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Khan by mid-to-late stoppage. Maidana has a suspect chin too, e.g. Ortiz fight. Khan doesn't have as much pop as Ortiz but he is much faster. Khan's power is not great but definately respectable, add that to his lightning speed (only Zab can compare at 140lbs [Pacquaio excluded]) and Khan can stop pretty much any LWW fighter, except for those who have granite chins, e.g. Kotelnik, Malignaggi, etc.
I can see Khan getting dropped at some point but he'll recover as I don't think it'll land flush. I think Maidana will get TKO'd. Cuts may come into it.
Khan's next few fights:
Maidana (April)
Devon Alexander (unfication) (August)
Ricky Hatton (December, after Hatton's return/tune-up fight)
Timothy Bradley (Spring-2011. Undisputed unification, early-f.o.t.y. contender for 2011)
If Khan wins all of the above, should he stay at LWW and defend his undisputed crown a few times or move upto WW? He's 5'10" and has a big frame and killer speed so I think he'll be a big force at WW. His power will improve as too would his punch resistance.
How long can he keep making 140lbs? He's young and is still growing. At the age of 21/22 he was draining himself to make 135lbs limit, that's only 5lbs difference. Draining himself to make the weight meant that whatever punch resistance he had got destroyed. I think he'll move upto WW in 2011 at some point in order to avoid another KTFO, but on the other hand, everyone at 147lbs punches harder anyway lol
Khan by mid-to-late stoppage. Maidana has a suspect chin too, e.g. Ortiz fight. Khan doesn't have as much pop as Ortiz but he is much faster. Khan's power is not great but definately respectable, add that to his lightning speed (only Zab can compare at 140lbs [Pacquaio excluded]) and Khan can stop pretty much any LWW fighter, except for those who have granite chins, e.g. Kotelnik, Malignaggi, etc.
I can see Khan getting dropped at some point but he'll recover as I don't think it'll land flush. I think Maidana will get TKO'd. Cuts may come into it.
Khan's next few fights:
Maidana (April)
Devon Alexander (unfication) (August)
Ricky Hatton (December, after Hatton's return/tune-up fight)
Timothy Bradley (Spring-2011. Undisputed unification, early-f.o.t.y. contender for 2011)
If Khan wins all of the above, should he stay at LWW and defend his undisputed crown a few times or move upto WW? He's 5'10" and has a big frame and killer speed so I think he'll be a big force at WW. His power will improve as too would his punch resistance.
How long can he keep making 140lbs? He's young and is still growing. At the age of 21/22 he was draining himself to make 135lbs limit, that's only 5lbs difference. Draining himself to make the weight meant that whatever punch resistance he had got destroyed. I think he'll move upto WW in 2011 at some point in order to avoid another KTFO, but on the other hand, everyone at 147lbs punches harder anyway lol
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