Amir Khan: My thoughts

[Ryn0]

I am telling you now. Amir Khan can defeat anyone at lightweight.

I'm telling YOU now if Khan goes up against any guy i mentioned he loses and badly.

[T-97]

I'm telling YOU now if Khan goes up against any guy i mentioned he loses and badly.

Probably,

But, I would not rule Khan out fully against all of them. He has very good hand speed and is naturally gifted, Although with that said I would pick against him if he fought any top 10 lightweights tbh

[BattlingNelson]

Ok, Firstly I want to say; Yes I am a Brit, But no I do not swing of Amir Khans nuts. So believe me when I say, I am pretty unbiased in this post.

First off. His opposition:

His opposition hasn't been great, But not **** either. Most of his best wins, are over guys who have seen better days and/or come from lower weight classes (Snt Claire, Gomez, Limond) however, isn't it the same with most prospects? Test them against some experienced verterans before throwing them in the deep end. With that said, He needs to step up soon, but this Presoctt guy doesn't seem to be a step in the right direction. He has a good record, and looks like a puncher but a closer look shows he has only fought about 4 opponents with winning records. One of which (10-0-1) he only took an SD over.

Now, His main weakness. His chin:

I think we are all in agreement that Khans chin is subpar. However, does that really mean he will never become a champ? In a world where we have 2 undisputed champions with weak chins (Haye, Klitschko) I don't think it does. But then again, consider Oscar De La Hoya, who is viewed as having a great chin, he was dropped by smaller guys early in his career. Could it be that making the 135 pound limit may be affecting Khans chin? Maybe, We will have to see. As of now, I say his chin is a real weakness and he needs to protect it if he plans to get far.

Defense:

So far, his defense has been pretty much aweful. He should not have been caught as much by guys like Gomez and Snt Claire imo, But after watching some footage of Khan with his new trainer he appears to be fixing it up. I hope so, because if he doesn't I don't see him doing all that well

Overall;

I think Khan is a good prospect. A very flawed prospect, But most the flaws can be ironed out (The exception being his chin). But has shown great handspeed and good accuracy with his shots (See the stoppage of Graham Earl, he was very precise with his shots there) but he too often gets to involved in close and has a terrible inside game. Early against Gomez he moved well, threw fast combos and was looking great, But after dropping him he got too involved in close and ended up in trouble.

His new trainer seems to working on some of his flaws with him, So i look forward to seeing Khans next fight (But i will not be paying for it)

Thoughts?

Nice work T.

I haven't seen more than one pro fight with him and that was against dane Martin Kristjansen.

I think you need to throw in a little praise for the kids offense. He has a nifty footwork and fast hands. He appears to have a pretty good whack to go with that speed as well. His chin and defense might be a little suspect, but he's still young and there's time to improve the latter. I think he'll get a fine career and he will pose a serious threat to all the top LW's today.

[Khan-Fan]

I'm telling YOU now if Khan goes up against any guy i mentioned he loses and badly.

Im gonna hold you to that

[Gato2012]

Khan actually really impresses me. Hes got skills, power, speed, hunger, he puts his shots together well. His fight with Michael Gomez was very entertaining too i love that fight. Graham Earl gave Katsisis hell and Khan destroyed him in one, doesnt mean much but food for thought.

I expect big things from Khan hes one of my favorite up and comers in the game right now.

[BetterCallSaul]

Khan beats Katsidis, but only because Katsidis got put down by Graham "making Holyfield not look shot" Earl.

Yes, I am using the triangle method,

[abadger]

At 21 Khan needs to be fighting the very best. He's not even fighting the best in his weight class.

I normally agree with you, but this is madness. Gamboa is 26, Andre Direll 25, they don't fight the best. You fight the opponents that are the right level for you, and Khan would get killed by any of the best LWs right now. He's still too green.

[abadger]

T-97, I agree with everything you said.

[Jambo boy]

Khan beats Katsidis, but only because Katsidis got put down by Graham "making Holyfield not look shot" Earl.

Yes, I am using the triangle method,

Katsidis would **** all over Khan, I used to think he would win but not after his last fight.

[bestboxingonly]

The guy's a good prospect but i think he needs to step up a little bit this time by fighting more experienced veterans and this should be in the US.