Styles make fast. Khan has the reach and speed to bring Floyd problems,
Floyd would simple jab and pot shot GGG into an easy decision.
If Floyd fights GGG, I will be disappointed. For his last fight he needs to defeat the post possible opponent out there and that is King Amir Khan not GGG.
Khan has beaten 8 world champions, whereas Brooke has only beaten 1 world champion. Also, the bookmakers have Khan down as the clear favourite in a Khan-Brooke fight. Brooke will always be second best in the UK.
I agree with this.
What exactly makes Kahn the best out there? He isn't even the best welterweight in england. Brooke is better.
Khan has beaten 8 world champions, whereas Brooke has only beaten 1 world champion. Also, the bookmakers have Khan down as the clear favourite in a Khan-Brooke fight. Brooke will always be second best in the UK.
May + Pac showed that money can neutralize volume punching easily. Watch the Castillo fight with May and then realize that GGG is right now the biggest threat that will never happen.
I agree, GGG is flat footed and slow, Floyd would beat him easy.
Khan offers more, he is faster, has just as long reach as floyd if not slightly longer, moves a lot, throws combos from long range and get out, and is active, and he has a great trainer in Virgil Hunter who will get him ready.
GGG is slow and just has power, Khan offers more difficulty.
GGG is just slow and will get pot shotted as Floyd rolls under and out.
You think GGG is a slow plodding fighter?...
TBE smokes GGG, the fans deserve the Khan fight!!
Let's make it happen Floyd, prove the haters wrong again and fight the best out there!
What exactly makes Kahn the best out there? He isn't even the best welterweight in england. Brooke is better.
Based on what exactly?????
- Khan doesn't have the discipline and can be counted on to undermine whatever success he may have
- Khan doesn't have the ring IQ
- Khan will try to box Floyd ........ Critical mistake!!!!
- If Khan historically struggles with lesser opponents constantly, then I ask again, how does he all of a sudden pull a rabbit out of the hat? :thinking:
It is completely mind-boggling how wishful thinking colors peoples view among boxing's fan base. It is also bizarre how so-called boxing fans still haven't become students of the game and can sense the BS match-ups in advance.
I'm guessing the detractors can start accumulating their excuses why Khan shouldn't have been in the ring with Floyd in the first place .... now!!!!
Against Collazo and Alexander, Khan was very disciplined and demonstrated high ring IQ. The Khan now training under Virgil Hunter isn't the same as the Khan who trained under Roach. Under Roach, Khan was a more offensive fighter like Pacquiao, but under Virgil, Khan is a more defensive fighter like Andre Ward.
Boxing experts have been saying Khan is a threat to Mayweather for a long time, including the likes of Ricky Hatton, Paulie Malignaggi, Oscar De La Hoya, Al Bernstein, and even Floyd Mayweather Sr. They've all mentioned how Khan's faster hand speed, quicker jabs, taller height, punch accuracy and range control make him a big threat to Floyd.
Also, that triangle theory argument is a fallacy, the kind I'd expect from casual fans. Khan may have struggled before against heavy punchers, but he's never been troubled by technical boxers. Fact is that Khan has never been outboxed. Mayweather is a technical boxer, not a heavy puncher, so Khan vs Mayweather would be a pure boxing match between two technical boxers who have never been outboxed before. Styles make fights.
You are negating the fact that top-tier boxers overcome styles and aren't side-tracked by them. Speculation, conjecture and wishful thinking have a place in some sports, boxing isn't one of them.
Tyson-Douglas? Or was he not top tier?
I think combat sports are perfect for wishful thinking. Where else can you be a nobody brought in as a sacrificial lamb, but end up KOing the heavy favorite in a World Championship? You could be losing every second of the fight and land a strike in the last 10 seconds and win. How often would that happen in say the NBA? After a certain point you give up hope.
Khan is missing essential experience that would prepare him for elite level opponents. Mainly because he has made a career of fighting retiring, and C-Level opponents.
How many A-level fighters did Ortiz, Guerrero or Maidana beat to prepare for Mayweather? Thing is you can't prepare for Mayweather.
However, I don't agree Khan is bigger threat than GGG, but he is certainly a threat.
Floyd would get his first KTFO in many years against Khan, and he won't have to pull an Ortiz cheap shot to do it.
GGG would put Floyd in the ICU, and everyone knows it.
Based on what? That long list of murderous punchers and elite boxers on GGGs resume? GTFOH
I agree that Kahn is the most Under Deserving opponent for A Mayweather Fight. The only reason his name comes up is because of his UK Following .
Truth!!!!
Khan's fanbase come up with this bizarre shit constantly. And these threads become even more absurd after Khan avoided Brook to fight a feather fisted Algeri, because he was terrified of getting KTFO.
Yet and in spite of the many peer avoidance Khan is guilty of, he's now magically the "Neo" of the boxing world.
This shit is completely ridiculous and an insult to right-thinking individuals.
Again, styles make fights.
Danny Garcia had troubles with Ashley Theophane and Maurcio Herrera, but did well against Matthysse or Khan.
You are negating the fact that top-tier boxers overcome styles and aren't side-tracked by them. Speculation, conjecture and wishful thinking have a place in some sports, boxing isn't one of them.
Khan is missing essential experience that would prepare him for elite level opponents. Mainly because he has made a career of fighting retiring, and C-Level opponents.
Based on what exactly?????
- Khan doesn't have the discipline and can be counted on to undermine whatever success he may have
- Khan doesn't have the ring IQ
- Khan will try to box Floyd ........ Critical mistake!!!!
- If Khan historically struggles with lesser opponents constantly, then I ask again, how does he all of a sudden pull a rabbit out of the hat? :thinking:
It is completely mind-boggling how wishful thinking colors peoples view among boxing's fan base. It is also bizarre how so-called boxing fans still haven't become students of the game and can sense the BS match-ups in advance.
I'm guessing the detractors can start accumulating their excuses why Khan shouldn't have been in the ring with Floyd in the first place .... now!!!!
Again, styles make fights.
Danny Garcia had troubles with Ashley Theophane and Maurcio Herrera, but did well against Matthysse and Khan.
Floyd would get his first KTFO in many years against Khan, and he won't have to pull an Ortiz cheap shot to do it.
GGG would put Floyd in the ICU, and everyone knows it.
Gotta call BS in advance
Styles make fast. Khan has the reach and speed to bring Floyd problems,
Floyd would simple jab and pot shot GGG into an easy decision.
If Floyd fights GGG, I will be disappointed. For his last fight he needs to defeat the post possible opponent out there and that is King Amir Khan not GGG.
Based on what exactly?????
- Khan doesn't have the discipline and can be counted on to undermine whatever success he may have
- Khan doesn't have the ring IQ
- Khan will try to box Floyd ........ Critical mistake!!!!
- If Khan historically struggles with lesser opponents constantly, then I ask again, how does he all of a sudden pull a rabbit out of the hat? :thinking:
It is completely mind-boggling how wishful thinking colors peoples view among boxing's fan base. It is also bizarre how so-called boxing fans still haven't become students of the game and can sense the BS match-ups in advance.
I'm guessing the detractors can start accumulating their excuses why Khan shouldn't have been in the ring with Floyd in the first place .... now!!!!
I agree,
Here's a sneak peak at Floyd and Khan's next training camp:
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This has to be one of the dumbest posts I've ever seen. They can't both have Victor Ortiz as a sparring partner.
Floyd KO's Khan, GGG KO's everyone who is middleweight or below. It's really that simple.
If GGG can knockout Geale (a true middleweight) as he's simultaneously taking a full strength straight right, how is he going to get kept at bay with a potshotting welterweight. Thats just madness. Too big, too talented. If they were the same size then perhaps a different story.
Re:Khan, Mayweather stops him from getting off and beats him to the punch almost everytime. Khan's workrate drops to zilch. Then the inevitable warrior Khan comes out and he opens up/gets dropped hard.
Floyd hasn't KO'd anyone in 8 years. Floyd doesn't have the punching power to KO Khan.
If Mayweather and GGG fight, it would have to be at either 154 or 152. GGG would be too weight-drained to present any real threat to Floyd. His power and stamina would drop drastically, and he's quite slow and flat-footed anyway, so Floyd would beat GGG quite easily with a UD.
Khan has the faster punches and quicker jabs, along with comparable punch accuracy and range control, so it's unlikely Floyd could beat Khan to the punch. Khan also has a higher work rate than Floyd. And under Virgil Hunter, Khan doesn't drop his defense like that anymore. Khan has a good chance of outboxing Floyd, but the fight could go either way.
Floyd KO's Khan, GGG KO's everyone who is middleweight or below. It's really that simple.
If GGG can knockout Geale (a true middleweight) as he's simultaneously taking a full strength straight right, how is he going to get kept at bay with a potshotting welterweight. Thats just madness. Too big, too talented. If they were the same size then perhaps a different story.
Re:Khan, Mayweather stops him from getting off and beats him to the punch almost everytime. Khan's workrate drops to zilch. Then the inevitable warrior Khan comes out and he opens up/gets dropped hard.
Khan has faster hand speed, quicker jabs, higher work rate and taller height than Floyd. In addition, Khan's long reach, punch accuracy and range control rivals Floyd. With Virgil Hunter's training, Khan has a pretty good chance of outboxing Floyd.
On the other hand, a weight-drained GGG would not trouble Mayweather in any way. A weight-drained GGG would be an easy fight for Floyd, who'd have no trouble outboxing him almost every round and getting a comfortable UD victory.
Floyd has beaten many power punchers like GGG before, and he'll easily do it again. On the other hand, he has never faced a fast technical boxer like Khan, who will give him far more trouble than any power puncher possibly could.
Khan can't outbox Floyd.
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