Now I'm absolutely convinced that Khan will unify JWW.

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  • £-4-£
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    Now I'm absolutely convinced that Khan will unify JWW.

    Facts:

    - Khan is the fastest in the division (disregarding Pacman). Some may say Judah, but no.

    - Out of the top fighters at 140lbs, Khan has the best jab.

    - He has good KO power, good combos, good footwork, and is intelligent.

    - He has the best trainer in the world.

    - He is protected but sooner or later they will have to make the big fights or risk getting belts stripped, embarrassed and ridiculed, which is bad for Khan's marketability.

    - Khan has a bad chin, that's his only flaw. But I think it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. People forget how weight-drained he was at 135. He's big for a JWW let alone a LW. Draining yourself obviously reduces your punch resistance. Also Ariza's conditioning has definitely improved his body, his legs are bigger and his muscle mass distributed better. We can't really tell though until he's hit on the chin good at 140.

    Bradley

    - Khan is too big for Bradley, he has a massive size advantage and could stay on the outside and jab Bradley to a UD.

    - Khan could also mix it up on the inside with him as Bradley's power isn't all that (11 KO's from 26). Khan is definitely the stronger of the two and is also quicker.

    - Roach would definitely come up with a good game-plan.

    Alexander

    - Alexander got exposed by Kotelnik. He should have lost.

    - Kotelnik landed 220+ punches total and 100+ power punches. If Kotelnik landed so accurately and frequently, Khan (with his speed) would land freely on Alexander.

    - Kotelnik landed 29% of jabs, which happens to be Khan's best punch. Khan could fight on the outside in order to avoid Alexander's power and use combos and he'd win a comfortable UD or late stoppage.

    Maidana

    - The only real threat to Khan. If Maidana lands big, it's good night.

    - But he's slow as hell and easy to hit. Also his chin isn't great either, as Ortiz showed.

    - If Khan doesn't get tagged big on his chin, Khan will win a wide UD or TKO.



    Up next for Khan:

    Probably JMM, not a fan of him fighter much smaller guys but it'll be interesting to see him against a counter-puncher.

    If not then I'd like to see Maidana, get it over and done with.

    But I wouldn't mind seeing:

    - Kaizer Mabuza 23(14)-6-0 (Unbeaten for 2 1/2 years or his last 9 fights. Ring has him ranked at number 7. Coming off a victory against Holt).

    - Paul McCloskey 21(11)-0-0 (An all-British encounter, could be quite big in UK)

    - Yoshihiro Kamegai 16(14)-0-0 (Inexperienced, but a good KO ratio)

    - Juan Urango 22(17)-3-1 (Former Champ, coming off a loss but should be an interesting fight as he's powerful, but is quite slow)

    - Zab Judah 39(27)-6-0 (To shut up the Zab nut-huggers)

    - Joan Guzman 30(17)-0-1 (Undefeated, moved up to 140)


    2011 will be Khan's year.
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    #2
    Originally posted by £-4-£
    Facts:

    - Khan is the fastest in the division (disregarding Pacman). Some may say Judah, but no.

    - Out of the top fighters at 140lbs, Khan has the best jab.

    - He has good KO power, good combos, good footwork, and is intelligent.

    - He has the best trainer in the world.

    - He is protected but sooner or later they will have to make the big fights or risk getting belts stripped, embarrassed and ridiculed, which is bad for Khan's marketability.

    - Khan has a bad chin, that's his only flaw. But I think it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. People forget how weight-drained he was at 135. He's big for a JWW let alone a LW. Draining yourself obviously reduces your punch resistance. Also Ariza's conditioning has definitely improved his body, his legs are bigger and his muscle mass distributed better. We can't really tell though until he's hit on the chin good at 140.

    Bradley

    - Khan is too big for Bradley, he has a massive size advantage and could stay on the outside and jab Bradley to a UD.

    - Khan could also mix it up on the inside with him as Bradley's power isn't all that (11 KO's from 26). Khan is definitely the stronger of the two and is also quicker.

    - Roach would definitely come up with a good game-plan.

    Alexander

    - Alexander got exposed by Kotelnik. He should have lost.

    - Kotelnik landed 220+ punches total and 100+ power punches. If Kotelnik landed so accurately and frequently, Khan (with his speed) would land freely on Alexander.

    - Kotelnik landed 29% of jabs, which happens to be Khan's best punch. Khan could fight on the outside in order to avoid Alexander's power and use combos and he'd win a comfortable UD or late stoppage.

    Maidana

    - The only real threat to Khan. If Maidana lands big, it's good night.

    - But he's slow as hell and easy to hit. Also his chin isn't great either, as Ortiz showed.

    - If Khan doesn't get tagged big on his chin, Khan will win a wide UD or TKO.



    Up next for Khan:

    Probably JMM, not a fan of him fighter much smaller guys but it'll be interesting to see him against a counter-puncher.

    If not then I'd like to see Maidana, get it over and done with.

    But I wouldn't mind seeing:

    - Kaizer Mabuza 23(14)-6-0 (Unbeaten for 2 1/2 years or his last 9 fights. Ring has him ranked at number 7. Coming off a victory against Holt).

    - Paul McCloskey 21(11)-0-0 (An all-British encounter, could be quite big in UK)

    - Yoshihiro Kamegai 16(14)-0-0 (Inexperienced, but a good KO ratio)

    - Juan Urango 22(17)-3-1 (Former Champ, coming off a loss but should be an interesting fight as he's powerful, but is quite slow)

    - Zab Judah 39(27)-6-0 (To shut up the Zab nut-huggers)

    - Joan Guzman 30(17)-0-1 (Undefeated, moved up to 140)


    2011 will be Khan's year.
    Khan catches a lot of flack. I hope he is able to start taking big fights and prove that he can win in impressive style.

    Cotto's chin was questioned at 140, but when he moved to 147 those questions were answered. Khan may be similar. Let's hope.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Nuurzhaelan
      Khan catches a lot of flack. I hope he is able to start taking big fights and prove that he can win in impressive style.

      Cotto's chin was questioned at 140, but when he moved to 147 those questions were answered. Khan may be similar. Let's hope.
      Cotto's chin wasn't questioned as much as Khan's is, and for good reason. Cotto wasn't getting wobbled by Limond et al.

      I can't see Khan's chin being as good as Cotto's was at 147 when he himself moves up to 147.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Nuurzhaelan
        Khan catches a lot of flack. I hope he is able to start taking big fights and prove that he can win in impressive style.

        Cotto's chin was questioned at 140, but when he moved to 147 those questions were answered. Khan may be similar. Let's hope.
        I've been making that same exact comparison. The problem with Khan was that he had bad legs and struggled to make 135. However Roach and Ariza fixed that by moving muscle to his legs, and moving him up in weight.

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          #5
          Originally posted by BoxerDood
          I've been saying this same exact thing. The problem was that he had bad legs and struggled to make 135. However Roach and Ariza fixed that by moving muscle to his legs, and moving him up in weight.
          Precisely what I said, his muscle mass has been distributed well. But you can't train a bad chin unfortunately. I think he'll always be vulnerable to big punches no matter what his weight is, it's just a matter of conditioning him good enough and tightening up his defence so he doesn't get caught in the first place.

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            #6
            Khan has to fight JWW's instead of LW's if he's going to unify JWW

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            • sicko
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              #7
              Khan has to actually get into the ring with these guys and do it...I don't think he can beat Bradley or Alexander or Maidana

              I am not a fan of Khan and I call him A Mere Con because he is talking the talk but he is not walking the walk, if you can "BEAT" everyone in your division...THEN DO IT!!! One by One he should go after each and everyone of them and take them out...but instead he is TALKING ABOUT IT but he is not doing it, then when guys reply to him and say "Lets Fight" Khan disappears

              what ever happen to him "GOING TO VEGAS AND TELLING GBP TO MAKE THE BRADLEY VS KHAN FIGHT", then when he does another interview about it his TONE completely changes and he is talking about OTHER fights

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              • brick wall
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                #8
                actually khan have shown he got the skills...the only question is his chin.

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                  #9
                  - Khan is the fastest in the division (disregarding Pacman). Some may say Judah, but no.

                  - Out of the top fighters at 140lbs, Khan has the best jab.

                  - He has good KO power, good combos, good footwork, and is intelligent.

                  - He has the best trainer in the world.

                  - He is protected but sooner or later they will have to make the big fights or risk getting belts stripped, embarrassed and ridiculed, which is bad for Khan's marketability.

                  - Khan has a bad chin, that's his only flaw. But I think it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. People forget how weight-drained he was at 135. He's big for a JWW let alone a LW. Draining yourself obviously reduces your punch resistance. Also Ariza's conditioning has definitely improved his body, his legs are bigger and his muscle mass distributed better. We can't really tell though until he's hit on the chin good at 140.
                  1. Judah is faster imo.

                  2. He has decent punching power but he resorts to throwing a lot of arm punches. He's incredibly off balance when he throws combos and he does lose handspeed when he throws them (he's much better at single shots and 1-2s). His footwork is awful and he is FAR FAR away from being an intelligent fighter. His ring IQ sucks.

                  3. his marketability so far has protected him and it may get worse as time goes on.

                  4. his chin is ****ing atrocious. Even if it improve with the weight gain it'll still be utter ****.

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                  • Boy Nympho
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                    #10
                    I agree, Devon is very overrated just because he's ugly and mean looking

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