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I have seen a thread saying that Khan is over-rated but I truely believe that he is grossly under-rated here are my reasons why:
1. At the age of just 17 he fought the lengendary three time olympic gold medalist Mario Kindelan who as an amatuer defeated both Felix Trinidad and Miguel Cotto. Khan later beat Mario Kindelan in a rematch which was his last fight as an amatuer. Khan became the youngest Olympic medalist for UK since 1952 when he won the Silver.
2.His main trainer was Oliver Harrison who was a world champion kickboxer and didnt teach him much defence. Now he has Freddie Roach the best trainer in the world. I doubt Freddie Roach would have taken him on if he thought he was talentless. He rejected the offer to work with Ricky Hatton and Kevin Mitchell.
3. He is the youngest world champion in British boxing history, Most boxers dont turn professional until 22, Amir Khan became world champion at 22. I believe he is third youngest in British history.
4. He trains and spars with Manny Pacquio, You cant get better experience and sparring than the best P4P in the world.
5.He has moved up in weight from lightweight where he struggled to make weight and was weight drained and not so great punch resistence. He was top heavy and had limited leg muscle. Now he is a much more rounded fighter, Larger calf and thigh muscles have helped his punch resistence. His conditioning is top notch thanks to Alex Arizza.
6. He has faced much tougher opposition at a younger age than even the greats like Hatton, Beating a Barrera, Gomez, Kotelnik, Salita. Hatton for example was fighting journeymen at the age of 22 and did not have a world title.
7. Its difficult for him to get fights, Marquez is too scared to fight Khan, Maidana thinks its safer to fight Timothy Bradley. Ortiz would rather fight a fading Nate Campbell. Malignaggi agreed to the fight for a pay-day, He gets $250,000 just for turning up win or loose.
8.His popularity in Britian is the cause of much envy, grievance, dislike, Xenophobia and racism. He is Pakistani-British and Britian does not treat its ********** with respect like ********** in the USA ie Barak *****. Khan even said himself "If I were white I would be a super-star in the UK". To deny that Khan faces racism in the UK is to be either niave or duplicitous.
9.He has defeated all his opponents bar Bredis Prescott in a lopsided fashion, There is no fight of his that you can really say Khan struggled. Fact no British boxer has been able to defeat Khan or come close.
10.The critics say he has a "Glass jaw" because he was suffered a fluke KO by an opponent who at the time had a 90% KO ratio. Since moving up in weight he has not struggled with taking hard shots, He hasnt been on the canvas since moving up in weight. Also he took more than one flush shot by Prescott and got up the first time and tried the second time, Even if the critics continue repeating this mantra of "glass jaw" they can not question his heart.
For these reasons I believe that AK is grossly under-rated. I would like you to share your opinions but please keep it respectful and refrain from bad language.
Best Regards.
1. At the age of just 17 he fought the lengendary three time olympic gold medalist Mario Kindelan who as an amatuer defeated both Felix Trinidad and Miguel Cotto. Khan later beat Mario Kindelan in a rematch which was his last fight as an amatuer. Khan became the youngest Olympic medalist for UK since 1952 when he won the Silver.
2.His main trainer was Oliver Harrison who was a world champion kickboxer and didnt teach him much defence. Now he has Freddie Roach the best trainer in the world. I doubt Freddie Roach would have taken him on if he thought he was talentless. He rejected the offer to work with Ricky Hatton and Kevin Mitchell.
3. He is the youngest world champion in British boxing history, Most boxers dont turn professional until 22, Amir Khan became world champion at 22. I believe he is third youngest in British history.
4. He trains and spars with Manny Pacquio, You cant get better experience and sparring than the best P4P in the world.
5.He has moved up in weight from lightweight where he struggled to make weight and was weight drained and not so great punch resistence. He was top heavy and had limited leg muscle. Now he is a much more rounded fighter, Larger calf and thigh muscles have helped his punch resistence. His conditioning is top notch thanks to Alex Arizza.
6. He has faced much tougher opposition at a younger age than even the greats like Hatton, Beating a Barrera, Gomez, Kotelnik, Salita. Hatton for example was fighting journeymen at the age of 22 and did not have a world title.
7. Its difficult for him to get fights, Marquez is too scared to fight Khan, Maidana thinks its safer to fight Timothy Bradley. Ortiz would rather fight a fading Nate Campbell. Malignaggi agreed to the fight for a pay-day, He gets $250,000 just for turning up win or loose.
8.His popularity in Britian is the cause of much envy, grievance, dislike, Xenophobia and racism. He is Pakistani-British and Britian does not treat its ********** with respect like ********** in the USA ie Barak *****. Khan even said himself "If I were white I would be a super-star in the UK". To deny that Khan faces racism in the UK is to be either niave or duplicitous.
9.He has defeated all his opponents bar Bredis Prescott in a lopsided fashion, There is no fight of his that you can really say Khan struggled. Fact no British boxer has been able to defeat Khan or come close.
10.The critics say he has a "Glass jaw" because he was suffered a fluke KO by an opponent who at the time had a 90% KO ratio. Since moving up in weight he has not struggled with taking hard shots, He hasnt been on the canvas since moving up in weight. Also he took more than one flush shot by Prescott and got up the first time and tried the second time, Even if the critics continue repeating this mantra of "glass jaw" they can not question his heart.
For these reasons I believe that AK is grossly under-rated. I would like you to share your opinions but please keep it respectful and refrain from bad language.
Best Regards.
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