Roach's angle on Khan-Maidana

[nozorok]

In all likelihood Roach probably just wants to keep Khan away from Maidana until some person with an actual chin exposes him as the crude brawler he is. Then he can say that the match would be meaningless.

This is exactly what Roach is hoping for so that Khan can keep avoiding punchers. Khan is a glass chinned joke and I hope Malignaggi gives him a boxing lesson when he ducks Maidana.

[Dave Rado]

either way you slice it roach does not want khan in with miadana right now and prefers a match up with a soft hitting but talented malianggi

thats not prejudice but a fact

khan is gonna have to

a) fight miadana

b) give step aside money

c) vacate the title

d) hopes golden boy offers miadana another fight to keep khan out of his radar.

no prejudice just the fact and if that means khan is ducking miadana then i will let you make that call

Roach says he wants Khan to fight Maidana and that although he would prefer the fight to be built up first, he does not want Khan to vacate. That's just a fact. Furthermore, GBP is in talks to make the Khan-Maidana fight happen.

[Dave Rado]

Khan is gonna fight a beatable opponent while the rest of the division is stepping up so I don't think it would change the fact that he's a ducking piece of garbage regardless of whether or not the WBA lets him keep his strap or not. You make a lot of good posts. But this thread isn't one that has any from you.

Not quite sure what you're trying to say, but if you're trying to say that Maidana is not a high risk fight for Khan, then Roach very strongly disagrees with you, and so do I. Maidana may be limited, but he's an effective and relentless pressure fighter, with a very big punch, a good chin, and huge heart; and is a far better fighter than Prescott. Khan has not proved, since the Prescott fight, that he is capable of keeping his chin out of the way of a pressure fighter who can punch hard for every minute of 12 rounds. Sure he'd be able to outbox Maidana for long spells, but Maidana only needs to get through once.

I think Khan can do it, but it's a very dangerous fight for him, which is precisely why he should take it in order to prove to the doubters that he is not just hype.

[The_Demon]

i want this fight too happen

its a winnable one for khan and one he would get huge credit for,its a tough fight and will show us how well khan is progressing imo

[Dave Rado]

i want this fight too happen

its a winnable one for khan and one he would get huge credit for,its a tough fight and will show us how well khan is progressing imo

I agree wholeheartedly.

[Dave Rado]

i dont understnad how you can build up maidana, the guy scored a TKO over victor ortiz, that might actually be the best win hes ever going to get, anything more than that its a showcase of him knocking out some bum but thats about it,

If he were to knock out a fringe contender (rather than an outright bum), which he's more than capable of doing, on the undercard of Khan's next fight, and if the fight is in the States, that would certainly help to build interest in the rivalry and make it into a much bigger fight.

[OnePunch]

Roach seems to forget that Khan has a manager and a promoter that will make the decision about Khan's next move.

[ATG Fighter]

Maidana is definitely more dangerous for Khan than Paulie. I really hope Roach and Khan don't backdown on this fight. I would lose respect for Khan and it would also mean that Roach is also convinced about that glass chin.

[aznhybrid]

Power, Hurts.

[aznhybrid]

Speed, Kills.