Comments Thread For: Maidana: I am Eager To Win Khan's Title, and I Will

[LeadUppercut]

Khan is just too good of a boxer to let Maidana get in the inside for longer than a few seconds imo. Roach and Khan will have a gameplan and stick to it and nowhere in that gameplan will there be inside fighting. He will jab him all night and it will stop Maidana in his tracks, that's not to mention how hard it must be for Maidana mentally when he finds he can't get inside.

I think romey meant that people underestimate Maidana's ability to get to his opponent, not his ability to turn it into an inside fight.

Maidana will have to take punches, but that is his style.

[Dave Rado]

I see Maidan starting early just like he did with Ortiz...People thinking Maidana is just going to get outboxed by Khan are really overating him..I just don't like the way Khan looks when he gets hit cleanly..

Maidana may try to get an early KO, but I don't think he has much chance of succeeding with that. Don't judge him on the Ortiz fight, because Ortiz mixed it up when he should have boxed. Khan will box from the outside and won't ever mix it up. But I think Maidana does have a decent chance of getting a late knock-out. He applies real pressure in every round, and Khan has never had to face that sort of pressure from someone who can punch hard. See the Maidana-Kotelnik fight, which Maidana deserved to win narrowly in most people's opinions - Maidana did better against Kotelnik than Alexander did, except on the official cards. Kotelnik has a granite chin and a very tight defence, but Maidana got some of his punches home in every round of the fight. That sort of incessant pressure will be a serious test for Khan.

And although Khan dominated most of his fight with Kotelnik, he wilted badly in the last two rounds, and if Kotelnik had a big punch, Khan would have been in serious trouble in the last round. I see the last three rounds as being extremely dangerous for Khan.

Not saying he can't win but it will not be easy and he will have to show some real heart...

Agreed.

[Dave Rado]

I see it pretty much the same way you do here, the only unknown variable at this point for me, besides how Kahn will handle Maidanas pressure and punch, is what kind of shape Maidana comes in. Didn't like what I saw in the Corley fight at all....

Agreed, but I'd be astonished if Maidana isn't at his fittest for this fight. It's a fight he's been building up to for over a year, and he will never have a better chance of getting a belt. Plus he won't under-estimate Khan like he under-estimated chop-chop.

[Dave Rado]

I agree both of those fighters did come forward but both used great head movement to get inside and had good foot work...

Maidana certainly doesn't have the head movement or footwork that Frazier and Duran had, and doesn't have anything like the boxing skills that Duran had; but he's still an effective pressure fighter. He's not one-dimensional like people keep saying. He's certainly not P4P material, but he's a very good pressure fighter, and is a bone fide top 5 Jr Welterweight. And Khan hasn't fought anyone who can punch hard since Prescott, so anyone who thinks this will be an easy fight for him is a fool. Roach knows better, he says it's an extremely dangerous fight for Khan.

[pcr405]

Amir khan will win a 2nd round KO and we will be none the wiser at what amirs chin is like these days.

[Rome-By-Ko]

I think romey meant that people underestimate Maidana's ability to get to his opponent, not his ability to turn it into an inside fight.

Maidana will have to take punches, but that is his style.

You get it bro...

[Rome-By-Ko]

Maidana may try to get an early KO, but I don't think he has much chance of succeeding with that. Don't judge him on the Ortiz fight, because Ortiz mixed it up when he should have boxed. Khan will box from the outside and won't ever mix it up. But I think Maidana does have a decent chance of getting a late knock-out. He applies real pressure in every round, and Khan has never had to face that sort of pressure from someone who can punch hard. See the Maidana-Kotelnik fight, which Maidana deserved to win narrowly in most people's opinions - Maidana did better against Kotelnik than Alexander did, except on the official cards. Kotelnik has a granite chin and a very tight defence, but Maidana got some of his punches home in every round of the fight. That sort of incessant pressure will be a serious test for Khan.

And although Khan dominated most of his fight with Kotelnik, he wilted badly in the last two rounds, and if Kotelnik had a big punch, Khan would have been in serious trouble in the last round. I see the last three rounds as being extremely dangerous for Khan.



Agreed.

I don't think Maidana will KO Khan early but I suspect a 4th or 6th rd KO...I also had Maidana winning the fight against Kottie..I think Kottie takes a good punch tho,I don't know how Khan is gonna take punches from a puncher like Maidana...I only brought up the Ortiz fight cause when Ortiz was drop he tried to box and use Movement but Maidana was still able to get to him and make him pay..I see an exciting fight no matter what...

[Rome-By-Ko]

Maidana certainly doesn't have the head movement or footwork that Frazier and Duran had, and doesn't have anything like the boxing skills that Duran had; but he's still an effective pressure fighter. He's not one-dimensional like people keep saying. He's certainly not P4P material, but he's a very good pressure fighter, and is a bone fide top 5 Jr Welterweight. And Khan hasn't fought anyone who can punch hard since Prescott, so anyone who thinks this will be an easy fight for him is a fool. Roach knows better, he says it's an extremely dangerous fight for Khan.

I think Maidana maybe is P4P if he could prove it...I'll be honest with you I think Bradley should be top 10 P4P and for Maidana is the fighter(at the moment)I most worry about at 140lb...I don't think Devon beats Bradley,I don't think Khan can either but he has talent and skills so that fight would be dangerous for Bradley...Maidana is a good pressure fighter and is a threat to every fighter in the 140lb Div...I'd even pick him vs Berto call me crazy but I think he is a decent fighter,but this fight with Khan will prove who Maidana is and where his career in going...

[Dave Rado]

Maidana is a good pressure fighter and is a threat to every fighter in the 104lb Div...

He should pick on his own size and fight the guys in the 140lb division.

[Rome-By-Ko]

He should pick on his own size and fight the guys in the 140lb division.

LOL sorry bout that...