Reebok Gloves Not Allowed--Khan Wearing Everlast Now

[-MAKAVELLI-]

yeah some of the people who commented first have no clue really.....

people think gloves and automatically think power... but maidana isn't worried about khan's power. he's worried about getting around amir's guard to land his punches. with that kind of mentality, wouldn't everybody want smaller gloves?

Khan holds those gigantic gloves firmly in front of his chin...like Pull said, Maidana's goal is to get thru that and by requesting smaller gloves, he made his mission a lil bit easier

[Roksan]

Khan doesn't like to stand in a pocket and block, he lieks to jab fast, move, maybe come back with some mroe jabs and a right and move.

8 ounce gloves will help him be faster, which is going to benefit him more, and hurt more and while the 9.5 can help block more, Khan doesn't plan to get hit at all, face, body or glove.

If you know Khan, then you'll know that 8 ounce gloves only help him, the other thing that can help him is headgear, but that's illegal.

Maidana had always been dumb.

As you can also read, Khan is delighted with it.

If that is the case then why was Khan intending on using the 9.5 gloves in the first place?

[ATG Fighter]

Now seriously, Khan hasn't got a great defence in the pocket, infact it's weak, and he doesn't block that many punches with gloves either, he uses his legs much like Valero who doesn;t have much body and head movement, but uses his legs and range to hit and not get hit.

I don't know what you are talking about. He used those big gloves to block all of Kotelnik's punches. Whenever he got in a bit of bother he would get those gloves up keep the chin down. He beat Kotelnik at his own style.

Btw how come they didn't find out that Khan had bigger gloves until Team Maidana complained? Don't they ever weigh them? Wonder how long Khan has been having the bigger gloves............

[-Hyperion-]

Khan doesn't like to stand in a pocket and block, he lieks to jab fast, move, maybe come back with some mroe jabs and a right and move.

8 ounce gloves will help him be faster, which is going to benefit him more, and hurt more and while the 9.5 can help block more, Khan doesn't plan to get hit at all, face, body or glove.

If you know Khan, then you'll know that 8 ounce gloves only help him, the other thing that can help him is headgear, but that's illegal.

Maidana had always been dumb.

As you can also read, Khan is delighted with it.

LOL to the bold, like a boxer is gonna say... "oh ****, you got in my head!"

and to not being familiar with Khan, i say you are the one who isnt familiar with him......look at the way he fights people who press him......sure he uses footwork, but there are times youre vulnerable when moving or tired and you have to stand and block......khan did it plenty vs kotelnik, barrera... hell, even gomez...

im not saying maidana's decision is gonna pay off, but to dismiss it as ****** without analyzing the situation is plain moronic.

[PainKiller]

eventually khan will have to rely on blocking punches with his gloves. he can't run forever. team maidana probably believes small gloves mean a small surface for khan to block punches.

He gonna run forever bro, I saw the training they went through in the sand etc... they want Khan to run LOL.

He does have the conditioning for it aswell.

Khan is extremely uncomfortable when the pressure is on him, he won't stay in range at all, infact that's one way I can see Maidana taking round, Khan runs.

Of course Maidana's biggest bet is a KO, which he has the power for.

I wouldn't dismiss Khan's power and getting hit, I doubt Maidana's team will let him take a good beating.

Paulie took it, but he is harder to hit, Maidana doesn't care for getting hit, which isn't a great idea VS someone fasta nd accurate. From my own experience sparring faster guys, it's just so damn hard.

[PainKiller]

LOL to the bold, like a boxer is gonna say... "oh ****, you got in my head!"

and to not being familiar with Khan, i say you are the one who isnt familiar with him......look at the way he fights people who press him......sure he uses footwork, but there are times youre vulnerable when moving or tired and you have to stand and block......khan did it plenty vs kotelnik, barrera... hell, even gomez...

im not saying maidana's decision is gonna pay off, but to dismiss it as ****** without analyzing the situation is plain moronic.

OK it is true they won't cry over it, but it is a statement to say he is delighted with it.

Khan always has his hands up now, but that doesn't mean he is there to be hit. He runs under pressure and loosk awkward, like he's going to die. He can not box on the back foot at all, he won't stay there. He is not a defensive/slick fighter, he is more a pot shotter boxer with speed and some pop.

As for Kotelnik, Barrera etc... he boxed around Kotelnik, and put it on a bleeding Barrera.

As for Gomez, that was pre Roach and he was at a lower weight aswell as a **** trainer.

[-Hyperion-]

He gonna run forever bro, I saw the training they went through in the sand etc... they want Khan to run LOL.

He does have the conditioning for it aswell.

Khan is extremely uncomfortable when the pressure is on him, he won't stay in range at all, infact that's one way I can see Maidana taking round, Khan runs.

Of course Maidana's biggest bet is a KO, which he has the power for.

I wouldn't dismiss Khan's power and getting hit, I doubt Maidana's team will let him take a good beating.

Paulie took it, but he is harder to hit, Maidana doesn't care for getting hit, which isn't a great idea VS someone fasta nd accurate. From my own experience sparring faster guys, it's just so damn hard.

to the first bolded....khan fights from a pretty squared stance...just that makes him pretty vulnerable to having no choice but to block in certain situations....he doesnt have a "slick"(for lack of a better word) stance... whenever he is elusive he does it through footwork and keeping his hands up and arms tight. thast where maidans bet could pay off.....those punches behind the guard that get through when the protection is smaller/lighter....

to the second bolded........paulie was easy as **** to hit because of the style clash.......that hand down while "trading" jabs(with a guy with longer reach and straighter jab) was pretty ******.....

[PainKiller]

If that is the case then why was Khan intending on using the 9.5 gloves in the first place?

Because he signed a contract deal with Reebok.

He has been with Reebok for a few years as an endorsement.

For example Calzaghe had Grants as his endorsement glove, but Everlast had to be put on top because Frank Warren had a contract. So he had to go with an Everlast logo.

As for 9.5 ounce gloves, I don't know, but there's a fault there.

[Pullcounter]

Smaller glvoes mean mroe speed and power.

Khan has decent power, but world class speed.

Now seriously, Khan hasn't got a great defence in the pocket, infact it's weak, and he doesn't block that many punches with gloves either, he uses his legs much like Valero who doesn;t have much body and head movement, but uses his legs and range to hit and not get hit.

As stated in the article, Khan prefers the Everlast...

maidana probably isn't worried about khan's power or speed. he's more worried about finding a way to get to khan's chin.

[Pullcounter]

He gonna run forever bro, I saw the training they went through in the sand etc... they want Khan to run LOL.

He does have the conditioning for it aswell.

Khan is extremely uncomfortable when the pressure is on him, he won't stay in range at all, infact that's one way I can see Maidana taking round, Khan runs.

Of course Maidana's biggest bet is a KO, which he has the power for.

I wouldn't dismiss Khan's power and getting hit, I doubt Maidana's team will let him take a good beating.

Paulie took it, but he is harder to hit, Maidana doesn't care for getting hit, which isn't a great idea VS someone fasta nd accurate. From my own experience sparring faster guys, it's just so damn hard.

everyone has a great plan until they get hit.