Khan needs to use the cross-arm guard...

[Miburo]

Khan has done fine and always adjusted in every other fight. Even when he has been staggered, or down, he always gets back up and his defense has been fine. When people throw straight punches, they get through sometimes on him when they have been timed nicely, or put into combination, but he has been able to adjust. Prescott was looping the shots, and for the first time he paid for it and could do nothing about it. Just me personally, but I don't think changing his defense to something more crude will help at all with the only man he has had massive trouble with, Breidis Prescott.

Khan should tidy his own defense up, instead of changing it. Move the head more, move the feet back, keep the hands up. He should go back to fundamentals and just tidy up the kinks.

This would be fine except to the degree to which his chin showed weakness. The beginning of the end was when he was rocked by a jab, that set up the power shots he took. This points to an exceptionally weak chin, perhaps he just hadn't faced someone who had either the power or the skill to land that power well up to this point. It perhaps calls for a radical revaluation in general.

[Slotff]

Who knows, maybe a drastic change like that would do something. I am interested in seeing how he does in his next fight and what changes he makes.

[Slotff]

This would be fine except to the degree to which his chin showed weakness. The beginning of the end was when he was rocked by a jab, that set up the power shots he took. This points to an exceptionally weak chin, perhaps he just hadn't faced someone who had either the power or the skill to land that power well up to this point. It perhaps calls for a radical revaluation in general.

You are right, it does seem like the main problem is a weak chin, but Prescott, Gomez and Limond are all very big punchers.

[Miburo]

We should perhaps recall here the few examples of great fighters who changed their style to step up and win against the best world-class opposition after showing deficiencies (Barrera, Lewis to a degree). Sometimes one's natural style will only go so far, and you have to force some changes.

[T-97]

You are right, it does seem like the main problem is a weak chin, but Prescott, Gomez and Limond are all very big punchers.

Limond is a notoriously weak puncher.

[Slotff]

We should perhaps recall here the few examples of great fighters who changed their style to step up and win against the best world-class opposition after showing deficiencies (Barrera, Lewis to a degree). Sometimes one's natural style will only go so far, and you have to force some changes.

Barrera is a great example, nice one. Like you said though, "Sometimes one's natural style will only go so far, and you have to force some changes", sometimes one guy has another's number, and that may be the case. Khan may go onto be champ, but perhaps he fights Prescott again and gets knocked out again, who knows.

Fernando Montiel changed his style ever since that razor tight decision to Gorres and the lose to Gonzalez. He has worked wonders for him, KOing guys left right and centre recently.

[Silencers]

That'd just open himself up to uppercuts, I think he's do well with the shoulder roll.

[Slotff]

Limond is a notoriously weak puncher.

You are right, after checking him out I realized that. I was just plain wrong on that one. Forgive me...

Gomez and Prescott and big punchers.

[daggum]

khan needs to use headgear. that would be my advice to him. don't know if they will let him but it's worth showing up fightnight with his headgear strapped on see if anyone notices.

[Miburo]

That'd just open himself up to uppercuts, I think he's do well with the shoulder roll.

You have to be pretty exceptionally slick to effectively use the shoulder roll. If you're not technically perfect you'll get caught with some straight punches. No defense will cover up all deficiencies, and with Khan being a more orthodox fighter I'm not sure it's the best option. Who knows, he might take punches coming from up under better, and keeping the chin tucked while using the cross-arm might be enough.