is amir khan a wasted talent??

His only great attribute is hand speed. Which poses this question, how good can hand speed be if everytime you punch, it's always with no punch variation?

nope i see him as the opposite, hes a flawed fighter who has fought a long list of big names but lost some if his career had been babied a bit more he might be in better shoes (and he probably realizes that by now hence slowing down)

No, he's just not that good. He's always been style over substance. Other than his chin, he has poor defense, no inside game, leaves himself wide open when he throws, is predictable, and doesn't look good on the back foot. Very true, except his style is extremely ugly. But I know what you mean. It's the Ali/Leonard thing. People see a guy with fast hands moving across the ring and think it means he has a lot of boxing skills and often think he's doing better than he really is. Nevermind that Leonard was generally more effective when he fought flat-footed (which he fought more often than danced), and that Ali had MUCH more to his game than his dancing (when he was young enough to dance). Some of the perception of Khan being an underachiever/waste of talent probably has much to do with unrealistic expectations of him. I remember HBO trying to make him a star, which resulted in some horrendously biased commentary with some real head-scratching comments. Some people actually said Khan was "the future" and was some P4P fighter in the making. I have no idea how anyone could actually watch Khan and actually come to the conclusion that he was some future great in the making, so that's how I just figure that people overrate speed. But as I've said before, he's actually done pretty well for himself. A lot of people just put too much emphasis on speed, but in actuality he's had a pretty respectable career. Not an underachiever or waste of talent.

No, he's done pretty well for himself considering his dubious chin and technical flaws. People often think a fighter must be skillful because they have speed of hand, and also foot. That's not to say Khan is a skillless bum but his skills leave a lot to be desired, to say the least. There's something I bring up regarding "talent". It's hard to measure sometimes, it's not just hand/foot speed and power, and you always have to take into account work ethic. Fighters like Mayweather and RJJ are obviously blessed with a lot of physical gifts. But they've been boxing since they were little kids, it's what they were raised to do. Obviously experience and endless time in the gym are to be considered. Also, some fighters may pick up things quicker. Petronelli said as a kid, Hagler just "picked up on things quicker". Hagler obviously worked hard to pick up on those things, but you can say someone who learns boxing quicker and improves those skills easier has a "talent" for boxing. Whereas I don't picture Khan as someone who picks up on boxing techniques too well. If he does, he can forget a lot of it in the ring and resort to instincts. When you've been boxing as long as Khan has, and you so often practically fall onto your opponent after throwing a 1-2, it's safe to say that you aren't blessed with the best balance and composure. Other fast fighters like Michael Nunn and Hector Camacho Sr. clearly looked to have better balance, coordination and fluidity than Khan. It's not like Khan was on their level and he wasted away his gifts. They were far better during their peaks and more talented, Khan has done what he can with his physical gifts and his brain. There are limitations due to Khan's brains. He just doesn't have the ring IQ and instincts that better fighters do. You can teach him all these techniques, but he's the one in the ring fighting. He was showing good signs against Collazo, which I feel was his best performance. He was picking his shots well, doing things more deliberately, showing defensive moves and countering. But later on, he resorted back to instincts, which was to hold and push Collazo's head down, rather than parrying and ducking blows. As we saw against Algieri, he can get disrupted from his game rather easily and the flaws come out again. Algieri of all people decided to turn into a pressure fighter and almost beat Khan. I don't think Khan is some lazy fighter who doesn't train. I don't think he is someone who doesn't want to put in the effort, he just has limitations. Other fighters may be slower, but they may have more of a talent for the sport. They have a "feel" for boxing and simply have more "know-how" in the ring. When Khan was taken out so quickly against Prescott, people were writing him off as a joke and saying he was exposed and that was it for him. Khan has become a titlist and was one of the top guys at 140 for a couple years, so I'd say he's done pretty well for himself.

Wasted talent?! He's more like a waste of space to be honest.

I feel Khan is a little underrated at this point but I don't really get excited for his fights anymore. Mostly because he just never seems to get the big fights. Even a Kell Brook fight at this point would be the biggest thing he could do, yet he won't do it. Just another good fighter in an era when none of the top guys ever fight each other, just sort of circle each other for years so you never know how good they really are.. This is a huge problem in boxing...and an epidemic at 147.

I feel Khan is a little underrated at this point but I don't really get excited for his fights anymore. Mostly because he just never seems to get the big fights. Even a Kell Brook fight at this point would be the biggest thing he could do, yet he won't do it. Just another good fighter in an era when none of the top guys ever fight each other, just sort of circle each other for years so you never know how good they really are..

He could become one but he has time to reach his potential though staying with hunter is hurting him in my opinion

Khan has skills but there's way too much hype around him. He's been trolling for a mega fight and avoiding anybody who could test his chin. Considering his record since he lost to Peterson and got knocked out by Garcia, I'd say he should walk away before a legitimate ww hurts him bad.

Is it bad I can make a case to pick any of the 3 options in the poll? :-/

Wasted talent is more like a Dmitry Pirog or Demetrius Andrade, when I think Khan I think of someone who isn't worthy of the attention he gets, someone who barely got by Algieri.

Maybe you're unfamiliar with what Bradley himself said at the time. That's ok, you're stupid any way but even you know how to use google so...give it a try you are completely cluless if you ignore what i typed to talk about something bradley said to the media :lol1: 7 figure contracts and lawsuits are a heck of a lot more important than saying someting to the media unless you're a brit and you're trying to argue that bradley ducked khan, of course. bradley "ducked" khan to fight a better, harder punching fighter. kahn was this fighter's sparring partner for many years. his name is manny pacquiao. you guys are like children. that you even type messages addressed to me makes me laugh.

Hes a clown

Khan has ridiculous heart. That one round Maidana obliterated Khan in got ugly.. I have no idea how Khan stayed up through that. Was wobbly legged practically the whole time. Or the Garcia fight. People kind of forget that he took a huge punch, but still got up and ended the fight on his feet wanting to fight on.

A decent contender at 140, some decent wins, but nothing 'great' as 140 wasn't that great. Unified titleholder but never the champion. Knocked senseless by the man who turned out to be the 140 champion Pretty much a joke run at welterweight so far. It's Brook-level bad. I don't think he's wasted talent though. I just don't think he has the tools to do any better. He's done very well despite an awful recovery rate and a pretty low ring IQ When Khan gets hurt, he stays hurt. He was hurt for a whole round against Maidana, and went down early in the 4th after going down and getting hurt in the third against Garcia.

A decent contender at 140, some decent wins, but nothing 'great' as 140 wasn't that great. Unified titleholder but never the champion. Knocked senseless by the man who turned out to be the 140 champion Pretty much a joke run at welterweight so far. It's Brook-level bad. I don't think he's wasted talent though. I just don't think he has the tools to do any better. He's done very well despite an awful recovery rate and a pretty low ring IQ

I still can't believe Maidana didn't knock him the F out. Khan has ridiculous heart. That one round Maidana obliterated Khan in got ugly.. I have no idea how Khan stayed up through that. Was wobbly legged practically the whole time.

Every time he gets hit he has to hit back immediately. He can't stay cslm and he gets himself in trouble. Absolutely correct on ring IQ. He's a wasted talent because he never fights. He's spent years sitting around waiting for Mayweather or Pacquiao. Never said he didn't have heart but he doesn't think at times. He has a game plan and once he loses concentration he is all over the place. Hitting when he gets hit good is not the smartest idea most of the time especially with the chin that he posses

He is very talented with his speed but severely lacks in the chin and ring IQ department. Not that special of a fighter that some hype here in this site. Every time he gets hit he has to hit back immediately. He can't stay cslm and he gets himself in trouble. Absolutely correct on ring IQ. He's a wasted talent because he never fights. He's spent years sitting around waiting for Mayweather or Pacquiao.

I still can't believe Maidana didn't knock him the F out.