Been watching some old Khan fights recently and one thing that I've noticed is that the dude's got heart. He was dropped multiple times by Garcia but after every knockdown he got up and fought back valiantly, until the ref stopped it. Was hurt by Maidana and several others but he'll always fight back and give the crowd a show. You literally have to put him to sleep like Canelo did. The one exception was the Crawford fight but he was hit low.
Losing doesn't define you, it's how you bounce back from your defeats. Khan has bounced back from all his defeats very well, better than most fighters.
Brook likes to mock Khan and call him a quitter, but Brook was the one who took multiple knees against Spence. In both the Spence and GGG fights, I notice Brook was tapping his eye and looking at his corner. First rule of boxing is you don't show your opponent that you're hurt, to do so is looking for a way out. Against Crawford he stopped defending himself after getting hit with a jab.
Khan deserves a lot more credit for his heart than people give him credit for, the fans love him for a reason. Dude is a true warrior.
He used to yes. The quit job against Bud shows me that heart isn’t the same anymore. But I don’t expect either to quit in this fight. Way too much pride against each other here
Bingo. He used to show heart.
He quit against Crawford. He got hit in the thigh and saw his opportunity to quit. He didnt even try to take his 5 minutes he just up and quit. Crawford called him out on it to his face and he didnt even have an answer. he just stuttered shocked that someone would say it so bluntly.
Yes it does matter even more that he’s willing to fight till the end with a weak chin. That makes him even more gangster.
Khan is a warrior who is willing to Face anybody even when he’s at a disadvantage. I never understood why he has so many haters.
We need more fighters like Amir Khan in this sport.
Would you ever buy a high performance car with transmission problems?!?!?
With that weak chin, does it matter?
Yes it does matter even more that he’s willing to fight till the end with a weak chin. That makes him even more gangster.
Khan is a warrior who is willing to Face anybody even when he’s at a disadvantage. I never understood why he has so many haters.
We need more fighters like Amir Khan in this sport.
No serious boxing fan or expert can question Amir Khan's heart.
Universally, Amir Khan has been deemed to have terrible punch resistance. But even still, Khan 99.99% of the time fights aggressively and offensively. There's always a point in the fight where, he seems not to be able to help himself 'And he just reverts back to type and fights'.
Even his reaction to losses, proves that he has immense heart. I always remember after his first loss, the very next day 'He was on a news channel, training in his gym or gym somewhere' And he was proclaiming that he will become World Champion.
I have highlighted this before? Fighters like Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder, Derek Chisora. They have this kind of, primal defiance. I have never actually grouped Khan with those fighters, but when I think about it 'He has that same kind of ignorance, to violence'. The way he bounces back real quick after devastating loses, it is not a normal trait you see in fighters. Plus Khan always comes to fight, yes his punch resistance catches him out sometimes 'But for as long as he is in there, he will always produce resistance'.
I always used to rip on the dude, only because of some of the stuff he used to spew. But truth be told I was always kind of a fan, just because he was always entertaining to watch, you couldn't blink in case he got clipped and went wobbly lol.
His fast hands too i guess.
I don't think it is a lot of people have always mentioned how he had heart when talking about Khan so he's always been credited for it but it's his chin people have always dissed. Still has had a better career than most boxers
I remember Khan getting dropped and then battered around the ring by Danny Garcia, Khan still kept fighting.
He looked like he was dazed when the ref stopped it, and Khan complained about the stoppage and wanted the fight to continue.
But the way he folded against Crawford? Not sure if he has that in him anymore. The 2011 Khan would have went down swinging.
He used to yes. The quit job against Bud shows me that heart isn’t the same anymore. But I don’t expect either to quit in this fight. Way too much pride against each other here
Khan always tried to get up and always wanted tough fights. His style of fighting is very much fighting with his heart too, even going all the way back to the Willie Limond fight, or even rematching Mario Kindelan as an amateur. Khan needed real heart there. But his chin is the problem.
Truth is his haters don't like him because his Muslim and Pakistani - but that's a different story. I'm sure they will deny it, but that's society today.
Having said all that, it's clear he's now at the end of his career though. He did quit v Crawford and that for me shows he's not got the same heart and desire to fight the way he used to. Old Khan would've rather get KOd swinging.