We all know Maidana was very strong, could be out boxed, but his power was seriously legit and dude was relentless.
...And Khan's chin was not good.
Not many people believed Khan could make it out of that fight, particularly if he got tagged - which we all know he did.
yeah like i said its only great in context for khan because khan had low standards. anyone else that would have beaten maidana, hey nice solid win, but for khan its like winning world war 2 and having a parade. maidanas power was seriously overrated though: couldnt ko khan, kotelnik, old corley, or old morales and ortiz essentially quit over anxiety not because of maidanas power. there's a reason he never climbed higher than #4 at 140 and #6 at 147.
Maidana at the world title (no interim or regular) level:
L vs Andreas Kotelnik SD 12
W vs Victor Ortiz TKO 6
W vs DeMarcus Corley UD 12
L vs Amir Khan UD 12
W vs Erik Morales MD 12
L vs Devon Alexander UD 10
W vs Adrien Broner UD 12
L vs Floyd Mayweather MD 12
L vs Floyd Mayweather UD 12
Porter at the world title level:
D vs Julio Diaz SD 10
W vs Julio Diaz UD 10
W vs Devon Alexander UD 12
W vs Paulie Malinaggi TKO 4
L vs Kell Brook MD 12
W vs Adrien Broner UD 12
L vs Keith Thurman UD 12
W vs Andre Berto TKO 9
W vs Danny Garcia UD 12
W vs Yordenis Ugas SD 12
L vs Errol Spence UD 12
L vs Terence Crawford TKO 10
Taking Porter's 0 was a bigger accomplishment. Maidana was in some great fights but his four best wins were Ortiz, old man Chop Chop Corley, old man Morales, and Adrien "the disappointment" Broner. Porter beating Danny G alone trumps any win Maidana got.
Kell's win over Porter was better. People like Maidana and say he was relentless and stuff but It wasn't until Maidana hooked up with Robert Garcia that he really started to shine.
yeah like i said its only great in context for khan because khan had low standards. anyone else that would have beaten maidana, hey nice solid win, but for khan its like winning world war 2 and having a parade. maidanas power was seriously overrated though: couldnt ko khan, kotelnik, old corley, or old morales and ortiz essentially quit over anxiety not because of maidanas power. there's a reason he never climbed higher than #4 at 140 and #6 at 147.
We can all look on boxrec and tear apart a resume
What I know is what I saw at the time. I try not to re-write history or my thoughts based on a website.
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