,Pacquaio,Bradley,Alexander,Malignaggi,Zab Judah,Porter ticks this box, although Zab Judah is not relevant anymore so count him out) If you don't have the footspeed you can't chase Mayweather and Mayweather will dance around you in the ring all night.
2)Handspeed (Khan,Pacquaio,Bradley,Alexander,Maliganggi,Porter again if you dont have the handspeed to crack the defense i.e Shoulder Roll you can't land a single shot on Floyd no matter how heavy handed you are, you're gonna fail miserably). Khan has the fastest hands in boxing right now
3)Boxing Skills
(Again Khan,Pacquaio,Bradley,Alexander and Paulie,Porter
4)Power
Take Paulie,Bradley and Alexander out of the equation now who remains? Khan,Porter and Pacquaio.
5)Ring IQ and Defense
Tbh thats where Floyd Mayweather beats them all :boxing: I don't think Porter has much of a defence either nor do Khan or Pacquaio (with all due respect my fav. fighter).
But at least they have the skills to give Floyd a competitive fight and can give him some serious trouble.
Manny Pacquaio is the most deserving and skill full opponent but I don't see Floyd fighting him anytime soon so who remains Khan and Porter?
I don't think Porter has much of a fan base he beat an old Paulie and just managed a draw against Diaz in first fight, his best win is Alexander and I think he needs at least 2 more fights.
Khan is the fastest has a very high work rate and I think he should be the front runner to face Floyd.
Ps: Khan has never been outboxed and don't tell me Floyd can knock Khan out like Danny did (It was a good shot to the neck and could've knocked anyone out) btw: Khan finished on his feet and was outboxing Garcia, Garcia was badly cut and I still believe had Khan boxed bit smarter it was a walk in the park for him so please don't tell bollocks by saying Floyd can knock Khan out, Khan took Maidana's best shots and stood his ground. :boxing:
Let aside the hate for a second and think about.. thoughts?
Only the knowledgeable boxing fans should comment :boxing: Styles makes fights! :boxing: